Question

【題目】原創(chuàng)閱讀。

Do you know how long it’s been since mobile phones were first invented? On April 3, exactly 42 years ago, the first public call ________ (make) from a handheld wireless phone.

Martin Cooper, a US researcher at Motorola, made the call from a corner in New York City in 1973.

People were very surprised at the phone, Cooper remembered. ＂We caused a great stir,＂ he said.

The phone was a big thing by today’s standards—it weighed almost 1 kilogram and was about 25 cm long. Now, mobile phones fit into the palm(手掌) of your hand and weigh a little more than a lemon.

But back then, it was a huge advancement, especially when compared with the car mobile phones that had been in use since the 1940s.

A car phone weighed more than 13 kilograms and cost thousands of dollars. An owner had to drill(鉆) a hole in the car just to fix it.

At that time, Cooper was competing with Joel Engel, the head of research at a rival wireless communications company. So, he made the first call to him.

＂I told him, ‘Joel, I’m calling you from a real cellphone’,＂ said Cooper. ＂I thought I heard gnashing of teeth(咬牙切齒) at the other end, but he was polite.＂

Since that first call, billions of people around the world have owned mobiles.

Today, they are multifunctional(多功能的) with more and more features(特征), like short text messages, cameras and MP3 players. And people can also use them to get online.

However, Cooper still believes the ＂original dream＂ of a true mobile phone call is not yet a reality. That is: being able to use a phone to call anyone from anywhere. Cooper’s dream phone is so small that it fits behind his ear and automatically(自動地) dials out when he thinks about calling someone. And when there is an incoming call, it tickles(使發(fā)癢) instead of ringing.

【1】請根據(jù)短文，選出畫線單詞advancement的意思 ________________

A. progress B. surprise

【2】How did people feel after the first call from a handheld wireless phone?

_______________________________________________________

【3】請用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：______________________________________________________

【4】What can the mobile phone be used for according to the passage?

______________________________________________

【5】How much did a car phone weigh?

_____________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 They felt surprised.

【3】 was made

【4】 It can be used for sending text messages, taking photos, listening to music and getting online.

【5】 More than 13 kilograms.

【解析】

本文介紹了手機發(fā)明以來有多久了。本文敘述了在42年前的4月3日，第一次公開通話正好是用手持無線電話打的。1973年，摩托羅拉的美國研究員馬丁·庫珀（Martin Cooper）在紐約的一個角落里打來電話。這引起了很大的騷動。在短文中給介紹了手機的功能有用來發(fā)送短信、拍照、聽音樂和上網(wǎng)。

【1】句子But back then, it was a huge advancement, especially when compared with the car mobile phones that had been in use since the 1940s. 的句意：但在那時，這是一個巨大的進步，特別是與汽車移動電話相比，在1940年已經(jīng)開始使用�？刂�，句子中的advancement,有進步的意思。結(jié)合選項的額意思A. progress進步；B. surprise驚奇的�？芍�A項正確。故選A。

【2】題干的意思是：人們第一次使用手持式無線電話打電話后感覺如何？根據(jù)句子People were very surprised at the phone, 可知，人們對電話感到非常驚訝。因此答案為：They felt surprised.

【3】由時間On April 3，exactly 42 years ago,可知，本題的時間發(fā)生在過去，因此用過去時；the first public call做主語時，謂語用被動，而且為單數(shù)形式。故答案為：was made。

【4】題干的意思是：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容可知手機有什么作用？根據(jù)句子like short text messages, cameras and MP3 players. And people can also use them to get online.這些都是手機的功能。故答案為：It can be used for sending text messages, taking photos, listening to music and getting online.

【5】題干的意思是：一個車載電話的重量是多少？由句子A car phone weighed more than 13 kilograms and cost thousands of dollars.可知，一個車載電話的重量超過13公斤，花費數(shù)千美元。故答案為：More than 13 kilograms.