Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.
Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact(交流) and build relationship. These are a few of the recently recognized features of email, say experts, which should cause individuals and organizations to rethink the way they use email.
“Email has increased the spread of careless writing habits,” says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics(语言学) at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect(反映) a growing unconcern about the way we write.
Baron argues that we shouldn’t forgive and forget the poor writing often shown in email. “The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing,” the professor says.
Others say that despite its poor writing, email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldn’t: it has made writing fashionable again.
“Email is a critical new communication technology.” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.”
Lancashire says email has the mysterious ability to get people who are usually scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of email’s close similarity to speech. “It’s like a circle of four or five people around a campfire,” he says.
Still, he accepts that this new-found freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. Emails sent in a day almost exceed(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.
1. From what Baron says in the third paragraph we can see that ________.
A. careless people use email more than careful people
B. email requires people to change their native language
C. professors in universities don’t need to use email
D. people communicate by email full of mistakes
2.What does the underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 4) refer to?
A. The poor writing. B. Email.
C. The good writing. D. A new communication technology.
3.In Lancashire’s opinion, email is a wonderful technology because _______.
A. it can be useful all over the world
B. it is the fastest way to communicate
C. we can express ourselves in a free way
D. we can save a lot of paper
4.This passage mainly shows us that ______.
A. people should stop using email to communicate
B. experts hold different opinions about email writing
C. Americans only use email to communicate
D. email makes people lose interest in English
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
Email has brought the art of letter writing back to life, but some experts think the resulting spread of bad English does more harm than good.
Email is a form of communication that is changing, for the worse, the way we write and use language, say some communication researchers. It is also changing the way we interact(交流) and build relationship. These are a few of the recently recognized features of email, say experts, which should cause individuals and organizations to rethink the way they use email.
“Email has increased the spread of careless writing habits,” says Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics(语言学) at an American university. She says the poor spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure of emails reflect(反映) a growing unconcern about the way we write.
Baron argues that we shouldn’t forgive and forget the poor writing often shown in email. “The more we use email and its tasteless writing, the more it becomes the normal way of writing,” the professor says.
Others say that despite its poor writing, email has finished what several generations of English teachers couldn’t: it has made writing fashionable again.
“Email is a critical new communication technology.” says Ian Lancashire, a professor of English at Toronto University. “It fills the gap between spoken language and the formal methods of writing that existed before email. It is the purest form of written speech.”
Lancashire says email has the mysterious ability to get people who are usually scared by writing to get their thoughts flowing easily onto a blank screen. He says this is because of email’s close similarity to speech. “It’s like a circle of four or five people around a campfire,” he says.
Still, he accepts that this new-found freedom to express themselves often gets people into trouble. Emails sent in a day almost exceed(超过) the number of letters mailed in a year. But more people are recognizing the content of a typical email message is not often exact.
1. From what Baron says in the third paragraph we can see that ________.
A. careless people use email more than careful people
B. email requires people to change their native language
C. professors in universities don’t need to use email
D. people communicate by email full of mistakes
2.What does the underlined word “it”(in Paragraph 4) refer to?
A. The poor writing. B. Email.
C. The good writing. D. A new communication technology.
3.In Lancashire’s opinion, email is a wonderful technology because _______.
A. it can be useful all over the world
B. it is the fastest way to communicate
C. we can express ourselves in a free way
D. we can save a lot of paper
4.This passage mainly shows us that ______.
A. people should stop using email to communicate
B. experts hold different opinions about email writing
C. Americans only use email to communicate
D. email makes people lose interest in English
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
With the popularity of network, email has largely ________ the traditional letter.
A. exchanged B. removed C. expanded D. replaced
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
段落语法填空
I can’t remember the last time someone asked me to write back. We don’t write letters anymore. The strong feeling of 1. (excited) is gone; there’s never anything good in the mail. We know 2. is in the mail – advertisements and circulars (印刷信函).
When I was young, my family only moved 200 miles, but it seemed like we had been separated from friends and all things familiar by two continents and an ocean. Long distance phone calls were rare and expensive then, most often kept for emergencies 3. bad news. But people wrote. Both of my grandmothers, and two of my great-aunts wrote to 4. (I).
