57、The first paragraph(段) tells us that we can make the teat messages shorter in 　　　　ways.

A. one　　　　　 B.two　　　　　 C.three　　　　　 D.four

56、Why are text messages poprular?

A. Because they are expensive　　　　 B.Because they are cheap

C.Because they are hard to write　　　 D.Because they are not important

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Ballpoint pens have made life easier for millions of people.At one time　 36　 did not like their students to　 37　 with them.perhaps it was too easy.Pens can leak(漏)and it is　 38　 to spill(溢出)the ink .And it is hard to write on thin or cheap paper

Ladislao Biro　 39　 for a newspaper in Budapest.He spent all day　

　 40　 his desk .Day in and out , he corrected　 41　 of fhin , cheap paper with a pen and ink.He often had to stop to　 42　 his pen and it did not write 43　 on the thin paper .He and his brother George　 44　 some experiments.They wanted a pen that did not leak , with ink that did not spill.Why not　 45　 a little ball at the end?

Two Englishmen,Henry Martin and Fredirick Miles,liked the　 46　 .It was the 　47 　the Second World War.The Air Force(空军)　 48　 a non-leak,non-spill pen for the men to write with in　 49　 .Martin and Miles made and 　50 　many thousands of Biro“writing-sticks”to the Air Force. he above

55、Which of fhe following sentences is TRUE?

A.Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.

B. Modern English｀has more words than Old English.

C.Modern English has a vocabulary twice as large as Old English

D.There is no difference between Old English and Middie Englishl.

B

　　 Talking on a mobile phone is expensive,so a lot of people send teat messages.Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone,and you can make it cheaper by making the words whorter. 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 punctration (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 hu U bn? IV bn wtng hrs fr a cll

Im hm nw ,why nt gu me a cll

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

Mobile phone users hare developed a group of sumbols(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 facc, Likc this: Why didt u call me? I｀m so sad.

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you think of text messages where you could use them?

∵)laughing　　　　 ∵( sad　　　 ∵< really sad

∵V shouting　　　 |·|　 asleep　 : 0shocked

8·| surprised　　 · o bored　　

35、Thay kept　　　　 the beaufiful scenery out of the windw.

A　 looking　　　 B　 seeing　　　 C　 toatching　　　 D　 reading

34、The film was so　　　 that I was deeply　　　　 .

A　 moving , moving　　　　　 B　 moved , moved 　　

C　 moving , moved　　　　　　 D　 moved , moving

33、No matler　　 　　　, we｀u haue a picnic tomorrow

A　 how is the weather　　　　　 B　 what｀s the weafher like

C how the weather is like　　　　 D　 what the weather is like

32、　　　 he felt tired , 　　　　he went on working.

A　 Althovgh , bnt　　　　　　 B　 Because , so　

　C　 Althovgh , and　　　　　　　 D　 Althovgh

31、I　　　　 that we　　　　 the farm next week.

A　 don｀t srppose , will visit　　 B　 srppose , won｀t visit

C　 didn｀t suppose , will visit　 D　 supposed , would visit

30、You have worked tor　　　　　 ,why not have a rest?

A　 ahour and a half　　　　　 B　 one and a half hour

C　 an honr and　 a half　　　　 D　 an hour and a nalt hour

29、We should make a contribufion to　　　　 our enviromlnenf

A　 protect　　 B　 protecting　 C　 to protecting　 D　 protected