In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates th
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In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well．
First, let"s talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobile number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it．
This has several implications（含义）. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place. Now，however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”，but "text me around 8 and we"ll see where we all are."
Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”－those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.
They found that the mobile phone"s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well．
Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high, in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.
Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入）on people"s privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. But perhaps you needn"t worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.
小题1:According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on | A．talkers | B．the “speakeasy” | C．the “spacemaker" | D．texters |
小题2: We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are| A．quite revealing | B．well written | | C．unacceptable by others | D．shocking to others |
小题3:According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile? | A．Talkers. | B．The“speakeasy” | | C．The “spacemaker”. | D．Texters. |
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?| A．The SMS Effect | | B．Cultural implications of Mobile Phone Use | | C．Changes in the Use of the Mobile | | D．Body Language and the Mobile Phone |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍了使用手机的文化含义，使用手机给我们的文化和身体带来的变化。从通知开会到发短信的方式都对我们的生活产生影响。
小题1:细节题：从第四段的句子：Texting changes people as well. In their paper, “Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users:可知两个英国的研究人员认为短信可以看见社会和心理的影响，选D
小题2:细节题：从第五段的句子：This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well．可知短信更能够透露真情的，选A
小题3:推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people. 可知spacemaker专注于自己，原来他人，他们应该害怕电话被别人听见，选C
小题4:主旨题：从第三段的句子：This has several implications（含义）可知这篇文章讲的是使用手机的文化含义，选B |
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A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a “blog（博客）”.The word “blog” is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like. There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information，advertisements, advice and ideas for many people who read them. They contain links to other Web sites. And they provide a place for people to write about their ideas and react to the ideas of others.
A research company called Perscus has studied more than 300 Web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.
However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products. At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com”. He says the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago. And thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closing. One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the Web-site in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called “The Weblog Handbook”. It has been translated into four languages so far. Ms. Blood says Rebecea’s Pocket gets about 30,000 visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything — politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent people from stealing money from on -line bank accounts.
小题1:The author wrote this passage mainly to _________. | A．introduce an Internet computer Web site called “blog” | | B．introduce a short way of saying Weblog | | C．tell readers how to write blogs | | D．tell readers about blogs |
小题2:From the passage we can learn that blogs cover almost everything EXCEPT ______. | A．account passwords | B．medical advice | | C．advertisements | D．different ideas |
小题3:Dave Winer closed his “weblogs. Com” because __________. | A．more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity | | B．American companies used blogs to advertise their products | | C．people stole money from on -line bank accounts | | D．He couldn’t afford the increasing money needed to run the blogs |
小题4:The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that ______.| A．it was created by a woman | | B．it is about the history of blogs | | C．it provides useful information and advice | | D．it has editions in at least four different languages |
小题5:What is the author’s attitude toward blog?| A．Objective | B．Sceptical | | C．Disapproving. | D．Sympathetic. |
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Once upon a time, on an isolated island in the Java sea, lived short people who dominated(支配, 占优势) the food chain. Standing no more than three and a half feet tall, these human ancestors hunted giant rats, lumbering lizards（笨拙的蜥蜴), and miniature elephants.
It sounds a bit like a fairy tale, but it"s true. Unearthed relics on the island uncovered the remains of a race of tiny human ancestors. Homo floresiensis, as the newly discovered species has been named, apparently could date back to 13,000 years ago. This means they have a lot in common with modern humans.
So how and why did these people get so small? Scientists suspect that it"s due to the fact that this race lived on an isolated island with limited resources. Take the miniature elephants for example. When elephants first came to the island either by swimming or by some kind of natural land raft, they were probably close to full size. But since there wasn"t much to eat, over time smaller elephants lived longer and better. The smaller the elephant was, the less it had to eat to stay strong and healthy.
Scientists call this the "island role", and it can apply to humans as well as animals. Given the island"s sparse(稀少) food supply, it makes sense that the early humans living there would have evolved (进化) a body size requiring less food to survive. So bigger isn"t always better.
In the floresiensis, at least, getting smaller was the way to go.
小题1:According to the passage, the fact Homo floresiensis are very small is based on________.| A．the islanders in the Java Sea | B．the human ancestors | | C．the unearthed relics | D．a newspaper report |
小题2: The underlined word "miniature" in the first paragraph most probably means______.| A．tiny | B．active | C．rare | D．wild |
小题3:People on the island got so small because____________.| A．they did not have enough food to eat. | | B．they gradually developed for lack of food. | | C．they shared less food with elephants. | | D．they remained alive as the elephants. |
小题4: What might be the most suitable title of the passage?| A．The history of short people | | B．Short people from a fairy tale | | C．The proofs on short people | | D．Short people on an isolated island |
小题5:According to the passage, getting smaller can make people and animals ____| A．run quickly | B．live longer | C．live weaker | D．run slowly |
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Andy is the most unreasonable, pigheaded life form in the world, and he makes me so angry I could scream! Of course, I love him like a brother. I have to because he is my brother. More than that, he is my twin! That’s right. Andy and Amy(that’s me) have the same curly(卷曲的) hair and dark eyes and equally stubborn character. Yet, though we may look alike, on most issues(事情) we usually take completely opposite positions. If I say day, you can count on Andy to say night.
