2.Here's the situation.You're sitting at the table listening to the conversation when your cellphone rings.There is something very important that wants your attention.Maybe your phone buzzed for an email,text message,F(xiàn)acebook post or tweet.You don't know unless you check your phone.You may be feeling a strong case of FOMO:Fear of Missing Out.
You may think that a quick check of your phone isn't rude.Your companions probably disagree.A recent study of cellphone use found that most US adults think checking your phone is rude in social situations.
The study found that only 5 percent of Americans felt that checking your cellphone during a meeting is acceptable.Only 12 percent support checking your cellphone during a family dinner.
The study said,"Americans think that when people focus on their phones instead of their companions,it hurts the group in which they are taking part."
People can be offended when they feel ignored.They also don't like others who talk too loudly or share private information in public when using their phones.
About three-fourths of US adults view using cellphones in public as acceptable when using public transportation,waiting in line,and walking down the street.But most US adults disapprove of cellphone use at the dinner table,in movie theater,meetings,and places of worship.
People might use their cellphones in social situations because they see others doing it:86 percent of people surveyed said that someone else used a phone at the most recent social event they attended.People may use their phones at social events to share something from the event.That might be a photo,information,or to free from the group.
12.The writer starts the passage byB.
A.listing the uses of cellphones
B.imagining a scene in life
C.discussing the bad influence of cellphones
D.talking about a chat on cellphones
13.If you use your cellphones in social situates,others will feel that they aren'tC.
A.interested in taking
B.friendly enough
C.valued by you at all
D.sharing useful information
14.Where do most Americans accept the cellphones use?D
A.Seeing a movie in the cinema.
B.Attending a meeting.
C.Having a dinner with families.
D.Riding in the public vehicles.
15.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A
A.Is it Rude to Use Cellphones Among Friends?
B.Putting Aside Your Cellphones for Your Friends
C.Keeping in Touch with Your Friends with Cellphones
D.Avoid Borrowing a Cellphone from Your Friends.
分析 作者討論了是否應(yīng)該在親戚朋友交流時使用手機(jī),并做了調(diào)查研究.
解答 12.B.理解判斷題.由第一句話Here's the situation,這里有一個場景,可知作者通過想象場景畫面來開篇,故選B.
13.C.理解推斷題.由第四段Americans think that when people focus on their phones instead of their companions,it hurts the group in which they are taking part,當(dāng)人們把注意力集中在手機(jī)上而不是伴侶身上時,會傷害到他們參與的群體,可推知人們認(rèn)為不被重視,故選C
14.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.由倒數(shù)第二段About three-fourths of US adults view using cellphones in public as acceptable when using public transportation,約四分之三的美國成年人認(rèn)為在可以接受使用公共交通時使用手機(jī),故選D.
15.A.主旨?xì)w納題.由文章內(nèi)容可知,作者討論了是否應(yīng)該在親戚朋友交流時使用手機(jī),故選A.
點(diǎn)評 本篇文章難點(diǎn)在推理判斷題上.推理判斷題要以表面文字為前提,以具體事實為依據(jù)進(jìn)行推理,做出判斷.這種推理方式比較直接,考生只要弄清事實,即可結(jié)合上下文推斷出合理的結(jié)論.