1、课时跟踪练8.阅读理解“Nomophobia”，NO MObile PHOne phoBIA is a 21stcentury term for the fear of not being able to use your smartphone. Smartphone addiction is on the rise, surveys show, and a new study released adds to a growing body of evidence that smartphone addiction is harming our minds literally.Smartpho
2、ne addiction affects many people from all across the globe.Over 1.8 billion people own smart phones and the average owners check their screens 150 times a day.Considering those numbers, it shouldnt come as a surprise when 44% of people ( compared with 20% in 2011 ) admit feeling anxious when they ca
3、nt have access to their phones.Researchers from Harvard University used brain imaging to study the brains of 19 teenage boys who were diagnosed with smartphone addiction.Compared with 19 teenagers who were not addicted, the brains of the addicted boys had significantly higher levels of GABA, which d
4、ecelerates neurons(神经元), than levels of glutamateglutamine, which energizes brain signals.That results in poorer attention and control, which you dont want to have, because you want to stay focused.So that means you are easier to get distracted.“Addicted teenagers in the study also had significantly
5、 higher scores in anxiety，depression and levels of impulsiveness(冲动)，” said Dr Leslie Perlow, who led the study.If you seem to have the symptoms of smart device addiction, experts have some suggestions in addition to mindfulness training.First, turn off your phone at certain times of the day, such a
6、s in meetings, when having dinner, playing with your kids, and of course, driving.Remove social media apps, like Facebook and Twitter from your phone, and only checkin from your laptop.Try to stop yourself to 15minute intervals at set times of the day when it wont affect work or family life.Dont bri
7、ng your cell phone and its harmful blue light to bed, and use an oldfashioned alarm to wake you.And last, try to replace your smart device time with healthier activities such as meditating or actually interacting with real people.1What is the conclusion of the research?ASmartphone addiction leads to
8、 distraction.BSmartphone addiction easily causes anger.CSmartphone addiction is harmful to the mind.DSmartphone addiction brings about anxiety and depression.2Where can you find the data that best supports smartphone addiction is on the rise?AIn Paragraph 2.BIn Paragraph 3.CIn Paragraph 4. DIn Parag
9、raph 5.3Which of the following can replace the underlined word “decelerates” in Paragraph 3 ?ASpeeds up. BSlows down.CAdds to. DCuts down.4Which of the suggestions is encouraged according to the text?ATo use an oldfashioned cell phone.BTo participate in more social activities.CTo stop fifteenminute
10、intervals.DTo turn off the blue light on bed.【语篇解读】研究表明，沉迷于手机的人越来越多，而沉迷手机对人的心智有很大影响。本文就如何戒除沉迷手机提出了几个可行的建议。1解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“a new study released adds to a growing body of evidence that smartphone addiction is harming our minds literally”可知，手机上瘾影响使用者的心智状况，也就是对其心智有害处。故选C项。答案：C2解析：推理判断题。文章第二段引入了和手机上瘾有关
11、的若干数据，具体说明了手机使用的大致人数、使用时间及受到影响的人数等，特别是根据第三句“Considering those numbers，it shouldnt come as a surprise when 44% of people(compared with 20% in 2011) admit feeling anxious when they cant have access to their phones.”可知，第二段提供了数据说明手机上瘾的人数在持续增加。故选A项。答案：A3解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“.，than levels of glutamateglutamin
