题目内容
20.If you're secretly worried about your smartphon addiction,then the nw NoPhone might be just the thing you need.It looks and feels exactly like a smartphone,but it does nothing.It's just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.Dutch designer lngmar Larsen came up with the idea as a joke along with his two friends.To their great surprise,the idea received a lot of attention online and people from all over the world staned placing requests for NoPhones of their own.So that's when the three friends decided to turn to collect enough fund for mass production.
NoPhone is currently a prototype(模型)that will cost only $12once it hits the market.It is 5.5inches high,2.6inches wide and 0.29inches thick,bringing it quite close to the latest smartphenes on the market.It is described as"battery free","no upgrades necessary","shatterproof(抗震)","waterproof''and"an alternative to constant hand-to-phone contact that allows you to stay connected with the real world".
"Phone addiction is everywhere."the designers insist."It's ruining your dates.It's distracting you at concerts.It's blocking sidewalks.Now,there is a real solution.With a thin.
1ight and completely wireless design,the NoPhone acts as a substitute to any smart mobile device,enabling you to always have a phone to hold without giving up potential engagement with your direct environment."
If you're interested in NoPhone,but concerned about not being able to take selfies(自拍) anymore.Don't feel upset.The makers do have an upgrade at no extra charge-the mirror sticker.That way,they say,you can enjoy‘real-time'selfies with your friends when they're standing right behind you.
32.What can NoPhone do for people according to the text?C
A.It is actually a new kind of real smartphone.
B.It can help us stay away from the real world.
C.It helps get rid of people's smartphone addiction.
D.It's just a piece of plastic and can do nothing.
33.What is Paragraph 3mainly about?D
A.The size of Nophone. B.The inventors of Nophone.
C.The material of Nophone.D.A brief description of Nophone.
34.What can we learn from the passage?A
A.NoPhone has received unexpected attention.
B.NoPhone can completely replace smartphones.
C.The designers have made lots of money from Nophone.
D.NoPhone is able to take selfies as smartphones do.
35.What type of writing is this passage?B
A.A traveI guide. B.A scientific report.
C.A medical record. D.An official document.
分析 本篇文章主要介绍了一款新型的设备NoPhone.NoPhone作为手机的替代品,使你感觉上握着手机,但并不是真正的手机.NoPhone防摔、防水且无需升级,也没有电池.它可以帮助人们戒除手机瘾从而更多地与外界接触.
解答 32.C 细节理解题.根据第四段的"Now,there is a real solution.With a thin.1ight and completely wireless design,the NoPhone acts as a substitute to any smart mobile device,enabling you to always have a phone to hold without giving up potential engagement with your direct environment."可知,Nophone可以作为手机的替代品,使你感觉上握着手机,又不会和外界失去联系,所以它可以帮助人们戒除手机瘾,故选C.
33.D 主旨大意题.根据第三段内容可知,这一段主要介绍的是Nophone的大小、样式、功能等,所以第三段是对Nophone的简要描述,故选D.
34.A 推理判断题.根据第二段的"To their great surprise,the idea received a lot of attention online"可知,Nophone引起了意想不到的关注,所以A项正确;而Nophone并非手机,故B项错误;根据第三段的"NoPhone is currently a prototype(模型)that will cost only $12once it hits the market."可知C项错误;根据最后一段的"The makers do have an upgrade at no extra charge-the mirror sticker."可知D项错误.故选A.
35.B 推理判断题.选项A旅游指南;选项B科学报告;选项C医学记录;选项D政府文件.因为本篇文章主要介绍了一款新型的能帮助人戒除手机瘾的设备NoPhone,是一项科学发明,故选B.
点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读,主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题.在做事实细节题时,首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语.认真比较选项和文中细节的区别,在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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