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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 in generally 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 concept of being unreachable is not new – we have “Do Not Disturb” signs 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?
The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distance communication. Until the recent mass use of cellphones, it was easy to communicate with someone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country or the globe. We came to take it for granted.
But cellphones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time by ourselves. 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, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phones away, or curse this invention.
But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. That we have the right to take back our private time is a general social recognition.
In other words, we don’t have to pay too much attention to the rings of our own phones. Given the ease of making and receiving cellphone calls, if we don’t talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly later.
A cellphone call deserves no more importance than a 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 does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?
| A．It is a way to show 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. |
What is the meaning of the underlined word “devotees” in Paragraph 5?
| A．people who enjoy something. | B．people who are bothered. |
| C．people who hate something. | D．people who are interrupted. |
. According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?
| A．People are always thinking of the cellphone rings so that they fail to notice anything else. |
| B．Cellphones interrupt people’s private time. |
| C．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones. |
| D．With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable. |
. 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. |
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 (片段).
This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought，which brings 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 disruption (中断) of our thoughts.
We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large 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” signs 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?
The problem is that we come from a long-established tradition of difficulty with distance communication. Until the recent mass deployment (使用) of cellphones, it was easy to communicate with someone next to us or a few feet away, but difficult with someone across town, the country or the globe. We came to take it for granted.
But cellphones make long-distance communication common, and endanger our time by ourselves. 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, 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. Given the ease of making and receiving cellphone calls, if we don’t talk to the caller right now, we surely will shortly later.
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（轶事，趣闻） 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. |
| 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. |
| A．People get annoyed by 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. |
| 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 interfere too much with your life. |
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：How many students passed the College English Examination last term?
W：Well, let me see．1060 students took the exam, but half of them failed．
1．How many students did the woman believe had passed the examination?
A．1060．
B．1016．
C．530．
W：Look here, darling．The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day．
M：That may be true for you, but it certainly isn’t true for me．
2．What can we conclude from the man’s reply?
A．He wants to have more sleep．
B．His wife doesn’t sleep well．
C．He doesn’t need as much sleep as his wife．
W：Did you see last night’s film on Channel 4?
M：Well, I meant to see it, but a friend of mine came to see me．We had a nice long talk about our school days．
3．What did the man do last night?
A．He watched TV with his friend．
B．He stayed at home talking with his friends．
C．He went to see a film with his friend．
M：Congratulations! I understand you’ve got a job．When will you start to work?
W：You must be thinking of someone else．I’m still waiting to hear the good news．
4．What does the woman mean?
A．She doesn’t need the job．
B．She hasn’t got a job yet．
C．She has got a job．
W：What can I do for you, gentleman? Maybe you like this suit, because the color matches your skin and it is the latest fashion．
M：Yes, it’s really a good suit and it’s a good color．But I just walk around and watch．Thank you just the same．
5．What did the man accept?
A．The color．
B．The suit．
C．Nothing．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
W：Lovely day, isn’t it?
M：Oh yes, beautiful．
W：You’re not English, are you?
M：No, I’m from Italy．But my mother was born and brought up in England．
W：How long have you been learning English?
M：For three years now．
W：For three years? Goodness me! Your English is very good．
M：Thank you．But there’s still a lot more for me to learn．
W：How long are you going to stay in this country?
M：Another two months．Then I’ll have to go back to Italy to start work．
W：A cousin of mine went to Italy last year．He’s an engineer, you know．
M：Really? What did he think of Italy?
W：He must like it very much, because he hasn’t come back yet．I hope you’ll also enjoy your stay in England．
M：Thank you．I’m sure I will．
6．What nationality is the man?
A．Italian．
B．Greek．
C．English．
7．When will the man go back home?
A．In half a year．
B．In about two months．
C．In three years．
8．What does the woman’s cousin do?
A．He is visiting all parts of Italy．
B．He works as an engineer．
C．He is learning English there．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
GIRL：Hello．Is that Uncle George? Where are you? Wait a minute, please．I’ll call Mother, it’s Uncle George．
W：George, dear．Where are you? At the corner of Pine and State Street? Wait there．Michael can come and get you．
M：No．It’s not necessary．We drove the car．Give me the directions．I’ll find my way．
W：Go north on State Street to Main Street．There’s a large square there．Turn left．Continue to King Road．Turn right．Continue on King Road to Seventh Street．Turn left．We’re in the middle of the block．Can you repeat the directions, George?
