Question

There is a famous story about British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was writing a poem when he was interrupted by a knock at the door.

This was an age before telephones. Someone was delivering a message. When Coleridge got back to his poem, he had lost his inspiration. His poetic mood had been broken by the knock on his door. His unfinished poem, which could otherwise have been a masterpiece, would now never be more than a fragment.

This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.

The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.

We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大體上）a healthy, protective development. “I didn’t hear it ring” or “I didn’t realize my phone had shut off” are among the lies we tell to give ourselves space where we’re beyond reach.

The notion of being unreachable is not a new concept—we have “Do Not Disturb” sign on the doors of hotel rooms. So why must we feel guilty when it comes to cellphones? Why must we apologize if we decide to shut off the phone for a while?

Now time alone, or a conversation with someone next to us which cannot be interrupted by a phone, is something to be cherished. Even cellphone devotees（信徒）, myself usually included, can’t help at times wanting to throw their phone away, or curse the day they were invented.

But we don’t and won’t, and there really is no need. All that’s required to take back our private time is a general social recognition that we have the right to it. In other words, we have to develop a healthy contempt(輕視) for the rings of our own phones.

A cellphone call deserves no greater priority(優(yōu)先考慮的事) than a random(隨機(jī)的) word from the person next to us，though the call on my cellphone may be the one-in-a-million from Steven Spielberg—who has finally read my novel and wants to make it his next movie. But most likely it is not, and I’m better off thinking about the idea I just had for a new story, or the slice of pizza I’ll eat for lunch.

1.What is the point of the anecdote about the poet Coleridge in the first three paragraphs?

A．To direct readers’ attention to the main topic.

B．To show how important inspiration is to a poet

C．To emphasize the disadvantage of not having a cellphone

D．To encourage readers to read the works of this poet.

2.What does the writer think about people telling “white lies” about their cellphones?

A．It is a way of signaling that you don’t like the caller.

B．It is natural to tell lies about small things

C．It is basically a good way to protect one’s privacy.

D．We should feel guilty when we can’t tell the truth.

3.According to the author, what is the most annoying problem caused by cellphones?

A．People get so obsessed(著迷) with the cellphone rings that they fail to notice anything else.

B．People feel guilty when they are not able to answer their cellphones.

C．Cellphones interrupt people’s private time.

D．With cellphones it is no longer possible to be unreachable.

4.What does the last paragraph suggest?

A．A person who calls us from afar deserves more of our attention

B．Steven Spielberg once called the author to talk about the author’s novel.

C．You should always finish your lunch before you answer a call on the cellphone.

D．Never let cellphones disturb your life too much.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了現(xiàn)代社會(huì)里人們?cè)絹碓绞艿绞謾C(jī)的干擾，文章進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)第述。

1.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段This story tells how unexpected communication can destroy an important thought, which bring us to the cellphone.說明作者使用這個(gè)例子為了引出下面討論的話題，故A正確。

2.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第五段1,2行We have already entered a golden age of little white lies about our cellphones, and this is by and large（大體上）a healthy, protective development.說明作者認(rèn)為這樣做是一個(gè)保護(hù)自己的好的方法，故C正確。

3.C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段The most common complaint about cellphones is that people talk on them to the annoyance of people around them. But more damaging may be the cellphone’s interruption of our thoughts.說明被手機(jī)打斷我們的思維是一個(gè)讓人煩惱的事情，故C項(xiàng)正確。

4.D 段落大意題。根據(jù)A cellphone call deserves no greater priority(優(yōu)先考慮的事) than a random(隨機(jī)的) word from the person next to us說明A cellphone call不應(yīng)該是我們優(yōu)先考慮的話題，故D項(xiàng)正確。

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