Question

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.
【小题1】Why are text messages popular?

A．Because they are expensive.	B．Because they are cheap.
C．Because they are hard to write.	D．Because they are not important.

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

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

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

A．Do you want to come	B．Do you wear two caps
C．Do you want two cakes	D．Do you go home early

【小题4】Why do people use emoticons?

A．Because they can show how users feel.

B．Because the symbols are beautiful.

C．Because text messages are short.

D．Because the users can’t make the words shorter.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】 A 

解析试题分析：
【小题1】B 细节题。根据第一段1,2行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,说明发短信比打电话更便宜是短信流行的主要原因。故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers中的两种，和You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). 中的一种，一共是3种，故C正确。
【小题3】A 推理题。根据文章第一段最后两行U代表you;wnt代表want;2代表to;cm代表come。故A正确。
【小题4】A 细节题。根据文章最后一段1,2行Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons说明emoticons可以被用来表示感情。故A正确。
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点评：文章讲述了人们在使用短信的时候，经常使用各种符号或者数字来缩短短信的长度，表达自己的情感。要求考生阅读的时候较为细致，或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。