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Passage Three
短文三
If you hear the sound of a phone in a bag or pocket,
如果聽到包里手機的響聲，
you could be forgiven for thinking that someone has received a text message.
你可能會覺得是收到了別人的短信。
But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it.
而現在越來越豐富的簡訊方式宣告著傳統的文字短信將消失殆盡。
Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets.
短消息，即短信是指手機間或平板電腦之間互動的電子簡訊。
But in the last few years, messaging in this manner has been on the decline.
但是近幾年來，這種短信交流的方式正在慢慢減少。
The rise of smart phones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps,
隨著智能手機和平板電腦的普及，即時通信應用程序也蓬勃發展起來。
which offer a cheap alternative to conventional texts.
費用也遠遠低于傳統短信
Using wireless Internet connections or mobile data networks,
通過連接無線網絡或手機數據流量，
people can send limitless numbers of messages to their friends for very little cost.
人們可以用最低廉的成本隨意收發朋友的信息。
Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once,
與傳統的手機短信不同，用戶只需首次付費下載該應用程序，
after which each message they send is free.
之后就可以免費使用。
Web developers soon got the message.
開發人員會立即收到信息。
Instant messaging apps have become popular all over the world.
即時通信應用程序在全球也越來越受歡迎。
WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and KakaoTalk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people,
比如說美國的Whats，中國的微信，韓國的KakaoTalk等聊天軟件擁有成千上萬個用戶，
who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time.
用戶通過此平臺與朋友在線實時聊天。
These apps allow people to send picture messages for free—something which previously was quite costly.
這些聊天軟件還能夠免費發送圖片信息，而之前的短信收發圖片費用很高。
Many of these apps also allow users to access a huge range of colorful emoticons and stickers,
這些聊天軟件還設有豐富的表情和標簽，
which are fun ways to help people express their emotions.
用戶可以借此充分地表達自己的情感。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題23至問題25是基于你剛剛聽到的這篇文章
Question 23. What is the possible future of the traditional text message?
問題23. 傳統短信的市場前景如何？
Question 24. What may people pay for sending instant massages?
問題24. 使用聊天軟件之前，用戶需要做什么？
Question 25. What is the advantage of using instant message apps mentioned in the passage?
問題25. 文中提到使用聊天軟件的獨特優勢是什么？
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