Text messaging, or simply “texting”, with allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.
However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.
What’s more, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It was reported that about 6,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving.
Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.
小題1:How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.
小題2:What did the researchers at Stony Brook University find?
A.Texters are easier to have an accident.
B.Texting is a good way of communication.
C.6,000 people were killed and injured.
D.Many people text to greet families and friends.
小題3:The underlined word restricting probably means _________.
A.not tellingB.not allowingC.enjoyingD.making
小題4:This passage is written to tell us that __________.
A.we should do less texting
B.texting has many advantages
C.texting is better than phone calling
D.we should do texting properly
【答案
小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析:本文敘述了當(dāng)今手機(jī)短消息發(fā)送變得很流行,詳細(xì)介紹了它的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)。說明只有我們恰當(dāng)?shù)乩盟,才能充分享受它帶來的樂趣?/code>
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。綜觀第二段可知發(fā)短信的優(yōu)點(diǎn)有:1.省錢;2.省時(shí)間;3.能幫助你在對方太忙而無法回電話時(shí)跟他講話;4.如果你不想讓別人聽到你的通話內(nèi)容,它可以幫你秘密地通話。故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“ Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. ”可知,他們發(fā)現(xiàn)愛發(fā)短信的人比別人出事的可能性大60%。故選A。
小題3:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)本段前半部分?jǐn)⑹霭l(fā)短信易造成事故,和前一句“To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving.”可知大約32個(gè)國家已經(jīng)通過法律,不允許駕駛過程中用手機(jī)。故選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知,本文是要告訴我們應(yīng)當(dāng)恰當(dāng)?shù)厥褂檬謾C(jī)短信。故選D。
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Life in the twenty-first century will be very   50 . Many changes will take place, but   51  will the changes be.
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