Question

【題目】

Calling the future

When American inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876，it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared ：the mobile phone.

The mobile phone is like a two-way radio. But the two-way radio is a limited means of communication. As soon as the users move out of range of each other's broadcast area, the signal is lost. In the 1940s, researchers experimented with the idea of using a number of radio masts（無線電桿）to pick up signals from two-way radios. A caller would always be within range of one of the masts. When he or she moved too far away from one mast, the next mast would pick up the signal. （Scientists referred to each mast's reception area as being a "cell". This is why in many countries mo-bile phones are called "cellphones".）

However，1940s, technology was just at the beginning. The "mobile phones" were huge boxes. They had to be moved by car.

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper. As soon as his invention was complete, he tested it by calling a rival （競爭對手）scientist to announce his success. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public.

They have changed the way we do a lot of things. One powerful feature is: the short message service（SMS） or text message. It's the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle. The text message has changed the way we write in English. The language construction became more lax （松散的）. Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important.

Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced. We have seen the introduction of cameras, global positioning system and Internet access.

Alexander Graham Bell would be surprised if he could see how far the science of the telephone has developed in less than 150years. If he were around today, he might say ： " That's gr8! But I'm v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite. "

【1】 The article is written to __________.

A. warn people of the possible risks in using mobile phones

B. inform readers of the history and development of mobile phones

C. convince people of the uses of mobile phones

D. predict the applications of mobile phones

【2】 What's the CORRECT time order about the development of communication?

a. the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell

b. "mobile phones" with very large boxes

c. mobile telephone call made by Dr Martin Cooper

d. mobiles with cameras, GPS and Internet access

A. a, c，b, d

B. b, a，c, d

C. a, c，d, b

D. a, b，c, d

【3】 The last sentence of the whole passage "That's gr8 ！ But I'm v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite. " may probably mean __________.

A. That's great! But I'm very busy right now. （I）Will call you to-night

B. It's eight now. I'm very busy. （I） Will call you tonight

C. That's great! But I'm busy writing now. （I） Will call you at two tonight

D. "8" is great! But I'm very busy right now. （I） Will call it "U" to night

【4】 What do you think of the author according to the last paragraph?

A. Humorous

B. Ironic

C. Kind

D. Worried

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 A

【4】 A

【解析】176年貝爾發(fā)明了電話，手機的發(fā)明使通信發(fā)生了巨大的革命。發(fā)短信、照相、GPS定位、上網(wǎng)等，功能層出不窮。即使貝爾依然健在，也會大跌眼鏡的。

【1】 主旨大意題。通讀全文，可知本文講述了手機的歷史和

發(fā)展。

【2】 細節(jié)理解題。由文章內(nèi)容可知通信發(fā)展的順序依次為：the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell（1876）；" mo-bile phones" with very large boxes（1940s'）；mobile telephone call made by Dr Martin Cooper （1973）；mobiles with cameras, GPS and Internet access（now）因此選 D。

【3】 細節(jié)理解題。That's gr8! But I'm v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite. = That's great！ But I'm very busy right now. （I） Will call you tonight。

【4】 推理判斷題。最后一段作者想象已經(jīng)逝世的Alexander Graham Bell來到現(xiàn)代社會用網(wǎng)絡(luò)縮略語說話，很幽默風(fēng)趣。