阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，

　　Can you understand the beginning of this article?

　　“My smmr hols wr CWOT．B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF．”

　　The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant．The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages．Text messages(also called SMS2)through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s．At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other．Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting．

　　A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short．In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it's common to make words shorter．In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to．” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud．” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls．”

　　Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers．The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her．(The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time．Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face．”)

　　Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing．Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change．Other people believe texting will disappear soon．New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past．

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阅读理解

　　Can you understand the beginning of this essay?

　　“My smmr hols wr CWOT．B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, hisGf & 3 kds FTF．”

　　The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant．The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages．Text messages(also called SMS)through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s．At first, mobile phone companies thought that text measuring would be a good way to messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other．Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called“texting．”

　　A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short．In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s common to make words shorter．In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like“r”for“are”,“u”for“you”, and“2”for“to”．Several letters can also represent a phrase, like“lol”for“laughing out loud”．Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling“please”as“pls”．

　　Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers．The students who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her．(The essay said,“My summer holidays were a complete waste of time．Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face．”)

　　Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing．Some experts say languages always develop, and this is just another way in which English is changing．Other people believe texting will disappear soon．New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past．

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阅读理解

　　Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．

　　Important words to learn：●Essential●improver ● Advanced

　　pump/pamp/

　　noun[C]DEVICE●1●A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to an-other：a water/bicycle/fuel pump○a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE●2[USUALLY PLURAL]US(UK court shoe)a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3[USUALLY PLURAL]a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer's shoe when is worn by women 4[USUALLY PLURAL]UK a flat·shoe made of heavy clothy, which is worn by children for doing sports．

　　ueerb LIQUID/GAS●1[T USUALLY·ADV/PREP]to force liquid or gas to move somewhere：our latest machine can pump a hundred gallors a minute,○The new wine is pumped into stirage tanks．○The heart pumos blood through the arteries/round the body．INFORMATION●2[T]INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direce：She was pumping me for details of the new projece．

　　Idioms pump sb's hand to SHAKE someone's hand(＝hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially In order to greet them)·pump lron INFORMAL to lift beavy weights for exercise; These days both men and wmen pump irom for fithess．

　　Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate succesfully：They had been pumpinh money into the business for some Years without seeing any results．

　　Pump sth out(M)REMOVE●1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump：We took turns pumping out the boat．PRODUCE●2INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous：The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda．○The car radio was pumping out music with a heacy beat．

　　Pump out sth someone's stomach is pumped out, a Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked Through a tube．She had to go to hospital to have her Stomach pumped out．

　　Pump sth up[M]INFORMAL to make someone feel more contident or excited：He was offering them advince and trying to pump them up．○[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game．

　　Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a pump：Have you pumped up the balloons yet?○ I must pump the tyres up on my bike．2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount：The US was able to pump up exports．○Let's pump up the tolume a bit!

　　Pump-action/pamp ek/n/ad ectiv[BEFORE NOUN]descnbes a device which operates by forcing songthing, especially air, in or out of a closed space or container; a pump-action shotgun○a pump-action toilet pump prlming noun[U]SPECIALIZED the activity of help-ing a business, programme, economy, etc．to develop by giving it money; The government is awarding small, pump prining grants to single mothers who are starting their oum businesses．

　　Pun/pan

　　Noun[C]a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word：she made a couple of dreadful puns．○This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What's black and white and red(＝read)all over? A nepaper．

　　Verb[I](-nn-)to make a pun

　　Punch/pants/

　　Nou HIT●1●(c)a forceful hit with a fist(＝closed hand)she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose．EFFECT●2 U the power to be interesting and have a strong effect on people, I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk●3[C OR U]a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool●4[C]a piece of equipment which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anghere?

　　Verb(T)hit●1●to hit someone or something with your FIST(＝closed hand); He punched him in the stomach．2 MALY US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL●3 to make a hole in something with a spscial place of equipment; I was just punching in some hets of paper．○This belt's too big．I'll have to punch an extra hole in it．

　　Idioms punch sb's lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work：After 17 years of punching the clock, he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again．

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