| 阅读理解 |
| Several days ago, while I was logging onto QQ, my cousin's QQ head popped out online. We hadn't seen each other for a few months, so I decided to start a conversation with her. My cousin is studying in a college of our city. Her hobby is surfing the Internet. Every time I am on the computer, she is always online, listening to music or decorating her "personal space". I like visiting her space. It's creative and modern and worth a visit. I can't imagine my designing such a colorful web page. When I read the sentences she sent to me, I noticed that the Chinese characters had been changed, but I could still guess their meanings. I took a strong interest in this type of new characters. Further observation made me realize that they added some common Chinese radicals(部首) to the original characters, making them more vivid, a little like Japanese. My cousin said this gives new life to the Chinese language and culture. It is true that the Internet has reinvented our language, but I still can't accept this new cultural change. Some Chinese characters have meanings in the shapes; one shouldn't superficially change them by adding an additional radical. So I persuaded my cousin to change her new idea and use standard characters to communicate. And she willingly accepted my advice. |
| 1. The author's cousin was a(n) ________. |
| A. engineer B. teacher C. model D. student |
| 2. The author would like to visit his cousin's space _________. |
| A. because he wants to design a web page B. because the music is well worth listening to C. because it is very attractive and popular D. because it is the best one on the Internet |
| 3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________. |
| A. the Internet has an effect on the Chinese characters B. the Chinese people have learned a lot from the Internet C. the QQ message online is very useful to everyone D. the text message is more important than the QQ messages |
| 4. The underlined word "reinvented" in the passage means "_________". |
| A. destroyed B. improved C. discovered D. introduced |
| 5. We can learn from this passage that _________. |
| A. the author is a teacher in a college B. the author can design a webpage creatively C. the Chinese characters have been changed into Japanese D. the author thinks people should use standard characters to communicate |