Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.
At parties, more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. According to a recent International Data Corporation study, well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too much of society is using smartphones while driving and as a result getting into car crashes. 34 percent of teens admit to text while driving, and they confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. People's attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of themselves and others.
Just as drivers dismiss the importance of focusing while on the road, many people also fail to recognize the significance of human interaction. When with their friends, some people pointlessly check or send text messages in the presence of a friend, which sends a message to that friend: the person I am texting is more important than you. In addition, relying on our smartphone to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much stronger communication skills in the long run.
As many people risk their lives and the lives of people around them just to send a text or mindlessly check their massages, smartphones are in many ways more dangerous to people. The quality of this technology is de-advancing societal achievements and weakening the value of communication. Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face-to-face but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.
小題1:The purpose of this text is to ______.
A．call for an end to use the smartphone while driving
B．a(chǎn)ppeal to us to pay attention to communication skills
C．express a concern about the overuse of the smartphone
D．a(chǎn)dvise us to be cautious about the addiction to the smartphone
小題2:The second paragraph is developed by ______.
A．giving examplesB．listing figuresC．comparing facts D．a(chǎn)nalyzing the effects
小題3:The author advocates us to make new friends ______.
A．by using smartphones B．in a face-to-face way
C．in different waysD．under a free circumstance
小題4:Over dependence on the smartphone leads to the fact that ______.
A．parties and gatherings limit their social circle
B．people are more and more narrow-minded
C．people's communication skills are weakened
D．face-to-face communication becomes less important

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹了一種社會(huì)現(xiàn)象，現(xiàn)在的人們過分依賴手機(jī)而忽視人與人之間面對(duì)面的交流。
小題1:寫作意圖題：從文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子：Parties and social gatherings no longer excite us the same way they once did. This is not due to a lack of desire to socialize, but the smartphone.可知作者寫這篇文章是表達(dá)對(duì)過度使用手機(jī)的擔(dān)心，選C
小題2:寫作手法題：從第二段的內(nèi)容: well over half of all Americans have a smartphone and reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. In addition, too much of society is using smartphones while driving and as a result getting into car crashes. 34 percent of teens admit to text while driving,可知作者是通過舉例來說明問題的。選A
小題3:推理題：從文章第三段的句子：In addition, relying on our smartphone to make friends does not give us the same advantage as being able to make new friendships in the real world.可知作者提倡通過面對(duì)面的方式我們交朋友，選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子：Not only is the smartphone affecting our desire to interact (交流) face-to-face but it is also lowering society's ability to communicate.可知過度依賴手機(jī)的后果是人們的交流技能會(huì)削弱。選C
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