Next week California will try to take cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from millionaires to workers that conversations behind the wheel must be on an earphone.
Californians interviewed by Reuters mostly supported the law requiring hands﹣free phones in cars and banning cell phones entirely for drivers under 18, which will take effect on Tuesday, though they were puzzled by a loophole(漏洞) that allows seemingly more dangerous text messaging. Some were doubtful about lawmakers, who they blamed for failing to build more freeways or public transportation in the face of increasingly crowded roads in the nation's most populous state and said hands﹣free conversations were not safer.
KFI﹣AM radio talk﹣show host John Kobylt told Reuters. "It's stupid because we've one over about seven different studies and each one of them says it's the conversation that distracts you, not holding the phone."
State Senator Joe Simitian, who introduced the bill, said keeping both hands on the wheel was always safer. He expected his law to save hundreds of lives. The Democratic lawmaker was considering introducing a new law to ban text messaging in the car, which he said wasn't an issue when he began working on the first one in 2001.
Connecticut, New Jersey and New York have already banned drivers from talking on hand﹣held cell phones. In New Jersey, police have issued 35,000 tickets for using a hand﹣held phone or texting while driving since the law went into effect on March 1.
But Californians interviewed by Reuters expressed ambivalence."On the one hand I don't want to see people crash into each other, but I'm not going to get an ear thing." 38﹣year﹣old bank employee Jason Fischer said in Los Angeles.
1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .
A. most Californians hate to use an earphone while making a call in the car
B. public transportation in California isn't developed enough
C. in New Jersey few people use a hand﹣held phone
D. most of Californians are probably against the new law
2.According to John Kobylt, .
A. all the lawmakers are stupid
B. holding the phone is safer than using an earphone
C. it isn't dangerous to make a phone call while driving
D. it is the phone conversation while driving that is really dangerous
3.What will State Senator Joe Simitian probably do in the future?
A. He will suggest a law to forbid text messaging while driving
B. He will conduct a new survey among Californians
C. He will suggest building more roads in California
D. He will suggest a law to completely ban cell phones while driving
4.The underlined word "ambivalence" in the last paragraph probably refers to .
A. a positive attitude
B. a negative attitude
C. a confused feeling
D. an excited feeling
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Next week California will try to take cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from millionaires to workers that conversations behind the wheel must be on an earphone.
Californians interviewed by Reuters mostly supported the law requiring hands﹣free phones in cars and banning cell phones entirely for drivers under 18, which will take effect on Tuesday, though they were puzzled by a loophole(漏洞) that allows seemingly more dangerous text messaging. Some were doubtful about lawmakers, who they blamed for failing to build more freeways or public transportation in the face of increasingly crowded roads in the nation's most populous state and said hands﹣free conversations were not safer.
KFI﹣AM radio talk﹣show host John Kobylt told Reuters. "It's stupid because we've one over about seven different studies and each one of them says it's the conversation that distracts you, not holding the phone."
State Senator Joe Simitian, who introduced the bill, said keeping both hands on the wheel was always safer. He expected his law to save hundreds of lives. The Democratic lawmaker was considering introducing a new law to ban text messaging in the car, which he said wasn't an issue when he began working on the first one in 2001.
Connecticut, New Jersey and New York have already banned drivers from talking on hand﹣held cell phones. In New Jersey, police have issued 35,000 tickets for using a hand﹣held phone or texting while driving since the law went into effect on March 1.
But Californians interviewed by Reuters expressed ambivalence."On the one hand I don't want to see people crash into each other, but I'm not going to get an ear thing." 38﹣year﹣old bank employee Jason Fischer said in Los Angeles.
1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .
A. most Californians hate to use an earphone while making a call in the car
B. public transportation in California isn't developed enough
C. in New Jersey few people use a hand﹣held phone
D. most of Californians are probably against the new law
2.According to John Kobylt, .
A. all the lawmakers are stupid
B. holding the phone is safer than using an earphone
C. it isn't dangerous to make a phone call while driving
D. it is the phone conversation while driving that is really dangerous
3.What will State Senator Joe Simitian probably do in the future?
A. He will suggest a law to forbid text messaging while driving
B. He will conduct a new survey among Californians
C. He will suggest building more roads in California
D. He will suggest a law to completely ban cell phones while driving
4.The underlined word "ambivalence" in the last paragraph probably refers to .
A. a positive attitude
B. a negative attitude
C. a confused feeling
D. an excited feeling
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Next week California will try to take cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from millionaires to workers that conversations behind the wheel must be on an earphone.
Californians interviewed by Reuters mostly supported the law requiring hands-free phones in cars and banning cell phones entirely for drivers under 18, which will take effect on Tuesday, though they were puzzled by a loophole(漏洞) that allows seemingly more dangerous text messaging. Some were doubtful about lawmakers, who they blamed for failing to build more freeways or public transportation in the face of increasingly crowded roads in the nations most populous state and said hands-free conversations were not safer.