It was special that someone took an interest 5. a homesick kid. That someone would take the time to share their lives and inquire about mine really 6. (mean) a lot. My mother was a great letter writer. I looked forward to her letters when I left home, went to college and then traveled across the country 7. (work) newspaper jobs. When I married, had children and moved again, still far from home, she wrote 8. (faith). Letters were a way of closing the distance.
Back then, letter writers were storytellers because they were 9. (observe) of the world around them. As phone calls became 10. (afford), then cheap, the flow of letters slowed down and eventually stopped.
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the 36 of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then 37 the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on 38 his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he 39 belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be 40 , I didn’t think much of it, but I had 41 to warn my neighbors of the drawings 42 appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the 43 to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I 44 Mary, my elderly neighbor, 45 at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once 46 , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve 47 every item he has sent. You don’t know how much 48 the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our 49 , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, 50 she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small 51 of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought 52 to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should 53 this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most 54 make their day.
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big 55 in someone’s life.
1.A. habit B. attitude C. style D. form
2.A. hiding B. writing C. drawing D. putting
3.A. handing B. holding C. posting D. writing
4.A. opened B. set C. chose D. saw
5.A. kind B. surprised C. careful D. honest
6.A. meant B. asked C. hated D. refused
7.A. actually B. suddenly C. hardly D. partly
8.A. intelligence B. strength C. money D. time
9.A. met B. visited C. dated D. called
10.A. crying B. lying C. laughing D. standing
11.A. humorous B. embarrassed C. confused D. amused
12.A. copied B. bought C. kept D. examined
13.A. receiving B. writing C. painting D. exchanging
14.A. report B. expression C. talk D. discussion
15.A. unless B. but C. so D. although
16.A. charge B. offer C. act D. help
17.A. worth B. happiness C. value D. future
18.A. add B. method C. continue D. judge
19.A. certainly B. unfortunately C. accidentally D. confidently
20.A. point B. difference C. sense D. living
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be , I didn’t think much of it, but I had to warn my neighbors of the drawings appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I Mary, my elderly neighbor, at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve 37 every item he has sent. You don’t know how much the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most make their day.
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big in someone’s life.
1.A. habit B. attitude C. style D. form
2.A. hiding B. writing C. drawing D. putting
3.A. handing B. holding C. posting D. writing
4.A. opened B. set C. chose D. saw
5.A. kind B. surprised C. careful D. honest
6.A. meant B. asked C. hated D. refused
7.A. actually B. suddenly C. hardly D. partly
8.A. intelligence B. strength C. money D. time
9.A. met B. visited C. dated D. called
10.A. crying B. lying C. laughing D. standing
11.A. humorous B. embarrassed C. confused D. amused
12.A. copied B. bought C. kept D. examined
13.A. receiving B. writing C. painting D. exchanging
14.A. report B. expression C. talk D. discussion
15.A. unless B. but C. so D. although
16.A. charge B. offer C. act D. help
17.A. worth B. happiness C. value D. future
18.A. add B. stop C. continue D. judge
19.A. certainly B. unfortunately C. accidentally D. confidently
20.A. point B. difference C. sense D. living
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the _______of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then ______ the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on ______ his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he _______ belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be ______, I didn’t think much of it, but I had ______ to warn my neighbors of the drawings ______ appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the ______ to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I _______ Mary, my elderly neighbor, ______at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once ______, “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve _______ every item he has sent. You don’t know how much _______ the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our _______, many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days, ______ she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small ______ of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought ______ to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should ________ this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most ________ make their day.
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big ______ in someone’s life.
1.A. habit B. attitude C. style D. form
2.A. hiding B. writing C. drawing D. putting
3.A. handing B. holding C. posting D. writing
4.A. opened B. set C. chose D. saw
5.A. kind B. surprised C. careful D. honest
6.A. meant B. asked C. hated D. refused
7.A. actually B. suddenly C. hardly D. partly
8.A. intelligence B. strength C. money D. time
9.A. met B. visited C. dated D. called
10.A. crying B. lying C. laughing D. standing
11.A. humorous B. embarrassed C. confused D. amused
12.A. copied B. bought C. kept D. examined
13.A. receiving B. writing C. painting D. exchanging
14.A. report B. expression C. talk D. discussion
15.A. unless B. but C. so D. although
16.A. charge B. offer C. act D. help
17.A. worth B. happiness C. value D. future
18.A. add B. stop C. continue D. form
19.A. certainly B. unfortunately C. accidentally D. confidently
20.A. point B. difference C. behaviour D. living
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
It has been described as art by some people, but to others it’s an ugly part of modern life. What is it? Graffiti (涂鸦), of course. Look around cities in the UK today and you can see graffiti on buildings, walls, doors and even on buses or trains that have stayed in one place for too long. But where modern technology creates a problem, it also finds a way to deal with it. Last week, The Weekend West was shown around the factory of a small but successful company, Hubdean.
