北京市中考英语阅读冲刺练习.doc

北京市中考英语阅读冲刺练习 (2012昌平一模)C. The number one game in the app chart Draw Something has been sold out. The drawing game by company OMGPOP is now top spot in the Apple and Android charts in 84 countries. US company Zynga is reported to have paid $200m (￡120m) for the app. Players draw pictures on their mobiles competing against each other, guessing what the pictures are from drawing clues. Head of Zynga Mark Pincus said once: The OMGPOP team has created a game thats fun and expressive. The app has become such a big hit in the gaming world in the last few weeks. It has knocked off long running Zynga titles Words with Friends and Cityville from top spots in the mobile apps charts. Industry tracker App Data reported that 13.3 million people a day used Draw Something. It wasnt overnight success for OMGPOP, the New York based developer started in 2009 and created 35 other social games before hitting the gaming jackpot. The story is similar to that of Angry Birds, the most popular game ever on a smartphone. Creators Rovio developed 51 games before finally making it big. Draw Something is now the most downloaded game on Facebook and players draw a total of a billion pictures each week. 53. Which of the following is NOT a game according to the passage? A. Cityville. B. Angry Birds. C. Words with Friends. D. OMGPOP. 54. Why is Draw Something so popular? A. It’s exciting and funny. B. It’s interesting and creative. C. It’s an overnight success. D. It’s similar to other games. 55. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Angry Birds was successful because of the creators’ hard work. B. Draw Something was successful because of the creative idea. C. Players like Draw Something because they like drawing. D. The OMGPOP team is the strongest game team in USA. (2012昌平一模)D. Spending time online is normal behavior for teenagers. But too much Internet use by teens – or too little, for that matter – might be related to depression (抑郁), a new study find