And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed,you type GTG(=got to go) or TTYL(=talk to you later).
People want to write as fast as possible,and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can.Capital letters are left in the dust,except when expressing emotions,as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals.Punctuation(标点) is going,too.
29.Many people talk on the Internet .
A.by sending short emails
B.by using a particular short form of English
C.by using peculiar English words and expressions
D.in a funny way
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知,许多人在网上交流时使用缩略语。
30.In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet .
A.you have to speak fast and fluently
B.you should speak with wit and humor
C.you have to express your ideas in a brief way
D.one should pay much attention to the accuracy of words
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“It’sbrief:threeorfourwordsperexchange.”可知,要想在网上和多人聊天,说话就必须简洁。
31.To save time on the Internet, .
A.some people leave their letters in the dustbin
B.some people never use “shift” in their writing
C.many people leave the capital and punctuation
D.people seldom use capital letters or punctuation
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段内容,为了节省时间,人们在聊天时,往往不使用大写和标点符号。
32.If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L,it means .
A.the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine
B.you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York
C.you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York
D.the person who you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第七段内容,A/S/L代表的是“age,sexandlocation”,所以17/F/NY应分别对应年龄、性别和住址。故选B项。
