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2009 2009 届初三英语同步试卷 时文阅读 2009.5.18 2009 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*: What are you doing? Twitter is a free social networking* service. It is for friends, family, and co-workers to com muni cate an d stay connected through the excha nge of quick, freque nt an swers to one simple questi on: What are you doing? Users an swer the questi on by sending short text messages called “ tweets,which are up to 140 characters in length. The short format of the tweet allows quick in formati on shari ng that provides a break from rising email and IM* fatigue. Users can send and receive tweets through the Twitter website, Short Message Service （SMS）*, or applicati ons such as Tweetie, Twitterrific, etc. Tweets are displayed on theuser s profile pag个人信息页面 ）and sent to other users, known as “followers, wKohave subscribed to them. Twitter is a great way to keep in touch with people and quickly broadcast information about where you are and what you re doing. For example, “ I m downtown and aching for some sushi. Anyone like to join me? You can share information with people that you wouldn t normally excha nge emails or IM messages with, ope ning up your circle of con tacts to an ever-growi ng com munity of like-m in ded people. That may explai n partly the increasing popularity worldwide since the creation of Twitter in 2006. Besides pers onal use, Twitter has also become an importantiarketi ng tool （营销工具）for celebrities, politicia ns, and bus in esses. It promises a level of intimacy never before reached online, and gives the public the ability to speak directly to people who were once on a pedestal. U.S. Preside nt Barack Obama is a perfect example. Durin^he U.S. Preside ntial Election （美国总统大选）last year, Obama and his team set up a twitter Election page, which contributed to his popularity. Now Mr. Obama is still the most followed Twitter user. 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。 Putting Movies on Mobiles Mov