Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. 6%

The next time you’re riding a subway or bus, pay attention to your fellow passengers. Chances are you’ll see plenty of them with their heads down, tapping the screens of their tablets or 【1】 on their smartphones. While these folks may be making good use of their time by staying 【2】, their bodies are paying a heavy price for such convenience.

As hand-held devices such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more common, users are reporting some new 【3】 problems. Florida chiropractor (脊椎按摩師) Dean Fishman began noticing an increased number of his patients 【4】 of neck and shoulder pain. He traced these 【5】 to the overuse of hand-held devices, specifically the action of bending the neck, and created the term “Text Neck.” As if the painful symptoms weren’t bad enough, Fishman warns that an untreated case of Text Neck could lead to permanent spinal (脊柱的) damage. He founded the Text Neck Institute in an effort to treat and educate those suffering from Text Neck. Treatments offered there include chiropractic care, physical therapy, massage therapy and exercise planning.

In order to avoid or reduce the possibility of getting Text Neck, use the following basic principles:

Avoid awkward positioning. Don’t strain (濫用) your neck, and stay aware of how your body is positioned in relation to the device.

Take frequent 【6】 when using any kind of mobile device.

When using a tablet, use a case that can back up the device at comfortable viewing angle.

For those who simply can’t take their eyes off their devices, there is an ironic twist – downloading a special app（應(yīng)用程序）could help. Dr. Fishman has released an app called the Text Neck Indicator App, which measures the angle of your smartpphone. When the angle is appropriate, a green light appears in the upper corner of your screen. But when the angle puts you at risk for neck strain, the light turns red, obliging you to adjust your angle.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】F

【3】G

【4】D

【5】E

【6】A

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章主要講了隨著智能手機(jī)和平板電腦等手持設(shè)備越來(lái)越普遍，用戶出現(xiàn)了一些新的身體問(wèn)題。作者對(duì)于如何緩解這些癥狀，給出了一些建議。

【1】考查詞性和詞義。句意：你可能會(huì)看到很多人低著頭，在平板電腦屏幕上打字，或者在智能手機(jī)上發(fā)短信。根據(jù)on their smartphones，可知這里意思是發(fā)短信，根據(jù)or可知與前面的tapping 并列，故選C。

【2】考查詞性和詞義。句意：雖然這些人可能通過(guò)保持聯(lián)系來(lái)充分利用時(shí)間，但他們的身體卻為此付出了沉重的代價(jià)。文中表示“保持聯(lián)系”，故選F。

【3】考查詞性和詞義。句意：隨著智能手機(jī)和平板電腦等手持設(shè)備越來(lái)越普遍，用戶反映出了一些新的身體問(wèn)題。根據(jù)下文Florida chiropractor (脊椎按摩師) Dean Fishman began noticing an increased number of his patients ___4___ of neck and shoulder pain.可知用戶反映出了一些新的身體問(wèn)題，故選G。

【4】考查詞性和詞義。句意：佛羅里達(dá)州脊椎指壓治療Dean Fishman開(kāi)始注意到，越來(lái)越多的病人抱怨自己的脖子和肩膀疼痛。文中表示“越來(lái)越多的病人抱怨自己的脖子和肩膀疼痛”，故選D。

【5】考查詞性和詞義。句意：他將這些癥狀追溯到過(guò)度使用手持設(shè)備，特別是彎曲脖子的行為，并創(chuàng)造了“短信脖”這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)。上文提到的“脖子和肩膀疼痛”，這是一些癥狀，故選E。

【6】考查詞性和詞義。句意：使用任何移動(dòng)設(shè)備時(shí)都要經(jīng)常休息。take breaks休息，該短語(yǔ)是固定短語(yǔ)，故選A。