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Can you understand the beginning of this essay?

“My smmr hols wr CWOTT. 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 “lol” for “laughing 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 characteristic 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 costs too much.                           B. It’s too difficult to type.

    C. Children 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. Children quickly become bored with texting.

D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.

 

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As school fl,tats again,there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about,like

homework,bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet.But in the age of digital childhood,Jacky Long-well,45,of McLean,Virginia,often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother;walk the dog;remember your reading.

This is the world of the modem family,in which even reminding children to do something has

become electronic.

There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

nagging.

With technology,“you nag more,and you are a little bit more:precise with your nagging.’’said

Reginald  Black,46,of Woodbridge,Virginia.

For many young people,electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up.Charles Flowers,17,131.$enior at St.John“College High School in Washington.says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry,being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text.

When she uses capitals he knows she is serious:GET HOME!

Some say technology has made nagging less annoying.

Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers.

It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text.It becomes grouped with the friendly communication,”she said.“They can’t hear the nagging.”

She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging.A parent Call always start by

saying hello.

Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging.Joyce Bouehard,51,a mother of four in Fairfax,Virginia,texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores,homework— the

old—fashioned way works better.Nagging by text has risks,she notes:I always think,if you are texting them something and they are with their friends,they ale getting a big laugh out of it.’’

68.We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————.

A.American children often stay up late studying

B.Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

C.American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

D.American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69.The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————.

A.that her nagging is thoughtful

B.how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

C.the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

D.that she likes nagging her children very much

70.We can infer that—————————.

A.It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

B.whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not,it is annoying

C.American parents generally don’t like to nag

D.American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

7 1.The main idea of the article is———————一.

A.the subjects American parents like to nag about

B.the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

C.that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U.S

D.how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

  

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对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

阅读下面对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。

W="Wanghai    " L=Lihua

W: I lived with three Americans in a big house while I was

an international education (76) s________ in the USA.                                                  76.                     

L: Then you must have (77) got t________ many                                                          77.                     

interesting things.

W: Certainly! We had a good time.

L: Come on, tell me more about what happened.

W: The American seemed to be(78) d________ a lot from each other,                             78.                     

while we Chinese seemed to have more in common.

L: Give me more (79) d________.                                                                                          79.                     

W: One of the Americans came with a lot of plans. Tow or

Three anyone could accept, (80) b_______ he brought                                                        80.                     

more than one hundred. When I offered to help, he

(81) r_________ me. I didn’t know why.                                                                                    81.                     

L: What about others?

W: One other guy was crazy about china and Chinese culture.

He kept (82) a_________ me to have more food                                                            82.                     

the way we do at home.

L: Really? Well, it’s great that he would be (83) i___________                               83.                     

in our culture. And the third?

W: he was my best friend. he was in favor of slowing

everything down. He could (84) s________ a whole day                                              84.                     

reading or writing in a local café.

L: how exciting!

W: he taught me that it’s not (85) h_________ to live a                                                        85.                     

peaceful life, and that most of the things we think are necessary aren’t so at all.

 

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