If you hear the sound of a handset beeping(手机响) in a bag or pocket, you could be forgiven for thinking that someone has received a text message. But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it.
Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets(平板电脑). Users pay a certain amount to send messages via(通过) SMS—short message service. But in the last few years, messaging in this way has been on the decline(下降).
The rise of smartphones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps(即时通信应用程序) , which take the place of traditional texts. Using wireless Internet connections, people can send limitless numbers of IMs to their friends for very little cost. Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once, after which each message they send is free.
Web developers soon got the message. Instant messaging apps have become popular all over the world. WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and Kakao Talk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people, who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time. These apps allow people to send picture messages for free—something which previously was quite costly.
Research company Informa said that almost 19 billion messages were sent per day using chat apps in 2012, compared with 17. 6 billion SMS texts. And it expects the chat app market to grow t0 50 billion per day by 2014. So does this really mean the end for communication by text?
Pamela Clark—Dickson from Informa doesn't think so. She says that there are a large number of people who use normal mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, who prefer the SMS messaging tool. There is an awfully big base of mobile phone users who are still going to find that SMS is the best messaging experience for them for a while.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。 According to Paragraph 3 , which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Instant messaging apps are becoming more and more popular nowadays. |
| B．Compared with instant messaging, traditional texts are more popular now. |
| C．Instant messaging and SMS messaging are both ways we can chat with others. |
| D．More and more people choose to use smartphones and tablets. |
The underlined phrase "got the message" in Paragraph 4 means ______
| A．received an SMS message | B．got an instant message |
| C．understood what was wanted | D．got a piece of information |
Which of the following is true?
| A．people sent 19 billion SMS texts every day in 2012 |
| B．All the messages sent on mobile phones and computers are free |
| C．Picture messages can be sent at a high price if you use Wechat |
| D．To send instant messages , people usually have to download the app first |
What can we learn from the last paragragh?
| A．p amela Clark-Dickson doesn’t support the SMS messaging |
| B．Few people like sending messages via SMS at phones |
| C．Many people are still senging messages on mobile phones |
| D．SMS messaging has disappeared in developed courtries. |
What is the best title for text?
| A．the death of text messaging |
| B．How to send messages via SMS |
| C．SMS costs less than IMs |
| D．WeChat in China is popular. |
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen.But what will the changes be?
The population (人口) is growing fast.There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least (至少) one in every room. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel.Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier. Work in the future will be different, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.In the future there will be _______.
| A．much more fruit | B．more people | C．less vegetables | D．less people |
Every family will have at least a _______ in the future.
| A．robot | B．cow | C．TV set | D．computer |
In the future people don’t have to _______
| A．work long hours | B．work fast | C．walk on foot | D．eat meat |
People may not eat _______ as much as they do today.
| A．fruit | B．fish | C．meat | D．rice |
One big problem in the future is that ________.
| A．many people don’t have to work |
| B．many people will not be able to find work |
| C．people have to work fast |
| D．all the work will be done by robots |
It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”There was ________ in the house．
| A．a New Year’s party | B．a birthday party |
| C．an evening party | D．a Christmas party |
While the small man was staying in the house，he was ________．
| A．dancing | B．drinking | C．shouting | D．talking |
How long did the small man stay at the party?
| A．For an hour． | B．For half an hour． | C．For 90 minutes． | D．For a while. |
Why did the small man go to the party?
| A．He wanted to have a drink． |
| B．He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate． |
| C．He wanted to make friends with them． |
| D．He wanted to see his old friend． |
Who was the small man?
| A．The host’s guest． | B．The host’s wife’s guest． |
| C．One of the guest’s friends． | D．No one knew him． |
A middle school organized a “No TV Week” program. All the teachers, parents and students worked together for this program and most of them found it to be a very good one. The headmaster said, “The idea was not to stop watching TV completely but for the students just to find how much time they watch TV and try to use the time for other things.” What did the students say about this “No TV Week”? One boy said, “I can’t believe I haven’t watch TV for a week, but it’s been fun doing it.” A girl student said, “I’m going to give up all TV program except for ‘Our Animal World’ and other language-teaching program. I’m really pleased that I have more time to do things like walking and thinking. I enjoy this ‘No TV Week’ very much…” But not all the students thought it was good. Here one student Paul said something different, “I don’t like ‘No TV Week’ because I like watching TV. I have lots of favorite programs and I don’t want to miss them. But we have to do it.”The “No TV Week” program begins——.
