Question

【題目】

If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers？

To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smartphone, many of us are losing this ability. What’s more, smartphones weaken* our skills at giving directions, as well as killing face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, it’s common for most to check their phones.

According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people spend about 170 minutes on their smartphones daily.

Many students are addicted to using smartphones. It does no good to their study. Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school test than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.

It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.

A new app* called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users plant a seed that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During t he half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.

A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5% discount *if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.

【1】Many people can’t remember their parents’s phone numbers because _______.

A. they don’t care about their parents B. they depend too much on smartphones

C. they find it difficult to remember numbers D. they don’t know how to remember numbers

【2】What does the underline word“addicted” probably mean in Chinese？

A. 沉迷 B. 喜愛(ài) C. 習(xí)慣 D. 擅長(zhǎng)

【3】The app “Forest” is used to _________.

A. encourage people to plant more trees B. get people to change their smartphones

C. help people better control smartphone using D. offer people a new game to enjoy themselves

【4】By giving people a 5% discount, Owner Mark Gold wants his customers to ___________.

A. enjoy a cheaper meal B. say no to smartphones

C. check phones after the meal D. improve face-to-face communication

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】這篇短文主要介紹了人們花費(fèi)大量的時(shí)間來(lái)玩智能手機(jī)的缺點(diǎn)

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)To remember 11 numbers is not difficult. However, because of the smartphone, many of us are losing this ability可知，好多孩子不能記住父母的手機(jī)號(hào)是因?yàn)樗麄兲蕾囍悄苁謾C(jī)了。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Chinese people spend about 170 minutes on their smartphones daily可判斷be addicted to是“沉迷于------”的意思。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段對(duì)這款app的介紹，可知它幫助人們更好的控制智能手機(jī)使用的。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person可知，店主這樣做是為了讓人們更好的享用食物并提高面對(duì)面交流的機(jī)會(huì)。故選D。

點(diǎn)晴：這篇文章介紹了人們花費(fèi)大量的時(shí)間來(lái)玩智能手機(jī)的缺點(diǎn)。在做細(xì)節(jié)判斷題時(shí)，首先我們要仔細(xì)研讀題干中每個(gè)句子的意思，帶著問(wèn)題閱讀原文，在原文中找出相對(duì)應(yīng)的句子，只有完全符合文章意思的句子，才可判斷為正確，需要學(xué)生認(rèn)真仔細(xì)地去推敲。如1，4題都是根據(jù)文中的真實(shí)句子判斷選出正確答案。