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?

A．How to read new e-mail words.

B．How new e-mail words are made.

C．Why people use e-mail English.

D．Canadian teachers and their e-mails.

【小题2】The underlined word “comprehend” in the last paragraph means “_______”.

A．accept

B．understand

C．guess

D．prefer

【小题3】What do teachers insist according to the passage?

A．Parents will have to learn some e-mail English.

B．E-mail English will develop our everyday writing.

C．E-mail English can’t be used among schoolmates.

D．E-mail English shouldn’t be used in school writing.

【小题4】What’s the title for this passage?

A．E-mail English on Computer.	B．American E-mail English.
C．The Forms of E-mail English.	D．The Changing of English.

阅读下面短文，将短文中划线部分的句子译成中文。（共6分，每小题2分）

   In the United States, many people use cell phones. But few send messages with them. Most of them don’t even like to try it. Do you find it strange?

   Computers are very common in America. 1. Most people like using e-mails more than messages.  Sending e-mails is faster than sending messages .They don’t need to choose the letters one by one . It can save more time . And they like talking on the phone. They don’t feel good when “talking ”by sending messages to each other.

   Another reason is to save money. Americans are excited about new cell phones .But they think a lot before they buy. So many people’s cell phones are still very old . They can’t send messages.

   2.In the U.S. ,people call for free from 7(or9)o’clock in the evening. But if they send messages ,they still have to pay. A message costs about 10 cents . It is too much.

   3.It is also bad manners to greet by sending messages in American. Americans are happier to get cards from their families or friends.

 

任务型阅读（5分）

1.Using your computer correctly.    2.The way to save paper. 3.A beautiful bridge 4.A fast and cheap way to send a message 5..Experiencing yesterday and tomorrow in one day

A. Many people use the paper only on one side. Why not use both sides? Some students only use half the pages in their notebooks. Try to use up all the paper. B. In San Francisco, there is a beautiful bridge. It took more than four years to build it, and the construction was finished in 1937. C. Many people can use computers but few of them know how to use them correctly. Remember the following when you use your computer. Keep your computer in a cool and dry room, do not put water or food near your computer, keep the screen clean and not too bright. D.E-mails are becoming more and more popular. You can send and get e-mails everywhere. It is convenient to use e-mails, and they are much cheaper than long-distance telephone calls. E. When you cross the International Date Line , you change your calendar one full day. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday. Traveling west, it is tomorrow.

 

 

任务型阅读（5分）

1.Using your computer correctly.    2.The way to save paper. 3.A beautiful bridge 4.A fast and cheap way to send a message 5..Experiencing yesterday and tomorrow in one day

A. Many people use the paper only on one side. Why not use both sides? Some students only use half the pages in their notebooks. Try to use up all the paper. B. In San Francisco, there is a beautiful bridge. It took more than four years to build it, and the construction was finished in 1937. C. Many people can use computers but few of them know how to use them correctly. Remember the following when you use your computer. Keep your computer in a cool and dry room, do not put water or food near your computer, keep the screen clean and not too bright. D.E-mails are becoming more and more popular. You can send and get e-mails everywhere. It is convenient to use e-mails, and they are much cheaper than long-distance telephone calls. E. When you cross the International Date Line , you change your calendar one full day. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday. Traveling west, it is tomorrow.