2．If you've been joining in chat room conversations，or trading e-mail with net pals（网友），you have become one of the millions who write in a special，short form of English．
Throughout the world，every night children and their elders are"talking"online-many of them are talking at the same time．
It's fast：trying talking to six people once．It's convenient：three or four words per exchange．It takes cleverness，concentration and quick fingers．
And it requires very simple language．There's neither time nor space for explanations．Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB （=be right back） will do？
Want to enter a conversation？Just type PMFJI （=pardon me for jumping in）．
Interested in whom you're talking to？Type A/S/L，the common request to know your pal's age，sex and location．You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal．
If something makes you laugh，say you're OTF （=on the floor），or LOL （=laughing out loud），or join the two into ROTFL （=rolling on the floor laughing）．
And when it's 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 feeling，as it takes more time to hold down the"s35．hift"key and use capitals．Punctuation is going too．When people are online，they talk byD．
A．using body language
B．drawing some strange pictures
C．making phone calls
D．making use of a special short form of English
36．The sentence"There's neither time nor space for explanations"means thatC．
A．people should use words properly
B．people should know what time it is when they are talking
C．people online have to express themselves in a simple way
D．people should communicate in a funny way
37．If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L，it meansB．
A．the people on the other end is 17from New York and he is fine
B．you are talking to a girl who is 17and lives in New York
C．you are talking to 17girls who are from New York
D．the people you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl
38．Which of the following is a way to save online time？A
A．People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks．
B．Many people draw pictures．
C．People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard．
D．People never use the"shift"key．
分析 文章大意：这是一篇日常生活类阅读，文章介绍了在网上聊天的时候，同时和很多人聊天，需要简单的表达方式，作者举了很多例子说明如何运用缩写的方式表达一定的含义．
解答 35．答案：D．细节理解题．根据第一段you have become one of the millions who write in a special，short form of English．那么您和数百万网民一样进行特殊但简短的英语书写．可知他们通过使用特殊的简短的英语形式来聊天．选D．
36．答案：C．句意分析题．根据第四段And it requires very simple language它需要非常简单的语言．可知，没有时间和空间去解释，因此人们必须用一种简单的方式表达自己．选C．
37．答案：B．细节理解题．根据第七行Type A/S/L，the common request to know your pal's age，sex and location输入A/S/L可向网友提出了解其年龄、性别和位置的请求．可知回答17/F/NY的意思是17岁，F代表女孩，NY代表纽约．因此答案是B．
38．答案：A．推理判断题．根据最后一段Capital letters are left in the dust，except when expressing feeling，as it takes more time to hold down the"s35．hift"key and use capitals．Punctuation is going too．因为人们觉得按住"shift"键进行大写字母输入很费时间，此外，输入标点符号也是很费时的一件事情．可知人们很少使用大写字母或标点符号．选A．
点评 阅读题型，要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解．根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题．
