Question

任务型阅读。

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。

           Thumbs Down to Texting (屈指发短信)

    Do you have a mobile phone? Do you send text messages to your friends and family?

    Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very popular. But, scientists have discovered that texting can give us problems with our hands. Be careful! Too much texting can cause swelling in our thumbs. Our thumbs were not made for pushing small buttons, over and over . Scientists call this problem RSI. We spoke to a doctor called Harriet Wilson, who treats many sick people with RSI. She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10-15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.

      As mobile phones develop, they are getting smaller with buttons closer together. Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons. Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can cause the same problem. So more and more people could find themselves with RSI. Among them, most are university students and teenagers, as they do not know the risks of spending so much time using computer, video games and mobile phones. If we don't do something about this, too many young people could grow up in terrible pain.

1.What is becoming very popular now?

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2.Does the word “once” mean “one time” in the second passage?

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3.What kind of people are easier to have the problem of RSI?

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4. What can also cause RSI except texting?

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5.Which is easier to cause the problem of RSI, using smaller mobile phones or larger ones?

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Answer

1.Texting./Text message./ Sending text message.

2.Yes. /Yes, it does.

3.University students and teenagers./Young people./Young learners.

4.Using a computer keyboard and playing video games.

5.Using smaller mobile phones./Using smaller ones.

【解析】

试题分析：现在由于人们都使用手机发送短信，科学家们发现经常用手机发送短信可能会带来一些问题。在得RSI的人群中，大学生和青少年更多。而且用小的手机比用大的手机导致的问题更加严重。

1.Texting./Text message./ Sending text message. 根据短文的第二段中Text messaging or “texting” is becoming very popular可知，这个题目的答案是Text messaging或者Texting。

2.Yes. /Yes, it does.根据短文第二段中 She says we need to see how much time we are spending in typing text messages. If we are spending more than 10-15 minutes at once, we could have problems in the future.可知，医生说我们需要看我们花费在发短信的时间有多少，如果一次10-15分钟，未来我们可能就有问题。由此可知，这里的once表示的是次数，故答案是肯定的。

3.University students and teenagers./Young people./Young learners. 根据短文第三段中So more and more people could find themselves with RSI. Among them, most are university students and teenagers可知，在得RSI的人群中，大学生和青少年是最多的。

4.Using a computer keyboard and playing video games. 根据短文第三段中Using a computer keyboard and playing video games can cause the same problem.可知，使用电脑的键盘和玩视频游戏也能导致RSI。

5.根据短文第三段中Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons小的手机比用更大的手机问题更严重。

考点：任务型阅读。