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课时作业(四十)　选修8　Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2018·辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟考试) Big messaging apps abroad While WeChat is Chinas biggest mobile messaging app, there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features. WhatsApp (US) Users: more than 600 million Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry Features: text chat, push-to-talk, file sharing, location sharing With more than 600 million active users, WhatsApp is one of WeChats biggest competitors. Developed by two ex-Yahoo employees in 2009, WhatsApp originally focused on text chat, but on Aug.6 it also started push-to-talk service. Its noted for its accessibility, ease of use and the absence of adverts. The service is free for the first year, after which $0.99 (6.06 yuan) is charged for a one-year subscription. KakaoTalk (South Korea) Users: more than 100 million Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Bada (an operating system developed by Samsung) Features：text chat, group chat, push-to-talk, group calls, file sharing With more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries, KakaoTalk is a multi-platform texting application that allows users to send and receive messages for free. With KakaoTalk, users can message each other one-on-one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends. You can also choose from many animated emoticons and share them with friends. Line (Japan) Users: more than 600 million Platforms：Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and PC Features：text chat, group chat, push-to-talk, file sharing, location sharing, gaming, stickers Line tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries. Apart from text and voice messaging, Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop. In the first quarter of 2013 alone, it made $17 million just from stickers. The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE GAME. 【文章大意】　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国、韩国和日本三个国家不同的手