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    Look around and you’ll see people busy on their smartphones. Smartphones do make our lives easier. But have you ever thought about what they mean to your eyes?

    According to a study,half of British people own smartphones and they spend anaverage (平均) of two hours a day using them There has been a 35% increasing number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness (近视) since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.

    Staring (盯) at smartphones for a long time gives you dry eyes. When looking at something in the distance,your eyes automatically blink (自动眨眼) a certain number of times. However,when you look at things closer to your face,the blinking slows down. This reduces the amount of tears and causes discomfort in your eyes. Another bad habit is using smartphones in a dark room before going to sleep.If you look at a bright screen while your pupils (睦孔) become larger’ too much light enters your eyes. This can do harm to the eyes and cause a disease called glaucoma  (青光眼) .

   While you’re probably not going to stop using your smartphones,there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 centimeters away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every hour and try the following：

look at something at least five meters away from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this several times,and it  should reduce the discomfort in your eyes.

() 1. The article is mainly about .

   A. the rules to obey when using smartphones

   B. the harm that smartphones do to users' eyes

   C. the reasons why teenagers get shortsighted

   D. advantages and disadvantages of smartphones

() 2. From Paragraph 2 ,we learn that .

   A. half of the British people began to use smartphones 19 years ago

   B. each of the British people spend two hours a day on smartphones

   C. more British people have suffered from shortsightedness since 1997

   D. the number of British people who own smartphones increases by 35%

() 3. According to Paragraph 3 ,using smartphones improperly may cause .

   A. too many blinks   B. more tears in the eyes

   C. smaller pupils    D. dry eyes and glaucoma

() 4. Which of the following is suggested by the writer?

   A. Don’t use the phone for over an hour without a break.

   B. Hold the phone at least half a meter away from the eyes.

   C. Turn off your phone for a couple of hours every day.

   D. Look at something green far away for several minutes.

() 5. This article is written to advise people .

   A. not to buy smartphones            B. to stop using smartphones

   C. to make full use of smartphones   D. to use smartphones properly

Answer 1

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.D

1.B 

(A项:使用智能手机要遵循的原则；B项:智能手机对使用 者眼睛造成的危害;C项：青少年近视的原因；D项：智能手机 的优缺点。纵观全文都是围绕“手机对眼睛所造成的危害”展 开的话题，故选   B. )

2.C 

(A项:一半的英国人19年前就开始使用智能手机;B项： 每个英国人每天要花2个小时的时间玩智能手机；C项：自 1997年以来更多的英国人遭受了近视的痛苦;D项:拥有智能 手机的英国人数增长了 35%。由第二段第二句There has been a 35 % increasing number of people in the UK who suffer from shortsightedness (近视) since smartphones were introduced there in 1997.可推知选   C. )

3.D 

(A项：眨眼次数太多；B项：眼泪更多;C项：瞳孔更小；D 项:干眼和青光眼。由第三段中第一句话和最后一句话可推知 选D。)

4.A 

(A项:不要用手机超过一个小时而不休息一下;B项:拿手 机时和你的眼睛至少要有半米的距离;C项：每天要关闭手机 几个小时;D项:看几分钟远处绿色的东西。由最后一段中的 Take a break every hour and."可知选A。)

5.D 

(A项:不要买智能手机;B项:停用智能手机;C项:充分利 用智能手机;D项:正确使用智能手机。文章开始介绍了错误 使用手机造成的危害，接着就如何使用智能手机提出了几条建 议，故这篇文章的目的就是建议人们正确使用智能手机， 选   D.）