—Look! Here is a message on my mobile phone, ...

—Look! Here is a message on my mobile phone, asking me to send money to....

—Don’t believe it! It’s a trick. More than one person _____ by such tricks so far.

A．had been cheated   B．was cheated       C．have been cheated  D．has been cheated

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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)

What do you think these text messages mean?

Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.

Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.

I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.

Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why didt u call me? I’m so sad.   (

Here are some others. Can you think of text messages where you could use them?

) laughing     ( sad    ＜ really sad

Ⅴ shouting    |·| asleep   ：0 shocked

8·| surprised    \·o bored

1.Why are text messages popular?

2.The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in ________   ways.

3. What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “ ________ ?”.

4.Why do people use emoticons?

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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点).       Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)

What do you think these text messages mean?

Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.

Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.

I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.

Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face.

1.Why are text messages popular?

2.The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in ________ ways.

3.What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “________?”.

4.Why do people use emoticons?

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Kenya is the first country to protect elephants by text messages. Mobile phone SIM cards are inserted(插入) in the collars of elephants. The cards will send a text message when the elephants wander too close to farms, allowing wildlife protectors to drive them off rather than shoot them.

Hungry elephants cause big problems for farmers and villagers in some parts of Kenya when they are searching for food. Two years ago the Kenyan wildlife service had to unwillingly shoot five elephants who continued to destroy crops.

In order to prevent such bad activities, the Elephants charity put a mobile phone SIM card on a huge bull elephant called Kimani. The conservationists(自然保护者) then set up a virtual(虚拟的) fence. Each time Kimani came near the fence, a text message was sent to farmers. So far he’s been stopped from going into the danger area fifteen times.

The project seems to be working successfully as Kimani hasn’t come near a farm for four months. A similar system has now been put into operation in another part of the country.

One of the biggest benefits of the project is that elephants seem to learn from one another, which can help a whole group change their habits.

The elephants can also be tracked using Google Earth software. This is also helping the protectors know where to use their resources to protect the animals well.

1.Elephants often cause problems in Kenya, because ______.

A．they are attacked                       B．they are angry

C．they are sad                           D．they are hungry

2.What does the underlined word “he” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The protector.                          B．The writer.

C．The elephant.                          D．The conservationist.

3.From the passage, we know that ______.

A．the text messages are of little help to the wildlife protectors

B．the project has worked out to be a great success in Kenya

C．a mobile phone SIM card has been put in all the elephants

D．the project has been introduced to all parts of the country

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Kenya is the first country to try and protect elephants by text message. Mobile phone SIM cards inserted in the collars(项圈) of elephants automatically send a text message when they get too close to farms, allowing wildlife workers to drive them off rather than shoot them.

Hungry elephants cause big problem for farmers and villagers in some parts of Kenya looking for food and destroying homes and livelihoods in the process. Two years ago the Kenyan wildlife service had to shoot five elephants with regret and sadness who continued to destroy crops.

In an attempt to avoid such destructive actions the Save the Elephants charity installed a mobile phone SIM card in a collar that was placed on a huge bull elephant called Kimani. The conservationists( 自然环境保护者) then set up a virtual fence using a global positioning system.

Each time Kimani came near the fence, a text message was sent to workers. So far he has been prevented from going into farms fifteen times.

The project is expensive requiring five full time staff and a vehicle but it seems to be working successfully as Kimani hasn't come near a farm for four months. A similar system has now been carried out in another part of the country.

One of the biggest benefits of the project is that elephants seem to learn from one another.

Tracking and controlling one elephant can help a whole group change their habits.

The elephants can also be tracked using Google Earth software. This is also helping to prevent illegal hunting and killing as the workers know where to concentrate their resources to best protect the animals.

45. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the project?

A. To extend elephants' habitat.

B. To protect farms from being destroyed.

C. To make more elephants change their habits.

D. To prevent elephants from being shot.

46. The fence mentioned in Paragraph 3 __________________________________ _.

A. can be seen by elephants          B. actually refers to the text message

C. has prevented Kimani for 50 times    D. doesn't exist in fact

47. According to the passage, the project ____________________.

A. costs just a little                       B. is carried out all by machine

C. seems to work out well                 D. is carried out across Kenya

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With the plane 　　　in ten minutes, all the passengers on board were asked to turn off their mobile phones.

A. taken off　　 B. taking off

C. to take off　　 D. would take off

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Every year mobile phones develop. Imagining what they will look like and be able to do in 2020 is really a challenge. To help, experts have outlined three major mobile trends that they believe will have become reality by then.

