If you’ve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals(网友), you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.

Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are “talking” online — many of them are talking at the same time.

It’s fast: trying talking to six people once. It’s convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.

And it requires very simple language. There’s neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (=be right back) will do?

Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (=pardon me for jumping in).

Interested in whom you’re talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal’s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you’re OTF (=on the floor), or LOL (=laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (=rolling on the floor laughing).

And when it’s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (=got to go) or TTYL (=talk to you later).

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too.

1.When people are online, they talk by ______.

A. using body language

B. drawing some strange pictures

C. making phone calls

D. making use of a special short form of English

2.The sentence “There’s neither time nor space for explanations” means that ______.

A. people should use words properly

B. people should know what time it is when they are talking

C. people online have to express themselves in a simple way

D. people should communicate in a funny way

3.If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means ______.

A. the people on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

B. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

C. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

D. the people you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl

4.Which of the following is a way to save online time?

A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.

B. Many people draw pictures.

C. People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.

D. People never use the “shift” key.

阅读表达

Your smartphone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.

Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smartphone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.

So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, you’ll improve your health in the process(过程).

Whether you’re at home or on holiday, it’s important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in a nature can do good to your health. As a professional(职业的)traveler. Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage, “ I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”

Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep, naturally. Getting the right number of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don’t get enough of it.

Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.

Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages. Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.

Answer the following questions with no more than 5 words.

1.What did researchers record those 500 students about?

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2.What is Samantha Brown?

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3.How can people improve their moods according to the passage?

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4.How long should people spend on books every day?

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5.How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health according to the passage?

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完形填空

When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I looked at the paper full of what looked like hieroglyphs (象形文字) to me and began to . I did my best that I could, and then left my to put my paper in a pile (摞) on the front desk with a sigh (叹息).

I returned and then an idea came to my mind. I checked where the teacher was I made my move. She was walking in the of the room with hands behind her back. I went back to the pile of test papers that already handed in and when I picked up my paper I also got the paper below it. When I looked at the paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the girl in our class, I copied her answers to my paper.

The next day when I got back my paper, I was to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl and said to her, “That math test was difficult and I it. I guess we need to study more.” Her reply was, “Not me, I got every question right and got an ‘A’ ”.

The teacher knew about it. She didn’t blame me in front of the class and me to keep my dignity (尊严). I made a to myself never to cheat (作弊) again. I would remember to always be honest in the things I do.

1.A. think B. cry C. worry D. sleep

2.A. partner B. seat C. classroom D. teacher

3.A. after B. since C. until D. before

4.A. front B. middle C. back D. bottom

5.A. extra B. new C. clean D. difficult

6.A. tallest B. oldest C. prettiest D. smartest

7.A. shocked B. angry C. happy D. excited

8.A. knew B. made C. failed D. lost

9.A. told B. reminded C. allowed D. advised

10.A. speech B. promise C. wish D. joke

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