Question

Text messaging, or simply “texting”, which allows people to send and receive messages on  mobile phones, becomes very popular today.

The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your families and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals, sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time. Even if you want to send a message to 100 people, you can do it one second. Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone. Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone. These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long, send dozens of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.

 However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.

What’s more, if you don’t do texting properly, for example texting while driving or walking, it can be dangerous. It can cause injuries and even death. It was reported that about 6,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee, a small town in New Jersey, USA, three people died because they walked into traffic while texting in 2011. Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting, they don’t notice other people or things around them. To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving.

Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.

1. How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.       B. Three.        C. Four.      D. Five.

2. What did the researchers at Stony Brook University find?

A. Texting is a good way of communication. 

B. 6,000 people were killed and injured.

C. Texters are easier to have an accident.

D. Many people text to greet families and friends.

3. The underlined word restricting probably means _________.

A. not telling   B. not allowing    C. enjoying   D. making

4. This passage is written to tell us that __________.

A. we should do less texting

B. texting has many advantages

C. texting is better than phone calling

D. we should do texting properly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要講述了手機短信的優(yōu)勢，同時又重點分析了手機短信在不恰當(dāng)使用的情況下帶給我們的巨大麻煩，最終通過一系列的事實來證明只有正確使用手機短信才能給我們帶來真正的實惠。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段的內(nèi)容Texting helps to save money.，Texting helps to save time.，Texting helps you to “talk” to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone.，Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone.可知，文章總共列舉了四個短信的優(yōu)勢；故選C。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段內(nèi)容Two researchers at Stony Brook University, New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others.可知，在道路上發(fā)送短信的人比不發(fā)送短信的人發(fā)生事故的幾率要高很多；故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中第四段最后兩句To reduce traffic accidents, all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting the use of mobile phones while driving.可知，不允許司機在開車時發(fā)送短信是為了安全考慮，所以許多國家頒布與此相似的法律來保障司機及行人的安全；所以可推測出restricting的意思應(yīng)該是不允許，而不可能是不告訴、喜歡或者制造等意思；故選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中最后一段的內(nèi)容Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However, only when we use it properly, can we fully enjoy the fun it brings. 可知，本文的中心話題就是一定要恰當(dāng)?shù)厥褂檬謾C短信，否則它會給我們帶來不必要的或較大的麻煩；故選D。

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。