KFI-AM radio talk-show host John Kobylt told Reuters. “It's stupid because we’ve one over about seven different studies and each one of them says it s the conversation that distracts you, not holding the phone.”
State Senator Joe Simitian, who introduced the bill, said keeping both hands on the wheel was always safer. He expected his law to save hundreds of lives. The Democratic lawmaker was considering introducing a new law to ban text messaging in the car. which he said wasn’t an issue when he began working on the first one in 2001.
Connecticut, New Jersey and New York have already banned drivers from talking on hand-held cell phones. In New Jersey, police have issued 35.000 tickets for using a hand-held phone or texting while driving since the law went into effect on March 1.
But Californians interviewed by Reuters expressed ambivalence."On the one hand I don’t want to see people crash into each other, but I'm not going to get an ear thing.” 38-year-old bank employee Jason Fischer said in Los Angeles.
1.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that______.
A. most Californians hate to use an earphone while making a call in the car
B. public transportation in California isn’t developed enough
C. in New Jersey few people use a hand-held phone
D. most of Californians are probably against the new law
2.According to John Kobylt,_________.
A. all the lawmakers are stupid
B. holding the phone is safer than using an earphone
C. it isn’t dangerous to make a phone call while drivin
D. it is the phone conversation while driving that is really dangerous
3.What will State Senator Joe Simitian probably do in the future
A. He will sup suggest a law to forbid text messaging while riving
B. He will conduct a new survey among Californians
C. He will suggest building more roads in California
D. He will suggest a law to completely ban cell phones while driving.
4.The underlined word "ambivalence" in the last paragraph probably refers to______.
A. a positive attitude B. a negative attitude
C. a confused feeling D. an excited feeling
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The young lady, ________ several attempts to fix her cell phone, decided to have another try.
A. making B. to have made
C. having made D. made
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一I wonder if I could use your cell phone.
— . It is on the desk next to you.
A. Help yourself B.That's right
C.It's a pleasure D. No way
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Why will Mr. Rogers ask for leave next week?
A.To take a holiday. B.To go on business. C.To attend a wedding.
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Next week,strangers with a truck will take away everything we own,except the clothes on our backs,the car we will drive,and as much stuff as we can pack into it.
It’s called _______ .Some people do it often.For others,like me,it’g a _______experience.In all my adult years,I’ve moved only three times.
My first _______ and I moved into our first house with a bed,our clothes and a few gifts.That was many years ago.Over the years,I _______ that house with three children,a few dogs and enough stuff to _______ the ceiling.
Then the kids grew up,I lost my husband to cancer,and I began to learn about _______ .
First,I let go of the _______ of being in contro1.Life isn’t about being in charge of what _______ ;it’s about being in charge of what we do with it.
Next,I let go of _______ the things I care most about,like keeping in touch with the people that ________ the most to me.
I let go of the people whose ________ are about anger or hatred,and tried instead to ________ myself with those who shine with ________ .
Finally,I let go of being alone—I remarried.I ________ moved to a new city with my new husband,and after that move,I ________ I’d stop collecting meaningless things.But 12 years later,here I am,still learning about letting go.
We’11 all move someday from this ________ to the next,but we won’t need a truck to do it.We’ll take ________ with us and leave behind a(n) ________ of the life we lived,the mistakes we ________ ,and all the love and kindness we tried to show.
That memory might not be a treasure,but if we’re ________ ,someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.
1.A.moving B.changing C.losing D.missing
2.A.similar B.familiar C.rare D.valuable
3.A.son B.daughter C.husband D.wife
4.A.equipped B.filled C.involved D.provided
5.A.paint B.repair C.build D.reach
6.A.holding on B.1etting go C.giving back D.turning down
7.A.plan B.idea C.concept D.decision
8.A.devotes B.matters C.happens D.arrives
9.A.putting off B.coming across C.making out D.taking over
10.A.offer B.appear C.indicate D.mean
11.A.issues B.subjects C.1ives D.beliefs
12.A.present B.attract C.support D.surround
13.A.kindness B.patience C.fortune D.humour
14.A.naturally B.eventually C.formally D.regularly
15.A.suggested B.informed C.insisted D.promised
16.A.city B.town C.world D.country
17.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
18.A.memory B.experience C.record D.history
19.A.completed B.made C.conducted D.forgot
20.A.optimistic B.generous C.determined D.fortunate
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Next week,strangers with a truck will take away everything we own,except the clothes on our backs,the car we will drive,and as much stuff as we can pack into it.
It’s called ____ .Some people do it often.For others,like me,it’g a _____experience.In all my adult years,I’ve moved only three times.
My first ____ and I moved into our first house with a bed,our clothes and a few gifts.That was many years ago.Over the years,I ____ that house with three children,a few dogs and enough stuff to ____ the ceiling.
Then the kids grew up,I lost my husband to cancer,and I began to learn about ____ .
