Question

    Studies have shown most people fail to realise how much time they spend on their smartphones each day.

Frank and Amelia’s family were put to a test, using a free app called “Moment-Screen Time Tracker”. The Vascellaros—Frank, Amelia, 14-year-old twins Frankie and Joe, and 17-year-old Sam—all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day.

“Honestly, I don’t feel like I’m on my phone a lot,” Amelia Vascellaro said. Amelia was on her phone far less often than Frank, according to the app. While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent closer to four hours on his phone, which came as a shock to him. The children’s times varied but they often spent more than a couple of hours on the phone as well.

Minneapolis-based Dr. Kirsten Lind Seal sees phone usage come up lot among families. Lind Seal said many family members’ phone use has become problematic.

“If we hear more than once, ‘Do you have to be on your phone right now? Can you please put your phone down? Did you hear what I said?’ it may be sign that it is negatively (消极地) influencing our family relationships and our daily lives,” she said.

Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.

She asks parents to encourage more face-to-face communication for teens and young adults as they continue developing their social and emotional skills. “What we find is that we are really losing out on empathy—the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems—when we spend a lot of time on our smartphones to communicate with other people,” she said.

1.How did the Vascellaros feel about the test results?

A.Satisfied. B.Doubtful.

C.Uninterested. D.Surprised.

2.Why did Lind Seal mention the three questions in Paragraph 5?

A.To encourage people to live simple life.

B.To ask people if they use phones too much.

C.To explain the signs of problematic phone use.

D.To show the importance of close relationships.

3.How did Lind Seal probably look at the app?

A.She worried about it.

B.She was in favor of it.

C.She felt it was a waste of time.

D.She thought it needed improvements.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Too much use of smartphones.

B.The influence of apps on teens.

C.Children’s safety on the Internet.

D.Problems among family members.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了如今的人们越来越离不开智能手机，大多数人没有意识到自己每天花多少时间在智能手机上，同时，过度使用智能手机有可能给家庭日常生活带来消极影响。

1.

细节理解题。根据文章第一段末尾句内容“all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day(所有人都表示，他们真的不知道自己每天花在手机上的时间有这么多)，且第四段内容提及“While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent closer to four hours on his phone, which came as a shock to him.( 阿米莉亚每天花一个小时打电话，而弗兰克花了将近四个小时打电话，这让他很震惊。)”可知，他们对于这个结果感到惊讶。故选D项。

2.

推理判断题。根据举例该三个问题后的进一步解释“it may be sign that it is negatively influencing our family relationships and our daily lives”可知，这三个问题可能是一种信号，是过度使用手机对我们的家庭关系和日常生活产生负面影响的迹象。由此可知，提及这三个问题是为了解释手机使用不当的迹象。故选C项。

3.

推理判断题。根据文章第六段内容“Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.”可知，在她看来，关注一下自己花在手机上的时间是决定什么时候放下手机的很好的第一步，由此推知，对于这款程序，她是支持的。故选B项。

4.

主旨大意题。根据文章体裁为新闻报道，首段提出文章的主旨要义，即：Studies have shown most people fail to realise how much time they spend on their smartphones each day.( 研究表明，大多数人没有意识到自己每天花在智能手机上的时间有多长。)可知，文章主要围绕智能手机使用过度这一话题进行阐述的。选项A“Too much use of smartphones.( 过度使用智能手机。)”揭示主旨要义。故选A项。