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  3. My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8. Can you understand this se

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8. Can you understand this se

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问题    My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8.
   Can you understand this sentence? If you can’t, don’t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphone. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York: it’s great.
   Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students’ writing. They fear the language could become corrupted.
   Everyone should just relax, say linguists. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing, " he says, "Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents. "
   Linguist James Millroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today’s teenagers become tomorrow’s parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted" : they simply change to meet the new needs.
   However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, " I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it’s important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future. "
   Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn’t use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun.."
What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
选项 A、To give an example of a foreign language.
B、To show an example of creative methods.
C、To express worries about using Netspeak.
D、To lead in the topic of Netspeak.
答案D
解析 在审题过程中请注意是main purpose而不是main idea，第一段就一句话，而且是让人乍看起来一头雾水的句子，这样的句子用在开头，很明显是为了引出下文。或者大家可以运用排除法，文章主要对象是Netspeak，而A、B两项没有提到Netspeak，故排除，又因为C选项在感情色彩上是负面，与原文感情色彩相违背，故答案选择D。
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