Question

    Remember Vitainwater’s “free of rolling screen for a year” challenge that dared people to be free from smart phones for a whole year will win $ 100,000? Well, Elana Mugdan, a New York woman, has been into it for eight months, and just four months away from claiming grand prize.

Vitaminwater made news headlines last December when it announced its unique challenge. Thousands of people applied to be chosen as the perfect candidate to spend a year without touching their smart phones, but in the end, the only person who got to try and survive for an entire year without a handheld smart phone was Elana Mugdan, a 29-year-old fiction writer from Queens, New York. Eight months into the challenge, she claims it has been a free and eye-opening experience that shows her just how dependent she becomes on her smart phone. Even though there are times when she misses her handheld smart phone, she plans to go on living without it even after the challenge ends, because she really doesn’t want to go back to days when she abused it, wasted time, stayed up all hours of the night on it, and was obsessed with social media.

But not having access to her smart phone really made certain situations a lot harder than she could have imagined them before. “Many people did me a favor. However, once, I almost got stranded (滞留) in the SeaTac airport because the phone number I’d written down was wrong, and I had no way of referring to the right one, no way of calling a cab, and no one in the state who could help me,” the young writer said.

Another time, her car’s “check engine” light turned on while she was driving in an unfamiliar area at night. She couldn’t use her phone’s GPS location feature, r even check what the light meant on Google or find a nearby car repair shop. Still, she learned to overcome these situations. And now she claims the last eight months of phone-free life have been one of the best adventures of her life and that she’ll keep it for another four months.

1.What’s the challenge “free of rolling screen for a year”?

A.People free from smart phones can live a richer life.

B.People living a telephone-free life can be awarded every year.

C.People living without computers for a year will win grand prize.

D.People spending a year free from smart phones will get a reward.

2.Which phrase can replace the underlined part “obsessed with” in paragraph 2?

A.satisfied with B.accustomed to

C.addicted to D.popular with

3.What does Elana Mugdan mainly want to express in paragraph 3?

A.It’s fantastic to have someone to help her all the way.

B.It’s unimaginable to lose her phone number on the way.

C.It’s unnecessary to refer to information with a smart phone.

D.It’s difficult to get out of the trouble without a smart phone.

4.What can we learn about Elana Mudgan?

A.She couldn’t live without a smart phone.

B.She finds no one can help her in the adventure.

C.She has not won the grand $ 100,000 prize yet.

D.She used to use her smart phone to write fiction.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个名叫Elana Mugdan的纽约人参加特殊挑战的故事。她如果在一年之内不用智能手机就可以获得10万美元的大奖。她现在已经挺过了八个月，再坚持四个月就可以把大奖收入囊中。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Remember Vitainwater’s “free of rolling screen for a year” challenge that dared people to be free from smart phones for a whole year will win $ 100,000?“还记得Vitainwater的“一年不滚动屏幕”挑战吗?这个挑战挑战的是那些一整年不用智能手机的人。”可知，这个挑战是指人们如果在一年之内不用智能手机就可以获得10万美元的大奖。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。上文提到Elana Mugdan在参加比赛之前常常滥用手机，浪费时间，整夜不睡，故推知Elana Mugdan曾对社会媒体着迷。obsessed with意为“沉迷于”。故选C。

3.推理判断题。在第三段中，Elana Mugdan因为写错了电话号码，又没有智能手机跟外界取得联系，所以滞留在SeaTac机场。由此可知，她主要是想表达没有手机让她很难摆脱困难。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据第一段第二句Well, Elana Mugdan, a New York woman, has been into it for eight months, and just four months away from claiming grand prize.“嗯,一个纽约女人,Elana Mugdan已经进入了8个月,只有四个月的时间来获得大奖。”和最后一段最后一句And now she claims the last eight months of phone-free life have been one of the best adventures of her life and that she’ll keep it for another four months.“现在她声称,过去8个月的无手机生活一直是她一生中最具活力的冒险之一,她将继续维持4个月。”可知，Elana Mugdan已经坚持了八个月不用手机，再坚持四个月就可以把大奖收入囊中，所以到目前为止她还没得到这个大奖。故选C。