Just this week, the hot topic in school was all about the PTA’S proposal(提议) to adopt a school dress principle. Every student would be required to wear a uniform. Uniforms! Can you imagine? Oh, they would be uniforms in color. The dress style would be sort of loose and free.
I think a dress principle is a good idea. The reason is simple. School is tough enough without worrying about looking cool every single day. The fact is, the less I have to decide first thing in the morning, the better. I also wouldn’t mind not having to see guys wearing oversized jeans and shirts. And I certainly would welcome not seeing kids showing off designer clothes.
Andy is surprised at my opinion. He says he can’t believe that I would be willing to give up my all-American teenage birthright by dressing like — well, like a typical teenager. Last night, he even dragged out Mom and Dad’s high school photo albums. What a couple of peace-loving hippies(嬉皮士) they were!
The vote for or against uniforms took place later that day. The results of the vote and the headmaster’s decision will be announced next week. I wonder what it will be. I know how I voted, and I’m pretty sure I know how Andy voted.
How would you vote—for or against?
小题1:The story is about___________.| A．a school policy decision that will affect parents and students | | B．a personal experience and is told in the first person | | C．a historical event and is told in the third person | | D．a conflict of opinions between boys and girls |
小题2:Amy’s position on school uniforms is most likely based on________.| A．logical conclusions drawn form her own observation and personal experience | | B．an aggressive reaction to what she has been told by people in authority | | C．her preference for designer-labeled clothes | | D．not liking anything her brother likes |
小题3:Which of the following is the best statement of Andy’s position?| A．School clothing should reflect parents’ values. | | B．Teenagers should never follow the latest fashions in dress. | | C．How one dresses should be an expression of one’s individuality. | | D．Wearing school uniforms means one less decision every morning. |
小题4:What is the best title for the text?| A．A School Dress Principle. | | B．My Stubborn Twin Brother | | C．Endless Fights with My Brother | | D．For or Against?--- That Is the Question |
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It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work － 36 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dished. She was 37 jeans and a sweater. Sitting at the table I had just 38 a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s 39 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40 happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of 41 .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 42 an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 43 I had become an expert at scraping（刮掉）dirt stuck to their wooden floor. 44 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was 45 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 46 .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, 47 I would often see her in the morning 48
them to school. And I’d be there when they 49 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 50 them grow up. Now I was fired, but the 51 thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s 52 relationship with my clients（主顾）. Who am I 53 them? As a matter of fact. I’m 54 an employee － the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 55 of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
| 小题1: | | A．moving | B．coming | C．jumping | D．stepping |
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| 小题2: | | A．hanging | B．making | C．changing | D．wearing |
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| 小题3: | | A．washed | B．cleaned | C．swept | D．brushed |
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| 小题5: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．already | D．yet |
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| 小题6: | | A．loss | B．surprise | C．fear | D．regret |
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| 小题7: | | A．started | B．improved | C．developed | D．broken |
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| 小题8: | | A．why | B．what | C．that | D．which |
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| 小题10: | | A．less | B．more | C．least | D．most |
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| 小题11: | | A．story | B．life | C．activity | D．experience |
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| 小题13: | | A．taking | B．bringing | C．meeting | D．calling |
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| 小题14: | | A．left | B．marched | C．went | D．returned |
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| 小题15: | | A．found | B．noticed | C．watched | D．realized |
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| 小题16: | | A．possible | B．great | C．proper | D．strange |
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| 小题17: | | A．meaning | B．result | C．nature | D．importance |
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| 小题19: | | A．merely | B．certainly | C．probably | D．hardly |
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| 小题20: | | A．member | B．person | C．relative | D．companion |
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Collecting information about pre-employment and filling out an application form are closely connected, However, filling out an application form is much easier because you have total control and have enough time to think and plan.
That you are given a form to fill out does not necessarily mean that you have to answer all the questions in it. If the form contains unclear questions or terms and conditions, you can make some changes before signing(签约)it, or refuse to answer some of the questions. What you must realize is that those terms and conditions have been written by highly paid lawyers. Each word is important, or it would not be there; and you can be sure that there is not anything there that is written with your interests in mind.
I know what I speak of because, as a lawyer for Litton Industries. I wrote the terms and conditions that were printed on the back of order forms, I wrote the most tiring terms and conditions anyone has ever seen. Still, 90 percent of the buyers would just sign on them without questioning anything. If anyone questioned them, we would reach an agreement on something that was acceptable to both sides.
So when you see a preprinted application that contains questions or terms and conditions, read it all and read it slowly. If you don’t like something, you can simply change the parts you don’t like, Remember that everything can be settled by discussion. To what degree it can be settled depends on your position, of course, and that is something only you can determine.
小题1:Filling out application forms is much “easier” because_______.| A．everything connected with application forms is easier | | B．you can control the form filling with enough time | | C．you can plan and have control of the needed time | | D．it is easier to collect information about pre-employment |
小题2:We can learn from the underlined part “Each word is important” that _______.| A．questions in a form must be answered | | B．everything in a form must be read carefully | | C．the conditions that interest you are changeable | | D．something of your interests is most important |
小题3:It can be inferred from the 4th paragraph that_______.| A．you must change a preprinted application before it is discussed | | B．questions in a form are more important | | C．you have little right to determine the conditions you like most | | D．it depends on yourself to settle things in a form |
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