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The round-the-clock availability that cell phones have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 1300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone through out 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(影响,后果) actually means that the line between work and home began to become unclear. Work life may invade home life—when a parent is taking job-related calls at home, for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example, a child may call Mom at work, telling her “the microwave exploded”, explained Noelle Chesley, an assistant professor of society at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be they are allowing for ever 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 not to allow more work issues to creep(潜入) into family time. But for women,  the spillover tended to go in both directions—being “connected” means that work cuts into home time, and family issues come into work life.
Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchange among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover, according to Chesley. Employers, she said, should look at their policies on contacting employees after working hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”. For their part, employees can decide that cell phones go off during family time,  Chesley said.
【小题1】Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “taking a toll on” in Paragraph l?

A.ExplainingB.ProtectingC.ExtendingD.Damaging
【小题2】The example “the microwave exploded” in Paragraph 2 is used to              .
A.show the microwave is of poor quality
B.indicate how dependent the child is
C.indicate family issues affect work hours
D.show work time creeps into family life
【小题3】What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Cell phones offer 24-hour availability.
B.Cell phones get life and work mixed.
C.Women don’t use cell phones in an effective way.
D.Men are better at dealing with family problems.
【小题4】What is the author’s attitude towards round-the-clock availability of the cell phone?
A.CuriousB.PositiveC.SubjectiveD.Objective


【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D

解析试题分析:本文讲述了手机的存在让人们无法把家庭和工作分开,在家里的时候也在谈工作,在工作的时候也会受到家里事务的影响。
【小题1】D 推理题。根据本句The round-the-clock availability that cell phones have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life, 说明手机的存在已经破坏了家庭生活,因为老板可以利用手机向你布置任务,影响了你在工作以外了时间。故D正确。
【小题2】B 推理题。根据本句For example, a child may call Mom at work, telling her “the microwave exploded”, explained Noelle Chesley是孩子对父母非常依赖,家里的东西坏了自己不会处理,立刻打电话告诉妈妈。故B正确。
【小题3】B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段说明手机的存在让人们的工作和生活混在了一起,影响了人们的生活,故B正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章最后一段But there may be ways to control the spillover, according to Chesley和For their part, employees can decide that cell phones go off during family time,  Chesley said.都说明这样的观点收到人们的反对。故D正确。
考点:考查了社会知识类短文
点评:本文讲述了的手机混淆了家庭生活和工作。文章有一定的难度,测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。

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