Who says constant texting is just a bad habit? The teenager with the fastest thumbs in the country was crowned on Wednesday at the LG US National Texting Championship in New York City, winning ＄50,000 after a series of fierce texting battles.
16-year-old Austin Wiershke comes from Rhinelander, Wisconsin of the United States. He took home the top prize at the fifth annual texting event, beating 11 other competitors in the final, including last year’s champion Brianna Hendrickson from Brooklyn, New York.
Wiershke, who was wearing a gray shirt and having Justin Bieber’s hairstyle, sailed through each level of the competition by typing passages of text on a QWERTY keyboard rapidly without any mistaken. One special round even included being blindfolded(蒙眼) on the state to make up phrases by memory.
“I’m extremely nervous,” Wiershke said while waiting for the results after the final round. “I’m getting ready to hear Brianna’s name. When I heard my name was announced, I really couldn’t believe my ears.” After the announcement was made, confetti(五彩紙屑) dropped from the ceiling and Wiershke was met on the stage by the singer who said that she liked texting very much. She was Ashley Tisdale, a famous and beautiful singer, who awarded him his check.
In August, a film on Music Television called “Thumbs” took a behind-the –scenes look at the teenager’s life. It shows how he practiced texting to be the fastest. The film followed a series of young texting competitors, including Brianna Hendrickson, in the weeks leading up to this year’s LG US National Texting Championship. Besides showing the always –connected lifestyle of these teenagers nationwide, the mover also shows the studies, sports , dreams and friendships among these competitors.
小題1:What is the main idea of this passage?
A．A teenager receiver $50,000.
B．Teenagers in the US make money by texting.
C．A teenager was named the fastest texter in the US.
D．The LG US National Texting Championship was held in New York City.
小題2: During the special round, competitors were required to text_____________.
A．a(chǎn)mong confetti
B．without using their eyes
C．using a special keyboard
D．extremely difficult words
小題3:We can infer that Austin Wiershke_________.
A．wasn’t used to using the QWERTY keyboard
B．didn’t think Brianna Hendrickson would win this time
C．didn’t expect he would beat Brianna Hendrickson
D．was very confident when he was waiting for the result of the contest
小題4:Through the film called “Thumb”, people can know____________.
A．the development of the LG US National Texting Championship
B．various parts of the competitors’ life
C．what happened to the competitors after the contest
D．the details of the texting contest

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章主要講述了在美國一個發(fā)短信最快的年輕人的事情，并通過一部電影來展現(xiàn)了一些為爭奪這個獎項而努力的年輕人的一些生活。
小題1:主旨題。從第一段The teenager with the fastest thumbs in the country was crowned on Wednesday at the LG US National Texting Championship in New York City, winning ＄50,000 after a series of fierce texting battles.可知，本文主要講解的是在美國一個發(fā)短信最快的年輕人的事情，故選C
小題2:細節(jié)題。從One special round even included being blindfolded(蒙眼) on the state to make up phrases by memory.可知答案選B
小題3:細節(jié)題。從I’m getting ready to hear Brianna’s name. When I heard my name was announced, I really couldn’t believe my ears.可知Austin Wiershke 并沒有想到自己會贏，故選C
小題4:細節(jié)題。從Besides showing the always –connected lifestyle of these teenagers nationwide, the mover also shows the studies, sports , dreams and friendships among these competitors.可知，“Thumb”這部電影展現(xiàn)了競爭者生活的各個方面，故選B
點評：日常生活類記敘文比較好理解，本文的文脈清晰，結(jié)構(gòu)也很好把握。對于本文把握好作者所敘述的有關(guān)對編輯短信最快的人的描述即可，同時，此類文章推斷題居多，在對文章看懂了的基礎(chǔ)上深刻理解作者的寫作目的和情感是做好本文的關(guān)鍵。
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