题目内容
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 smart phone(智能手机), many of us are losing this ability, Record Japan reported. What’s more, smart phones make our skills at giving directions weak, 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 average(平均数)170 minutes on their smart phones daily.
For students, an addiction to smart phones does no good for studying. Research in Japan showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones do much worse in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.
It’s true that the smart phone 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(应用程序) called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users plant a seed that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.
A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5% discount(折扣) if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and really talk with friends and family.
1.What abilities and skills are we losing or becoming weak because of the smart phone?
A.Checking phone numbers.
B.Having meals together with friends.
C.Having communications with classmates.
D.Remembering phone numbers and giving directions.
2.Which statement (陈述) about the research in Japan is incorrect?
A.Smart phones make students’ lives and study easier.
B.Chinese people spend nearly three hours on smart phones daily.
C.Spending too much time on smart phones is bad for their studies.
D.Students who use smart phones for over two hours daily do better in tests.
3.The underlined word “addiction” probably means _______ in Chinese.
A.沉溺 B.研究 C.购买 D.向往
4.What is the best title of the article?
A.The Advantages of Smart Phones.
B.The Disadvantages of Smart Phones.
C.The Quality of People Using Smart Phones.
D.The Changes of Smart Phones.
