Question

People who have the habit of texting (发短信) while walking tend to develop a robot-like posture, lose their balance, and involve themselves in traffic accidents, according to a research from the University of Queensland. Researchers said that text-walkers are in danger of walking into traffic and train tracks among others. They suggest pedestrians（行人）stop aside, type a text and then continue walking.

For the study, the researchers tracked body movements of 26 young men and women while walking in a straight line over a distance of about 8.5 m ---once without a mobile phone, once while reading a text message and once while typing a message.

They found that participants’ body movements were greatly changed when they used their phone. The difference in their posture was more prominent while sending a text than while reading a message. They further said that when those people began texting while walking, they slowed down their pace, went off course and moved their necks less than when reading a message.

“We found that they ‘locking’ their arms, trunk and head together walked with a posture that was robot-like, all in aid of keeping their phone in their field of vision. So there is less movement between each of their body parts.” Researcher Siobhan Schabrun said, Daily Mail UK reports.

“In recent years, there have been many reports of people involved in traffic accidents because they were texting while walking. The number of pedestrian accidents is rising and texting has been blamed,” Schabrun said.

Despite such repeated accidents, only few studies have analyzed the impact of texting on body language. If more studies concentrate on walking styles adopted while texting, their findings can be used to lower whole accidents.

While a few U.S. states have introduced laws on texting while driving, Fort Lee, a New Jersey town, went further ahead and recently fined some walkers an $85 for catching them texting. It is hoped that other American states and countries will follow.

1.How did the researchers carry out their research?

A. They called on most pedestrians.

B. They tried texting while they were walking.

C. They followed some pedestrians in the street.

D. They showed pedestrians the danger of texting.

2. The underlined word “prominent” in Paragraph 3 probably means _____.

A. obvious   B. important  C. uncertain  D. puzzling

3. When texting, the pedestrians walk in a different way to _____.

A. avoid losing their balance

B. attract other people’s attention

C. keep their eyes steady on the phone

D. take part in the study with the researchers

4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that texting while walking ______.

A. is not popular with many people

B. will make each American fined $85

C. will be punished in some states of America

D. has been forbidden in most American states

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Negative effects of texting.

B. Texting and traffic accidents.

C. Texting and people’s health.

D. Ways to avoid traffic accidents.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了走路时发短信会造成交通事故。研究人员建议发短信时要停下来，走到一边再发。

1.C细节理解题。根据第二段开头For the study, the researchers tracked body movements of 26 young men and women while walking in a straight line over a distance of about 8.5 m可知研究人员是在街上跟随几个行人来做这项研究的，故选C。

2.A词义猜测题。上文说They found that participants’ body movements were greatly changed when they used their phone.（他们发现参与者用手机时身体运动有很大的改变），根据此句中的more可知是此处是指这种变化更加明显，A.明显的；B.重要的；C.不确定的；D.令人迷惑的。故选A。

3.C细节理解题。根据第四段开头描述We found that they ‘locking’ their arms, trunk and head together walked with a posture that was robot-like, all in aid of keeping their phone in their field of vision.可知行人发短信时走路的姿势不同是为了让手机在眼睛的视野之内。故选C。

4.C判断推理题。根据最后一段开头While a few U.S. states have introduced laws on texting while driving,可知在美国的有些州走路时发短信是要受到惩罚的。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文，可知文章讲述了走路时发短信会造成交通事故，呼吁行人要停止这样危险的行为。B项“发短信与交通事故”最符合文章大意，故选B。

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