If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with Web pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English.?

And you've got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(=sense of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who don't understand you.

Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” online—many of them are talking at the same time.?

It's fast: try talking to six people at once. It's brief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.?

And it requires tremendous linguistic economy. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes 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 nearly universal request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.?

If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF(=on the floor),or LOL(=laughing out loud),or combine 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 emotion, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals. Punctuation is going, too.?

In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet_______.

A. you have to speak fast and fluently?

B. you have to express your ideas in a brief way?

C. you should speak with wit and humor　?

D. one should pay much attention to the accuracy of the words?

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 are talking to you is a 1.7-foot tall New York girl?

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

阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

As a person in modern society，you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everybody who receives it is changed by it. It was novelist Mark Twain who said :“One compliment can keep me going for a whole month.”      

The impact that encouragement makes on people can be deep and significant. A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse

can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach his potential. Like Zig Ziglar says,” You never know when a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.”     

I’ve read that the 19th century writer Walt Whitman struggled for years to get anyone interested in his poetry. In the midst of his discouragement，Whitman received a life-changing letter from an admirer of his work. The note read:“ Dear sir, I am not blind to the worth of the wonderful gift of Leaves of Grass. I find it the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed. I greet you at the beginning of a great career.” It was signed by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Whitman enjoyed a long career and is now considered one of the giants of' American literature. But when times were tough，he needed encouragement to keep him going.

This season is the perfect time to give a gift everybody wants—and everyone needs.

【写作内容】

1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容；

2．然后以约120个词就¨鼓励对人生的影响”进行议论，内容包括：

    (1) 以事例说明鼓励对人的影响；

    (2) 谈谈你的认识或感想。

【写作要求】

1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

 

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第二节：完形填空(兆20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Temperature is part of my married romance Coming to New’York from Baltimore-where there is just one small snowstorm each year-1was  21  by a fireplace in my new home，wit fires  22  all day,just as what ancient people did at a wedding．

My husband，Peter,comes from northem Ontario，where winter  23  from September to May and cold wind is  24 ．”When Canadians have 30 below,they  25  it，”he says．“Cold wind is for crybabies．”

So to marry this man I had to learn to  26  for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore's Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson，Peter piled me  27  jackets and sweaters，scarves and gloves．even a hat with earflaps．The gift of Sorel boots-comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below,was a  28  we were getting serious．

That first winter together,living in upstate New York,I thought I’d  29  My boots were good below freezing，but my fingers could  30  tie them．Physical adaptation is real，but it came slowly．And there is also emotional  31  to cold．Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on  32  days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build  33 ．

34 ，having a warm house is important．After my first marriage ended，for years I 35   ! went on a second date with a man whose response to my”I'm cold”was．”Put on a sweater．”Now I’m married to a man who  36  that cold hands do not mean a warm heart．And that a big oil bill is better than roses But surprisingly,I've grown，too．I am  37 ，in this new life and climate，to go look for that cost-saving sweater．

The word comfortable did not  38  refer to being contented．Its Latin root，comfortare， means to strengthen．The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable，but to make us

39 ．we  40  not be warm but we are indeed comforted．

21．A．set down          B．set about          C．set up          D．set out

22．A．lighting           B．burning            C．going           D．flashing

23．A．appears           B．starts             C．keeps           D．runs

24．A．something         B．everything        C．nothing         D．none

25．A．suggest           B．mean              C．overlook        D．enjoy

26．A．wear             B．stand              C．dress          D．ride

27．A  under            B．over               C．inside          D．with

28．A．remark           B．sign               C．warning        D．show

29．A．sleep             B．forget             C．die            D．continue

30．A．hardly            B．easily             C．tightly          D．loosely

31．A．health            B．reaction          C．feelings         D．adaptation

32．A．rainy             B．freezing           C．sunny          D．happy

33．A．character         B．love              C．hope           D．hardship

34．A．Meanwhile        B．However          C．Therefore       D．Besides

35．A．merely            B．ever             C．never           D．just

36．A．wonders          B．knows            C．states           D decides

37．A．unable            B．accustomed       C．interested       D．willing

38．A．originally          B．exactly           C．actually         D．namely

39．A．wild              B．cold              C．strong          D．warm

40．A．will              B．must              C．can            D．may

 

If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with Web pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English.?

And you've got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(=sense of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who don't understand you.

Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” online—many of them are talking at the same time.?

It's fast: try talking to six people at once. It's brief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.?

And it requires tremendous linguistic economy. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes 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 nearly universal request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.?

If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF(=on the floor),or LOL(=laughing out loud),or combine 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 emotion, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals. Punctuation is going, too.?

In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet_______.

A. you have to speak fast and fluently?

B. you have to express your ideas in a brief way?

C. you should speak with wit and humor　?

D. one should pay much attention to the accuracy of the words?

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 are talking to you is a 1.7-foot tall New York girl?

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

— Tom, I hope you won’t make the mistake later.

— I swear I won’t. You know __________________.

A. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

B. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

C. Things at the worst will mend.

D. Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.