It was a comfortable sunny Sunday. I was going to meet an old university friend I hadn't seen for years, and was really excited to hear all his news.
My train was running a little late, but that was no big problem - I could text him to say I would be delayed. He would understand. But… where was my mobile phone? I had that familiar sinking feeling. Yes, I'd forgotten it at home.
No mobile phone. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling anxious, on edge and worried when I don't have my phone with me. In fact, I know I'm not alone: two-thirds of us experience ‘nomophobia’, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. That's according to a study from 2012 which surveyed 1,000 people in the UK about their relationship with mobile phones.
It says we check our mobile phones 34 times a day, that women are more ‘nomophobic’ than men, and that 18-24 year-olds are the most likely to suffer fear of being without their mobiles: 77% of them say they are unable to be apart from their phones for more than a few minutes.
Do you have nomophobia ?
· You never turn your phone off
· You obsessively check for texts, missed calls and emails
· You always take your phone to the bathroom with you
· You never let the battery run out
It's funny to think that around 20 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be businessperson carrying their large, plastic ‘bricks’. Of course, these days, mobile phones are everywhere. A UN study from this year said mobile phone subscriptions would outnumber people across the world by the end of 2014.
And when there are more phones than people in the world, maybe it's time to ask who really is in charge? Are you in control of your phone, or does your phone control you?
So, what happened with my university friend? When I arrived a few minutes late he just laughed and said: "You haven't changed at all – still always late!" And we had a great afternoon catching up, full of jokes and stories, with no interruptions and no nagging(嘮叨的) desire to check my phone.
Not having it with me felt strangely liberating. Maybe I'll leave it at home on purpose next time.
【小題1】What does the passage talk about ?

A．The history of mobiles.
B．The story of meeting an old university friend.
C．The addiction of playing mobile phone.
D．The terrible feeling of being without their mobiles.
【小題2】The underlined phrase “on edge”in the third paragraph probably means_______.
A．nervous B．energetic C．crazy D．surprised
【小題3】Which word is used to describe old mobile phones according to the passage?
A．digital phone B．cell phone C．bricks D．smart phone
【小題4】What’s the author’s attitude towards the using mobiles?
A．Worried B．Favorable C．Neutral D．Critical


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文主要講述作者自身親身體驗(yàn)離開手機(jī)的生活，闡述了現(xiàn)代年輕人離開手機(jī)的各種恐懼。
【小題1】D主旨大意題。文章主要講述作者自身親身體驗(yàn)離開手機(jī)的生活的各種恐懼。故用標(biāo)題The terrible feeling of being without their mobiles.故D正確。
【小題2】A詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)此詞前面一句 No mobile phone. I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling anxious可知推測(cè)on edge表示“緊張的”之意。故A正確。
【小題3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段中It's funny to think that around 20 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be businessperson carrying their large, plastic ‘bricks’.可以得出舊式的手機(jī)象磚頭，故C正確。
【小題4】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Not having it with me felt strangely liberating. Maybe I'll leave it at home on purpose next time可知作者是一種擔(dān)心。故A正確。
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