12、e，which energizes brain signals.That results in poorer attention and control.”可推知，手机上瘾使得注意力分散，这是因为它首先让神经元的活动变慢。由此可知，decelerate与slow down同义。故选B项。答案：B4解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“And last，try to replace your smart device time with healthier activities such as meditating or actually interacting with real peopl
13、e.”可知，作者建议多参加社交活动。故选B项。答案：B.完形填空Jayce began noticing when he was in kindergarten that he looked different from his classmates.They had two arms.He had one.“It started when one boy 1 him”， said his mother, Lexi.Hed return to his home with questions: “Why am I 2 ? Why me？” His mother recalled he was a
14、ctually mad at God for making him that way and that it was a heavy 3 to his heart.Lexi 4 she didnt know what to do at that point.A few weeks later, Lexi turned on the TV to a news story about an eighth grader, Trashaun, becoming an Internet hit after 5 videos of his slam dunks (灌篮), and, like Jayce,
15、 he 6 most of his left arm.Lexi called Jayce in.To her surprise, Jayce was immediately 7 At the time, it seemed that watching Trashaun was 8 an inspiring moment for Jaycehe saw a role model with a similar 9 If it had stayed just that, Lexi would have been happy enough.But little did she know that a
16、family friend had already 10 to the newspaper to help set up a 11 with Trashaun to build up Jayces confidence.The boys met and instantly 12 with each other as both of them were in the same condition.They rode bikes, took photos, and shot baskets on the court.Instead of spending the whole day feeling
17、 13 for themselves, they had a lot of fun.However, Trashaun did get 14 with Jayce sometimes.They talked about their left arms.He told Jayce he was perfect the way God made him.He also told him not to let anyone 15 him and not to let those words shake his 16 .Since that meeting, Lexi has seen a notic
18、eable 17 in her son.As for Trashaun, his relationship with Jayce made him 18 to help more kids.“Honestly, it 19 a lot to know that I changed Jayces life，” Trashaun said.Still, he never dreamed that his 20 would have such an impact.“I just thought my friends would see them, and say something like，Oh,
19、 he dunked it！”He certainly did.1A.supported BteasedCcheated Dpleased2A.lonely BsillyCdifferent Dordinary3A.duty BbreathCdebt Dblow4A.argued BpromisedCsuspected Dadmitted5A.downloading BpostingCbuying Dwatching6A.lost BhurtCused Drecovered7A.satisfied BconfusedCbored Dattracted8A.hardly BsimplyCstil
20、l Dnever9A.response BfamilyCproblem Deducation10A.reached out Blooked outCgot out Dturned out11A.game BfightingCtrap Dmeeting12A.bonded BcompetedCparted Draced13A.happy BgratefulCsorry Dfearful14A.angry BseriousCtough Dfamiliar15A.approach BcomfortCdiscourage Dleave16A.confidence BpatienceCsadness D
21、honesty17A.advantage BscarCdrawback Dchange18A.expect BagreeChesitate Drefuse19A.cares BmeansCsaves Dtakes20A.attitudes BwordsCvideos Ddisabilities【语篇解读】杰斯左臂残缺，被同学嘲笑，母亲不知如何安慰他。某一天，母亲在电视上看到同样左臂残缺的特拉肖恩在网络上发布了自己灌篮的视频的新闻故事，让杰斯过去看，杰斯被深深吸引，后来与特拉肖恩见面交流，杰斯深受其影响并有了明显改变。1解析：文章第一段提到杰斯只有一条胳膊，再结合第二段中的“Hed return
