Question

It has become the modern substitute of glancing at your watch—the furtive(偷偷的)look at a phone screen to check for new messages or have a quick look at Facebook. Researchers have now found why we often feel such a strong urge to glance at our handset. Using your mobile, they say, is easily affected by other people.

A University of Michigan team say people are twice as likely to pull out their phones to check their messages or emails if they’re with someone who has just done the same. It also found that females were more likely to use their mobile than men because it was more ‘consistent ’ with the daily lives of women.

The team watched students in dining halls and coffee shops around campus, observing pairs of students sitting at tables for as long as 20 minutes and recorded their cellphone use at 10-second intervals.

“What we found most interesting was just how often people were using their mobile phones, ” Dr Daniel Kruger, the study’s co-author, said. “Every person we observed used his／her phone at least once while one woman was on hers about half of the time. You may see others checking their incoming messages and be encouraged to check your own. ’’

Overall, the students used their cellphones in an average of 24 percent, the researchers found. But they were significantly more likely to use their phones (39.5 percent) when their companion had just done so in the previous 10-second interval than without the social clue, the researchers said, adding that this behavior was often repeated.

Cell phones create an alternative way for one’s attention and may both promote and interrupt ongoing social activities, the researchers wrote.

Kruger believes this pattern could be related to the effects of social acceptance and rejection. If one person in a pair engages in another conversation through their phone, his or her companion may feel rejected. That companion then might be forced to connect with others from outside so as not to feel left out.

 

1.People’s strong desire to check their messages partly results from ___________.

A. the same behavior of other people

B. the new messages of their handsets

C. the update service of Facebook

D. the modern substitute of their watches

2.Why do women use their phones more frequently?

A. They want to show off their modern mobiles.

B. They desire to meet the demands of society.

C. They try to set a good example for others.

D. They are more likely to be influenced by others.

3.How might one feel when his companion is busy checking messages?

A. Relaxed. B. Ashamed.

C. Ignored. D. Surprised.

4.The underlined part “this behavior” in Paragraph 5 refers to _______________.

A. receiving social clues B. using the cellphones

C. joining in activities D. engaging in conversations

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Social Acceptance And Rejection

B. Females Use Mobiles More than Men

C. How Do People Check Messages?

D. Cellphone Use Is Spreading

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：使用手機會傳染。

1.Using your mobile, they say, is easily affected by other people.”和第二段“當周圍有人用手機時，即便你沒事也要檢查手機短信或郵件的可能性會增加一倍�！笨芍�，因為我們受到了別人的影響，因此我們會做同樣的事情，所以正確答案為：A.

2.It also found that females were more likely to use their mobile than men because it was more ‘consistent ’ with the daily lives of women. ”可知，女性比男性更易受到別人的影響，更可能去使用手機，因為這也更契合于她們的日常生活。也就是說，在生活中女性更容易受到他人的影響，所以在別人使用手機時，女性比男性更可能受其影響而使用手機，所以正確答案為：D.

3. If one person in a pair engages in another conversation through their phone, his or her companion may feel rejected. That companion then might be forced to connect with others from outside so as not to feel left out.”告訴我們：如果兩個人在一起，其中一個在打電話，那么同伴就會感到自己被排斥了，為了自己不遭冷落，他就被迫掏出手機與別人聯絡。所以，正確答案為C.Ignored.

4.從倒數第三段劃線部分上下文可知：研究者發(fā)現，若旁邊有同伴用手機的話，那另外一人使用手機的頻率則會大幅增加。因此，“this behavior”指的是“using the cell phones”。 故B正確。

5.綜合全文可以得出結論：使用手機也會傳染，當看到別人收發(fā)短信時，也會不自覺地掏出手機。告訴我們人們在一起的時候，使用手機的行為是會被傳染的。故正確答案為D.

考點：社會生活類說明文的閱讀