Question

Last Saturday night Jenny was walking through a mall in London , texting on her phone. She wasn’t watching where she was going , so she fell into a sewer (下水道) and got trapped. Luckily she didn’t hurt badly. She quickly climbed out and walked away. But her accident was caught on a mall camera. Then someone posted it on YouTube. The video was viewed almost 2 million times and received national attention. Jenny was angry with this, but she learned a deep lesson: Texting while walking is dangerous. This time I just fell into a sewer. Next time I didn’t know what would happen. Maybe I would be knocked down by a car or something else. It was horrible.

Jenny may be famous for her mistake. After that, she was laughed at by her friends and workmates. She regretted what she had done. But it was too late. However, she wasn’t the only one who got into trouble while texting on the phone. In 2008, more than 1000 Englishmen visited hospital for similar reasons. They were walking and texting or talking on the phone. Suddenly a wall appeared! Or a hole or something like that got in the way. There were cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse result happened on them.

So we must be careful when we are walking. Don’t send messages or talk with somebody on the phone while walking. Or you may hurt yourself and become another Jenny in the future.

1.The story happened in ______ last Saturday night.

A. China B. America C. England D. Canada

2.Jenny’s accident received national attention because______.

A. she posted the accident video on YouTube

B. her accident was caught on a small camera

C .her accident video was on TV

D. her accident video on YouTube was viewed almost 2 million times

3.The underline word “regretted” here means ______.

A.高兴 B.后悔 C. 以…为自豪 D. 为… 伤心

4.In 2008 ,______ had the similar accident like Jenny and visited hospital in her country.

A. nobody B. a few people C. many people D. millions of people

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. An Unforgettable Lesson

B. A Horrible Accident

C. Texting on the Phone While Walking

D. Don’t Send Message While Walking

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要通过詹尼因为边走路边打电话而掉进下水道的事，介绍了2008年有1000多名英国人因为相同的原因而住院，告诫人们走路时不要发信息，不要打电话。

1.Last Saturday night Jenny was walking through a mall in London的描述可知，这个故事发生在英国。故选C。

2.短文her accident was caught on a mall camera. Then someone posted it on YouTube. The video was viewed almost 2 million times and received national attention.的描述，可知应选D。

3.】句义猜测题。联系下文But it was too late的描述可知，詹尼对自己所做的事感到后悔，但是已经晚了。故选B。

4.2008, more than 1000 Englishmen visited hospital for similar reasons.的描述，很多人因为同样的原因而住院。结合选项可知应选C。

5.标题归纳题。根据短文内容，文章主要讲述詹尼以及很多英国人因为边走路边做其他事而掉进下水道的事实，告诫人们走路要小心。这样的经历令人难忘。故选A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。