Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV, friend requests, exciting online games and your mobile – or would you easily survive?
Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University. The experiment is now over but he doesn’t yet know the full findings. However, during the experiment, Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers. He said: “They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms(癥狀), overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected.” During their 24-hour painful experience, three of the experiment’s guinea pigs had to endure one intrusion(侵?jǐn)_) from the media: a BBC reporter plus cameraman who followed them around for the day. They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops. Elliot Day wrote: “Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air. Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.” From Caroline Scott, we read: “I didn’t expect it, but being prevented from the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual… I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but it’s not something I would like to do again!” And Charlotte Gay wrote: “I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile; not only is it a social tool, it’s my main access point of communication.”
Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once. And a recent study by Nielson found that on average, US teenagers send and receive over 3,000 texts per month ---that’s about six texts per waking hour. So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
小題1:What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?
A．To ask for information.B．To entertain the readers.
C．To lead to the topic.D．To present an idea.
小題2:About Dr. Roman Gerodimos’ experiment, we know that ________.
A．volunteers felt uncomfortable in it.
B．volunteers didn’t want to eat anything.
C．the experiment was still going on.
D．volunteers were allowed to take their laptops.
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Three pigs were included in the experiment.
B．A BBC reporter discussed the experiment.
C．During the 24 hours’ experiment the volunteers wrote out their experiences.
D．The lecturer had expected sweat would suddenly appear on the volunteers through fear.
小題4:What does the sentence “…was thrown up into the air” most probably means?
A．went on normally.B．was completely disturbed.
C．turned out perfect.D．was badly designed.
小題5:Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A．Surviving without the Media.B．Unplugging Your Life.
C．Valuing Social Communication.D．Setting Aside Time for Sleep.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:B

試題分析：
小題1:推斷題。第一段講到如果你在兩小時(shí)內(nèi)沒有電視，交友請(qǐng)求，網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲和你的手機(jī)時(shí) ，你會(huì)發(fā)瘋嗎？第二段It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.可知，舉出事例說明有一項(xiàng)針對(duì)年青人在24小時(shí)內(nèi)沒有任何形式的媒體設(shè)備時(shí)，他們是如何反應(yīng)的 調(diào)查�？芍�，第一段是為了引出下文的主題。故選C
小題2:推斷題。第三段三位志愿者的講述中，從I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.可知，Elliot Day認(rèn)為如果沒有收音機(jī)或報(bào)紙他會(huì)覺得很空虛。從but it’s not something I would like to do again!可知，Caroline Scott不想再嘗試一次。從 I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile可知，沒有手機(jī)對(duì)Charlotte Gay來講是最困難的事情。故可知，他們?cè)趯?shí)驗(yàn)中感覺不舒服。故選A。文中并未講到吃東西，所以排除B，從第三段The experiment is now over.可知，實(shí)驗(yàn)已結(jié)束，排除C。從but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.可知，只有第二天才能用電腦，故排除D。
小題3:判斷題。文中并不是講三頭豬被包括在實(shí)驗(yàn)中，文中第三段提到guinea pigs應(yīng)理解為試驗(yàn)品而并非是豬，排除A.文中第三段a BBC reporter plus cameraman who followed them around for the day.一個(gè)BBC記者和攝影師會(huì)跟蹤報(bào)道他們并非討論這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)，排除B。文中第三段They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.他們被要求寫100行的實(shí)驗(yàn)感受，但必須在第二天才寫，可知并非在實(shí)驗(yàn)期間，排除C。文中第三段Caroline Scott話中I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to他并沒有出現(xiàn)講師所期望的突然冒冷汗的現(xiàn)象，可知講師期望志愿者因恐懼而突然冒冷汗。故選D
小題4:推斷題。前文講到Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air. I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.他一天的日常工作打亂了，他感到?jīng)]有收音機(jī)或報(bào)紙，自己的生活很空虛，可知他的日常工作被完全擾亂了，而不能說日常生活設(shè)計(jì)很糟糕，排除D，故選B
小題5:主旨題。結(jié)合全文，第二段江大這項(xiàng)全球性試驗(yàn)的名稱是Unplugged。文章整個(gè)圍繞沒有電子設(shè)備的生活，人們的感受，故選B，答案更為形象，即讓你的生活不插電，而A只在第一段最后一句提到生存，排除，文中并不是主要討論重視社會(huì)交流，排除C，D只在最后一段出現(xiàn)，排除。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文中主要介紹了一項(xiàng)年輕人在24小時(shí)內(nèi)沒有電子設(shè)備時(shí)的生活感受，進(jìn)而作者發(fā)出隨著科技進(jìn)步，在未來又會(huì)留出多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間來睡覺呢？這樣的疑問，文中對(duì)于推斷題要采用排除法，把握文章的中心思想，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)逐一排除作答。主旨題，尤其是選標(biāo)題的題目，標(biāo)題一般需要形象生動(dòng)，可適當(dāng)留有疑問，激發(fā)讀者閱讀的欲望。
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小題1:Where can you find this passage?
A．In a medicine dictionary.B．in a kids’ story book.
C．In a social science book.D．In a science textbook.
小題2:According to the passage, how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?
A．disturbed.B．bored.C．ignored. D．relaxed.
小題3:A “rubber neck” often __________________ .
A．says bad words behind people.B．quarrels face to face with neighbors.
C．bargains with salespeople over the price D．a(chǎn)sks about other people’s business
小題4:Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as a “pain in the neck”?
A．Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.
B．Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.
C．Someone who sits next to you smoking, which you never enjoy.
D．Someone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.
小題5:What is the main purpose of the author?
A．To tell people what might be bad manners in public.
B．To criticize (批評(píng)) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”
C．To show anger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”.
D．To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

