People should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may“be struck by lightning”,according to doctors.
Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large London park.The girl,aged 15,recovered,but a year later was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.
The girl also had a perforate eardrum(打孔耳膜)on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone.She was having general recovery in Northwick Park Hospital,Middlesex.
Swinda Esprit,a senior house officer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck—the ear problems were not.
She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less serious lightning incidents,who might otherwise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.
“We were shocked by the damage,which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,”Dr Esprit said.“A year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”
They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in China,South Korea,and Malaysia.In the Malaysian case,a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thunderstorm near Kuala Lumpur.
“All these events resulted in death,”the doctors wrote.“This rare phenomenon is a public health issue,and education is necessary to stress the risk.”
The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that metallic objects,including cordless or mobile phones,should not be carried outdoors during thunderstorms.However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.
Paul Taylor, of “the Met Office'’,said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal,and not related to radio waves.
Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal,similar to carrying coins or wearing rings,and people need to be warned against the possible danger.
【小題1】What do we know about the teenage girl?
A.She was struck by lightning at schoo1. |
B.She completely recovered from being struck. |
C.She still suffered from mental problems. |
D.She had to press her ear all day. |
A.is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phone |
B.can be healed quickly except for heart attacks |
C.is less serious because the victims can usually recover |
D.is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims |
A.Because more people are faced with it. |
B.Because some deaths have been caused. |
C.Because lightning is harmful for the brain. |
D.Because a teenage girl got killed. |
A.both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightning |
B.there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at all |
C.opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning |
D.ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning |
A.to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lightening |
B.to focus on various damages done to lightning victims |
C.to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightning |
D.to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning |
【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
解析試題分析:
【小題1】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段The girl,aged 15,recovered,but a year later was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.說明她仍然遭受了很多痛苦,故C正確。
【小題2】A 推理題。根據(jù)第五段She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less serious lightning incidents,who might otherwise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone說明如果沒有使用手機(jī)可能就不會有如此嚴(yán)重的后果,故A正確。
【小題3】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段“All these events resulted in death,”the doctors wrote.“This rare phenomenon is a public health issue,and education is necessary to stress the risk.說明這些事件都造成了人的死亡,引起了人們的廣泛關(guān)注,故B正確。
【小題4】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段However, “the United States National Weather Service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”.說明美國的這個組織認(rèn)為這和使用手機(jī)沒有關(guān)系,說明人們對于這個問題有不同的意見,故C正確。
【小題5】A 推理題。本文正是為了引起人們對于閃電的時候使用手機(jī)的危險的注意。故A正確。
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點評:本文講述了一個在閃電時使用手機(jī)而受到嚴(yán)重傷害的案件來引起人們對于閃電的時候使用手機(jī)的危險的注意。集中考查了推理題,如72,74,75,要準(zhǔn)確定位考查點,認(rèn)真辨析。
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The Festival of Cultures (August 11 – 14)
City Park
The Festival of Cultures is an annual event to celebrate the wide range of cultures found in our great state. People representing 40 cultural groups will share their traditions and customs. Here are just a few of the festival’s many activities.
Crafts (手工): See the fine art of basket weaving from Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Watch the delicate art of making paper umbrellas from Thailand and the decorative craft of paperl picado, or paper cutting, from Mexico. All craft demonstrations provide a firsthand view of how things are made. You will appreciate the process involved in making these products.
Music and Dance: Experience musical instruments that you have never heard before. Listening to the music of a sho from Japan, a bull-roarer from Australia, a sitar from India, and a chakay from Tailand. You will also be entertained by folk dances from around the world, such as the troika from Russia and the mayim from Israel. From 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on August 14, special folk-dancing classes for children will be offered. Children ranging in age from 6 – 8 can learn the kinderpolka from Germany. Children ranging in age from 9 – 12 can learn the raspa from Mexico.
Storytelling: Listen for hours as professional storytellers charm you with interesting tales. Fables, folktales, and ballads from various countries will be told. By popular demand, Gwendolyn Washington, a famous African American storyteller, is back.
Food: Enjoy irresistible foods from other countries, such as gyros from Greece, seafood paella from Spain,
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Adults $3 Ages 13 – 18 $2 Ages 6 – 12 $ 1 Ages 6 and under Free |
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