Question

【题目】 As I was leaving the gym last week, I greeted a friend who was coming in. He responded without looking up from his phone. I stood there for a few awkward seconds, hoping for eye contact. He finally looked up briefly, apologetically, before returning to the screen. I walked on, feeling shaken.

It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing(冷落)someone in favor of a phone. And research has found that phubbing does have negative (消极的)impacts on personal relationships, reducing the quality of communication and level of satisfaction.

Recently I've noticed that it's impossible to go out with friends and have their attention for the whole time, There're always phones on the table, and they're constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world to see what else is going On.

It used to be that going out together was confidence-boosting solid reassurance(安慰)that another person enjoyed your company, otherwise they wouldn't accept but not now. Now, you're constantly attracting attention，competing with a portable supercomputer. When someone is looking at their phone, you're never sure if they actually want to be with you.

The modern-day equivalent of this is scrolling(滚屏)and texting. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was trying for connection with the friend, who was attracted by it refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.

I don't want to be that person. I don't want my actions to make anyone feel the way I did that day. So from now on I'm going to make a point of not letting digital distractions damage the relationships I hold so dear. It's not worth it. Nothing on that screen is ever more important than the person standing right in front of me.

【1】Why does the author describe his greeting with a friend in the gym last week?

A.To introduce what phubbing is.B.To show the misuse of phones.

C.To draw the readers' attention.D.To voice his opinion about phubbing.

【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.Phones are bad for communication.B.Phones are used widely in the world.

C.Phubbing is making people suffer.D.Phubbing is a common phenomenon.

【3】What will happen when you're snubbing someone according to the author?

A.People will enjoy your company.B.You will lose the trust of others.

C.You will damage others' confidence.D.People will feel truly connected.

【4】What does the word "it" underlined in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Being companied.B.Scrolling and texting.

C.The table.D.The phone.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。主要讲述了低头族的普遍性、危害，并建议不要当低头族。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing（冷落）someone in favor of a phone.（这个词是“低头族”，意思是专注于手机而冷落其他人。）可推断，作者是以自己的事例在引入什么叫低头族。故选A。

【2】主旨大意题。根据第三段There’re always phones on the table, and they’re constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world...（桌子上总是放着手机，而且他们经常查看手机。当交谈中出现轻微的停顿，或者有人短暂地离开餐桌，人们就会拿起手机与世界其他地方的人联系。）可推断出，该段主要讲述的是手机低头族的普遍性。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据第四段It used to be that going out together was confidence-boosting（过去，一起出去可以提振信心。）和When someone is looking at their phone, you’re never sure if they actually want to be with you.（当别人看手机的时候，你永远不知道他们是否真的想和你在一起。）由此判断出，根据作者的说法，当你冷落某人时你的冷落会伤害他人的自信。故选C。

【4】词义猜测题。根据划线词前一句The modern-day equivalent of this is scrolling（滚屏）and texting.现在是滚动屏幕和发短信的时代。refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.拒绝收起他的手机，让我感觉很糟糕。可推断，it指代scrolling和texting。故选B。