You’re standing in the dairy section at the grocery store, searching for your favorite brand. Suddenly, you catch a smell of chocolate cookies. You forget about dairy and head for the bakery (烘烤食品) section. Guess what? You just walked into an odor (氣味) trap (陷阱)! The odor was cooked up by scientists in a lab.
For years, scientists have been studying the special powers of smell. They found that more than our other senses, smell changes our mood and helps us remember things.
So companies have begun spending thousands of dollars to scent (使充滿香味) entire stores. Artificial (人造的) scents are being used to lead customers by the nose. These smells help to get people inside and put them in the mood to buy. They even make customers remember the store later, so they’ll come back for more. Also, many companies have smartly made use of product smells. A company added lemon fragrance to its dish cleaner. They wanted people to think the soap contained “natural” cleaners. It worked!
New uses for smells are being created every day. One bank, for example, gives customers coupons (優(yōu)惠券) advertising car loans (貸款). To get people to take out a loan, bank officials hope to coat these coupons with the fresh leather smell of a new car. In Australia, telephone offices are putting sweat odor on unpaid bills. Since some people sweat when they’re scared, this smell might remind them of when they were frightened. And they’ll pay the bills right away!
What lies ahead for our noses? Smell scientists are working on some pretty far-out ideas. Would you believe TV sets that produce smells? Or how about scent diets? Certain food smells will fool your stomach into thinking it’s full. Alarm clocks will scent your bedroom with a strong pleasant smell designed to wake you up. Scientists are even working on ways to keep garbage from smelling. Researchers expect scents to help students make more sense of what they’re learning.
And just think. Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!
小題1:How do sales methods affect customers in the stores?
A．They change customers’ preferences.
B．They persuade customers to use credit cards.
C．They make customers avoid bad and unsafe products.
D．They influence customers to make unplanned purchases.
小題2:Why do telephone offices put sweat odor on unpaid bills?
A．Because the sweat odor is a reminder of terrifying experience.
B．Because the sweat odor can change people’s attitude.
C．Because most people don’t think much of sweating.
D．Because many people dislike paying bills.
小題3:What does the author mean by saying “Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!”?
A．Students would benefit more from smell research.
B．Students would be more willing to do homework.
C．Smell research would develop beyond our imagination.
D．Smell research would make great differences to our life.
小題4: Why does the author write this passage?
A．To encourage the store owners to use smells.
B．To expose wrong practices by smell scientists.
C．To inform the readers of an interesting subject.
D．To blame the advertisers that use smells to sell.

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