第一步 速读——了解文章主题和段落大意
速读P59教材课文，选择最佳答案
The passage is mainly about ．
A．how to make your phone call cheaper
B．text messages and emoticons
C．how to read text messages and emoticons
D．how to shorten your text messages
[答案] B
第二步 细读——把控文章关键信息
细读P59教材课文，选择最佳答案
1．Why do people prefer to use text messages instead of talking on the phones?
A．They want to keep secret.
B．They want to save money.
C．They want to make jokes.
D．They want to play word games.
2．How can you shorten the words that you use?
A．Take out any letters that you use.
B．Take out unimportant letters(usually vowels)．
C．Use numbers instead of words.
D．Use words instead of numbers.
3．From the passage, we know that ．
A．it is easy to understand some short messages if you are a Chinese
B．it is hard to understand the emoticons if you don't know English
C．the short messages cannot be made by Chinese
D．short messages sometimes make us puzzled
[答案] 1－3 BBD
