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. 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 message 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 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.
1. When people plan to meet nowadays, they( ).
2. According to the two British researchers, the social and psychological effect are most likely to be seen on( ).
3. We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are( ).
4. According to the passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?
5. An appropriate title for the passage might be( ).
问题1选项
A.arrange the meeting place beforehand
B.postpone fixing the place till last minute
C.seldom care about when and where to meet
D.still love to work out detailed meeting plans
问题2选项
A.talkers
B.the “speakeasy”
C.the “spacemaker”
D.texters
问题3选项
A.quite revealing
B.well written
C.unacceptable by others
D.shocking to others
问题4选项
A.talkers
B.the speakeasy
C.the spacemaker
D.texters
问题5选项
A.The SMS Effect
B.Cultural Implication of Mobile Phone Use
C.Change in the Use of the Mobile
D.Body Language and the Mobile Phone
第1题:B
第2题:D
第3题:A
第4题:C
第5题:B
1.事实细节题。题干:现在当人们计划碰面,他们_______。由题干可以定位到第三段最后一句话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”(不过,现在可以匆忙之下也可以安排一个晚上出去。不再是“8点见”,而是“8点左右给我发短信,看看我们都在哪儿了”),说明现在的约会不会提前安排地点,而是根据情况最后决定,所以B选项“推迟到最后一分钟再固定地点”,正确;A选项“事先安排好见面地点”,那是以前的做法,故排除;C选项“很少关心何时何地见面”,会关心时间和地点,只是不会提前确定,所以C选项也不正确;D选项“仍然喜欢制定详细的见面计划”,和文章表达的意思不符合。综上所述,本题的正确答案为B选项。
2.事实细节题。题干:据这两位英国研究人员说,社会和心理影响最有可能在_______上看到。由题干中的“two British researchers”和“Social and Psychological Effects”定位至第四段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:(短信也改变了人们。两位英国研究人员在他们的论文《短信对社会和心理的影响》中区分了两种类型的手机用户),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,D选项“爱好发短信的人”,符合题意;A选项“talkers”指的是喜欢发语音信息的人;B选项“speakeasy”指的是好说型,边走边说;C选项“spacemaker”指的是关注自己而且防止别人进入的人,A,B,C选项均不符合题意。综上所述,本题的正确答案为D选项。
3.细节判断题。通过文章可知,爱好发短信的人发的短信_________。第五段首句指出They found that the mobile phone’s individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality.(手机的个性化和隐私性使得短信用户能够展示一个具有全新个性的自我。),第二句明确提到,如果家人看了他们的短信后,反应是would be surprised,而C选项“不能被他人接受”和“令他人震惊”同义。但是,本题考查推断得出的信息,由此排除C和D;第五段第三句话This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.(这表明,发短信的人所呈现的自我形象与熟悉他们的人所熟悉的形象有所不同。),可以推断出A选项“揭露事实的,暴露真相的”即通过短信的内容可以了解手机用户的真实性格和特点,正确;B选项“书写很好”在文中无相关论述。综上所述,本题的正确答案为A选项。
4.推理判断题。题干:通过文章可知,谁害怕在打电话时被听到?根据倒数第二段最后一句话And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.(这些人关注自己而且防止别人进入。),根据这句话说明the“spacemaker”在用电话交流的时候是怕被别人听到的,所以C选项正确。A选项“talkers”指的是喜欢发语音信息的人,这类人不会害怕对话被听到;B选项“speakeasy”指的是好说型,边走边说,不符合题意;D选项“texters”指的是用短信表达想法的人,不符合题意。综上所述,本题的正确答案为C选项。
5.主旨大意题。题干:文章最合适的标题是________。本文开篇点题,第一段指出在移动电话的情况下,一切都变了。最近的研究表明,手机不仅改变了我们的文化,而且也改变了我们的身体,接下来文章分别从文化和身体方面进行了介绍。第三段首句指出This has several implications(这有几个含义),可知这篇文章讲的是使用手机的文化含义,所以B选项“手机使用的文化含义”正确;A选项“短信服务的影响”和D选项“肢体语言和手机”,都比较片面;C选项“使用手机的变化”在文中并没有提及。综上所述,本题的正确答案为B选项。