高中英语阅读练习一
In spite of the study’s results, both Schwebel and Stavrinos emphasized that they were not against mobile phones and were not trying to discourage children from using them, which they recognized could be an important tool of convenience and safety. They just advise to limit the cell phone use while being in the streets, and pay more attention to traffic.
56. The passage is intended to ________.
A. warn child pedestrians of the cell-phone use danger
B. show children how to use cell phones properly
C. tell children about crossing street safely
D. report a research about cell-phone usage
57. Both Schwebel and Stavrinos ________.
A. are actually trying to encourage children to use cell phones
B. suggest children using cell phones appropriately
C. think children crossing the street are more likely to get hurt
D. wonder cell phones offer people convenience and safety
58. What does the underlined word “distracted” probably mean?
A. Focused. B. Disturbed. C. Encouraged. D. Rewarded.
59. According to the study, specifically, it took the children on the cell phone ______.
A. 43% longer to begin crossing the street
B. 8% longer to cross safely in the passing traffic
C. 20% longer to check both ways
D. 20% longer to begin crossing the street
60. We can infer from the passage children ________.
A. walking and talking on the phone appears to be dangerous
B. texting spend more time crossing the street than on cell phones
C. are more distracted in the virtual environment than in real life
D. familiar with using cell phones don’t mistime crossing streets
61. We can probably read the above text in a column about “________”.
A. Health and Medicine
B. Environment and Climate
C. Psychology and Sociology
D. Entertainment and Travel
B
Once upon a time, families kept a sense of their history through passing on their lives to the younger generation by word of mouth. That kind of transmission (传递) is beautiful in its way, but it can be unreliable.
Today it doesn’t have to be that way. We have so many means of recording lives: photographs, videos and audio.
Google “family history” and you’ll see that millions of people all over the world are posting their work on the Internet. In 100 years, our great-grandchildren will be able to learn about the lives of past generation by going online.
A British woman has had the idea of starting a company offering to make films for families of a professional standard. Former BBC documentary-maker Karen Walsh got the idea for her company, Geneus films, after she made a film about her own family history.
Speaking to the UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph she said of filming her relatives: “I could record them in their own words. I made a full-blown (全面的) documentary, just like those I make for the BBC and saw that other families might like the same sort of record.”
The Daily Telegraph talked to one of Karen’s happy customers, Sydie Bones, a 75-year-old woman from England. She planned something special for her son’s 50th birthday, something a bit more meaningful than a birthday cake and photo album. She wanted a film to show just how close her family is, what great laughers and talkers its members are.
62. People used to know their family history by ______.
A. reading stories written by the older generation
B. keeping photos and video recordings of their ancestor
C. listening to family stories told by the older generation
D. surfing the Internet and finding about their family
63. According to Karen Walsh, what is a great way to keep a record of family history?
A. A documentary.
B. A photo album.
C. Posting work on the Net.
D. A video or an audio recording.
64. Sydie Bones wanted to ______.
A. make a meaningful photo album for her son
B. order a special cake for her son’s 50th birthday
C. allow future generation know her family online
D. have a movie as a record of a happy family life
65. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The text is an ad run for Karen Walsh’s company Geneus Films.
B. Today no one passes on family stories by word of mouth.
C. Karen Walsh produced family documentaries from looking at family history web pages.
D. Posting family photographs, videos, audio recordings is a way of preserving family history.