M：I think so．I have to go north on State Street to Main Street．I turn left to King Road, I continue on King Road．I turn right to Seventh Street．I turn left and go to the middle of the block．
W：That’s it．I’ll see you soon, George．Mary, is the table set?
GIRL：Yes, Mother．Come and look．
W：It looks very pretty．Thank you, Mary．
9．What are Mother and Mary doing when Uncle George calls?
A．They are going to get Uncle George．
B．They are preparing the dinner．
C．They are setting a table．
10．Who answers the telephone?
A．Mary．
B．Mother．
C．Uncle George．
11．Where do Mary and her mother live?
A．At King Road．
B．At Main Street．
C．In the Middle of the block．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Christmas is coming near．Li Ming, would you allow me to ask you a question?
M：Go ahead．
W：Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?
M：It all depends．Most Chinese people don’t celebrate Christmas, but now in many big cities people begin to do．
W：Oh, I see．But in the west it is the biggest holiday of the year．Everyone is busy shopping to get presents for friends and relatives before Christmas Eve．
M：That sounds exciting．
W：Children hang stockings in Christmas trees so that Santa Claus can put some candy and toys into them．
M：Really?I can’t imagine it．
W：In fact, it’s a kind of celebration．
12．Do people in the man’s country celebrate Christmas?
A．People in the countryside do．
B．People in many big cities do．
C．All the people do．
13．What do people in the west do before Christmas Eve?
A．Buying presents for friends and relatives．
B．Staying at home watching TV．
C．Going to the supermarkets to buy daily goods．
14．Why do children hang stockings in Christmas trees?
A．Their parents will give them new pairs．
B．Santa Claus can put candy and toys in them．
C．Santa Claus and toys can sleep in them．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
M：Please, I’d like a ticket to Chicago．
W：For today?
M：No, early Monday morning．
W：We have a flight that will put you there at 9 a. m., is that OK?
M：Nothing earlier? I have an appointment at 8∶30．
W：I’m afraid not, unless you want a night flight．
M：A night flight?
W：Yes, with Northwest Airlines．It will get you there bright and early, at 6∶45 a. m. in fact．Is that too early?
M：I guess that will be OK．What’s the difference in price?
W：Better price．The night flight is cheaper．One way or round trip?
M：One way．Sounds good．I’ll take it．Sixty-two fifty you said?
W：Sixty-three seventy-five with tax．The flight number is 302 at Gate Five, Kennedy Airport．
M：I’ll be there on time．
W：Thank you, Mr．Li．Check-in time is one hour before take-off．Have a good trip．
15．Which flight will the man take?
A．A night flight．
B．An early morning flight．
C．A flight from Chicago．
16．What is the plane’s arrival time?
A．6∶45 a. m．
B．8∶30 a. m．
C．3∶02 p. m．
17．What conclusion can we draw?
A．There’s only one flight to Chicago．
B．A night flight is cheaper than a regular day-time flight．
C．Check-in time is after take-off．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
This topic is about greeting in China．A few years ago, people would greet each other with the words “Have you had your breakfast or lunch or supper?” “Yes, how about you?” Then politely, both would leave with a smile on their faces．
This kind of greeting tells us what people cared about many years ago．For many years, having enough to eat was the most important thing for the Chinese people．The life of most people in China has become much better now．They do not worry about their food and clothing any more．The greeting has changed to “What are you going to do?” or “Where are you going?”
Though the greeting has no other meaning than saying hello, it often puzzles other people who are not familiar with China．Nowadays, more and more people are using “How are you?” to greet each other．It is certainly the best way for people to say hello to each other．
18．What did people mostly care about many years ago?
A．Are you full or hungry?
B．Where are you going?
C．Good manners．
19．What does the change of greetings in China show?
A．People are less polite to each other．
B．People have bad manners now．
C．People’s life is better．
20．Which is the best way for people to say hello to each other?
A．How do you do?
B．How are you?
C．Good morning．