题目内容
“Mobile phone killed my man,” screamed one headline last year. Also came claims that an unpublished study had found that mobile phones could cause memory loss. And a British newspaper devoted its front page to a picture supposedly showing how mobile phones could heat the brain.
For anyone who uses a mobile phone, these are worrying times. But speak to the scientists whose work is the focus of these scares and you hear a different story.
One of the oddest effects comes from the now famous “memory loss” study. Alan Preece and his colleagues at the University of Bristol placed a device that imitated the microwave radiation of mobile phones to the left ear of volunteers. The volunteers were good at recalling words and pictures they had been shown on a computer screen. Preece says he still can’t comment on the effects of using a mobile phone for years on end. But he rules out the suggestion that mobile phones have an immediate effect on our cognitive(认识的)abilities. “I’m pretty sure there is no effect on short-term memory,” he says.
Another expert, Tattersall, remarked that his latest findings have removed fears about memory loss. One result, for instance, suggests that nerve cell synapses(神经元突触) exposed to microwaves become more — rather than less — receptive to undergoing changes linked to memory formation.
An even happier outcome would be that microwaves turned out to be good for you. It sounds crazy, but a couple of years ago a team led by William Adey at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in California found that mice exposed to microwaves for two hours a day were less likely to develop brain tumours when given a cancer-causing chemical.
“If it doesn’t certainly cause cancer in animals and cells, then it probably isn’t going to cause cancer in humans,” says William. And while there’s still no absolute evidence that mobile phone use does damage your memories or give you cancer, the conclusion is: don’t be afraid.
【小题1】 Mobile phone users are worried because ______.
A.they are not sure whether mobile phones can cause memory loss |
B.it’s said that mobile phones have a lot of side effects |
C.one headline reported “Mobile phone killed my man” |
D.a British newspaper showed mobile phones could heat the brain |
A.the mobile phone is a most wonderful invention |
B.there’s no need to worry about the radiation from mobile phones |
C.something must be done to stop people using mobile phones |
D.mobile phone companies shouldn’t cheat customers |
A.New Mobile Phones. | B.Special Mobile Phones. |
C.New Special Investigation: Mobile Phones. | D.New Investigation. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
解析
Angry Birds is a video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mohile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple’s mobile operating system in December 2009.Since then, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple’s App Store.
With its fast-growing popularity worldwide, the game and its characters---angry birds and their enemy pigs---have appeared in television programs throughout the world. The Israeli comedy A Wonderful Country ,one of the nation’s most popular TV programs, satirized(讽刺) recent failed Israeli-Palestinian peace attempts by featuring the Angry Birds in peace negotiations with the pigs. Clips of the segment (片段)went viral, getting viewers from all around the world. American television hosts Conan O’Brien ,Jon Steward ,and Daniel Tosh have referenced the game in comedy sketches for their programs, Conan, The Daily Show, and Dash. O. Some of the game’s more famous fans include Prime Minister David Cameron of UK, who plays the iPad version of the game, and author Salman Rushdie, who is believed to be “something of a master at Angry Birds.”
Angry Birds and its characters have also been featured in advertisements in different forms. In March 2011,the characters began appearing in a series of advertisements for Microsoft’s Bing search engine. In the same year, Nokin produced an advertisement in Austin, Texas that included the game’s characters on a downtown building for its new mobile phone. Later, a T-Mobile advertisement filmed in Spain included a real-life mock-up(实物模拟)of the game in a city center .Nokin also used the game in Malaysia to promote an attempt to set a world record for the largest number of people playing a single mobile game.
Angry Birds has even inspired works of philosophical analogy(哲学类比).A five-part essay with the title“ Angry Birds Yoga(瑜伽)---How to Eliminate the Green Pigs in Your Life” was written by Giridhari Dasar in Brazil ,utilizing the characters and game play mechanics to interpret various concepts of yoga philosophy. The piece attracted much media attention for its unique method of philosophical presentation.
1.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.To explain how the video game Angry Birds was devised. |
B.To investigated why Angry Birds has quickly become well-liked. |
C.To introduce Angry Birds characters in TV programs and advertisements. |
D.To report on the spread of Angry Birds in different media around the world . |
2.Which of the following is closed in meaning to the word “viral “in Paragraph 2?
A.apparent |
B.popular |
C.exciting |
D.disgusting |
3.According to the text, Which of the following persons is good at playing Angry Birds?
A.Salman Rushdie |
B.Conan O’Brien |
C.Giridhari Dasar |
D.Daniel Tosh |
4.Which of the following is TRUE about the use of Angry Birds according to the text?
A.It has been used by UK Prime Minister to explain political issues. |
B.Its characters are used in advertisements mainly for Apple’s products. |
C.It has been developed into a film about the life of a Brazilian yoga master. |
D.Its real-life mock-up has appeared in an advertisement for mobile phones. |
______a mobile phone can you ring _______you want to talk with anywhere.
A.Using;whoever |
B.Only on;whomever |
C.Only by;whatever |
D.With;anyone |
A 3G mobile phone, ______to be most useful and fashionable, is popular with some teenagers.
A.consider |
B.considering |
C.considered |
D.to be considered |