22、 to his home with questions：Why am I ？Why me？.he was actually mad.”可推知，有一个男孩嘲笑他。support意为“支持”；tease意为“嘲笑”；cheat意为“欺骗”；please意为“使高兴”。故选B项。答案：B2解析：根据第一段中的“he looked different from his classmates”可知，此处指杰斯询问母亲自己为什么和别人不同。lonely意为“孤单的”；silly意为“愚蠢的”；different意为“不同的”；ordinary意为“普通的”。故选C项。答案：C3解析：根据语境可知，杰斯只有
23、一条胳膊，因此他受到同学的嘲笑，这种情况对他来说是沉重的打击。duty意为“责任”；breath意为“呼吸”；debt意为“债务”；blow意为“打击”。答案：D4解析：设空处下一句谈到几个星期之后的事情，这说明此刻母亲承认自己对此束手无策。argue意为“争论”；promise意为“承诺”；suspect意为“怀疑”；admit意为“承认”。答案：D5解析：根据语境可知，母亲在电视上看到特拉肖恩的视频，且设空处前提到becoming an Internet hit，由此推知，特拉肖恩将自己的灌篮视频发布到网络上之后受到了人们的追捧。download意为“下载”；post意为“发布”；buy意
24、为“购买”；watch意为“观看”。故选B项。答案：B6解析：根据设空处前的“like Jayce”可知，此处指特拉肖恩也失去了大部分左臂。lose意为“失去”；hurt意为“伤害”；use意为“使用”；recover意为“恢复”。故选A项。答案：A7解析：根据下一句中的“an inspiring moment for Jayce”可知，此处指杰斯立刻被吸引住了。satisfy意为“使满意”；confuse意为“使困惑”；bore意为“使厌烦”；attract意为“吸引”。故选D项。答案：D8解析：根据语境可知，杰斯被特拉肖恩的灌篮视频深深吸引，因此观看特拉肖恩的视频简直就是令杰斯深受鼓舞的时
25、刻。hardly意为“几乎不”；simply意为“实在，简直(用于强调所说的话)”；still意为“仍然”；never意为“决不”。故选B项。答案：B9解析：根据前面提到的“like Jayce”可知，此处指杰斯看到一个和自己遭遇相同困难的榜样，即他们的左臂都残缺不全。response意为“回应”；family意为“家庭”；problem意为“难题”；education意为“教育”。故选C项。答案：C10解析：根据“.to the newspaper to help set up a 11 with Trashaun to build up Jayces confidence”可知，一位朋友设
26、法获得报社的帮助，安排杰斯和特拉肖恩会面。reach out意为“设法获得(帮助)”；look out意为“小心”；get out意为“出去”；turn out意为“结果”。故选A项。答案：A11解析：根据下一段首句中的“The boys met”可知，此处是指安排杰斯和特拉肖恩会面。game意为“游戏”；fighting意为“战斗”；trap意为“陷阱”；meeting意为“会面”。故选D项。答案：D12解析：根据设空处后的“as both of them were in the same condition”可知，两人一见面就建立了紧密的关系，因为他们拥有相同的遭遇。bond意为“(与某人
27、)培养一种特殊的关系”；compete意为“竞争”；part意为“分开”；race意为“(和)比赛”。答案：A13解析：根据语境可知，他们的左臂都是残缺的，但是他们没有为此感到难过，而是过得很快乐。happy意为“快乐的”；grateful意为“感激的”；sorry意为“难过的”；fearful意为“害怕的”。答案：C14解析：设空处后提到他们谈论了他们的胳膊，根据常识可知，这种情况下，语气应该是严肃的。angry意为“生气的”；serious意为“严肃的”；tough意为“难办的；强硬的”；familiar意为“熟悉的”。故选B项。答案：B15解析：此处是特拉肖恩在鼓励杰斯，且根据句中的“n
28、ot to”可知，特拉肖恩告诉杰斯不要让任何人使自己泄气。approach意为“接近”；comfort意为“安慰”；discourage意为“使泄气；使沮丧”；leave意为“离开”。故选C项。答案：C16解析：句中的连词and表示上下文在结构和语义方面是一致的，因此，此处应指不要让那些话语动摇自己的信心。confidence意为“信心；自信”；patience意为“耐心”；sadness意为“难过”；honesty意为“诚实”。故选A项。答案：A17解析：根据下文中的“I changed Jayces life”可知，此处指母亲注意到儿子有了明显的变化。advantage意为“优点”；sca
29、r意为“疤”；drawback意为“缺点”；change意为“变化”。故选D项。答案：D18解析：根据语境可知，特拉肖恩和杰斯的关系让杰斯有了很大变化，而对于特拉肖恩来说，和杰斯的关系使他期望去帮助更多的孩子。expect意为“期望”；agree意为“同意”；hesitate意为“犹豫”；refuse意为“拒绝”。故选A项。答案：A19解析：根据语境可知，特拉肖恩看到自己给杰斯带来的变化，心里应该高兴，由此推知，此处表示这对他来说很有意义。care意为“在乎”；mean意为“意味着”；save意为“救助”；take意为“带(走)”。故选B项。答案：B20解析：根据上文中的“Trashaun，b
30、ecoming an Internet hit after videos of his slam dunks”和设空处后的“I just thought my friends would see them”可知，此处指他没有想到自己的视频会有这么大的影响力。attitude意为“态度”；word意为“单词；话语”；video意为“视频”；disability意为“残疾”。故选C项。答案：C.应用文写作假如你是李华，因你们的老师Mr Pan 3月3日下午应邀去浙大做报告，学校要调整你们这天上课的时间和地点。请你写一封email，通知和你一起上中国文学选修课的同学Jason有关调整事宜。内容如下：
31、1上课时间调至3月9日周四下午3：103：55；2上课地点调到1号教学楼206教室；3如有疑问请联系李华。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_参考范文Dear Jason，Im sorry to tell you that our elective class of Chinese Literature on March 3rd by Mr Pan will be changed because he is invited to give a lecture in Zhejiang University that day.The new time schedule will fall between 3：10 and 3：55 on Thursday, March 9th.By the way, the classroom where we will have our lesson that day will also be arranged in Room 206 in No.1 Teaching Building.Sorry again for the inconvenience.If you have further doubts or questions, please let me know.Thank you!Yours，Li Hua