Question

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 (1)________ 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 (1)      . 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 lots of messages each day, and even text while driving or walking.

However, texting has its disadvantages. Junk(垃圾) 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. (2)It is reported that about 6,000 people are killed and half a million are 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 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.

1.在1) 的空白处填入适当的内容使句意完整、上下文通顺：___________  __________.

2.将2) 句译成中文：__________________________________________________________

3.根据短文内容回答问题。

What will happen if our phone boxes get too full?

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4.在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子：

Many people love texting messages because of these advantages.

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5.找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子：

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Answer

1.words, time

2.据报道，开车或行走时发短信每年导致约6,000人丧生、50万人受伤。

3.We won’t be able to receive any more messages./We will miss some important information.

4.These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it.

5.We must do(use) texting properly./

However, only when we use it properly can we fully enjoy the fun it brings.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是现在越来越多的人喜欢发短信，因为它的确有很多的优点。但是这也导致了一些问题，如有些人在开车或走路的时候也发短信，这样就会导致一些事故。因此我们要正确的走这件事情。

1.句意：发短信可以省钱。如果你有话要问候你的家人和朋友，发短信比打电话更便宜。words话。根据第二个空后的内容可知，发短信的第二个好处是节省时间。故填time。

2.这句话中使用的句型是It is reported that…，据报道……。that从句中使用的是被动语态的形式，be killed 杀死，丧生；be injured受伤；for this reason因为这个原因，即开车或行走时发短信。

3.根据短文第三段中When your phone box gets too full, you can’t receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.可知，当你的电话信息箱太满的时候，你就不能再接收更多的信息。因此可能会错过一些重要的信息。

4.句意：因为这些优点很多人喜欢发短信。根据短文第二段中These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it.，这些优点如此令人惊奇以至于很多人都为之疯狂。这句话的意思和题目中的这句话意思相同。

5.这篇短文给我们讲述的是现在越来越多的人喜欢发短信，因为它的确有很多的优点。但是这也导致了一些问题，如有些人在开车或走路的时候也发短信，这样就会导致一些事故。因此我们要正确的走这件事情。故全文的最后一句话就是这篇短文的主题句。

考点：任务型阅读。