I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.

After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.

After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!

So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.

1.The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means        .

2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

3.The writer believes that instant messaging is          .

4.Which might be the main idea of the passage?

翻译句子 (共4小题, 每小题2.5分, 满分10分)

根据所给的中文和括号内的语法提示, 把下面句子翻译成英语,写在答题卷相应的横线上。

71. 实话告诉你, 我被人家取笑是很尴尬的。(it作主语）

To tell you the truth，                                                        .

72. 如果我把黑色照相机和白色照相机做过比较，就不会选择那台黑色的了。（虚拟语气）

If I                        the black camera with the white,                                                                                

             　　　　　　　  .

73. 找到了问题所在, 公交车司机向乘客道歉, 由于他让大家等了这么久。 (名词从句)

Finding                                       ，the bus driver said sorry to the passengers for __________________________________________________________________.

74. 直到废除奴隶制的时候， 他才意识到黑人将得到彻底的解放。（被动语态）

Not until the slavery was got rid of                                                                              

                                                                              .

翻译句子 (共4小题, 每小题2.5分, 满分10分)

根据所给的中文和括号内的语法提示, 把下面句子翻译成英语,写在答题卷相应的横线上。

71. 实话告诉你, 我被人家取笑是很尴尬的。(it作主语）

To tell you the truth，                                                        .

72. 如果我把黑色照相机和白色照相机做过比较，就不会选择那台黑色的了。（虚拟语气）

If I                        the black camera with the white,                                                                                

             　　　　　　　  .

73. 找到了问题所在, 公交车司机向乘客道歉, 由于他让大家等了这么久。 (名词从句)

Finding                                       ，the bus driver said sorry to the passengers for __________________________________________________________________.

74. 直到废除奴隶制的时候， 他才意识到黑人将得到彻底的解放。（被动语态）

Not until the slavery was got rid of                                                                              

                                                                              .

根据所给的中文和括号内的语法提示, 把下面句子翻译成英语,写在答题卷相应的横线上。

1. 我觉得很奇怪他睡得那么少却能够干得那么卖力。（宾语从句）

I find ______ ________ ______ he is able to work so hard with so little sleep.

2. 这两姐妹一定是吵架了，因为她们互不理睬。(must have done)

The sisters _______ _______ _______ an argument, for they are no longer talking to each other.

3. 那位老师和两个学生参加了会议。（主谓一致）

The ________ with two ________ ________ at the meeting.

4. 是什么事使他不能参加我们的会议仍然是个谜。（主语从句）

_______ prevented him from _______ our meeting still ______ a mystery.

5.老师不用抬头看就已经知道是哪个学生在班上讲话。（V+ing 作宾语）

Without ______ ______ _______ her desk, the teacher already knew which student was talking in class.