题目内容
18.Cell Phones:Hang Up or Keep TalkingMillions of people are using cell phones today.In many places,it is actually considered unusual not to use one.(31)B.They find that the phones are more than a means of communication-having mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professionals worried.Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones.Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity(负面报道)of such ideas.(32)E.On the other hand,signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment.In one case,a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss.(33)F.This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day,every day of his working week,for a couple of years.
(33)D?The answer is radiation(辐射).High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones.Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation,but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about the safety continues,it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often.(35)G.Use your mobile phone only when you really need it.In the future,mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health.So for now,it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
A.They will possibly affect their benefits
B.In many countries,cell phones are very popular with young people
C.What do the doctors worry about
D.What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful
E.They say that there is no proof(证据) shows that mobile phones are bad for your health
F.He couldn't remember even simple tasks
G.Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.
分析 本文介绍了如今数以百万的人在使用手机.在很多地方,如果不用手机会被认为不正常.在很多国家,手机在年轻人中很流行.现在有些医生担心未来很多人会因为使用手机遭到健康问题.未来,手机可能会有一个警告标志,提醒你手机有害健康.因此现在明智的做法是不要经常使用手机.
解答 BEFDG
31.B联系上文题.根据上句In many places,it is actually considered unusual not to use one.可知在很多地方,如果不用手机会被认为不正常.B项:In many countries,cell phones are very popular with young people在很多国家,手机在年轻人中很流行.符合文意.故选B.
32.E语境辨析题.根据上句Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity(负面报道)of such ideas.可知手机公司担心这种思想的宣传会产生负面影响.E项:They say that there is no proof(证据) shows that mobile phones are bad for your health他们认为没有证据证明使用手机有害健康.符合文意.故选E.
33.F联系上文题.根据上句In one case,a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss.可知有个例子就是一个旅行推销员很年轻就因为严重的失忆而退休了;F项:He couldn't remember even simple tasks他甚至连一些简单的任务都记不住.符合文意.故选F.
34.D结构分析题.根据后句The answer is radiation(辐射).可知答案是辐射.显然此处提了一个问题:是什么让手机存在潜在的危害呢?故选D.
35.G承上启下题.根据上句As the discussion about the safety continues,it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often.可知随着手机安全性讨论的继续,似乎最好的办法是不那么经常使用手机.根据下句Use your mobile phone only when you really need it.可知仅在你真的需要使用手机的时候再用.G项:Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.需要打长时间的电话时,使用你的座机.符合语境.故选G.
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Researchers searched the National Injury Surveillance System,the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission,Google News archives and Westlaw Campus Research,and they found 116 cases of death or injury (42)Bwalkers with headphones.Cases in which people were using mobile phones (including hands-free devices) were not included.
Over the years the number of cases increased,from 16 in 2004 and 2005 to 47 in 2010 and 2011.The victims'average age was 21,and most (68%) were male.The (43)A ( 67% ) were under the age of 30.Most (55%) were hit by trains,and 70 percent of the crashes,most of which were in urban areas,were (44)H.
In 74 percent of the cases,police or eyewitness reports said the walker had headphones on when hit.And 29 percent of reports made mention of horns or warning bells going off before the crash.
The study authors pointed to two likely causes that may be a factor in what they call"the possible (45)Cbetween headphone use and walker injury":sensory deprivation(感官剥夺) and (46)F.The latter is more (47)I called"inattentional blindness,"referring to the use of electronic devices and how they decrease attention to things going on around us.
Hearing what's going on in the environment,they point out,could be more important than (48)Dclues for walkers.But the authors add that this study doesn't show cause or relationship of headphone use and walker risk,and other factors could have been involved in the accidents,such as walkers being intoxicated(陶醉)or drivers being at fault.
More comprehensive information on such accidents is(49)J,the researchers said,to see which groups of people may be most at risk.
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My dream was to be a sportsman.(43)AI was sixteen,I had started playing baseball.I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field.I was also(44)C:My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis,who not only believed in me,but taught me(45)Ato believe in myself.He(46)Bme the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream.One particular(47)Dwith Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years,and a friend recommended (推荐) me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket-money for a new bike and new clothes,and the(48)Cof savings for a house for my mother.Then I realized I would have to(49)Csummer baseball to deal with the work schedule,and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn't be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis,he was as(50)Aas I expected him to be."You have your whole life to work,"he said."Your playing days are limited.You can't(51)Bto waste them."I stood before him with my head hanging,trying to think of the(52)Cthat would explain (53)Bhim why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his(54)D in me.
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