题目
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A University of Michigan team say people are twice as likely to pull out their phones to check their messages or emails if they’re with someone who has just done the same.It also found that females were more likely to use their mobile than men because it was more ‘consistent’ with the daily lives of women.
The team watched students in dining halls and coffee shops around campus,observing pairs of students sitting at tables for as long as 20 minutes and recorded their cellphone use at 1 0-second intervals.
“What we found most interesting was just how often people were using their mobile phones,” Dr Daniel Kruger, the study’s co-author, said.“Every person we observed used his/her phone at least once while one woman was on hers about half of the time.You may see others checking their incoming messages and be encouraged to check your own.’’
Overall,the students used their cellphones in an average of 24 percent,the researchers found.But they were significantly more likely to use their phones(39.5 percent)when their companion had just done so in the previous 10-second interval than without the social clue,the researchers said,adding that this behavior was often repeated.
Cell phones create an alternative way for one’s attention and may both promote and interrupt ongoing social activities,the researchers wrote.
Kruger believes this pattern could be related to the effects of social acceptance and rejection.If one person in a pair engages in another conversation through their phone,his or her companion may feel rejected.That companion then might be forced to connect with others from outside so as not to feel left out.
小题1:People’s strong desire to check their messages partly results from ___________.
A.the modern substitute of their watches |
B.the new messages of their handsets |
C.the same behavior of other people |
D.the update service of Facebook |
A.They want to show off their modern mobiles. |
B.They are more likely to be influenced by others. |
C.They try to set a good example for others. |
D.They desire to meet the demands of society. |
A.Relaxed. | B.Ashamed. |
C.Surprised. | D.Ignored. |
A.using the cellphones | B.receiving social clues |
C.joining in activities | D.engaging in conversations |
A.Social Acceptance And Rejection |
B.Females Use Mobiles More than Men |
C.How Do People Check Messages? |
D.Cellphone Use Is Spreading |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D
解析
小题1: C
【试题解析】细节题。由第一段Using your mobile,they say,is easily affected by other people.和第二段可以看出:当周围有人用手机时,即便你没事也要检查手机短信或邮件的可能性会增加一倍。这是因为我们受到了别人的影响,因此我们会做同样的事情。故C正确。
小题2: B
【试题解析】推理题。从文中第二段“It also found that females were more likely to use their mobile than men because it was more ‘consistent’ with the daily lives of women”看出:同男性相比,女性会更频繁地使用手机,因为她们更需要“融入到女性的日常生活圈”。他们更容易受到别人的影响。故B正确。
小题3:D
【试题解析】推理题。最后一段If one person in a pair engages in another conversation through their phone,his or her companion may feel rejected.That companion then might be forced to connect with others from outside so as not to feel left out.告诉我们:如果两个人在一起,其中一个在打电话,那么同伴就会感到自己被排斥了,为了自己不遭冷落,他就会强迫自己掏出手机与别人联络。故D正确。
小题4:A
【试题解析】从倒数第三段划线部分上下文可知:研究者发现,若旁边有同伴在未收到任何社交信号的情况下用手机的话,那另外一人使用手机的频率则会大幅增加。因此,“his behavior”指的是“using the cell phones”。 故A正确。
小题5: D
【试题解析】主旨大意题。综合全文可以得出结论:使用手机也会传染,当看到别人收发短信时,也会不自觉地掏出手机。告诉我们人们在一起的时候,使用手机的行为是会被传染的。故D正确。
【长难句解析】
1.If one person in a pair engages in another conversation through their phone,his or her companion may feel rejected.
【翻译】如果两个人中有一个人使用电话和别人谈话,他或者她的同伴也许会感觉到被冷落了。
【分析】本句是一个条件状语从句,使用一般现在时代替将来时,后面的主句使用一般将来时。要注意从句中的谓语动词engage in…从事于,开始做…;另外主句中的谓语动词reject在本句中表示冷落。
2. What we found most interesting was just how often people were using their mobile phones,
【翻译】我们发现的最有趣的事情是人们通常如何使用自己的手机。
【分析】本句中含有两个名词性从句,第一个是主语从句What we found most interesting,what引导起这个主语从句,并在句中作为动词find的宾语,后面的interesting是一个宾语补足语。第二个是how引导的表语从句 how often people were using their mobile phones。
核心考点
试题【It has become the modern substitute of glancing at your watch—the furtive(偷偷的)lo】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox(戒酒) facility.The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" .
At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties, was very weak and had a generally aggressive character. He could not sit still and had a cough. He had not had a drink in four days. His hands were shaking and there was a scared look in his eyes.
He told me that he began drinking about age 11 when his mother supplied him with it. He had tried to quit many times before but had not been able to." So . what"s different this time ?"I asked.
"Because I"m starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don"t want to be. I ca:n see that I"m changing into something else. "
That answer helped change my attitude toward him. I could see the pain behind his eyes. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol. He was desperate for help, but not so sure that his condition could be changed.
I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(伪装) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It"s worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility.
小题1: What does the underlined word " ailments" me
A. build | B. energy | C.illness | D. ability |
A.20 years | B. 11 years | C. Over 30 years | D. Over 20 years |
A.The patient was refused mainly for the hospital"s lack of equipment |
B.The patient once didn"t want to treat the people he loved kindly |
C.The patient was strong and brave at first glance |
D.The patient once succeeded in giving up drinking alcohol |
A.Where there is a will, there"s a way. |
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
C. Never judge a book by its cover. |
D.Good is rewarded with good. |
I am among the l0 percent of people in the US that regularly work from home. You could include Obama among them, although I suspect his working area in the White House is better-equipped than my small space on to the back of the garage. He also probably doesn"t have a problem with three little kids interrupting his phone calls or bursting into his office at inappropriate moments.
