Question

Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (標點).       Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)

What do you think these text messages mean?

Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.

Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.

I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.

Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符號) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face.

1.Why are text messages popular?

A．Because they are expensive.	B．Because they are cheap.
C．Because they are hard to write.	D．Because they are not important.

2.The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in             ways.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3.What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “                   ?”.

A．Do you want to come	B．Do you wear two caps
C．Do you want two cakes	D．Do you go home early

4.Why do people use emoticons?

A．Because they can show how users feel.

B．Because the symbols are beautiful.

C．Because text messages are short.

D．Because the users can’t make the words shorter.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4. A 

【解析】

試題分析：

1.B 細節題。根據第一段1,2行Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone,說明發短信比打電話更便宜是短信流行的主要原因。故B正確。

2.C 細節題。根據You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers中的兩種，和You can also keep away from using punctuation (標點). 中的一種，一共是3種，故C正確。

3.A 推理題。根據文章第一段最后兩行U代表you;wnt代表want;2代表to;cm代表come。故A正確。

4.A 細節題。根據文章最后一段1,2行Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符號) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons說明emoticons可以被用來表示感情。故A正確。

考點：考查新聞報告類短文閱讀

點評：文章講述了人們在使用短信的時候，經常使用各種符號或者數字來縮短短信的長度，表達自己的情感。要求考生閱讀的時候較為細致，或根據作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。