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?

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.

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.

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

   A. accept                               B. understand           C. guess                               D. prefer

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.

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.

Complete the  e-mail below with‘before’,‘after’and‘until’.

　　Hi Amy

　　I hope you are doing fine at school.

　　Today is my second day in Shanghai. (1)________ I had breakfast at the hotel coffee shop in the morning, I went to the office. I did not know they had so many problems (2)________ I spoke to the clerks there. They told me that they took some computer courses (3)________ they started to use computers in the office but they still could not use them well. You are really lucky, Amy. You have the chance to learn about computers (4)________ you start working in society.

　　(5)________ I had visited the Shanghai office, we went to the Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower, I did not know how tall it is (6)________ I saw it myself. I bought some souvenirs there (7)________ I left. I think you will like them. (8)________ I finish, I must remind you to record my TV programmes. When I come back, I will watch all of them (9)________ I go to bed.

　　Dad