10.You get anxious if there's no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain.You feel upset if your phone is getting low on power,and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you're not there.All these can be called"always on"stress caused by smart phone addiction.
For some people,smart phones have liberated them free from the nine-to-five work.Flexible working has given them more control over their working lives and enabled them to spend more time with their friends and families.For many others though,smart phones have become cruel masters in their pockets,never allowing them to turn them off and relax.
Pittsburgh-based developer Kevin Holesh was worried about how much he was ignoring his family and friends in favour of his iPhone.So he developed an app-Moment-to monitor his usage.The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are breached."Moment's goal is to promote balance in your life,"his website explains."Some time on your phone,some time off of it enjoying your loving family and friends around you."
Dr Christine Grant,an occupational psychologist at Coventry University,said,"The effects of this‘a(chǎn)lways on'culture are that your mind is never resting,and you're not giving your body time to recover,so you're always stressed.And the more tired and stressed we get,the more mistakes we make.Physical and mental health can suffer."
And as the number of connected smart phones is increasing,so is the amount of data.This is leading to a sort of decision paralysis(癱瘓)and is creating more stress in the workplace because people have to receive a broader range of data and communications which are often difficult to manage."It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they're controlled by it all and feel they can never escape the office,"said Dr Christine Grant.

28.What's the first paragraph mainly about?A
A.The signs of"always on"stress.
B.The progress of modern technology.
C.The popularity of smart phones.
D.The solutions of smart phone addiction.
29.Kevin Holesh developed Moment toD.
A.research how people use their mobile phones
B.increase the fun of using mobile phones
C.make people better use mobile phones
D.help people control their use of mobile phones
30.What's Dr Christine Grant's attitude towards"always on"culture?C
A.Confused.B.Positive.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.
31.According to the last paragraph,a greater amount of data meansB.
A.we can work more effectively
B.we will become less productive
C.we will be equipped with more knowledge
D.we can make a decision more quickly.

分析 本文描述了手機上癮的癥狀,為了控制人們使用手機,平衡生活,Kevin Holesh開發(fā)了一個app,"Moment".

解答 ADCB
28 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第一段最后一句All these can be called"always on"stress caused by smart phone addiction.可知,前面所列舉的情況都是過度使用智能手機而導(dǎo)致的"一直在線"的現(xiàn)象,所以A項符合第一段內(nèi)容的總括.B.現(xiàn)代技術(shù)的進步;C智能機的普及;D.智能機上癮的原因,均與題意不符.故選A.
29 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第三段第二、三句So he developed an app-Moment-to monitor his usage.The app enables users to see how much time they're spending on the device and set up warnings if the usage limits are broken.可知,該軟件可以幫助人們控制好使用電子產(chǎn)品的時間.故選D.
30 C  推理判斷題.根據(jù)短文第四段中的"The effects of this‘a(chǎn)lways on'culture are that your mind is never resting…Physical and mental health can suffer."可知Dr.Christine Grant認(rèn)為這種"一直在線"文化會使大腦永遠(yuǎn)得不到休息,也沒有時間讓身體恢復(fù),所以總是會倍感壓力.所有這些都是不好的結(jié)果,可推知Dr.Christine Grant對于此種現(xiàn)象是持批判態(tài)度的,選C,critical批判的.confused混淆的,不解的; positive積極的,正面的; doubtful懷疑的.
31 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第五段最后 It actually makes it more difficult to make decisions and many do less because they're controlled by it all…可知,由于深受大量數(shù)據(jù)的困擾,人們更難做出決定,做的工作也少了,與less productive"低效率的"含義相同.故選B.

點評 一、速讀全文,了解大意知主題.
  閱讀能力一般指閱讀速度和理解能力兩個方面.閱讀速度是閱讀最基本的能力.考生必須在十分有限的時間內(nèi)運用略讀、掃讀、跳讀等技巧快速閱讀,搜尋關(guān)鍵詞、主題句,捕捉時空、順序、情節(jié)、人物、觀點,并且理清文章脈絡(luò),把握語篇實質(zhì).
二、看題干,帶著問題讀文章.
  首先要掌握問題的類型,客觀信息題可以從文章中直接找到答案;而主觀判斷題考查的是對文章的感情基調(diào)等,這類題必須經(jīng)過對作者的態(tài)度、意圖以及對整篇文章進行深一層的推理等.其次,了解試題題干以及各個選項所包含的信息,然后有針對性地對文章進行掃讀,對有關(guān)信息進行快速定位.此法加強了閱讀的針對性,提高了做題的準(zhǔn)確率.
  三、邏輯推理,做好深層理解題.
  在實際閱讀中,有時作者并未把意圖說出來,閱讀者要根據(jù)字面意思,通過語篇邏輯關(guān)系,研究細(xì)節(jié)的暗示,推敲作者的態(tài)度,理解文章的寓義.要求讀者對文字的表面信息進行分析、挖掘和邏輯推理,不能就事論事,以偏概全.推理題在提問中常用的詞有:infer,imply,suggest,indicate等.
  四、猜詞悟義,掃除閱讀攔路虎.
  猜詞是應(yīng)用英語的重要能力.它不但需要準(zhǔn)確無誤地理解上下文,而且要有較大的泛讀量,掌握或認(rèn)識較多的課外詞匯.我們要學(xué)會"順藤摸瓜",通過構(gòu)詞,語法,定義,同位,對比,因果,常識,上下文等線索確定詞義.

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