E—schoolbags
Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will work it out. An e-schoolbag is much lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be called an e-textbook. It is as small as a usual book, but it can still have all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made into chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and then the students can use it.
Some people say that e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to student’s eyes. But only time will tell.
【小题1】What is the e-schoolbag used for ? It can’t help students _________.

完成对话，七选五。（5分）

A: Hi, Kate! 1._______________

B: Well, I’ve been to many places, such as Hangzhou, Shanghai, Guilin and Lhasa.

A: 2.______________

B: Really? What places have you been to?

A: Very few. I’ve only been to Pingyao.

B: 3._______________

A: It’ s in Shanxi. It’s a small place, but it has a long history. There you can see a well-kept city wall.

B: 4.______________ I’ve just seen lots of natural beauty. Not much Chinese culture.

A: 5._______________

B: Quite right. Actually I am planning to go to Xi’an next week.

A: I hope you have a good trip.

B: Thank you.

A. You’ve been to more place than I have.

B. Well, you’ll have a lot of chances to.

C. I’ve never seen such a place in China.

D. Where is that ?

E. I have been there before.

F. Which cities have you been to in China?

G. How long did you stay there?

Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into   43   in Chinese middle schools soon.

Heavy schoolbags have been a serious   44  for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will  45  . An e-schoolbag is  46   lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be   47   an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as   48   as a usual book,   49   it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made   50   chips(о?) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to   51  the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.

Some people say   52   e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.

1.A.use  B.useful          C.used            D.to use

2.A.idea B.problem         C.question        D.thought

3.A.work it out            B.work out it     C.work out        D.work them out

4.A.very B.much            C.too             D.so

5.A.call B.calls           C.called          D.calling

6.A.small                  B.smaller         C.smallest        D.most small

7.A.and  B.as              C.or              D.but

8.A.into B.from            C.up              D.of

9.A.bring                  B.get             C.take            D.put

10.A.if  B.what            C.that            D.which

Do you speak English? Do you speak e-mail English? Maybe you don’t. E-mail English is a new kind of English that many people use to save time. A lot of e-mail English words come from a computer program called QQ, which means I seek(寻找)you. Ian Lancashire, a Canadian teacher, likes QQ, “People can use QQ to talk with each other using computer. But, you have to be able to type quickly or the other person will be bored. So e-mail English can give some help.”
A message in e-mail English mostly uses two kinds of new words. The first kind is made up of the first letters of the words. These are called acronyms. The second kind is homophones，letter combination(合并), symbols that sound like other words.
Acronyms in an e-mail save space and time. It takes a long time to write by the way. BTW is much faster. Other acronyms are F2F which stands for face to face, CSL for can’t stop laughing and DBEYR for don’t believe everything you read! Some of the acronyms look like strange words, such as SWAK. But this one means sealed(封口) with a kiss.
Homophones often use letters and numbers that sound like words or parts of words. For example, 8 sound like—eat in great, to save time, people write gr8. Another example is CU for see you or sometimes CU l8r (see you later)
The number 2 is used for to or too and the number 4 is used instead of for.
Another part of e-mail is emotive symbols(表情符号) which make faces when you look at them sideways. The most common emotive, is the happy face :). A comma (逗号) is often used to help add other parts of the face and show different expressions.
E-mail English is fun. An e-mail message with lots of e-mail English starts to look like secret code(密码). Your best friend will probably understand it, but your parents and teachers may not. In fact, many teachers don’t like e-mail English. It’s not just because they can’t comprehend what it means. It’s because students start to use e-mail English in their everyday writing. E-mail English is great for writing quickly. But most teachers say that e-mail English should only be used in e-mails to one’s friends.
【小题1】What does the writer talk about in the first paragraph?

Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into   43  in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious   44  for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will  45 . An e-schoolbag is  46  lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be   47  an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as   48  as a usual book,   49  it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made   50  chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to   51  the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say   52  e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.