Question

【题目】根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
Once upon a time if we wanted to make a phone call or wait for someone to contact us, we had to sit at home or at our desks. There were public phones in the street of course, but it could be hard to find one that was working and there were often long queues to use them. And of course you had to bring a lot of coins to pay for the calls.
So people didn't phone their friends as often. Mobile phones, these small pieces of electronic equipment which allow us to talk with friends and family while we are on the move, have greatly changed the way we live. Before the age of the mobile phone, our loved ones would sit around worried sick if we were late coming home. There were no quick calls to tell mum that there would be additional guests coming for dinner. We would have to depend on notes left on fridges or desks to communicate messages.
But mobile phones have also had a negative effect and what people don't seem to realize is that we've lost something very valuable: our privacy. Now our friends and family can contact us wherever and whenever they want to. We can never get away from them. The way people communicate with each other is totally different now. It's difficult to have a conversation face-to-face with a friend without being disturbed every couple of minutes by the ring of their phones, most people don't see anything wrong in having a long conversation on their mobile phone while forgetting all about the person sitting opposite. It seems the art of real conversation may be dying.
Of course, people could leave their mobile phones at home or even switch them off but no one ever does that. Why not? Because the worrying thing is we can't live without our phones. We've become communication addicts, unable to spend even a few minutes out of contact, in case we miss something 'important'.
（1）What does the underlined sentence tell us?
A.No all-day public phone service was provided in the street.
B.Public phones were in poor condition and not always available.
C.Public phones were everywhere but they were always in use.
D.You could always see people repairing the public phones.
（2）What's the writer's point about using telephones before the invention of mobile phones?
A.Using a telephone was expensive.
B.Phone calls were much shorter.
C.People made fewer phone calls.
D.People relied on notes a lot.
（3）What does the writer think about life before mobile phones?
A.Life was less convenient.
B.People were more punctual.
C.Things were more relaxed.
D.Everyone managed very well.
（4）What's the writer's main argument against mobile phones?
A.They have damaged relationships.
B.We give out too much information.
C.They are harmful to our body and mind.
D.It's impossible to escape from them.
（5）Which word best describes how the writer feels about the use of mobile phones.'?
A.Disappointed.
B.Satisfied.
C.Worried.
D.Surprised.
（6）What's the writer's main purpose in writing this article?
A.To inform people about means of communication in the past.
B.To show disadvantages of the way people communicate today.
C.To advise readers to stop using the mobile phone.
D.To compare different types of phone conversation.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）D
（5）C
（6）B
【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了在过去没有手机的日子和现在人们天天使用手机的担忧。
（1）B细节理解题。根据句意：但它可能是很难找到一个工作，并经常有长长的队伍来使用它们。可知，公用电话在恶劣的条件下，并不总是可用。故选B。
（2）C观点态度题。根据文中Of course, people could leave their mobile phones at home or even switch them off but no one ever does that.可知，作者认为人们打很少的电话。故选C。
（3）A细节理解题。通读整篇短文可知，we had to sit at home or at our desks. There were public phones in the street of course.，在有手机之前的生活是不方便的。故选A。
（4）D细节理解题。通读整篇短文可知，作者争论的主要目的是远离手机是不可能的。故选D。
（5）C推理判断题。根据文中Because the worrying thing is we can't live without our phones. We've become communication addicts, unable to spend even a few minutes out of contact, in case we miss something 'important'.可知，作者认为使用手机使人感到担心。故选C。
（6）B推理判断题。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了显示今天人们交流方式的缺点。故选B。