【阅读理解Perhapsyou’veseentheEnglishletters“WC”inyourcity.Theyshowpublictoilets.Butdoyouknowitisfarfromelegant(优雅的)English?InfactforeignersfromEnglish-speakingco】

　　阅读理解

　　Perhapsyou’veseentheEnglishletters“WC”inyourcity.Theyshowpublictoilets.Butdo

　　youknowitisfarfromelegant(优雅的)English?InfactforeignersfromEnglish-speakingcountriesrarelyusetheletters.

　　Workersinourcityarechanging“WC”signsalloverthecity.ThegovernmentisspendingmuchmoneychangingallthebadEnglishonsignsandrestaurantmenus.ManyotherplacesinChinaarefollowingoursteps.

　　“WCorwaterclosetisold-fashionedEnglish.Itsoundsdirtytome”saysCharlieShiffletayoungmanfromtheUS.Theoldsignwillbecome“Gents/Men”and“Ladies/Women”.

　　“IseelotsofpoorEnglishineverydaylifeandnotonlyonsigns”hesays.“Iknowwhattheymean.ButtheyareChinglishnotrealEnglish.Forexamplewhensomeonesaystome‘MyhometownisHenanProvince’Iknowhe shouldsay:‘MyhometownisinHenanProvince’.‘Hometown’isasmallerplaceinaprovince.”Thecommonmistakeshepickedupinclude“NotEntry”whichshouldbe“NoEntry”“DirectionofAirport”shouldbechangedto“TotheAirport”.Anditis“roomrate”not“roomprice”.Andrememberto“Keepoffthegrass”ratherthan“Careofthegreen”.

　　(  )1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheuseof“WC”?

　　         A.Hedoesn’tthinkitmeanswatercloset.

　　         B.Hedoesn’tthinkitold-fashionedEnglish.

　　         C.Hedoesn’tthinkitproperforasign.

　　         D.HethinksitelegantEnglish.

　　(  )2.Theunderlinedword“rarely”means　. 

　　         A.sometimes      B.seldom   

　　         C.often             D.always

　　(  )3.CharlieShifflet　.

　　         A.isaChineselivinginAmerica    

　　         B.thinksChinesepeoplearesometimesusingincorrectEnglish

　　         C.likestohearorseeChinglish    

　　         D.sometimesusesChinglish

　　(  )4.WhichofthefollowingsignsdoesNOTuseChinglish?

　　         A.     B.

　　         C.    D.

　　(  )5.Thelastparagraphisabout　.

　　      A.whytherearesomanyChinglishsigns

　　         B.examplesofChinglish

　　         C.whereChinglishsignsare