First,I let go of the ____ of being in contro1.Life isn’t about being in charge of what ___ ;it’s about being in charge of what we do with it.
Next,I let go of ___ the things I care most about,like keeping in touch with the people that ____ the most to me.
I let go of the people whose ____ are about anger or hatred,and tried instead to ____ myself with those who shine with ____ .
Finally,I let go of being alone—I remarried.I ____ moved to a new city with my new husband,and after that move,I __ I’d stop collecting meaningless things.But 12 years later,here I am,still learning about letting go.
We’11 all move someday from this ____ to the next,but we won’t need a truck to do it.We’ll take ____ with us and leave behind a(n) ____ of the life we lived,the mistakes we __ ,and all the love and kindness we tried to show.
That memory might not be a treasure,but if we’re ___ ,someone will keep it and hold it close and never let it go.
1.A. moving B. changing C. losing D. missing
2.A. similar B. familiar C. rare D. valuable
3.A. son B. daughter C. husband D. wife
4.A. equipped B. filled C. involved D. provided
5.A. paint B. repair C. build D. reach
6.A. holding on B. 1etting go C. giving back D. turning down
7.A. plan B. idea C. concept D. decision
8.A. devotes B. matters C. happens D. arrives
9.A. putting off B. coming across C. making out D. taking over
10.A. offer B. appear C. indicate D. mean
11.A. issues B. subjects C. 1ives D. beliefs
12.A. present B. attract C. support D. surround
13.A. kindness B. patience C. fortune D. humour
14.A. naturally B. eventually C. formally D. regularly
15.A. suggested B. informed C. insisted D. promised
16.A. city B. town C. world D. country
17.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
18.A. memory B. experience C. record D. history
19.A. completed B. made C. conducted D. forgot
20.A. optimistic B. generous C. determined D. fortunate
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-- I will take part in the English lecture competition next week.
-- ________.
A. Come on B. Congratulations C. Good luck D. Never mind
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How often will the woman’s daughter take dance lesson next month?
A. Three times a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once every week.
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Here’s one number to keep in mind during your next cell phone conversation: 50. A new experiment shows that spending 50 minutes with an active phone pressed up to the ear increases activity in the brain. This brain activity probably doesn't make you smarter. When cell phones are on, they emit (发出) energy in the form of radiation that could be harmful, especially after years of cell phone usage. Scientists don't know yet whether cell phones are bad for the brain. Studies like this one are attempting to find it out.
The 47 participants in the experiment may have looked a little strange. Each one had two Samsung cell phones attached to his or her head — one on each ear. The phone on the left ear was off. The phone on the right ear played a message for 50 minutes, but the participants couldn't hear it because the sound was off.
With this set-up, the scientists could be sure they were studying brain activity from the phone itself, and not brain activity due to listening and talking during a conversation. After 50 minutes with two phones strapped to their heads, the participants were given PET scans.
The PET scan showed that the left side (the side with the phone turned off) of each participant's brain hadn't changed during the experiment. The right side of the brain, however, had used more glucose, which is a type of sugar that provides fuel to brain cells. These right-side brain cells were using almost as much glucose as the brain uses when a person is talking. This suggests that the brain cells there were active ― even without the person hearing anything. That activity, the scientists say, was probably caused by radiation from the phone.
Henry Lai, who works at the University of Washington in Seattle, is uncomfortable with the data related to cell phones. Holding a cell phone to your ear during a conversation is “not really safe,” Lai told Science News. Lai is a bioengineer at the University of Washington in Seattle. He wrote an article about the new study for a journal, but he did not work on the study. Bioengineers bring together ideas from engineering and biology.
For those who don't want to wait to find out for sure whether cell phones are bad for the brain, there are ways to talk more safely. You can have short and sweet conversations, use a speakerphone or keep the phone away from your head.
1. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Scientists are sure that cell phones are bad for the brain.
B. In the experiment, the left side of the brain used more glucose.
C. Radiation from the phone probably causes the change in the brain.
D. Henry Lai wrote a lot of articles about this new study.
2. Why weren’t the participants allowed to have a conversation on the phone during the experiment?
A. Because the scientists want to be sure of the accuracy of the experiment.
B. Because they really looked strange and no one wanted to talk to others.
C. Because they were given PET scans and they lost the ability to talk.
D. Because that would be too noisy and bad for the experiment.
3.What is glucose?
A. A type of sugar that provides vitamin to brain cells.
B. Something that the right side of the brain used.
C. A type of sugar that gives energy to brain cells.
D. Something that makes a human excited.
4. According to the last two paragraphs, which is the safest way to use a cell phone?
A. Holding the cell phone close to your head.
B. Using a cell phone more than three hours a day.
C. Taking the most powerful cell phone.
D. Keeping the cell phone at a distance.
5. Where is this article probably taken from?
A. Literature magazine. B. Science News.
C. Story books. D. Art Journal.
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