Hubdean’s achievement is a series of special paints which are graffiti-resistant. How do they work? It couldn’t be simpler. Take any graffiti-covered surface. First, a treatment called Agproclear is used. Then, using a very hot pressure jet (压力喷嘴), this treatment is taken away and the graffiti disappears at the same time. Now you have a clean wall. But before this clean wall can be painted on by graffiti lovers, a new product, Agproshield, is used. This paint has a special surface which gives it two important advantages. Firstly, spray paint (喷雾颜料) won’t stick to the surface very well, and secondly, the whole surface can be cleaned very easily, just using water. Once the surface is painted, no specialist equipment is needed to keep the area clean and graffiti-free.
Not surprisingly, Hubdean’s products are used by both local governments and private companies all over the UK, and now orders are being received from around the world. This brings the company a problem, however. Can they increase production to satisfy the needs? Of course, they can build a second factory or work with a large international company to make their products. The future is looking good for Hubdean!
1.What does the underlined word “graffiti-resistant” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Painting graffiti. B.Keeping graffiti.
C.Preventing graffiti. D.Changing graffiti.
2.When should Agproshield be used?
A.Before Agproclear is used.
B.When the wall is still clean.
C.When Agproclear doesn’t work.
D.After graffiti is painted on the wall.
3.What can we learn about Hubdean?
A.There is a good market for its products.
B.A large company is going to buy its products.
C.It is developing more new and better products.
D.Most of its business comes from private companies.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Is Hubdean successful? B.Is graffiti art? Of course not!
C.Hubdean a high-tech company? D.Graffiti a problem? Just wash it off!
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible．Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel．It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too．It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving．On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting．A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm so necessary in modern traffic condition．But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough．Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous．Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time．The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to．It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies (奶奶).
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings．Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive．Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users．It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
1.According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by ________.
A．road conditions B．the speed of modern life
C．the large number of cars D．the behavior of the drivers
2.In the writer’s opinion, ________.
A．drivers should show road politeness properly.
B．strict traffic rules are badly needed
C．unskillful drivers should be punished
D． drivers should avoid traffic jams
3.The underlined word “give-and-take” in the passage means ________.
A．politeness and impoliteness
B．willingness to give in to each other’s wishes
C．offering help to others as much as possible
D．good manners and bad manners
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Road Politeness B．Traffic Problems
C Bad Manners on the Road D．Good Drivers and Bad Driver
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter .
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.
Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the road-man ship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
1.The passage mainly talks about ____________.
A. modern drivers B. traffic jams
C. good manners D. road politeness
2.Troubles on the road are often caused by __________.
A. the behaviors of the drivers B. traffic jams
C. terrible road conditions D. great speed
3.According to the writer, a good driver should __________.
A. beat back when forced to face rude driving
B. join in traffic stream quickly however other people feel
C. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it
D. encourage old ladies to cross the roads whenever they want to
4.It is not always right for drivers to __________.
A. master road-man ship B. encourage old ladies to cross the road
C. create atmosphere of good will D. give a friendly nod to show politeness
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but a good sense. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarreling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behavior of politeness is by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. A typical example is the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship (公路驾车技能). Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take (互谅互让) from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
1.The passage mainly talks about ________.
A. traffic jams B. good manners
C. road politeness D. modern drivers
2.Troubles on the road are often caused by ________.
A. traffic jams
B. the behavior of the drivers
C. the great speed of modern life
D. terrible road conditions
3.According to the writer, a good driver should ________.
A. encourage children to cross the road whenever they want to
B. beat back when forced to face rude driving
C. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it
D. join in a traffic stream quickly however other people feel
4.It is not always right for drivers to ________.
A. master the roadmanship
B. neglect politeness when they see it
C. give a friendly nod in answer to an act of politeness
D. encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want to
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析