A mobile phone is in fact a small radio. A radio sends a person’s voice over a long way to another radio. A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal. A radio signal travels very quickly.

Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very large. They needed large batteries.

They had to be powerful to send their signal to far away places. This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.

Do you know what use a mobile phone has? Yes, you can use it to do a lot of things.

Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.

Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.

Send or receive an e-mail.

Get information from the Internet.

Send and receive messages：Sending short messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone. Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and read. Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out. What do you hear?

RUOK　　　 CUL8R　　　 That’s EZ 　　Will I C U B4 2moro?　　 That’s Gr8!

91. There are about _____ ways of using a mobile phone.

　 A. five　　　　　　 B. six　　　　　　 C. seven　　　　　 D. eight

92. Today’s mobile phones are _____ according to the writer.

　 A. cheap and popular B. small but powerful　 C. big enough　 　 D. easy to use

93. A mobile phone uses _____ to send people’s voice and short messages.

　 A. radio signals 　 　　 B. batteries　 　 　　 C. computers　 　 D. antenna towers

94. Which short message means “See you tomorrow!”?

A. RUOK 　　 　 B. CUL8R 　　　 　 C. That’s Gr8!　 D. CU 2moro

95. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　 A. The common knowledge of the mobile phone

　 B. How the mobile phone will develop

　 C. How the mobile phone works and what use it has

　 D. What short forms of words mean in written messages

　　A mobile phone（手机）is in fact a small radio. A radio sends a person's voice over a long way to another radio. A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal（信号）. A radio signal travels very quickly.

　　Only a few years ago, mobile phones were very largE．They needed large batteries（电池）. They had to be powerful（功率高的）to send their signal to faraway places. This was because most cities had only one antenna tower（中继站）for mobile phones.

　　Today's mobile phones are small and easy to usE．Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers, not just onE．This means that each mobile phone doesn't have to send its signal far away, so they don't need to be so powerful. Mobile phones today use small batteries. A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can have hundreds of towers.

　　Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phonE．Many people use short forms of words, so the messages are quick to write and reaD．Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out. What do you hear?

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A．three

B．five

C．seven

D．nine

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A．They are small but very powerful.

B．They are very popular and cheap.

C．They are very easy for us to use.

D．They arc big enough to send a signal.

(3) What does the writer write the article（文章）for?

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A．To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone.

B．To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.

C．To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.

Lily is from New York , the U.S.A. She is twelve. She is in Shanghai NO.3 Junior High School. She is in Class Eight, Grade One. Her phone number is 66786019. Dongdong is from Kunming. His English name is Tom. He is eleven .He is in Class Seven,Grade One. His telephone number is 24524233. They are not in the same class. They are good friends
【小题1】 Lily is from   _____.
A. English         B. China         C. the U.S.A
【小题2】 Dongdong is in Class  ______.
A. Six          B. Seven           C. Eight
【小题3】 Lily and Dongdong are good________ .
A. students     B. friends     C. teachers
【小题4】 Where is Tom from ? He is from______ .
A .The U.S.A     B. Japan    C. China
【小题5】 How old is Lily ?  She is _______.
A .ten          B. eleven         C. twelve

Lily is from New York , the U.S.A. She is twelve. She is in Shanghai NO.3 Junior High School. She is in Class Eight, Grade One. Her phone number is 66786019. Dongdong is from Kunming. His English name is Tom. He is eleven .He is in Class Seven,Grade One. His telephone number is 24524233. They are not in the same class. They are good friends

1. Lily is from   _____.

A. English         B. China         C. the U.S.A

2. Dongdong is in Class  ______.

A. Six          B. Seven           C. Eight

3. Lily and Dongdong are good________ .

A. students     B. friends     C. teachers

4. Where is Tom from ? He is from______ .

A .The U.S.A     B. Japan    C. China

5. How old is Lily ?  She is _______.

A .ten          B. eleven         C. twelve