2007年12月英语六级考试阅读冲刺模拟的训练(9)
<p> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pools">pools</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="twinkle">twinkle</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="nothings">nothings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="feather">feather</span>-<span word="inked">inked</span> <span word="script">script</span>1 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="perfumed">perfumed</span> <span word="parchment">parchment</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span>： <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>-<span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rewriting">rewriting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p> <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span>： <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="aromatic">aromatic</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="imagery">imagery</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="SMS">SMS</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="necessitated">necessitated</span>9 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cyberspace">cyberspace</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="along">along</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>. <span word="Nicola">Nicola</span> <span word="Doering">Doering</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Technical">Technical</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ilmenau">Ilmenau</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thueringen">Thueringen</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="emphasizes">emphasizes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="SMS">SMS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span>：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>; <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agonize">agonize</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>, <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>,<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="calf">calf</span>-<span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="phrasings">phrasings</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="X">X</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Xs">Xs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="closing">closing</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>.</p>
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