A. in a family B on a newspaper C. in a school D. with a movie ________ people express(表达) their ideas in the passage.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
All the students like the program except(除了)--------
| A．Clark | B．David | C．Sonia | D．Paul |
The Chinese meaning of the underline word “completely” is__________
| A．完全地 | B．渐渐地 | C．理性地 | D．一致地 |
Maybe(可能) a (an)_____ writes the passage.
| A．policeman | B．doctor | C．actor(演员) | D．reporter（记者） |
Earthquakes happen without warning(前兆)．They can happen any time of a day，at any point during the year．But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt． Only a few big ones hurt people． However，it’s important to know what to do when an earthquake is happening．
Do NOT go outside．You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings．If you are outside，stay away from buildings and power lines (输电线)．
Stay under a desk，table，or other strong furniture（家具）．Hold on to it．Or stay in a corner of the building．Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel（围巾） or clothing．Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside．
Keep away from windows，pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building，and anything else that could fall and hurt you．Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake，not by the shaking itself．
Also keep away from a fire．You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire．
If you are driving when an earthquake happens，stop the car if it’s safe．Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops，and don’t drive near bridges． Try not to stop by power lines or trees．These could fall and hurt you．Most earthquakes are too ----to hurt people．
| A．strong | B．weak | C．dangerous | D．heavy |
From the passage，when an earthquake is happening，we should.
| A．stay under a big building |
| B．stay under a strong furniture |
| C．stand by windows |
| D．drive near a big bridge |
It isn’t safe for you to while the earthquake is happening．
| A．run out of the building |
| B．stay in a corner of the building |
| C．cover your head with your arms |
| D．cover your mouth with a towel |
This passage tells us ．
| A．how dangerous the earthquake is． |
| B．how to be safe in an earthquake． |
| C．we shouldn’t be afraid of the earthquake． |
| D．how the earthquake comes into being． |
The best title for this passage should be“ ”．
| A．How Earthquakes Happen |
| B．How to Drive a Car |
| C．What We Should Do in Earthquakes |
| D．Why Earthquakes Happen |
Bob is six years old．He is old enough to go to school． On the first day，his teacher taught him three words，“I，you，he”．Then the teacher said，“I am your teacher．You are my student．He is your student. He is your classmate.”When school was over，Bob went home. His mother asked him，“What has your teacher taught you today?”Bob said with a smile，“Listen，Mum and Dad，I am your teacher．You are my student．He is your classmate．”His mother said，“No，dear．You’re wrong．”Then she said，“I am your mother．You’re my son．He’s your father．”The next day，Bob’s teacher asked Bob to make sentences with “I，you and he”．
Bob stood up and said，“I’m your mother．You’re my son．He is your father．”All the students in Bob’s class laughed．Who taught Bob new words in the school?
| A．Bob’s teacher | B．Bob’s friends | C．Bob’s father | D．Bob’s mother |
How many words did the teacher teach?
| A．Two． | B．One． | C．Four． | D．Three． |
Did Bob understand what his teacher taught him?
| A．Yes，he did． |
| B．No，he didn’t． |
| C．No，but he understood what his mother said． |
| D．The writer doesn’t tell． |
What do you think of the boy?
| A．He is not clever． | B．He is helpful． |
| C．He is polite． | D．He is kind． |
Who laughed in the class the next day?
| A．Bob’s mother． | B．Bob’s classmates． |
| C．Bob’s teacher． | D．Bob’s father． |
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