Question

When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said "the phone". Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.

     Point 1  The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour  on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?

    Point 2  The mobile phone means that we are never alone. !' The mobile saved my life, "says Crystal Johnstone. She had

an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.

    Point 3  The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.

    Point 4  The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, "We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near--but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!"

    Point 5  The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(进入) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.

1.How do you understand" Point 1—The telephone creates the need to communicate,... "？

A. People don't communicate without telephone.

B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.

C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.

D. People communicate more because of more traffic.

2.Which of the following best shows people's attitude towards mobile phones?

A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.

B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.

C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.

D. Mobile phones are part of people's life.

3.Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people's life?

a. Point 1. b. Point 2. c. Point 3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.

A. c, d             B. a, e            C. a, c            D. b, e

4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through       .

A. the TV screen                             B. a fax machine

C. the phone line hooked up to the computer     D. a microphone

5.The best heading for the passage is       .

A. The power of Phones              B. Kinds of Phones

C. How to Use Phones                D. Advantage of Phones

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过“女儿”选择电话，作者谈到电话在日常生活中的作用，以及电话带来的负面影响

1. 细节理解题。根据第二段提到My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about我的女儿从四点回到家，花了一小时与同学聊天，如果没有电话，她还会说吗？可知因为电话的产生，交流得更多了。故选C项。

2. 细节理解题。根据第三段提到Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone.电话意味着我们不再孤单，第四段提到Point 3 The mobile removes our secret电话让我们没有秘密，故选B项。

3. 细节理解题。问题在问手机的哪些功能改善人们的生活，Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone手机让人不再孤单 Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives.手机允许我们与外界联系，故选D项。

4. 考查常识题。根据最后一段Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does.通过网络和不认识的人聊天这是常识

5. 主旨大意。根据文中提到Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology手机改变我们的生活，但也带给我们的便利，以及改变我们的生活。所以A最恰当

考点：日常生活类阅读。