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【题目】We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we'll call it e-talk.

People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:

BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back)

LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)

People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

info (information) puter (computer)

pic (picture) sec (second)

We usually don't see people when we communicate(交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw "feelings", such as:

:-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised)

These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example:

(happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)

There are even whole new words, like "newbies"(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "flaming" the person.

It takes time for people to get used to(适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

Choose the best answer:

【1】Why do people type acronyms?

A. To show their feelings.

B. To make jokes.

C. Because people can type them quickly.

D. In this way newbies won't understand them.

【2】What does, BTW, my putter is not working well. :-( mean?

A. The person is happy about getting a new computer.

B. The person has to go away from their computer.

C. The person is angry at somebody.

D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

【3】If someone is angry, what may he type?

A. B. C. LOL D. BRB.

【4】E-talk will probably____________.

A. keep changing B. stay the same

C. be used by people on the telephone D. be easy for newbies to understand

【5】The best title for this passage is________.

A. E-talk B. Picture Feelings

C. How to Use Abbreviations D. The Changing Internet

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】本文主要介绍了随着网络的发展最近几年里新兴了一种网络用语e-talk，它有多种形式，首字母缩略形式，缩略词，表情符号等，随着互联网的飞速发展，e-talk将继续增加和变化。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第二段People don't like typing too much．To save time，they turn phrases into a few letters，acronyms（首字母缩略词）描述，可知使用缩略词可以节约时间，打字就快了，故答案选C。

【2】归纳理解题。根据短文描述BTW，是by the way，puter是computer，-是sad，即人不高兴，他的电脑有问题，故答案选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文图片描述，可知B是生气的图片，故答案选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文最后一段“As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.”描述，可知e-talk将会发展变化，故答案选A。

【5】标题归纳题。根据In recent years，a new kind of English has grown on the Internet．There's no real word for it yet，so we'll call it e-talk．可知本文主要讲了一种在网络上流行的语言e-talk，故答案选A。