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. 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(缩写). They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info(information) puter (computer)
Pie(picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”, such as:
:-)(happy) :-p(joking) :-( (sad) :-0 (surprised)
These days, many forums(论坛) have picture feelings. For example,
(sad) (happy)
There are even whole new words, like“newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
小题1:What does the underlined word “acronyms” mean?小题2:Why do people type acronyms?| A．To show their feelings. | | B．Because people can type them quickly. | | C．In this way newbie’s won’t understand them. | | D．To make people use Internet |
小题3:What does “BTW, my puter is not working well. :- ( ” mean ?| A．The person is angry at somebody. | | B．The person is happy about getting a new computer | | C．The person is sad that his computer is having problems. | | D．The person is joking that his computer is having problems. |
小题4:E-talk will probably _______.| A．keep changing | | B．be easy by people on the telephone | | C．be used by people on the telephone | | D．make life easier |
小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?| A．E-talk Language | B．Picture Feelings | | C．How to Use Abbreviations | D．use the Internet |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A |
试题分析：本文主要介绍了近年以来网上出现的一种网络语言，为了节省打字的时间，把几个英文单词缩写成几个大写字母的组合或者是用单词的部分表示整体，或用一个简单的图形来表示某种含义。适应这些新的网络语言需要花费一定的时间，并且随着网络的发展，这种变化还会继续进行下去。
小题1:根据To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms.及下文描述可知选C。
小题2:根据People don’t like typing too much.及下文描述可知这样的缩写词打起来比较快，故选B。
小题3:根据BTW (by the way) 和puter (computer)可知句意为：顺便说一下，我的电脑出问题了。故选C。
小题4:根据As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.可知选A。
小题5:通过阅读短文，可知本篇短文主要描述了网络时代e-talk的发展历史。故选A。
点评：本文浅显易懂，贴近生活，尤其对于经常接触网络的初中生来说，理解起来不难。各小题出的较有针对性，基本都能在文中找出答题依据，细心阅读即可。 |
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When we see a cigarette box, we’ll see “ Smoking is harmful to your health” on it. Children are not 36 to smoke by their parents or teachers. But in many countries 37 is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers 38 in their teens or earlier.
Some students think smoking is very cool, and they can see many people smoking around them. They want to have a 39 .
“If young people start smoking early, they will probably get addicted （上瘾的）to nicotine（尼古丁）. And it will be very hard to 40 later on,” said a professor. A study shows smoking is a problem for many Chinese teens. 41 can we do to make them stop smoking?
Some people think we can make a law. Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke, 42 they should be fined. Parents should give up smoking. They can set an example （树立榜样）43 their children.
“Every year about four million people die of smoking. And if people 44 smoking, the number will increase （增加）10 million a year from now on,” said the World Health Organization. So we must learn and tell others about the 45 of smoking.
| 小题1: | | A．asked | B．allowed | C．interested | D．suggested |
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| 小题2: | | A．smoke | B．smokes | C．smoking | D．smokers |
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| 小题3: | | A．make | B．stop | C．start | D．finish |
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| 小题5: | | A．get up | B．give up | C．stay up | D．look up |
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| 小题10: | | A．danger | B．good | C．use | D．point |
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Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be.He wants to lose some weight （减轻重量）.He tries not to eat too much and he eats very little sugar because it will make him fat.He also does exercise every day.He swims,and he runs about two miles a day.Now he is stronger than before.Henry’s sister,Susan, is healthier than Henry.She is also younger and thinner than he is.She does exercise every day.She doesn’t eat much meat.She eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, because she thinks they are better for her health.
小题1:Henry wants to be_______
A. a little fatter B.a little thinner
B.a little older D.a little younger
小题2:Which will make people fat?| A．Meat and fruit | B．Sugar and meat. | | C．Fruit and vegetables . | D．Vegetables and sugar. |
小题3:Susan is __________ than Henry.| A．younger but fatter | B．older and healthier | | C．thinner but not stronger | D．thinner and healthier. |
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I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one 36 was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a 37 result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be 38 .
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking 39 a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票) !
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, 40 of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but 41 nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same 42 a third time.
I didn’t 43 what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn"t know what to do. I wanted the note, 44 I put my hand up again. After a while, he 45 the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” 46 said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is 47 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter 48 happens to you, you still have your worth.”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I 49 I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn"t 50 I can’ t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!
| 小题1: | | A．classroom | B．subject | C．class | D．school |
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| 小题3: | | A．comfortable | B．successful | C．famous | D．rich |
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| 小题5: | | A．both | B．neither | C．all | D．none |
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| 小题6: | | A．said | B．bought | C．saw | D．wanted |
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| 小题7: | | A．student | B．teacher | C．question | D．way |
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| 小题8: | | A．remember | B．understand | C．notice | D．find |
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| 小题10: | | A．took out | B．threw away | C．picked up | D．put down |
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| 小题12: | | A．never | B．sometimes | C．hardly | D．always |
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| 小题14: | | A．realized | B．forgot | C．dreamed | D．decided |
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| 小题15: | | A．know | B．mean | C．think | D．complain |
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We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
小题1: Some people can easily learn many things by heart because.| A．they always sleep very well | | B．they often eat good food | | C．they read a lot of books | | D．they have very good memories |
小题2: Everybody learns his mother language .| A．at the age of six | | B．when he is a small child | | C．after he goes to school | | D．when he can read and write |
小题3: In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because .| A．they have no good memories | | B．they have no recorders | | C．they have too much time for it | | D．they are busy with other subjects |
小题4: Your memory will become better and better .| A．if you have plenty of good food | | B．if you do more and more exercises | | C．if you do morning exercises every day | | D．if you get up early |
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Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long 35 .This is very good, but it doesn’t 36 a lot, for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return 37 your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒) and you’ll learn more 38 study better. Psychologists(心理学家) 39 that learning takes place in this way. Here take English learning 40 an example. In the first few months you can make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems 41 the same. So you will think you’re learning 42 and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will take another big 43 . You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and interesting. Don’t 44 along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.
| 小题5: | | A．find | B．teach | C．tell | D．remember |
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| 小题7: | | A．to have | B．to make | C．to take | D．to stay |
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| 小题8: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题9: | | A．work | B．jump | C．walk | D．result |
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| 小题10: | | A．get up | B．set up | C．give up | D．wake up |
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