海南省华侨中学2017届高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷 含答案.doc

2016-2017华侨中学高三第一次月考 第二部分 阅读理解 （共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 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. Peoples attachment to their smartphones is unbelievably becoming more imp ant than the lives of themselves and others. Just as drivers dismiss the imp ance 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 imp ant 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 societys ability to communicate. 21. The purpose of this text is to ______. A. call for an end to use the smartphone while