Question

Turns out we aren’t good at walking and talking at the same time, according to a study of pedestrians （行人） on their cell phones．

     Nearly one-third of pedestrians （29．8% ） were distracted （分散注意力） by their mobile  devices while crossing the street, say researchers of a study published online in the journal Injury Prevention．

     Just as drivers who text, talk on cell phones, or adjust MP3 players increase their risk of losing control of their vehicles, pedestrians distracted by their conversations or their devices also put themselves at higher risk of getting into an accident．

    During the summer of 2012, scientists in Seattle, Wash． , studied 1,102 pedestrians at 20 crossroads seeing the city * s highest number of pedestrian injuries over the past few years．

    They watched how pedestrians crossed the street @ whether they looked both ways or obeyed the crossroad signal @ and also recorded how long it took pedestrians to do so． Distractions included listening to music with headphones, using a cell phone or earpiece to talk on a cell phone, text messaging, and talking with another person．

    Overall, researchers found the most common distraction among pedestrians was listening to music （11．2%）, followed by text messaging （7．3%）, and using a handheld phone（6．2%）． But the most absorbing distraction was texting． Compared to pedestrians who were not distracted, those who were texting took 1．87 seconds longer to cross and were four times more likely to not look where they were going, disobey traffic lights, or cross outside of the crosswalk． While the study did not track injuries related to these trends, previous studies have linked such activities to a higher risk of being injured while crossing the street．

    Combined with the rise in the use of mobile devices, especially smart phones, the results raise concerns that multi-tasking while walking may be a rising concern for pedestrians． And that danger may only climb, as the number of wireless devices has already exceeded the population of the United States． Last year, roughly 1,152 people wound up in the emergency room to treat injuries caused by using a cell phone or electronic device, the Consumer Product Safety Commission told the Associated Press in July． Those numbers may be underestimated, however, because patients may not always admit that they were using their phones along with other activities such as walking or driving when they were hurt．

1.The scientists did their study at the 20 crossroads in order to _____．

A．a(chǎn)ttract more attention                     B．see more injuries

C．record more samples                      D．find more pedestrians

2.According to the research, while crossing the street the most dangerous activity for apedestrian is _____．

A．talking on a phone                          B．texting messages

C．listening to music                           D．disobeying traffic lights

3.The underlined word "exceeded" is closest in meaning to "____"．

A．gone beyond                             B．greatly influenced

C．a(chǎn)ccelerated the increase of                 D．drawn the attention of

4.Which might be the best title of the passage?

A．Walk and don't Talk

B．Prevention of Distraction

C．Look both ways while crossing the street

D．Cell phones lead to injuries

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章介紹行人在步行的時候會同時打電話，發(fā)短信，這些都會帶來很多安全隱患，科學(xué)家對20個十字路口做研究就是看在過去幾年最多的行人受傷的情況，發(fā)現(xiàn)過馬路的時候發(fā)短信是最危險的行為。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子;During the summer of 2012, scientists in Seattle, Wash． , studied 1,102 pedestrians at 20 crossroads seeing the city * s highest number of pedestrian injuries over the past few years．可知科學(xué)家在20個十字路口做研究就是看在過去幾年最多的行人受傷的情況，也就是收集樣本，選C

2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：But the most absorbing distraction was texting． Compared to pedestrians who were not distracted, those who were texting took 1．87 seconds longer to cross and were four times more likely to not look where they were going, disobey traffic lights, or cross outside of the crosswalk．可知過馬路發(fā)短信花費時間更長，更容易分散注意力，所以過馬路的時候發(fā)短信是最危險的行為，選B

3.猜詞題：從最后一段的句子：And that danger may only climb, as the number of wireless devices has already exceeded the population of the United States．可知隨著無線設(shè)備的數(shù)量超出美國的人口，危險的數(shù)量還會增加，exceeded=go beyond，選A

4.主旨題：從全篇文章的內(nèi)容和第一段的句子：Turns out we aren’t good at walking and talking at the same time, according to a study of pedestrians （行人） on their cell phones．可知行人在走路的時候不能交談，所以標(biāo)題是：走路的時候不要談話，選A

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