題材: 手機 詞數(shù): 236 建議閱讀時間: 5分鐘
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A mobile phone is in fact a small radio.A radio sends a person's voice over a long way to another radio.A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal.A radio signal travels very quickly.
Only a few years ago,mobile phones were very large.They needed large batteries.They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places.This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.
Today's mobile phones are small and easy to use.Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers,not just one.This means that each mobile phone doesn't have to send its signal far away,so they don't need to be so powerful.Mobile phones today use small batteries.A large city,where lots of mobile phones are used,can have hundreds of towers.
Do you know what use a mobile phone has?Yes,you can use it to do a lot of things.
● Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.
● Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.
● Send or receive e-mail.
● Get information from the Internet.
● Send and receive messages.
Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone.Many people use short forms of words,so the messages are quick to write and read.Can you guess what these messages mean?Try reading them out.What do you hear?
R U OK?C U L8R!That's EZ!Will I C U B4 2moro?That's Gr8!
生詞
signal n. 信號:an area with a poor TV signal 電視信號差的地區(qū)
battery n. 電池(組):He couldn't start the car because the battery was flat.他不能發(fā)動車子,因為電池已經(jīng)用盡了。
faraway adj. 遙遠(yuǎn)的:The explorer spent years traveling in faraway places.探險家花了多年時間在遙遠(yuǎn)的地方游歷。
antenna n. 天線:antenna tower 中繼站
1.The writer talks about________uses of a mobile phone.
A.three
B.five
C.seven
D.nine
2.What does the writer think of today's mobile phones?
A.They are small but very powerful.
B.They are very popular and cheap.
C.They are very easy for us to use.
D.They are big enough to send a signal.
3.What does the writer write the article for?
A.To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone.
B.To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.
C.To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.
D.To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.
參考譯文
手機實際上是一臺小收音機。收音機把人的聲音發(fā)送到遠(yuǎn)處的另一臺收音機上。通過收音機傳輸?shù)穆曇艚凶鲂盘?。收音機的信號傳輸?shù)梅浅?臁?/p>
僅僅在幾年前,手機還很大。因為它們需要大號的電池。電池的功率必須非常強大,這樣才能把信號傳輸?shù)竭h(yuǎn)處。這是因為大多數(shù)城市只有一座供手機使用的中繼站。
現(xiàn)在的手機小巧易用?,F(xiàn)在的大多數(shù)城市都有許多中繼站,而不是只有一座。這意味著每部手機發(fā)送的信號都不用傳播很遠(yuǎn)了,這樣手機就不需要大功率的電池?,F(xiàn)在的手機使用小號電池。大城市的手機擁有量很高,所以,大城市有數(shù)百座中繼站。
你知道手機有什么用途嗎?是的,你可以用它做很多事。
● 你可以在幾乎任何地方給你的朋友或家人打電話。
● 如果道路上發(fā)生交通事故,你可以立刻給警察打電話。
● 發(fā)送或接收電子郵件。
● 從互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上獲取信息。
● 發(fā)送并接收信息。
發(fā)送短信是使用手機的常見方法。許多人用單詞的簡寫形式,這樣短信很快就能寫好并讀完。你能猜出這些短信的意思嗎?試著大聲讀出來,你聽到了什么?
你好嗎?再見!這很容易!明天之前我能見到你嗎?真棒!
參考答案
Tuesday 1.B 2.C 3.A
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