When I heard that Vitaminwater is giving away $100,000 in a contest where the winner has to give up their cellphone for a year in favor of a 1996-era app-free version, my immediate thought was: I could never do that. Even a day would be very difficult for me. I admit that I'm addicted to my iPhone.
I sleep with it under my pillow. It's the first thing I reach for in the morning. I've never counted how many times I pick it up during the day, but it's at least several per hour, and often I can't go 5 minutes without looking at it.
What am I doing on my phone? Everything, it feels like: making to-do lists, searching for random information, checking e-mails and so on. I've also become attached to social media because somehow it's become vital that I know exactly what my childhood best friend’s cousin is doing.
I know the importance of communication in theory. But in practice, I've been scolded more times than I can count by my boyfriend, "You love your phone more than me.” I feel anxious when my phone isn't easily within reach, like life is happening without me. My already high general level of anxiety increases if I don't feel as informed as I can possibly be. I'm tricked by my phone’s simplicity. I'll just look at it while I'm in the bathroom or waiting in line at a store. Those few minutes that seem harmless enough likely represent the whole days’ worth of time when I could have been reading books or simply letting my mind relax.
The possibility of going even a day without my smartphone fills me with fear. And yet it upsets me that I've become completely dependent on this technological advancement.
So, on second thoughts, I'm going to enter the contest. And even if I don't win, I promise to limit my phone usage to 15 minutes a day in May, for a start. So this May, I'm going conservative. I hope I remember how.
5. How did the author react when hearing about the contest?
A. She declared it would be meaningless.
B. She decided to participate in it eagerly.
C. She thought it would be a challenge for her.
D. She was quite confident of winning a great prize.
6. What is the result of the author's frequent use of her cellphone?
A. It gets her dependent on her cellphone.
B. It makes her do shopping online easily.
C. It helps her keep in touch with her friends.
D. It gives her an easy way to get information.
7. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Getting Addicted To Cellphone
B. Entering Cellphone-free Contest
C. Bringing Cellphone Under Control
D. Laying Down Cellphone For Contest
【答案】
I sleep with it under my pillow. It's the first thing I reach for in the morning. I've never counted how many times I pick it up during the day, but it's at least several per hour, and often I can't go 5 minutes without looking at it.
What am I doing on my phone? Everything, it feels like: making to-do lists, searching for random information, checking e-mails and so on. I've also become attached to social media because somehow it's become vital that I know exactly what my childhood best friend’s cousin is doing.
I know the importance of communication in theory. But in practice, I've been scolded more times than I can count by my boyfriend, "You love your phone more than me.” I feel anxious when my phone isn't easily within reach, like life is happening without me. My already high general level of anxiety increases if I don't feel as informed as I can possibly be. I'm tricked by my phone’s simplicity. I'll just look at it while I'm in the bathroom or waiting in line at a store. Those few minutes that seem harmless enough likely represent the whole days’ worth of time when I could have been reading books or simply letting my mind relax.
The possibility of going even a day without my smartphone fills me with fear. And yet it upsets me that I've become completely dependent on this technological advancement.
So, on second thoughts, I'm going to enter the contest. And even if I don't win, I promise to limit my phone usage to 15 minutes a day in May, for a start. So this May, I'm going conservative. I hope I remember how.
5. How did the author react when hearing about the contest?
A. She declared it would be meaningless.
B. She decided to participate in it eagerly.
C. She thought it would be a challenge for her.
D. She was quite confident of winning a great prize.
6. What is the result of the author's frequent use of her cellphone?
A. It gets her dependent on her cellphone.
B. It makes her do shopping online easily.
C. It helps her keep in touch with her friends.
D. It gives her an easy way to get information.
7. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Getting Addicted To Cellphone
B. Entering Cellphone-free Contest
C. Bringing Cellphone Under Control
D. Laying Down Cellphone For Contest
【答案】
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