阅读理解。
Can you understand the beginning of this essay? "My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 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 phones text messages (文本短信). Text messages (also called
SMS) 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 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.
1. This kind of texting is particularly popular in _____. [ ]
A. mobile phone companies
B. parents
C. customers
D. teenagers
2. Which characteristic of texting is NOT described in the passage?
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A. Using letters to represents words.
B. Using phrases to represent essay.
C. Using letters to represent phrases.
D. Using numbers to represent words.
3. Which of the following was most probably the title of students' essay? [ ]
A. My Smmr Hols
B. CU in LA
C. My GF
D. My G8 Tchr
4. Why aren't some people worried about the effect of texting? [ ]
A. Not many people use texting.
B. Spelling in English is too difficult.
C. Teenagers quickly become bored with texting.
D. Texting will disappear because of new technology.
5. Which of the following will probably be the title of the passage? [ ]
A. Texting, a way to make words shorter
B. How does texting come into being
C. Texting and different attitudes towards it
D. Main characteristics of texting
