阅读理解。
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) purer (computer)
Pie (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 keywords to draw"feeling". such as:
:-)( happy) :-p(joking) :-( (sad) :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example,
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 (适应) 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 Internets grows, e-talk
will continue to grow and change.
1. What does the underline "acronyms" mean?
A. 网友
B. 聊天室
C. 首字母缩写词
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.
3. What does "BTW, my purer 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.
4. E-talk wills probably ______.
A. keep changing.
B. be easy by people on the telephone
C. be used by people on the telephone
5. What's the best title for this passage?
A. E-talk language
B. Picture Feelings
C. How to Use Abbreviations
