2019—2020学年度上学期第一次月考 高二英语 时间：100分钟 满分：120分 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束，将答题纸和答题卡交回。 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分） 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A As an Asian country, Singapore has a reputation for being highly westernized, with English among the country’s four official languages, but a couple of signs found on local buses that have recently become a hit online may say otherwise. Quite different from English we know, the signs read, for example, “Here cannot go in” instead of “No entry”, and “Here can charge phone”instead of “Charge phone here”. This language that resembles English is called Singaporean English or Singlish. The New York times calls Singlish a “patchwork” because Singapore consists of migrants(移民)from several countries including China, India and Malaysia, and they all speak their own versions of “English”. “Everyone who speaks it shapes it,” wrote the newspaper. For example, in Singapore, you can easily recognize influences from Chinese, including vocabulary such as “meesiam” and “da bao”. Sentence structures like “toilet where” also come from Chinese. Interesting and diverse as it may seem, the trend for Singlish is worrying Singapore’s government. It is concerned that the dialect is lowering the country’s English standard and may affect its relationship with visitors. It even started the Speak Good English Movement. Unfortunately, the problem was not solved. Instead, Singlish has boomed, especially among young people who think of it as a sign of being cool and a way of identifying themselves as Singaporeans. But this does not mean that standard English is being abandoned by young people. In fact, they are much more capable than the government gives them credit for —they can speak both. “We are a nation good at code switching —we know that the way we speak to friends or drivers must be different from how we present ourselves in the boardroom or at school,” wrote Cheryl, a Singaporean author, in Time magazine. “To actively urge us to give up a language that speaks to the very heart of who we are, that so beautifully represents the melting pot of the Chinese, Indians, Malaysians and Eurasians that we are, is short-sighted surely.” Why does Singapore have many different versions of English? A It is made up of migrants. B It is highly westernized. C It is influenced by Chinese. D It is affected by official languages. What is the purpose of starting the Speak Good English Movement? A To stop the new trend. B To better the relationship. C To keep the English standard. D To give the government credit. What can we learn from what Cheryl said? A Different people speak different styles of Singlish. B Singlish is a more beautiful language than others. C People speak Singlish only to friends and drivers. D People can use Singlish to ... ...
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