Question

【題目】 Are cell phones making the human stupid? According to a new study out of Britain, the answer is “yes”. Cell phones are reducing the human power and we can see it from the numbers.

Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin carried out the study. His research found that most people in Britain have to remember five passwords(密碼), five pin numbers, two number plates, three security ID numbers, and three bank account numbers — quite a lot to just get through the daily life! To get around this, most people use only one or two passwords. Cell phones, laptops, and other memory machines offer a way to all the numbers and passwords that the common people have to remember. As a result, people don’t use their memories.

The study found that one quarter of all Britons couldn’t give their home phone numbers when asked. What’s more, only a third of those could remember more than three birthdays of their family members.

The study divided the numbers into age groups, providing some clear results. About one third under the age of 30 couldn’t remember their home phone numbers without using to a cell phone or other machines. In the same age group, only 40% could provide important dates, such as birthdays, for family members. For those over 50, 87% could remember details(細(xì)節(jié)) on family. The study also found that 58% wrongly believed it impossible to remember most of the numbers and passwords they use every day.

【1】Which of the following problems is Robertson most worried about?

A. Wasting much time on cell phones.B. Facing many information problems.

C. Remembering too many numbers every day.D. Depending too much on cell phones for memory.

【2】What does the writer most probably agree with?

A. Memory improves as people age.B. Memory becomes poorer if used less.

C. Too many passwords lead to memory loss.D. It’s impossible to remember most passwords.

【3】What is the main idea of the text?

A. Cell phones have changed people’s life.B. Cell phones should be used less often in daily life.

C. Cell phones reduce brain power in a way.D. Cell phones help people remember more numbers.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

本文介紹了人們使用手機(jī)降低了大腦的能力，使人們的記憶力下降。

【1】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)As a result, people don’t use their memories.可知Robertson擔(dān)心人們太依賴手機(jī)的內(nèi)存，而不使用自己的記憶，故選D。

【2】B

推理判斷題。根據(jù)Cell phones are reducing the human power and we can see it from the numbers.和As a result, people don’t use their memories.和The study found that one quarter of all Britons couldn’t give their home phone numbers when asked.可知手機(jī)減少了人們的能力，很多人無(wú)法記住自己的家里的電話號(hào)碼，因此表示人們用記憶力用得少，因此他們的記憶力就弱，故推斷記憶力用的越少，記憶力越差，故選B。

【3】C

概括歸納題。根據(jù)Cell phones are reducing the human power and we can see it from the numbers.可知本文主要介紹了手機(jī)在某方面減少了大腦的能力，故選C。

認(rèn)真閱讀題干，根據(jù)題干要求，在文中尋找答案所在的語(yǔ)句或段落，進(jìn)行分析理解，詞義猜測(cè)，推理判斷和概括歸納，選出正確的選項(xiàng)。例如小題1，根據(jù)As a result, people don’t use their memories.可知Robertson擔(dān)心人們太依賴手機(jī)的內(nèi)存，而不使用自己的記憶，故選D。