A new study suggests that the round­the­clock availability that cell phones have brought to people's lives may take a toll on family life. The study，which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover” between work and home life—and，in turn，less satisfaction with their family life.
Spillover essentially(本質(zhì)上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking job­related calls at home，for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example，a child may call mum at work，telling her “microwave exploded”，explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin­Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillover between work and home.
This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潛入)into family time. But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came into work life.
Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley. Employers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”．For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said.
小題1:What does the underlined phrase “take a toll on” probably mean in Paragraph 1?
A．Explaining.B．Founding.C．ExtendingD．Damaging.
小題2:According to Chesley，what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones?
A．Separate work hours from family time.
B．Refuse to use cell phones.
C．Ignore coming calls during family time.
D．Encourage women to stay at home.
小題3:We can learn from the passage that ________.
A．cell phones affect men as much as women
B．cell phones seem to be convenient to families
C．cell phones make the line between work and home unclear
D．we can do nothing to solve the problem
小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones.
B．How work life invades home life.
C．Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work.
D．Cell phones cause negative “spillover” between work life and home life.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
討論的正是手機(jī)導(dǎo)致工作和家庭生活之間的界限的模糊。
小題1:D 猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)文章可知是指24小時(shí)的保持與工作的聯(lián)系最終可能毀了我們的生活。故D正確、
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后三行可知他認(rèn)為應(yīng)該把工作時(shí)間和生活的時(shí)間分開(kāi)來(lái)，這樣就可以在兩者之間取得平衡。
小題3:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一行Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members.可知C正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。文章討論的正是手機(jī)導(dǎo)致工作和家庭生活之間的界限的模糊。
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There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom 33 let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the  34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so  35 to have him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he 36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn't want to let him 37 , so we listened to him attentively.
  38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he'd won, he said he would 39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the 40 with those students．But 41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You're all going."
He got 42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were 43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There's no way I can 44 most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to 45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark  46 in our class once again．He's been a  47 in our lives.
In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to 48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing 49 of my life．It's now my 50 to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
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A．commonB．normalC．realD．unusual
小題2:
A．comfortB．encourageC．watchD．tolerate
小題3:
A．couldn’tB．wouldn’tC．shouldn’tD．mustn’t
小題4:
A．localB．generalC．giftedD．scared
小題5:
A．suddenB．luckyC．a(chǎn)nnoyedD．a(chǎn)nxious
小題6:
A．treatedB．directedC．showedD．swapped
小題7:
A．offB．outC．upD．down
小題8:
A．SomeB．AnyC．NoneD．Many
小題9:
A．giveB．enterC．drawD．register
小題10:
A．rewardB．bonusC．diplomaD．a(chǎn)ward
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．whenC．beforeD．since
小題12:
A．donationsB．suggestionsC．requestsD．messages
小題13:
A．excitedB．satisfiedC．a(chǎn)shamedD．a(chǎn)mazed
小題14:
A．suggestB．a(chǎn)dvocateC．imagineD．complain
小題15:
A．endB．startC．continueD．last
小題16:
A．picked upB．showed up C．rang upD．packed up
小題17:
A．colleagueB．sponsorC．successD．constant
小題18:
A．deliverB．collectC．displayD．recommend
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)dventureB．experienceC．vacationD．interview
小題20:
A．dreamB．conclusionC．turnD．demand

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