Question

Here’s the situation. You’re sitting at the table listening to the conversation when your cellphone rings. There is something very important that wants your attention. Maybe your phone buzzed for an email, text message, Facebook post or tweet. You don’t know unless you check your phone. You may be feeling a strong case of FOMO: Fear of Missing Out.

You may think that a quick check of your phone isn’t rude. Your companions probably disagree. A recent study of cellphone use found that most US adults think checking your phone is rude in social situations.

The study found that only 5 percent of Americans felt that checking your cellphone during a meeting is acceptable. Only 12 percent support checking your cellphone during a family dinner.

The study said, “Americans think that when people focus on their phones instead of their companions, it hurts the group in which they are taking part.”

People can be offended when they feel ignored. They also don’t like others who talk too loudly or share private information in public when using their phones.

About three-fourths of US adults view using cellphones in public as acceptable when using public transportation, waiting in line, and walking down the street. But most US adults disapprove of cellphone use at the dinner table, in movie theater, meetings, and places of worship.

People might use their cellphones in social situations because they see others doing it: 86 percent of people surveyed said that someone else used a phone at the most recent social event they attended. People may use their phones at social events to share something from the event. That might be a photo, information, or to free from the group.

1.The writer starts the passage by ________.

A. listing the uses of cellphones

B. imagining a scene in life

C. discussing the bad influence of cellphones

D. talking about a chat on cellphones

2.If you use your cellphones in social situates, others will feel that they aren’t ________.

A. interested in taking    B. friendly enough

C. valued by you at all    D. sharing useful information

3.Where do most Americans accept the cellphones use?

A. Seeing a movie in the cinema.

B. Attending a meeting.

C. Having a dinner with families.

D. Riding in the public vehicles.

4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Is it Rude to Use Cellphones Among Friends?

B. Putting Aside Your Cellphones for Your Friends

C. Keeping in Touch with Your Friends with Cellphones

D. Avoid Borrowing a Cellphone from Your Friends

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】文章通过一系列的调查数据来说明在朋友面前用手机是很不恰当的，这会让朋友们感觉你不重视他们。

1.推理判断题。文章开始给我们设定了一个情形Here’s the situation.可知，文章通过想象生活中的场景开始的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段中Americans think that when people focus on their phones instead of their companions, it hurts the group in which they are taking part. People can be offended when they feel ignored.可知，美国人认为当人们专注于他们的手机而不是他们的同伴时，这伤害了他们正参与的团体。他们感觉到被忽视时会觉得受到冒犯。言下之意，当你在社交场合使用手机，别人会觉得他们不被重视，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的内容About three-fourths of US adults view using cellphones in public as acceptable when using public transportation, waiting in line, and walking down the street.可知，大多数的美国人接受在乘坐公共交通工具时、排队时以及在街上行走时使用手机，故选D。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段设定的情形—和朋友们在一起，手机响了。以及第二段You may think that a quick check of your phone isn’t rude. Your companions probably disagree.（你可能认为快速查看手机是不粗鲁的。你的同伴可能不这么想。）下文通过数据说明人们接受的与不接受的手机使用场合。故A项（在朋友面前使用手机粗鲁吗？）符合文章大意，故选A。