Question

Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and take photos wherever you are, but they also turn you into a workaholic（工作狂）.

A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the smartphone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls.

Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers say they are on call almost 24 hours a day. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am, with more than a third checking their first email in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11pm and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said: “The ability to access millions of applications has made smartphones invaluable for many people. However, there are disadvantages. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in touch we become, the more is expected of us in work . ”

1.With a smartphone the average UK working day is _______.

A．2 hours           B．9 to 10 hours       C．11 to 12 hours      D．24 hours

2.It could be inferred from the text that the British people _______.

A．prefer to check emails in the morning

B．are crazy about different smartphones

C．shorten their normal working hours

D．work extra hours with smartphones

3.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smartphones?

A．They are unimportant for most of people.

B．They have disadvantages for some companies.

C．They make it impossible for people to rest.

D．They are useful to improve a work ability.

4.Where can we most probably read this text?

A．In a science fiction.                      B．In a newspaper.

C．In a travel magazine.                     D．In a storybook.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍使用智能手机也许并不像你想的那样明智。使用智能手机可以让你随时随地上网、听音乐、拍照片……但也可能让你变成工作狂。最新调查显示，智能手机能让你随时查收邮件，因此这种花哨的手机会让你每天的工作时间延长多达两个小时。

1.根据The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls .故选C。

2.根据A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the smartphone adds as much as two hours to your working day.故答案应为D。

3.根据However, there are disadvantages. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smartphones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in touch we become, the more is expected of us in work .故选C。

4.这是一篇新闻报道，故最可能出现在报纸上，故选B。

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读理解