Question

    Fun and practical, these apps are worth downloading

*Forest

When working on your homework, you might sometimes find that your smart phone is distracting （使分心） you. An app called Forest can help you stay focused. When you set a new task in the app and set a certain amount of time to finish it, a tree seed will be “planted” in the app. If you keep finishing your task, the seed will grow into a tree. But if you close the app and play with your phone instead, the tree will wither and even die. Once you finish the task, your tree will be “planted” in the app. Gradually, you will have a forest! You can share your achievements with your friends and try to “plant” different kinds of trees.

*Rocket Alarm Clock

It’s hard to get out of bed every morning. You might hit the “snooze” button（“打盹”按钮） on your alarm clock again and again just to get a little more sleep. However, the Rocket Alarm Clock app can help!

The app’s alarm cannot be easily turned off. You have to shake your phone wildly, solve difficult math problems, or even blow into your phone’s microphone to turn it off. For example, in one of the app’s modes, there are some unidentified flying objects( UFOs) that are attacking（攻击） the earth. You have to blow hard on your microphone to get rid of（摆脱） the UFOs and turn off the alarm.

*Xiawen

This app makes reading news feel like chatting with a friend. News stories pop up（弹出） just like a text message from a friend.  If you’re interested, you can click “read on”. If not, just click “new one”.

In addition, the app’s news stories are presented in an interesting way. There are emojis（表情符号）, audio clips （音频剪辑） and memes to help you better understand each piece of news. If you want to comment on the stories you read, you can join different groups and discuss the stories with others.

1.How many apps are mentioned in this passage?

A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five

2.Why is the app called “Forest” invented?

A.It will help plant tress. B.It will help you stay focused.

C.It can tell you how to grow a tree. D.It can share your task with your friends.

3.If you want to turn off the alarm of “Rocket Alarm Clock”, you should do the following EXCEPT________.

A.shake your phone wildly B.solve difficult math problems

C.blow into the phone’s microphone D.hit the “snooze” button again and again

4.What can you do if you want to comment on the stories you read?

A.Click “read on”. B.Join different groups.

C.Read news in interesting ways. D.Use emojis, audio clips to understand news.

5.The apps above are probably for________.

A.phone users B.forest planters C.news reporters D.heavy sleepers

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

文章介绍了几个有趣又实用的手机应用程序，能够帮助不同的人。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Forest，Rocket Alarm Clock和Xiawen可知，文中一共提到了三个APP，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中When working on your homework, you might sometimes find that your smart phone is distracting （使分心） you. An app called Forest can help you stay focused.做作业的时候，你可能会发现你的智能手机让你分心。一个叫做Forest的应用程序可以帮助你保持专注。可知这个APP是帮助集中精力的，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文中The app’s alarm cannot be easily turned off. You have to shake your phone wildly, solve difficult math problems, or even blow into your phone’s microphone to turn it off. 这个应用程序的闹铃无法轻易关闭。你必须疯狂地晃动手机，解决数学难题，甚至吹手机的麦克风才能关闭闹钟。可知这个APP不可以一次又一次地按“打盹”键来关闭闹铃，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据文中If you want to comment on the stories you read, you can join different groups and discuss the stories with others. 如果你想评论你读过的故事，你可以加入不同的小组，与其他人讨论这些故事。可知如果想评论，可以加入不同的群，与其他人讨论，故选B。

5.细节理解题。根据文章的理解及文章的开头Fun and practical, these apps are worth downloading有趣又实用，这些应用程序值得下载。以及文中When working on your homework, you might sometimes find that your smart phone is distracting （使分心） you . 做作业的时候，你可能会发现你的智能手机让你分心。以及The app’s alarm cannot be easily turned off. You have to shake your phone wildly应用程序的闹铃无法轻易关闭。你得使劲摇手机。以及This app makes reading news feel like chatting with a friend. News stories pop up（弹出） just like a text message from a friend. 这个应用程序让阅读新闻感觉像和朋友聊天。新闻故事像朋友的短信一样突然弹出。可知这个文章中的app都是对手机用户而言的，故选A。