Many of us have become so reliant(依赖的) on our smartphones that we use them to carry out unbelievable 221 tasks every day.
A study of 2,000 smartphone owners shows that the average user reaches for their phone at 7:31 am each morning, to check personal emails and Facebook. And before they’ve even got out of bed, most of them check the weather, read the news, and send a text or two to friends. It also appeared that people will check the train times, do their banking and update what they want early in the day.
In an average week, the research discovered that users pick up their phone more than 1,500 times to complete different tasks from emails to playing games and posting to social media. And the average smartphone user is on their phone for three hours and sixteen minutes a day. This amounts to almost one full day a week using their phone, so it’s no wonder almost four in ten users admitted feeling lost without their tool.
Many owners also admitted to finding themselves using their phone without realizing they’re doing so, with two thirds saying they have managed to log in(登录) and browse(浏览) Facebook without thinking. And surprisingly, four in ten said they have, at one time or another, checked their emails automatically(自动的) without thinking.
The study has also showed that our smartphones are now becoming more of a “go-to-gadget”, replacing desktops and laptops, which people only turn to for, on average, 140 tasks in a typical day....
12. Tasks carried out on smartphones are about ____ more than those on desktops and laptops.
A. 221 B. 140
C. 1,500 D. 80
13. What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?
A. People often use their phone unconsciously (无意识地).
B. One third managed to browse Facebook without thinking.
C. Half of people checked their emails automatically.
D. Six in ten people don’t check their emails.
14. The underlined word “go-to-gadget” in Paragraph 5 means “_________”.
A. a funny expression B. an important study
C. a tool with intelligence D. an interesting game
15. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Are we dependent on our smartphones?
B. The functions of smartphones
C. The disadvantages of smartphones
D. Smartphones will take the place of desktops and laptops
DACA
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025