Question

Can you understand the beginning of this article?

“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”

The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS2) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting.

A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “l(fā)ol” for “l(fā)aughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”

Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”)

Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.

1.What is the writer’s opinion of text messaging? 

A．It is fun and easy to do.

B．It is not bad for children.

C．It will make children bad writers.

D．The writer does not give an opinion.

2.Which way of texting is NOT described in the passage?

A．Using phrases to represent essays

B．Using numbers to represent words

C．Using letters to represent phrases

D．Using letters to represent words

3.Which of the following was most probably the title of the student’s essay?

A．My Gr8 Tchr

B．CU in LA

C．My GF

D．My Smmr Hols

4.Why do some people think that texting is bad?

A．It has been replaced by voice message

B．It’s too difficult to type.

C．Teenagers won’t learn to write correctly.

D．It’s not comfortable.

5.Why aren’t some people worried about the effect of texting?

A．Not many people use texting.

B．Spelling in English is too difficult.

C．Teenagers quickly become bored with texting.

D．Texting will disappear because of new technology.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】文章介紹了短信中的一些省略現(xiàn)象，引起了人們的一些擔(dān)心以及不同的人對這個事情不同的看法。

1.作者只是很客觀地告訴大家這樣的一件事情，并沒有發(fā)表自己的觀點。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段內(nèi)容可知BCD正確。

3.推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段最后三行內(nèi)容可知學(xué)生的短文是關(guān)于暑假的。

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段1,2行Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers.

5.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段最后兩行Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.