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【題目】 As I was leaving the gym last week, I greeted a friend who was coming in. He responded without looking up from his phone. I stood there for a few awkward seconds, hoping for eye contact. He finally looked up briefly, apologetically, before returning to the screen. I walked on, feeling shaken.

It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing(冷落)someone in favor of a phone. And research has found that phubbing does have negative (消極的)impacts on personal relationships, reducing the quality of communication and level of satisfaction.

Recently I've noticed that it's impossible to go out with friends and have their attention for the whole time, There're always phones on the table, and they're constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world to see what else is going On.

It used to be that going out together was confidence-boosting solid reassurance(安慰)that another person enjoyed your company, otherwise they wouldn't accept but not now. Now, you're constantly attracting attention，competing with a portable supercomputer. When someone is looking at their phone, you're never sure if they actually want to be with you.

The modern-day equivalent of this is scrolling(滾屏)and texting. Although I didn't realize it at the time, I was trying for connection with the friend, who was attracted by it refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.

I don't want to be that person. I don't want my actions to make anyone feel the way I did that day. So from now on I'm going to make a point of not letting digital distractions damage the relationships I hold so dear. It's not worth it. Nothing on that screen is ever more important than the person standing right in front of me.

【1】Why does the author describe his greeting with a friend in the gym last week?

A.To introduce what phubbing is.B.To show the misuse of phones.

C.To draw the readers' attention.D.To voice his opinion about phubbing.

【2】What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.Phones are bad for communication.B.Phones are used widely in the world.

C.Phubbing is making people suffer.D.Phubbing is a common phenomenon.

【3】What will happen when you're snubbing someone according to the author?

A.People will enjoy your company.B.You will lose the trust of others.

C.You will damage others' confidence.D.People will feel truly connected.

【4】What does the word "it" underlined in paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Being companied.B.Scrolling and texting.

C.The table.D.The phone.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。主要講述了低頭族的普遍性、危害，并建議不要當(dāng)?shù)皖^族。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段It turns out I was phubbed, which is a term for snubbing（冷落）someone in favor of a phone.（這個(gè)詞是“低頭族”，意思是專注于手機(jī)而冷落其他人。）可推斷，作者是以自己的事例在引入什么叫低頭族。故選A。

【2】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段There’re always phones on the table, and they’re constantly being checked. When the slightest pause in conversation arises, or if someone gets up from the table briefly, people seize their phones to check in with the rest of the world...（桌子上總是放著手機(jī)，而且他們經(jīng)常查看手機(jī)。當(dāng)交談中出現(xiàn)輕微的停頓，或者有人短暫地離開餐桌，人們就會(huì)拿起手機(jī)與世界其他地方的人聯(lián)系。）可推斷出，該段主要講述的是手機(jī)低頭族的普遍性。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段It used to be that going out together was confidence-boosting（過去，一起出去可以提振信心。）和When someone is looking at their phone, you’re never sure if they actually want to be with you.（當(dāng)別人看手機(jī)的時(shí)候，你永遠(yuǎn)不知道他們是否真的想和你在一起。）由此判斷出，根據(jù)作者的說法，當(dāng)你冷落某人時(shí)你的冷落會(huì)傷害他人的自信。故選C。

【4】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線詞前一句The modern-day equivalent of this is scrolling（滾屏）and texting.現(xiàn)在是滾動(dòng)屏幕和發(fā)短信的時(shí)代。refusing to put away his phone and made me feel awful.拒絕收起他的手機(jī)，讓我感覺很糟糕�？赏茢啵�it指代scrolling和texting。故選B。