跟踪导练（四）

2013-04-29

时代英语·高三 2013年8期

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Many mobile phone and BlackBerry addicts（上瘾者）report feeling shakes when there are none， or feeling as if theyre wearing a cell phone when theyre not.

The first time it happened to Jonathan Zaback， manager at the public relations company Burson-Marsteller， he was out with friends and showing off his new BlackBerry.

“While they were looking at it， I felt this shake on my side. I reached down to get it and realized there was no BlackBerry there.”

Zaback， who said he keeps his BlackBerry by his bed while he sleeps， checks it if he gets up in the middle of the night and wakes to an alarm on the BlackBerry each day， said this didnt worry him.

Some users compare the feeling to a phantom limb（幻肢痛）， which Merriam-Websters medical dictionary defines as “an often painful sensation of the presence of a limb that has been cut off ”.

“Even when I dont have the BlackBerry physically on， I do find myself adjusting my position when I sit to hold it，” said Dawn Mena， an independent technology consultant. “I also laugh at myself as I reach to take it and find out I dont even have it on.”

Research in the area is short， but theories are rich about the phenomenon， which has been called “mobile phone disease” or “wrong ringing feel”. Some evidence suggests “people feel the phone is part of them” and “theyre not whole without their phones”.

“Since the phones connect them to the world，” said B.J. Fogg， director of research and design at Stanford Universitys Persuasive Technology Lab. “As human beings， were so tapped into our community and responsiveness to whats going on. Were so afraid of the threat of lonliness and rejection. Wed rather make a mistake than miss a call，” he said. “Our brain is going to be scanning to see if we have to respond socially to someone.”

1. The underlined word “none” in Paragraph 1 refer to “___”.

A. no mobile phones B. no calls

C. nobody D. nothing

2. From the passage，we can infer that Jonathan Zaback ___ .

A. always forgets to have the Blackberry on

B. has the same painful feeling as phantom limb

C. has the phenomenon of “mobile phone disease”

D. is in charge of a company producing new Blackberry

3. What does the underlined part “Research in the area is short” imply？

A. Research is necessary.

B. Much evidence has been found.

C. There is much that remains to know.

D. They began researching only a short time ago.

4. According to B. J. Fogg， why would we rather make a mistake than miss a call？

A. We are human beings.

B. We are directed by our brain.

C. We are connected to the world by phones.

D. We are afraid of the loneliness and rejection.

Lie in bed， by an open window， and listen. “No air conditioning， how can you sleep？” a friend asks， horrified. I tell her my family has decided to shut the air conditioner off and reduce our electric bill. On this first night of our cost-cutting plan， its only 85 degrees. Were going to suffer， but the three kids complain anyway.

Theyve grown up in 72-degree comfort， protected from the world outside. “Its too hot to sleep，” my 13-year-old daughter complains. “Im about to die from this heat，” her brother complains down the hall. “Just try it tonight，” I tell them. In truth Im too tired to turn for long. My face is sweaty， but I lie quietly listening to the cricket choirs （合唱）outside that remind me of childhood.

The neighbors dog howls. Probably a passing squirrel （松鼠）. Its been years since I took the time to really listen to the night.

I think about grandma， who lived to 92 and still helped with my moms gardening until just a few weeks before she died. And then， Im back there at her house in the summer heat of my childhood. I moved my pillow to the foot of grandmas bed and turned my face towards the open window. I turned the pillow， hunting for the cooler side. Grandma saw me turn over

and over. “If you just watch for the breeze，” she said， “youll cool off and fall asleep.”

I stare at the filmy white curtain， willing it to move. Lying still， waiting， I suddenly notice the life outside the window. The bug chorus. Neighbors， sitting late on the porch（门廊）， speak in unclear words that calm me.

“Mom， did you hear that？” my seven-year-old son cries. “I think it was an owl（猫头鹰）family.”

“Probably，” I tell him. “Just keep listening.”

Without the working air conditioner， the house is peaceful， and the natural night noises seem close enough to touch. I hope Im awake tonight when the first breeze comes in.

5. On the first night of the writers cost-cutting plan， her children ___ .

A. feel unhappy

B. are about to die from the heat

C. live a comfortable life as usual

D. are protected from the world outside

6. The author talks about her grandmother and her childhood to say that ___ .

A. people used to live a hard life

B. people at that time were hardworking

C. its OK for people to live a simple life

D. she has learned a great deal from her grandma

7. In the writers eyes， her children are ___ .

A. dependable because of parents love

B. lacking in real test of hardship in life

C. full of dissatisfaction with life

D. free from parents protection

8. What would be the best title for the passage？

A. Waiting for the Breeze

B. An Interesting Experience

C. Life at Present and Life in the Past

D. Different Times， Different Children

1. He went to his neighbor to ____（乞求） for some milk to feed the motherless baby.

2. In his later years， he ____（奉献） all his time to a novel which proved to be a best-loved book.

3. He is a ____（先驱） in modern medical practice.

4. The local farmers p against building the new hotel on their farm.

5. I find it so r to work with young people in this department. I always feel energetic.

One day after school， on the way home， I happened to see a little boy turning on a tap and splash water here or there on the ground. So without hesitation I go over and turned off the water. As we all know it， water is the sources of life. Without water our human beings cant live. We will disappear from earth. Besides， there are limited water resource in our world. So we must take some measures to get rid from such wastefully habit.

1. 广告无处不在，谁也不能避免受到它的影响。

2. 我们根据这套科学理论进行实践并建立了这项工程。

3. 四川作为“熊猫的故乡”而被人熟知。

4. 虽然她和老人只见过一面，可他却给她留下了很深的印象。

1. She started to study psychology and decided to ___ her whole life to the science.

A. devote B. ignore

C. lead D. prefer

2. What exactly is the influence of the Internet ___ children？

A. by B. with

C. on D. at

3. Computers， ___ destroying jobs， can create employment.

A. other than B. more than

C. far from D. not far from

4. There were a lot of students in the administrative building， ___ against discrimination of race.

A. protest B. protested

C. to protest D. protesting

5. His brilliant speech ___ an impression on the President and people present.

A. gave B. made

C. remained D. got

Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of 1 is about Demeter， the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter， Persephone， whom she loved very much. Hades， god of the underworld， fell in love with Persephone， and he asked Zeus， the 2 of the gods， to give Persephone to him as his 3 . Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter， so he said he would not agree to the marriage， but neither would he 4 it. Hades， therefore， decided to take the girl without 5 . When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden， he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter 6 what happened to Persephone， she became so 7 that she caused all plants to 8 growing. People were in danger of 9 . But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow 10 her daughter， Persephone， was returned to her. 11 ， still not wanting to disappoint Hades， decided upon a condition for Persephones 12 . She could go back to her mother if she had not 13 anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter 14 it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate（石榴）seeds in the under-world. When Zeus 15 this， he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her 16 ， but he added that since she had eaten the seeds， she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it 17 that when Persephone is in the underworld， Demeter is sad and therefore will not let the 18

grow. That is 19 we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns， Demeter is 20 ， it is spring， and plants begin to grow again.

1. A. periods B. seasons C. time D. age

2. A. winner B. ruler C. advisor D. fighter

3. A. wife B. lover C. partner D. daughter

4. A. forbid B. forgive C. admit D. accept

5. A. arrangement B. warning C. reason D. permission

6. A. recongnized B. saw C. considered D. knew

7. A. excited B. tired C. angry D. serious

8. A. finish B. delay C. stop D. avoid

9. A. starving B. disappearing C. freezeing D. fighting

10. A. since B. until C. after D. when

11. A. Persephone B. Zeus C. Demeter D. Hades