Our phones will be so smart in 10 years’ time that they’ll know everything about our situation and warn us when something needs our attention. This is the top prediction of both Nokia and Google. They predict that our cars and home appliances will be able to communicate with our mobile. For example, fridges will tell your mobile to tell you to pick up milk on the way back from work. While driving, your mobile will suggest that you take a different route because there’s a road accident up ahead.

The second trend is in gesture-based controls. People who know the iPhone’s touch-sensitive screen are already familiar with the technology. It translates hand movements into actions on-screen. But gestural communications will make the phone more convenient to use and may completely replace touchpads. According to industry insiders, the most immediate step forward in gestural technology will be in voice recognition. It’s believed voice recognition technology will speed up communications. It is quicker to speak than type. Eventually, phone screens will disappear.

The third major development will change our understanding of a mobile phone. From a single phone, the mobile will be developed into multi-part devices. It is opposite to the current trend in which mobile phones are combining the functions of cameras, music players and game consoles. The prediction is based on the idea that the world will become more wireless and all these—cameras, music players and game consoles—will be wirelessly connected. Mobile phones won’t need to contain these devices because users will be able to control them wirelessly through their phones.

1.The first paragraph serves as ________.

A. a lead-in          B. a conclusion      C. a summary         D. a supporting fact

2.Which of the following is most likely to be the appearance of a mobile phone in 2020?

A. drive cars for us

B. be controlled by the users’ voices

C. be controlled by home appliances

D. be very big together with separated multiple parts

4.The text mainly tells us ________.

A. three major trends of mobile phones

B. what mobile phones will look like in 2020

C. the future mobile phones are gesture-based

D. some new functions of the present mobile phones

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What mobile phones will look like in a year or two is easy to guess—they will be slimmer and probably will let you watch television________.

A. in the distance　　 B. on the move

C. on the way　　 D. on the mend

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----Never forget to give Miss Black the message that her mobile phone has been found in the office.

-------I will not.I will tell her _____I see her.

A,before   B,till    C,early     D,immediately

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How important is your mobile phone, better known to Americans as a cellphone? Jack said, “I use my phone all the time. I’m always on my phone.” Ann said, “It’s important to me because it’s like my life saver.” Jenny said, “I need my cellphone. I cannot live without it.”

So far, no studies have proven beyond question that the radio signals from cellphones cause brain cancer or other health problems. But a new study by government scientists in the United States has some people wondering what to think. The scientists have found that holding a cellphone to your ear for more than fifty minutes increases brain cell activity. Even the scientists themselves are not sure about the meaning of their findings.

Dr Nora Volkow led the study. She heads the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. Dr Volkow says she is not concerned that fifty minutes of cellphone exposure (暴露) would harm anyone. But she says the research does show the need to study whether there are long-lasting effects of repeated exposure over several years.

Her team studied forty-seven healthy volunteers between January and December of 2009. The volunteers had cellphones placed against both ears while the scientists made images of their brain activity. As part of the test, one phone was activated （使激活）for fifty minutes. The other phone was off. After that, the volunteers were tested with both phones turned off. Dr Volkow says the brain scans（扫描） showed increased activity in brain cells closest to the activated phone.

The scans showed how the brain cells used sugar to produce energy, a normal activity. The activity was seven percent higher in areas of the brain closest to the cellphone antenna（天线）.

Dr Giuseppe Esposito is a nuclear medicine expert at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington. He says after many years of studies, better kinds of research are still needed to settle questions about cellphone safety. These studies would take years.

1.What the three people said in Paragraph 1 shows that 　　 .

A. not everyone needs to use a cellphone

B. cellphones are the most important thing in our life

C .cellphones play an important role in our life

D. cellphones have different functions for different people

2.According to Paragraph 2, what is still unknown to scientists?

A. Whether radio signals cause health problems or not.

B. Whether using a cellphone for too long can lead to brain cancer.

C. Whether cellphones have more advantages than disadvantages.

D. Whether people worry about talking on the cellphone for too long.

3.The results of the study tell us that 　　 .

A. people use cellphones for too long every day

B. using cellphones has an effect on brain cells

C. cellphones that are powered off can also affect the brain

D. increased activity in brain cells has many causes

4.Which statement would Dr Giuseppe Esposito probably agree with?

A. Cell phone safety is not an important issue.

B. It goes without saying that cell phones harm people’s health.

C. Few studies have been done on whether cell phones are safe to use.

D. There is still a long way to go to find out whether cell phones are safe to use.

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