Question

【题目】B

Teenagers spend too much time using their cell phones and being connected online these days! Is this a new way to be more social or, does the technology really make them unsocial? And how will this constant connection affect them?

My daughter who is fifteen years old has a smart cell phone which means that she is constantly connected to the Internet and of course Facebook. To be around her means that you have to listen to constant “beeps” and sounds from the cell phone when her friends update their status. It makes me really stressed. But that is me. For my daughter, the cell phone is an extension to her body. She sleeps with her cell phone on the pillow; she eats with her cell phone nearby; She even takes the cell phone to the bathroom.

For the generation who has grown up with the Internet and cell phones, it is important for them to stay close to their cell phones. They get stressed when they are disconnected! And most of them haven’t experienced a life without cell phones. For them, being offline or not having a cell phone is like being totally isolated(与世隔绝的). And when they get online after a long disconnection they are so stressed out, because they have so much catching-up to do!

So how is this constant connection affecting the new generation who has been born with the opportunity to stay connected to the Internet all the time? I see them as guinea pigs(实验对象)! Because nobody knows how this will affect humans in the long run. No research has been done yet on long-term side effects of being constantly reachable and connected to others.

My conclusion is that teenagers’ addiction to cell phones makes them both social and unsocial. The new technology has changed the way they connect with people compared to former generations. They are more social and can be mobile but this also forces them to do more than one job at a time which distracts(分散) their attention and prevents them from focusing on the present, which makes them unsociable. No one knows how this use will affect humans. We will just have to wait and see.

【1】The author mentions her daughter to show .

A. he importance of cell phones

B. how annoying her daughter is

C. what stress her daughter has created

D. teenagers’ constant connection to cell phones

【2】The underlined word “this” in the passage refers to .

A. using cell phone at a young age

B. being online all the time

C. the feeling of isolation

D. being guinea pigs

【3】How does the overuse of cell phones affect teenagers?

A. It stops teenagers from feeling alone.

B. It improves teenagers’ work efficiency.

C. It forces teenagers to do several things at the same time.

D. It breaks teenagers’ connection with former generations.

【4】What’s the author’s attitude towards teenagers’ constant connection to cell phone?

A. Unconcerned B. Uncertain

C. Disapproving D. Disappointed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】这是一篇说明文，介绍了沉迷于手机给青少年造成的影响。

【1】D写作目的题。第一段是本文的主题段，提出了文章的议题：沉迷于手机会给青少年造成怎样的影响？文章其余各段均为该议题服务，所以作者提到自己的女儿是以她为例说明青少年手机不离身的生活方式。

【2】B 猜测词义题。上一段讨论了手机不离身对青少年的重要性，本段紧接着讨论手机不离身对青少年的影响。这里的this指代的是本段开头的this constant connection。另外后一句是对本句的进一步说明，constantly reachable and connected to others也是指随时在线的状态。

【3】C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的this also forces them to do more than one job at a time可知答案。

【4】C 作者态度题。虽然还没有研究证明随时随地保持可联络状态的人长期这样做会有什么后果，但是从作者使用的too much time, it makes me really stressed, teenagers’ addiction to cell phones, distracts their attention and prevents them from focusing on the present等语句可知，作者并不赞同这种手机不离身的生活方式。