When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication． For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room． Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell' s invention for taking photographs, accessing the internet, or watching video clips, rather than talking． Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone．

    The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset． Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public． The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks． In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the "yuppie" , the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols． Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone．

    But in the mid-90s, something happened． Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone． And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags．

    Moreover, people' s timekeeping changed． Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time． But later Meeting times became approximate under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service （SMS） or text message． Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it' s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English． Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you' re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing "Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar． Sorry! - ）"．

    Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years．If he were around today, he might say "That' s gr8! But I' m v busy rite now．Will call U 2nite．"

1.What does the underlined part in Para． 2 refer to?

A．Houses of modern cities．                B．Sharp-suited characters．

C．New type of professionals．               D．Mobile phones．

2.According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting times become approximate?

A．People were more likely to be late for their meeting．

B．SMS made it easier to inform each other．

C．Young people don' t like unchanging things．

D．Traditional customs were dying out．

3.If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?

A .Call U@ SKUg8 2nite．                B．IM2BZ2CU 2nite．

C．CU@ the bar g8 2nite．            D．W84U@ SKUg8 2nite．

4.What does the passage mainly tell us about?

A．Alexander Graham' s invention．

B．SMS @ a new way of communication．

C．New functions of the mobile telephone．

D．The development of the mobile phone．

Contrary to common belief, social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study．

The rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concerns about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different conclusion．

"Our findings suggest that Facebook is not replacing face-to-face interactions between friends, family and colleagues," said S．Craig Watkins, an associate professor of radio, TV and film who headed the research team．

"In fact, we believe there is sufficient evidence that social media afford opportunities for new expressions of friendship, intimacy and community．"

The researchers questioned 900 college students and recent graduates about how and with whom they interact on Facebook．

More than 60 percent of Facebook users said posting status updates was among the most popular activities, followed by 60 percent who wrote comments on their profile and 49 percent who posted messages and comments to friends．

The researchers also found that although about the same number of men and women use Facebook, they do so in different ways．

"There is a noteworthy difference in aims in how to use a tool like Facebook．We found that for women the content tends to be more affectionate, and （they） are especially interested in using it for connection," said Watkins．

       "For men, it's more functional," he added．

       Watkins pointed out that, for example, women are more likely to post pictures of social gatherings with friends, while men are more likely to post pictures of hobbies, or post a political or pop-culture related link．

What's the popular viewpoint of ordinary people about the function of social media websites? They think ____．

     A．It is positive to personal ties

     B．It has negative effects on personal ties

     C．It makes no difference to personal ties

     D．It has both good and bad effects to personal ties

What's the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph?

     A．resulted from        B．had            C．showed      D．produced

What do Facebook users like to do mostly on Facebook? They like to ____．

       A．create new expressions of friendship                    '

       B．wrote comments on their profile

       C．update their personal statuses

       D．post messages and comments to friends

According to the study, ____．

       A．Men concentrate more on the functions of Facebook

       B．Much more men use Facebook than women

       C．Men and women use a tool like Facebook for the same aim

       D．Facebook is taking the place of face-to-face interactions between friends

第一节 单词拼写 (满分5分) : 根据首字母及汉语提示拼写单词。

1.分心，分散精力 n.  d________              2.传统的，习俗的 adj.  t________

3.建造，建设 n.   c________                 4.有影响的 adj.   i_________

5.重新利用，再循环 v.   r__________         6.巨大的，庞大的 adj.   e________

7.有时，偶尔 adv.   o________               8.临摹，仿造 vt.   i________

9.在......的对面 prep.   o________             10.抱怨，发牢骚 vi.   c________

短文填词
What are the students’ favorite jobs in the future?
The following is a report on the student’s v_______ on their
1._________
future job preference.  ________ seems to be some differences
2._________
between boys and girls. The most striking contrast________ in teaching:
3._________
most girls would like to become teachers w_______ few boys want
4._________
to do this job. __________(有趣的是), many boys want to do business
5._________
and still some want to become lawyers t________ only a small part of
6._________
girls ________ interest in these two fields. The second largest group of
7._________
all the surveyed students expect to be ______(科学家). That is both boys
8.________
and girls are w________ to display their talents in this field.
9.________
And the third c_______ for girls is to be interpreters or translators.
10.________