Question

There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.
This was an age before telephones. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.
The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大体上）a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.
The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept—we have “Do Not Disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?
Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.
But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. All that’s required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt(轻视) for the rings of our own phones.
A cellphone call deserves no greater priority(优先考虑的事) than a random(随机的) word from the person next to us，though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg—who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’m better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch.
【小题1】What is the point of the anecdote about the poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?

A．To direct readers’ attention to the main topic.

B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet

C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone

D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.

【小题2】What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?

A．It is a way of signaling that you don’t like the caller.

B．It is natural to tell lies about small things

C．It is basically a good way to protect one’s privacy.

D．We should feel guilty when we can’t tell the truth.

【小题3】According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?

A．People get so obsessed(着迷) with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.

B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.

C．Cellphones interrupt people’s private time.

D．With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.

【小题4】What does the last paragraph suggest?

A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention

B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.

C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.

D．Never let cellphones disturb your life too much.

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】D

解析试题分析：本文主要讲述了现代社会里人们越来越受到手机的干扰，文章进行了详细第述。
【小题1】A 推理题。根据文章第三段This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.说明作者使用这个例子为了引出下面讨论的话题，故A正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第五段1,2行We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大体上）a healthy, protective development.说明作者认为这样做是一个保护自己的好的方法，故C正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据文章第四段The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.说明被手机打断我们的思维是一个让人烦恼的事情，故C项正确。
【小题4】D 段落大意题。根据A cellphone call deserves no greater priority(优先考虑的事) than a random(随机的) word from the person next to us说明A cellphone call不应该是我们优先考虑的话题，故D项正确。
考点：考查社会知识类短文
点评：：本文主要讲述了现代社会里人们越来越受到手机的干扰。要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。