【題目】When Gretch en Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her cellphone at the door. "I think we are attached to these devices (裝置)in a way that is not always positive, " says Baxter, who'd rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. "It's there but we get crazy sometimes and we don't know where it should stop. "
Americans are connected at unprecedented (前所未有的)levels—93% now use cellphones or wireless devices; one-third of those are "smartphones" that allow users to surf the Internet and check e-mails, among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road, staying in touch with friends and family, efficiently using time once spent waiting around.
The downside: Often, we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.
That's why, despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever, 2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook at work or checking e-mails while on a date, the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess.
"What we're going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be connected like never before, " says Scott Campbell, assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Michigan, who studies the social implications (暗示)of using mobile devices. "It can be a good thing. But I also see the traditional social structure is getting somewhat torn apart. "
Sherry Turkic, director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self in Cambridge, Mass, wants to remind people that technology can be turned off. "Our human purpose is to really have connections with people," she says. "We have to reclaim (收回)it. It's not going to happen naturally."
【1】 According to the first paragraph, Gretchen Baxter thinks _____ .
A. cellphones are not always helpful
B. we benefit a lot from the invention of cellphones
C. using cellphones too much may be bad for health
D. cellphones play an important role in her life
【2】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People communicate more now than in the past.
B. Using mobile devices can focus people's attention quickly.
C. 93% of Americans often use cellphones to surf the Internet.
D. The use of mobile devices has a negative effect on the traditional social structure.
【3】 What is Sherry Turkle’s attitude towards using mobile devices?
A. Positive.
B. Negative.
C. Confused.
D. Uncertain.
【4】 The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that _____ .
A. something must be done for people to get a real connection with others
B. cellphones may be replaced by new devices
C. cellphones should be turned off on some occasions
D. people should have more connections with others
【答案】【1】 A
【2】 D
【3】 B
【4】 A
【解析】【1】 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“I think we are attached to these devices(裝置)in a way that is not always positive. ”可知,巴克斯特認為手機并非總是有益的. 故A項正確。
【2】 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段斯科特所說的“But I also see the traditional social structure is getting somewhat torn apart. ”可知,傳統(tǒng)的社會結(jié)構(gòu)正在因新的交流方式的出現(xiàn)出現(xiàn)撕裂。故D項描速正確。
【3】 推理判斷題. 由最后一段可知,雪莉?qū)κ褂檬謾C持否定觀點。
【4】 主旨大意題. 本文主要討論了手機、網(wǎng)絡等交流工具給人們生活帶來便利的同時,也產(chǎn)生了一些負面的影響,所以其目的在于建議人們采取措施重新回歸正常的交流,故A項正確。
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