Question

【題目】When Scotsman 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 almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell’s invention for taking photographs, surfing the internet, or watching videos, rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone.

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modern mobile handset (手機). Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public. The streets of modern cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks. In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the “yuppie”, the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols. Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone.

But in the mid-90s, something happened. Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone. And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags.

Moreover, people’s timekeeping changed. Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time. But later Meeting time became inexact under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service （SMS） or text message. Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it’s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English. Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you’re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing “Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar. Sorry! -).”

Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years. If he were around today, he might say “That’s gr8! But I’m v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite.”

【1】What does the underlined part in Para.2 refer to?

A. Houses of modern cities. B. Sharp-suited characters.

C. New type of professionals. D. Mobile phones.

【2】According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting time become inexact?

A. People were more likely to be late for their meeting.

B. SMS made it easier to inform each other.

C. Young people don’t like unchanging things.

D. Traditional customs were dying out.

【3】If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?

A. Call U@ SKUg8 2nite. B. IM2BZ2CU 2nite.

C. W84U@ SKUg8 2nite. D. CU@ the bar g8 2nite.

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us about?

A. Alexander Graham’s invention.

B. SMS as a new way of communication.

C. The development of the mobile phone.

D. New functions ofthe mobile telephone.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析: 文章從電話的發(fā)明，引出話題是手機的發(fā)展：介紹手機的發(fā)明，發(fā)展過程從一開始的大板磚到小巧漂亮的手機，還介紹手機給我們的生活帶來的好處和方便。

【1】D根據上下文猜測生單詞含義題。根據第二段Within decade, mobile phones became available to the public．The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks．可知很快公眾就可以使用手機，街上開始出現(xiàn)衣著時尚的人對手機大聲喊話，所以giant plastic bricks 就是我們說的“大板磚”手機，選D.

【2】B 細節(jié)題。根據第三段Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it’s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English可知開會要遲到的時候可以發(fā)短信解釋。發(fā)送短信簡單快捷，而且會少很多尷尬。故選B.

【3】C 推理判斷題。根據文章第三段“Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar. Sorry! -).”（Will be 15minnutes late. See you at the bar. Sorry!）和第四段“That’s gr8! But I’m v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite.”(That’s great! But I’m very busy right now.Will call you tonight)可知傳統(tǒng)的語法規(guī)則在發(fā)短信的時候沒有用了，人們會利用數字符號的諧音或使用縮寫代替一些語言表達。所以依次讀四個選項，發(fā)現(xiàn)C選項W84U@ SKUg8 2nite意思是“wait for you at school gate at 8 tonight”. 故選C.

【4】C 主旨大意題。文章第一段講的是電話的發(fā)明，但這只是為了引出話題，就是第二段的句子：The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset．說明這篇文章講的是手機的發(fā)展。故選C.