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2009届初三英语同步试卷时文阅读2009.5.18初三英语时文阅读（2009.5.18）（材料一）博客早就不新鲜了，如今，许多人喜欢在网上“唠唠叨叨”。Twitter*:Whatareyoudoing?Twitterisafreesocialnetworking*service.Itisforfriends,family,andco-workerstocommunicateandstayconnectedthroughtheexchangeofquick,frequentanswerstoonesimplequestion:Whatareyoudoing?Usersanswerthequestionbysendingshorttextmessagescalled“tweets,”whichareupto140charactersinlength.TheshortformatofthetweetallowsquickinformationsharingthatprovidesabreakfromrisingemailandIM*fatigue.UserscansendandreceivetweetsthroughtheTwitterwebsite,ShortMessageService(SMS)*,orapplicationssuchasTweetie,Twitterrific,etc.Tweetsaredisplayedontheuser’sprofilepage(个人信息页面)andsenttootherusers,knownas“followers,”whohavesubscribedtothem.Twitterisagreatwaytokeepintouchwithpeopleandquicklybroadcastinformationaboutwhereyouareandwhatyou’redoing.Forexample,“I’mdowntownandachingforsomesushi.Anyoneliketojoinme?”Youcanshareinformationwithpeoplethatyouwouldn’tnormallyexchangeemailsorIMmessageswith,openingupyourcircleofcontactstoanever-growingcommunityoflike-mindedpeople.ThatmayexplainpartlytheincreasingpopularityworldwidesincethecreationofTwitterin2006.Besidespersonaluse,Twitterhasalsobecomeanimportantmarketingtool(营销工具)forcelebrities,politicians,andbusinesses.Itpromisesalevelofintimacyneverbeforereachedonline,andgivesthepublictheabilitytospeakdirectlytopeoplewhowereonceonapedestal.U.S.PresidentBarackObamaisaperfectexample.DuringtheU.S.PresidentialElection(美国总统大选)lastyear,ObamaandhisteamsetupatwitterElectionpage,whichcontributedtohispopularity.NowMr.ObamaisstillthemostfollowedTwitteruser.2009届初三英语同步试卷时文阅读2009.5.18（材料二）如今，手机的衍生功能可谓是五花八门：拍照、听音乐、邮件……还可以看电影。PuttingMoviesonMobilesMoviesinthetheatergettheirrecognitionatawardsceremoniessuchastheOscars.Buthowaboutmoviesforphones?TheyaregettingtheirturnatMoFilm*—thefirstmobilefilmfestival.ThefirstMoFilmcompetitionreceived250entriesfrommorethan100countries.Entrieswererestrictedtofilmsthatwerefiveminutesorlessinlength—idealforviewingandsharingonmobilephones.Anindependentjurythenselectedashortlistoffivefilm-makers.Thewinnerwaschosenfromtheshortlistbyanaudiencevotingusingtheirphones.NewplatformsTheawardshighlighttheincreasingimpactthatmobilephonesaremakingintheentertainmentindustry.Manygrassrootsfilmmakersstartoutwithshortfilms.Theyarefrustratedbythelackofopportunitiestoscreentheirwork.Therefore,mobilephonesareincreasinglybeingseenasanewplatformfortheseshortworks.Itisagoodplaceforanyonewhowantstoexpressthemselvesandfindawaytohavethatexpressionbeseenbyawideaudience.Justthinkabouthowmanypeoplehavemobilephonesintheworld!NewtechnologyadvancesMoFilmispioneeringcontentformobileandonlineservicesthatisaworldawayfromHollywood(好莱坞).Themajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesarenowshortinlength,takingintoaccountthescreensize.Howeverthiscouldbeovercomeastechnologyadvances.Inthenearfuture,longerfilmswilllikelybeseenonthemobilephone.Andtherearemobilecompaniescreatingphoneswhereuserscanwatchmoviesathigherquality.2009届初三英语同步试卷时文阅读2009.5.18Whereveryouseemovies,onethingiscertain:Thequalityofwork,thesimpleabilityatstorytelling,andthethingthatinspiressomeonetotellastorycanreallycomefromanywhere.（材料三）近日，寻找类地行星的天文学家发现了两颗与地球极为相似的行星：一个接近于合适的大小，而另一个则处于合适的位置。EarthlikePlanetsFound!Theyprobablywouldn’tfeelexactlylikehome,buttheplanetsnamedGliese581eandGliese581dhavealotincommonwiththeEarth.Gliese581eTwoweeksago,someastronomerssaidtheyfoundthesmallestplaneteverdetectedoutsidethesolarsystem,lessthantwicethesizeofourown.TheplanetiscalledGliese581eafterthestar(恒星)itcircles.Withitsrelativelysmallsize,itislikelytoberocky(岩石的),likeEarth.Gliese581eorbitsitsstarinjust3.15days,andliesoutsideaso-called(所谓的)“habitablezone.”Theplanet“probablydoesn’tlooktoodifferenttoEarth,exceptthatitwillbeveryhot,becauseitissoclosetoitsstar.”Gliese581dWhileGliese581eisoutsidethe“habitablezone,”Gliese581d,anotherplanetinthesamesystem,isinsidethezone.“It(Gliese581d)isinsideazonewheretherecouldbewaterinaliquidstateonthesurfaceoftheplanet,”saidanastronomer.Weighingin(重达)ataroundsevenEarthmasses,Gliese581disunlikelytobemadeofrocksalone.Theteambelieves,“Itmayhavearockycore,encasedinanicylayer,withaliquidoceanatthesurface,andanatmosphere.”2009届初三英语同步试卷时文阅读2009.5.18Amatteroftime“ItisveryexcitingthatsuchpromisingcandidatesforanEarthlikeplanethavebeenfoundsoclosetous.Itmeanstherearelikelytobemanymorewhenwesearchfurther,”saidateammember.“Itisonlyamatteroftime,”thememberadded.“Iflifereallydoesexistelsewhereintheuniverse,thenwithinthenext10to15years,Iexpectwemayseethefirstsignsoflife.”（材料四）父母是我们的启蒙老师，更是我们一辈子的导师!WhatPriceIsWisdom?Mostofusacceptthefactthatourparentswereourfirstteachers.Someofourearliestmemoriesareofourfamiliesofferingtheguidanceandsupportweneededtomasterbasiclifeskills.Aswegrewinbothageandmaturity,ourparentstaughtusaboutdiscipline,familyvalues(家庭观念),andwhatsocietywouldexpectofusasadults.Therecomesatimewhenmanyyoungpeoplebelievethattheirparentsshouldstopofferingadvice...andstopactingasteachers.Youmightevenstarttothinkthatyouknowmoreabouttheworldthanyourparents.Perhapsyoub