Question

A new study suggests that the round­the­clock availability that cell phones have brought to people's lives may take a toll on family life. The study，which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover” between work and home life—and，in turn，less satisfaction with their family life.

Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job­related calls at home，for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example，a child may call mum at work，telling her “microwave exploded”，explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin­Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillover between work and home.

This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time. But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.

Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley. Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”．For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.

1.What does the underlined phrase “take a toll on” probably mean in Paragraph 1?

A．Explaining.

B．Founding.

C． Extending

D．Damaging.

2.According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones?

A．Separate work hours from family time.

B．Refuse to use cell phones.

C．Ignore coming calls during family time.

D．Encourage women to stay at home.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．cell phones affect men as much as women

B．cell phones seem to be convenient to families

C．cell phones make the line between work and home unclear

D．we can do nothing to solve the problem

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones.

B．How work life invades home life.

C．Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work.

D．Cell phones cause negative “spillover” between work life and home life.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.推理判断题。第一段第一句手机在给人们的生活带来的24小时的便利的同时，。。。，另外这一段negative(消极的)，以及less satisfaction with their family life.故选D damaging破坏

2.推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知，最好的办法是将工作时间与家庭生活分隔开，故选A

3.细节理解题。第二段第一句话Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear，故选C

4.主旨大意题。从通读全文来讲，主要讲手机对工作和生活产生的消极的spillover(溢出效应)，故选D

考点：这一篇有关日常生活类的文章。

点评：文章讲了手机在给人类生活带来便利时，同时给人们工作、生活带来的消极影响（spillover）.文章主题与我们的日常生活息息相关，但其中有些生词和句式会给学生带来不便，影响他们对文章的理解。若要处理此类文章，要注意理解每段第一句话，另外要有耐心，并适当结合现实生活。