Every day there they are, knocking on my window and peering inside, as if looking at an animal in a zoo. Once, a telephone interview I was doing with the former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was interrupted by my older son, then three years old, and completely naked "Ahaaar!" he shouted to my face. "What was that?" said Schwarzenegger. I stammered(结巴地说出) something about the joys of children and silently managed to shoo the boy out of the room without putting down the phone.
I shouldn"t complain. I no longer have to stand having someone"s armpit(腋窝) being pressed into my face on a crowded train and home status means ! should be a more productive worker although working from home could also lead to "avoiding duties from home". I would argue that a bigger problem is going nuts: Staring at the same walls every day and not going anywhere can do strange things to a person.
I realized I had to get out of the house at least once a day to avoid turning into an unshaven and unshoweredrecluse(隐士) who was still in his pyjamas at dinner time. I would work for an hour or so in a local coffee shop but, like most routine, this became boring because I would constantly see the same faces: Screenwriters poring over screenplays, elderly women heading to the yoga studio next door and hordes of overweight middle-aged male cycling by.
And yet here I am several years later, still working from home consciously and, I"m happy to report, not sitting at my desk in my pyjamas. Not since last Tuesday, anyway.
小题1:The author may agree that __
A.it"s a bad decision to work from home |
B.presidential visits bring inconvenience to the locals |
C.if a person wants to be more productive, he must work from home |
D.the former California governor was angry at the interruption during the interview |
A.working from home has some drawbacks |
B.working from home is a pleasant experience |
C.Barack Obama has better working conditions than the author |
D.it"s unfortunate for the author to have a naughty boy |
A.he wants to get familiar with the people around |
B.he doesn"t like working in his pyjamas at home |
C.he becomes bored with being a commuter |
D.he needs some changes to get relaxation |
A.the author has to work from home |
B.any routine definitely means boredom |
C.the author is a humorous person |
D.working from home contributes to avoiding duties |
When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense——there is a reason for everything that happens.
The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen.
小题1: What is true about the two deceased elderly women?
A.They died from accidents. |
B.They both died of old age. |
C.They died due to lack of care by family members. |
D.They weren’t accustomed to the change in life. |
A.they cannot find a better way to express their sorrow |
B.they don’t know that natural course of events |
C.they believe that it is their fault |
D.they don’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction |
A. everybody is at their command |
B. life and death is an unsolved mystery |
C. every story should have a happy ending |
D. their wishes are the cause of everything that happens |
A. Two sons blamed themselves for their mother"s death. |
B. Things don"t always go well as we expect. |
C. Two factors account for guilty sense. |
D.Baby"s wishes lead everything to happen. |
On September 2 in 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) appeared in public, giving out cash to customers at Chemical Bank, New York. It was only able to give out cash, but in 1971, an ATM that could handle many functions, including depositing(存款) money, was introduced. Today there are over one million ATMs around the world, with a new one added every five minutes. It is reported that Americans over the age of 18 use their ATM card six to eight times a mouth. Not surprisingly, ATMs get their busiest workouts on Fridays. In the 1990s, banks began charging fees to use ATMs, a profitable move for them and an annoying one for consumers.
Consumers were also faced with an increase in ATM crimes. Robbers preyed(抢夺) on people using money machines in poorly lit or otherwise unsafe locations, and criminals also thought up ways to steal customers’ PINs (personal identification numbers), even setting up fake money machines to capture the information. In response, city and state governments passed laws such as New York’s ATM Safety Act in 1996, which required banks to install such things as surveillance cameras (监控摄像头), reflective mirrors and locked entryways for their ATMs.
小题1:What does the underlined word, “It”, in the first paragraph, probably refer to?
A.The opening time of the bank. |
B.The concept of an ATM. |
C.Ordinary banking service. |
D.The act of withdrawing cash. |
A.It appeared earlier than the chocolate bar dispenser. |
B.It was invented by a Scottish man in 1971. |
C.It was at first free of charge for its consumers. |
D.It was originally designed to deposit money. |
A. Americans under the age of 18 are not allowed to have an ATM card. |
B. People are more likely to turn to ATMs for banking service on Fridays. |
C. Criminals usually choose unsafe locations to steal customers" PINs. |
D. The ATM crime rate in New York is much lower than that in other state |
A. How to Operate on an ATM |
B. What is Waiting for ATMs in the Future? |
C. The First ATM Opened for Business |
D.The Unknown Truth about ATM |
When asked“what on earth can make you happy?”,most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy,or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy.When asked“what will you do with your wealth?”,they would make a long list of things they have been longing for.However haven’t you noticed the multibillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Haven’t you noticed that the multibillionaire celebrities don’t even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi?
If we hinge our happiness on such big issues,we are bound to be unhappy all through our life, because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.
As Socrates once put it,“He is the richest who is content with the least,for content is the wealth of nature”.But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay due attention,our life is loaded with little joys,sometime too little to be noticeable.Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination,look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a test.Good!You listened to all inspiring lecture.Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girl/boy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Let’s cheer for the little joys in life!
Please keep in mind that never should we wait to be happy!
小题1:What is the best title of the text?
A.Money means happiness. | B.Happiness is all around us. |
C.Dreams make our life rich. | D.Satisfaction is unacceptable. |
A.Money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness. |
B.Desire for wealth makes people unhappy. |
C.Great occasions are worth celebrating. |
D.We should ignore little joys in our life. |
A.Rarely. | B.Regularly. | C.Normally. | D.Frequently. |
A.greedy | B.ambitious | C.optimistic | D.reliable |
A.set up great goals in life | B.make full use of opportunities |
C.enjoy even moment in life | D.seek significant issues in life |
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