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Texting（发短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves. Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films, researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.

“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning” said the study co-author Hoorn, “but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”. Other facts have also proved this. A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook, bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit. Another person who was too wrapped up in his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.

The Australian study involved 27 volunteers, a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting. They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three times—once without phones, once while reading text and once while writing text, when eight cameras recorded their actions.

They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower, and, more seriously, they locked their arms and elbows in like “robots”, which forced their heads to move more, throwing themselves off balance. “In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”, said Mr. Hoorn. “The best thing to do is to step aside and stop, or keep off the phone.”

Authorities world-wide have taken note. Signs on Hong Kong's subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their eyes off their phones. Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore, where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as “bad habit No. 2” contributing to the rising number of road deaths. Some U.S. states, including New York and Arkansas, are considering bans on what they're calling phone jaywalking.

1.According to the passage, people texting while walking usually____________.

A. do not influence other walkers    B. do harm to their eyes

C. put themselves in danger    D. can still walk straight

2.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “wrapped up” in Paragraph 2?

A. absent-minded    B. annoyed

C. confused    D. absorbed

3.The two examples in Paragraph 2 are given in order to __________.

A. prove texting walkers are threats to others

B. show texting walkers may harm themselves

C. analyze the causes of the danger

D. amuse the readers

4.About the Australian study, we know that___________.

A. the volunteers using phones while walking moved normally

B. ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while texting

C. the volunteers were divided into three groups during the study

D. texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents

5.The last paragraph suggests that_________.

A. actions have been taken against texting while walking

B. Hong Kong’s subway system forbids texting walkers to take the train

C. New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalking

D. cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】本文为介绍说明文。短信是人们平时交流的方式，但是走路的时候发短信，这往往会带来一系列交通安全问题。所以有些国家为了避免安全事故的发生，而就走路发短信进行了立法。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句话：Texting（发短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves.可知，走路时发短信不但给他人带来不便，把自己也置于危险当中。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。A. absent-minded走神的；B. annoyed烦恼的；C. confused困惑的；D. absorbed全神贯注的。too…to…“太……而不能”，此处为“因为太专注手机而没有注意到危险”。故选D。

3.推理判断题。一般情况下，凡是举例子都是为了证明中心论点的，这也就是我们所说的“例证法”，本段中心句but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句话In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents可知，发短信的行人暴露在交通事故中的可能性更大。故选D。

5.细节理解题。本段中列举了香港、新加坡、美国所采取的措施，说明很多地方已经开始采取行动反对走路时发短信。故选A。

【名师点睛】

阅读理解在每套英语试题中都占有很重要的分值，需要大家特别重视。解答阅读理解时，一般遵循先读文章后的题目，标识出关键词（信息点），带着问题去阅读，做到心中有数，这样能够提高做题效率；在阅读过程中，将题目答案的原文信息源做好标识，这样能够做到自己的答案有凭有据，有助于提高自己的做题信心、有利于回头的自我检查。如第1小题 According to the passage, people texting while walking usually_______.（根据文章，在走路时发短信的人常常怎么样），再看选项A. do not influence other walkers不影响其他路人；B. do harm to their eyes伤害他们的眼睛；C. put themselves in danger把自己处于危险之中；D. can still walk straight仍然能笔直地行走。根据第一段第一句话：Texting（发短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves.可知，在走路时发短信的步行者不仅仅是其他步行者的烦恼，装备着电影特效技术的澳大利亚研究人员科学地认定他们对自己也构成威胁。由此可知，正确答案是C选项。