“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect example of Chinglish.
Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a ruled English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not convince me at all. So I did a research on google.com. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “Long time no see.” This sentence has been widely used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible places. Though it is sort of informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily. Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.
Nobody knows the origin of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In the 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous Chinese detective named “Charlie Chan” on wide screens. Detective Chan likes to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom by quoting Confucius. “Long time no see” was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.
Some scholars refer to America as a huge pot of stew. All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together, and they change the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic(少數民族的成員) group in the United States, is also contributing some changes to the stew! Language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stew.
You can have some other examples than adoptions from Chinese, such as pizza from Italian, susi from Japanese, and déjà vu from French etc. There is a long list! Americans do not just simply borrow something from others. They will modify it and make it their own, so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant, or to buy a bottle of iced Chinese green tea with honey in a grocery store. Since Americans appreciate Chinese culture more and more nowadays, I believe more Chinese words will become American English in the future. In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.
【小題1】The writer himself felt surprised at ______.
| A．the Chinglish expression “Long time no see” |
| B．“Long time no see” used as standard American English |
| C．so many literal translation of the expressions used in America |
| D．finding out Americans use the expression every day |
| A．mixture literature | B．Confucius’ words |
| C．a kind of cooked dish | D．American changing cultures |
| A．some Chinese expressions are introduced into English |
| B．you’ll not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in America |
| C．some American expressions can be used in China |
| D．American English keep being enriched from different cultures |
| A．Informal language sometimes doesn’t go with grammar and structure. |
| B．Languages are always ruled by grammar and structure. |
| C．Long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passage. |
| D．There are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the American stew. |
【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】B
解析試題分析：本文從“Long time no see”這句話引發討論，美國英語一直從不同文化中吸取營養。
【小題1】細節題：從第二段的句子：Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American greeting. I was too thrilled to believe her.可知作者很驚訝。選B
【小題2】猜詞題：單詞出自：All kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together,可知這個單詞是混合的文化。選A
【小題3】推理題：從第三段的句子：Soon after Charlie Chan, “Long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these movies.可知答案是因為好萊塢的電影，這種說法流行開了。選B
【小題4】主旨題：從最后一句話：In this way the American stew keeps adding richness and flavor.可知答案是，美國英語一直從不同文化中吸取營養。選D
【小題5】推理題;從第二段的句子：Ironically, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected.可知語言不是總是語法和結構控制的。選B
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閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (講道) and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The 41 attracted me .But it was a long time 42 I met the author of the notes.
One Sunday morning, I was 43 that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she 44 all the notes. When I saw her I was 45 , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her 46 was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly 47 without pain. Her face was disfigured (畸形) , so smiling was very 48 for her.
We 49 for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.
As it 50 , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our 51 . We spoke of authors we were both 52 , and it was easy to tell that 53 are a great love of hers.
She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look 54 . I know that her condition 55 her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with her 56 . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded 57 loving heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only 58 in life was the loss of a friend.
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41. A. heading B. paragraph C. notes D. baskets
42. A. since B. after C. when D. before
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45. A. shocked B. satisfied C. frightened D. disappointed
46. A. hand B. arm C. head D. neck
47. A. cackle B. smile C. speak D. bow
48. A. tense B. unfair C. ugly D. difficult
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50. A. turned up B. turned out C. came out D. came up
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52. A. popular with B. fond of C. familiar to D. concerned in
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56. A. fame B. wealth C. interest D. appearance
57. A. and B. or C. but D. also
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60. A. it B. they C. which D. that
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Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 1 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 2 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 3 . I’m going to release (釋放) 4 bulls, one at a time. If you can 5 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
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Life is full of opportunities. 20 catch the first one.
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“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to ___38__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
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“I see.” said the beggar.
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The excited beggar could hardly __46__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __47__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.
“Never __48__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.
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One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __54__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __55__ but his broken bag.
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| A．unsuccessful | B．unrelated | C．uninteresting | D．unexpected |
| A．a bath can make people relaxed |
| B．depression is usually caused by hard work |
| C．walking in a busy city centre harms people’s health |
| D．adults should express their inner feelings freely |
| A．explanation | B．suggestion | C．introduction | D．reminder |
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