Section Ⅲ Integrated skills Ⅰ.阅读理解 A The Most Popular Apps for Teens Instagram Instagram has become a popular way to get followers and get to feel like a celebrity.Instagram lets users post photos and videos for their users to check them out and be updated about what is going on in their lives.Teens with enough followers are getting deals from brands to promote products and earn money. WhatsApp WhatsApp has literally replaced text messages.In fact， messaging has become synonymous with WhatsApp.WhatsApp allows you to send and receive messages by using the Internet connection of your phone.It allows sending images， GIFs， videos， voice clips and documents.Users can upload the status that stays for contacts to watch for 24 hours. Snapchat Snapchat is a visual social media platform with over 300 million monthly active users.Snapchat lets users share snaps which could be photos or videos.The video duration can be 60 seconds and Snapchat deletes snap as soon as the target user checks the snap out.This temporary nature of the app was originally designed to encourage a more natural flow of interaction.There is also the feature of uploading stories.You can even add 3D special effects for a better look. YouTube YouTube needs no introduction and it is undoubtedly one of the popular apps for teens.It is a popular video-sharing service where people can upload and watch videos.Even parents encourage kids to use YouTube to find educational videos.Users can search for any topic and find a relevant video.That is why YouTube has become the new search engine among teens. 1.What’s special about Instagram’s users？（ ） A.They can sell products. B.They can become celebrities. C.They can send messages for free. D.They can post photos and videos. 2.What encourages a more natural flow of interaction on Snapchat？（ ） A.Uploading the status. B.Uploading the stories. C.Allowing the snaps to last a short time. D.Adding 3D special effects for photos. 3.Which would be the best choice for us to search for a certain video？（ ） A.Instagram. B.WhatsApp. C.Snapchat. D.YouTube. B （2024·江苏盐城高二期中）In 1547， the king of Spain sent a coded （编码的） letter to his ambassador in France.Now， after nearly 500 years， researchers have finally cracked （破解） the code and can read the letter.It turns out that the king was worried someone might be trying to kill him. Charles Ⅴ was the king of Spain from 1516 to 1556.But his power went far beyond Spain.As the “Holy Roman Emperor”， Charles Ⅴ controlled lands across Europe.In spite of his great power， he had to manage many threats. Three years before the letter was written， Charles Ⅴ had made a peace deal with King Francis Ⅰ of France.But there was still a lot of information he didn’t want to share with the king of France. At the time， the only way to communicate across long distances was to send letters.But letters weren’t secure.So Charles Ⅴ used a complicated code t ... ...
