奇速英語(yǔ)國(guó)際教育研究院

Mobile phones have become a part of modern life. Not only do they serve as a way to communicate， but they also act as a social network tool， personal organizer， online shopping tool， calendar， alarm clock， and mobile bank. While they are without a doubt beneficial devices， some suggest that overreliance on digital devices may be a form of behavioral addiction.

In fact， the term nomophobia was coined fairly recently to describe the fear of being without your phone. This includes not just losing， forgetting， or breaking your phone， but also being outside of mobile phone contact. It is a growing concern in a world where always being connected seems more important than ever before. When people lose their phone， or when their mobile runs out of battery， it can lead to feelings of stress and anxiety—or even feelings of fear or panic.

People tend to experience this phobia when they are insecure， or have lack of self control and discipline， get easily bored or impatient， or have no other recreational hobbies. Humans are social animals needing constant companionship and having the desire to talk and connect with others. Therefore， this phobia is not all that unnatural given the fact that cell phones are readily available everywhere and used by people of all ages today. A person having had a negative experience upon being left without a cell phone could develop life-long nomophobia.

Like all other phobias， the fear of being without a cell phone can also cause various mental and physical symptoms. Most phobics will go to great lengths to protect their phone. They will also keep checking the device every now and then for battery life and/or messages. They will ensure charging the battery so as to never be left without a phone. Many are even known to keep multiple phones. A majority of phobics experience a panic attack when separated from their phone for long periods. They might use the phone in any place they think fit， no matter how inappropriate. Overcoming this phobia can be challenging and while， medical intervention is not always needed， there are many alternative options available.

1.How may people with nomophobia feel without their phone？

A.Complicated. ? ? ? ? B.Sympathetic.

C.Unfortunate. ? ? ? ? ?D.Ridiculous.

2.Which paragraph mainly shows the causes of nomophobia？

A.Paragraph 1. ? ? ? ? ?B.Paragraph 2.

C.Paragraph 3. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?D.Paragraph 4.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase "go to great lengths to" in Paragraph 4？

A.Run up against. ? ? B.Pay no attention to.

C.Look forward to. ? D.Try one's best to.

4.What may be talked about in the following paragraph？

A.advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones

B.medical intervention for nomophobia

C.mental and physical symptoms of phobias

D.treatment for nomophobia

參考答案

1.A。解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“When people lose their phone， or when their mobile runs out of battery， it can lead to feelings of stress and anxiety—or even feelings of fear or panic.”，我們可知，當(dāng)丟失手機(jī)或手機(jī)電量耗盡時(shí)，人們會(huì)有壓力和焦慮，甚至?xí)械娇謶只蚩只?。即他們?huì)感受到復(fù)雜的消極情緒。故選A。

2.C。解析：段落大意題。第三段主要講述了產(chǎn)生無(wú)手機(jī)恐懼癥的原因：當(dāng)人們沒(méi)有安全感、缺乏自控力和自律性、容易感到無(wú)聊或不耐煩、沒(méi)有其他娛樂(lè)愛(ài)好時(shí)，他們往往會(huì)經(jīng)歷無(wú)手機(jī)恐懼癥。人是群居動(dòng)物，需要不斷的陪伴，渴望和他人聯(lián)系。故選C。

3.D。解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線部分后面的“They will also keep checking the device every now and then for battery life and/or messages. They will ensure charging the battery so as to never be left without a phone.”及前面提到的無(wú)手機(jī)恐懼癥的意思、產(chǎn)生原因，我們可知，有一些人害怕失去手機(jī)，他們時(shí)不時(shí)檢查手機(jī)的電量，時(shí)常為手機(jī)充電，是為了一直都有手機(jī)可用。因此，畫(huà)線部分這一句應(yīng)是表達(dá)他們竭盡全力保護(hù)手機(jī)。故選D。

4.D。解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的最后一句“Overcoming this phobia can be challenging and while， medical intervention is not always needed， there are many alternative options available.”，我們可知，作者認(rèn)為克服這種恐懼癥可能具有挑戰(zhàn)性，但克服這種恐懼癥并不總是需要醫(yī)療干預(yù)，還有很多其他的方法可以代替醫(yī)療干預(yù)。由此，作者接下來(lái)可能會(huì)分享一些有利于緩解無(wú)手機(jī)恐懼癥的醫(yī)療干預(yù)之外的措施。故選D。