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Today sending text messages(短信) through mobile phone(手机) is a part of our lives. According to a survey(调查), a third of the U.S. children send more than 100 text messages a day. Sending text messages is becoming more and more popular among young people in China, too. Children prefer text messages to communicate(交流) with friends no matter(不论) where they are, even under the noses of parents and teachers. It seems that some children are “addicted(上瘾)” to sending text messages. In fact, sending too many text messages is bad for their lives, health and study. However, it isn’t all bad. It helps to improve our lives in some ways. Today many children greet(问候) each other on holidays by sending text messages instead of writing paper cards. During the last Spring Festival, more than 15 billion(十亿) text messages were sent in China. “Sending text messages helps save my pocket money,” said Wang Cheng, a friend of mine, “and it saves paper, too.” Many parents send their kids text messages instead of giving orders by mouth. It sounds more friendly. And children can accept them easily.
1.Sending ______ is a part of our lives today.
A. magazines
B. text messages
C. cards
2.______ young people like sending text messages, too.
A. Chinese
B. English
C. Indian
3.Why is sending too many text messages bad for study?
A. Because it costs much time.
B. Because it costs much money.
C. Because it makes the parents angry.
4.Today many children greet each other on holidays by ______.
A. visiting
B. writing paper cards
C. sending text messages
5.Sending text messages can ______.
A. make us study well
B. save money and paper
C. make children clever
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Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（短信） to your friends or family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers.________1.________If you don’t, you may get injured one day.
Text messaging or texting is becoming popular. But scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again, we may have a disease called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury (重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients with RSI.________2.________If we spend more than 10 to 15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones are getting smaller and smaller. ________3.________Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. ________4.________.
If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.
A. So it’s a good idea to use a larger phone.
B. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful.
C. And the buttons are getting closer together.
D. It’s easy to find out that mobile phones have changed our life.
E. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages.
5.What does the writer want to tell us?
A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones.
B．He wants to tell us to use small mobile phones to send text messages.
C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends.
D．He wants to tell us the damage（伤害） of sending text messages too much.
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Text messaging, or "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 in 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 disadvantage. 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 2013. 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(限制) 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. Texters are easier to have an accident.
B. Texting is a good way of communication.
C. 6,000 people were killed and injured.
D. Many people text to greet families and friends.
3.The underlined word "injuries" probably means_______.
A.事故 B. 伤害
C. 争执 D. 死亡
4.Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage
A.Texting while driving or walking is dangerous
B. To reduce traffic accidents,all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving.
C. Texting have more advantages than disadvantages,so we can use it any time.
D. If you don’t want others to hear what you are talking on the phone,you can text.
5.The 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
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Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very p__1__. But scientists have p__2__ that texting can give us problems with our h__3__. Be careful! Too much texting can cause RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) in our thumbs (大拇指) and wrists (腕关节). We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many patients with RSI. She says if we spend more than 10-15 minutes texting each time, we could have p__4__ in the future.
Dr. Harjeet Deepa, who treats RSI patients, said that the y__5__ patient she had treated was a 5-year-old girl. She had s__6__ bad RSI in her hands that she couldn’t hold a pencil.
As mobile phones d__7__, they are getting smaller with buttons c__8__ together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with b__9__ buttons. Using computers and playing video games can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find t__10_ with RSI.
Many university students and teenagers have RSI. If we don’t do anything about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.
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What do you usually use mobile phones for? Sending text messages for fun? Playing games? Well mobile phones can do _____ more than that. _____ this year’s Asian tsunami(海啸), mobile phones saved many ______. More than 10,000 international phones were _____ when the tsunami hit. Police ______ text messages to them and found ______ than 2,000. But how? People ______ the signal and found out _____ the tourists were. So, how can _______so small be so smart? Well here’s how! When you turn the phone ____ , it tries to find a signal. This signal comes from the telephone network.
If you have a signal you can see it on the phone’s screen.______, if the signal is weak, ______can be difficult to make a phone call. When the phone is finding a signal, it also sends a ______ to the telephone network. This message tells the station where the phone is. When you start _____a phone call, the telephone network tells telecommunications offices where you are. The office will find out who you’re calling then put you _____ to your friend!
1.A. very B. so C. far D. little
2.A. While B. During C. At D. When
3.A. lives B. animals C. houses D. troubles
4.A. doing B. working C. functioning D. using
5.A. sent B. to sent C. have sent D. were sent
6.A. more B. much C. many D. less
7.A. heard B. listened C. followed D. examined
8.A. how B. where C. what D. why
9.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. nothing
10.A. on B. off C. in D. at
11.A. Sometimes B. Sometime C. Some times D. Some time
12.A. he B. it C. they D. you
13.A. information B. word C. message D. note
14.A. to make B. making C. made D. make
15.A. off B. up C. on D. through
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。
Thumbs Down to Texting (屈指发短信)
Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?
Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling in our thumbs. Our thumbs were not made for pushing small buttons, over and over . Scientists call this problem RSI. We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many sick people with RSI. She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10-15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.
As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find themselves with RSI. Among them, most are university students and teenagers, as they do not know the risks of spending so much time using computer, video games and mobile phones. If we don't do something about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.
1.What is becoming very popular now?
_______________________________________________
2.Does the word “once” mean “one time” in the second passage?
_______________________________________________
3.What kind of people are easier to have the problem of RSI?
_______________________________________________
4. What can also cause RSI except texting?
_______________________________________________
5.Which is easier to cause the problem of RSI, using smaller mobile phones or larger ones?
_______________________________________________
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My friend Anna____ text messages to me on the mobile phone. But now she ____
e-mails on QQ.
A. is used to send, used to send
B. is used to sending, used to send
C. used to send, is used to sending
D. used to send, used to send
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My sister ______ text messages to me on the mobile phone,but now she ___ e-mails on QQ.
A. is used to send ; used to send B. is used to sending ; used to send
C. used to send ; is used to sending D. used to send ; used to send
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Text messaging, or simply “texting（发短信）”, which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.
The advantages of texting are obvious(明显的). 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 in 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（而且）, 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 is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are hurt 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 USA are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting(限制) 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.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.What’re the advantages? (列出其中两项即可得2分)
__________________________________________________________________________
2.What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?
__________________________________________________________________________
B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3. _________________________________________________________________________
4.__________________________________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5.__________________________________________________________________________
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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