Question

Phantom vibrations-the phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating but it's not-have been around since the mobile age. Today, they’re so common that researchers have devoted studies to them．

For Valerie Kusler, who works on a cattle farm, the feeling is complicated by the cows“The cows’moo is very muffled, it kinda sounds like…errrr,”she says.“So that's very similar to what my phone sounds like when it vibrates on my desk or in my purse.”

Other people may not confuse cows for their phones, but research shows phantom vibration symptom is a near-universal experience for people with smartphones.

Nearly 90 percent of college undergraduates in a 2012 study said they felt phantom vibrations. The number was just as high for a survey of hospital workers, who reported feeling phantom vibrations on either a weekly or monthly basis．

“Something in your brain is being triggered（触发）that's different than what was triggered just a few short years ago,” says Dr Larry Rosen, a research psychologist who studies how technology affects our minds.

“If you'd asked me 10 years ago, or maybe even five years ago if I- felt an itch beneath where my pocket of my jeans was, and asked me what I would do, I'd reach down and scratch it because it was probably a little itch caused by the neurons firing（神经元刺激），”he says. Now, of course, the itch triggers him to reach for his phone. Rosen says it's an example of how our devices are changing how our brains process information．

“we’re seeing a lot of what looks like obsessive behavior. People who are constantly picking up their phone look like they have an obsession. They don't look much different from someone who's constantly washing their hands. I’m not saying that it is an obsession, but I’m saying that it could turn into one, very easily," Rosen says.

While 9 out of 10 participants in the study of college students said the vibration feeling bothered them only a little or not at all, Rosen still recommends backing away from our phones every once in a while to keep our anxiety levels down.

“One of the things I’m really adamant about in spite of being very pro-technology, is just away from the technology for short periods," Rosen says．"And by short periods. I mean; maybe just 30 minutes or an hour.”

1.According to the article, phantom vibrations_____．

A. are mainly caused by neurons firing

B. affect people mostly working on farms

C. help our brains better process information

D. started troubling people in recent years

2.The underlined word "adamant" in the last paragraph probably means_____.

A. curious B. determined C. satisfied D. cautious

3.It can be concluded from Larry Rosen's research that_____.

A. phantom vibrations could probably result in obsessive behavior

B. the use of smart phones has completely changed the way our minds work

C. most people feel uncomfortable when they experience phantom vibrations

D. hospital workers are more likely to suffer from phantom vibrations than students

4.According to Larry Rosen, the most effective measure against phantom vibrations is to_____．

A. move to a quieter neighborhood

B. stop using smartphones in poor condition

C. take a break from using smartphones occasionally

D. keep a close watch on your anxiety levels

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：你是否老是觉得手机震动了，即使它根本都不在你旁边？

1.Today, they’re so common that researchers have devoted studies to them．”（目前，它们（错觉手机震动）非常普遍，所以研究者们已经开始对其进行研究了。），可推知：近年来，错觉手机震动已经开始困扰着人们了。故正确答案为A.

2.A. curious“好奇的”； B. determined“坚决的；决定了的”； C. satisfied“满意的”； D. cautious“谨慎的，小心的”，根据该段语意可知，尽管Rosen是支持科技的，但确实对一件事报以坚决的态度——要离开手机一会儿，30分钟或者一个小时。即通过表示让步的状语in spite of being very pro-technology，可以推知“远离手机一会儿”是Rosen报以坚决态度的一件事，故正确答案为B.

3.Rosen所说的话，“I’m not saying that it is an obsession, but I’m saying that it could turn into one, very easily”，可知错觉手机震动很可能会导致强迫症的出现。故正确答案为A.

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