Question

【題目】Nowadays, we use digital devices in many ways, such as waking us up in the morning, listening to music, communicating with friends and so on. But studies have found that overuse of electronics can affect our sleep, our study and work.

To help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles, America set the National Day of Unplugging in 2010 to encourage people to put away their electronics for 24 hours, which is on the second Friday of March every year.

Without any doubt, many people find that the unplugged day seems longer than a typical day. “Without my phone, my breakfast was too short and I did not know what to do next,” one participant of last year’s unplugging experiment wrote. Another shared his grief at not being able to look at his phone during bus and train rides, calling the day”the longest time of my life”.

But others see the experiment as a way to experience what life was like before the rise of electronics. “My friend and i has dinner in the evening, and we both discussed about how much more present we felt-- how we could hear what each other was saying,” one participant wrote.

Although living without electronics seems impossible in today’s world, unplugging from time to time allows people to slow down and reflect on life. “At the end of the day, I was missing neither social media nor having a digital connection,” one participant noted. “I note. “I was happy for the opportunity to challenge my unhealthy daily habits, because this gave me the opportunity to discover a slower, clearer way of life.”

【1】Using digital devices too often might .

A. help us study better B. keep us away from music

C. help us communicate easily D. bring us some sleep problems

【2】The National Day of Unplugging was set .

A. in many countries in 2010 B. on the second day of March every year

C. to help people take a break from busy work D. to make people away from their electronics for a day

【3】What is the meaning of the underlined word”grief”?

A. Rudeness B. Sadness C. Happiness D. Coldness

【4】Some participants of the experiment .

A. thought that it was impossible for them to slow down B. didn’t know what to eat for breakfast without phones

C. felt exited during bus and train rides without phones D. enjoyed hearing each other by discussing face to face

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A. Get Back to Real Life. B. Unhealthy Daily Habits

C. The Digital Connection. D. The Longest Time of Life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 D

【5】 A

【解析】

研究發(fā)現(xiàn)過度的使用電子產品會影響人們的睡眠、學習和工作，因此美國從2010起設立了一個全國斷網(wǎng)日，在每年3月份的第二個周五。對于這個斷網(wǎng)日不同的人有不同的觀點。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段的最后一句話But studies have found that overuse of electronics can affect our sleep, our study and work.可知，過度使用電子產品會影響我們的睡眠、學習和工作。由此可知應選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段中To help people take a break from their always-on lifestyles, America set the National Day of Unplugging in 2010 to encourage people to put away their electronics for 24 hours, which is on the second Friday of March every year.可知，設立全國斷網(wǎng)日是為了幫助人們遠離一直以來的生活方式，即對電子產品的依賴，故D選項是正確的。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線單詞所在的上下文語境可知，這一段介紹的是人們對全國斷網(wǎng)日的反面觀點，再根據(jù)所在的這句話Another shared his grief at not being able to look at his phone during bus and train rides, calling the day ”the longest time of my life”.可知，他覺得斷網(wǎng)的這一天是最長的一天，所以grief應該是一個貶義的意思，結合語境可知應選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段中“My friend and I has dinner in the evening, and we both discussed about how much more present we felt-- how we could hear what each other was saying,” one participant wrote.可知，這個實驗的參與者體會到了與朋友面對面交流的快樂，由此可知D選項是正確的。

【5】主旨大意題。這篇短文講述了為了使人們遠離對電子產品的依賴，美國設立了一個全國斷網(wǎng)日，對此參與者們發(fā)表了自己的看法，雖然有支持的，也有反對的，但文章的重點是放在了支持者們身上。因此A選項“回歸真實生活”這個題目能夠點明文章主旨，故應選A。