Question

【题目】The Surprisingly Easy Trick That Can Help You Use Your Phone a Little Bit Less

The first thing I do in the mornings is look at my phone. That’s mainly because my phone is my alarm clock, but once my eyes are open and that screen is lit up in my hands, it’s an awfully short trip to checking emails and perusing headlines.【1】My emails that early in the morning are mainly junk, and the headlines won’t change much before I’ve brushed my teeth and poured a cup of coffee, right?

My wife says I’m addicted to my phone.【2】I’m not terribly active on social media, but I do enjoy me some idle scrolling（enjoy playing the mobile phone）. And, wow, do these tech companies know how to keep those thumbs constantly swiping up.

【3】 While I think we’re pretty good about limiting her screen time, it would seem that technology has had its hooks in me from the start. So, I decided to try loosening my phone’s grasp on my attention by switching the screen to black and white.

Changing the display to black and white is very easy. In your iPhone’s settings, choose General, then Accessibility. Next choose Display Accommodations, then Color Filters. Tap the toggle on and a list of filters appears.【4】

But no one wants to go through all this every time they want to turn color back on to check out an Instagram story. Clearly, you don’t always want your screen to be black and white. After all, there will unavoidably be photos to view and videos to share.【5】In the Accessibility menu, tap Accessibility Shortcut and choose Color Filters. Now, pressing the home button three times will switch your display to color, and then back with another three.

A. There’s no reason for me to be doing this.

B. We’ve got a three-year-old child.

C. Choose Grayscale and you’re all set.

D. It can help you use your phone a little bit less

E. I disagree, but I can definitely stand to spend less time looking at it.

F. Here comes a surprisingly easy trick.

G. That is what makes setting a shortcut necessary.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】B

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。作者介绍了一个如何让自己少用手机的方法。

【1】根据上文but once my eyes are open and that screen is lit up in my hands, it’s an awfully short trip to checking emails and perusing headlines.可知我一旦睁开双眼，手中的屏幕亮着，我就会在短时间内查看电子邮件和浏览头条新闻。根据后文My emails that early in the morning are mainly junk, and the headlines won’t change much before I’ve brushed my teeth and poured a cup of coffee, right?可知我早上收到的那些邮件基本上都是垃圾邮件，在我刷牙和倒咖啡之前，标题也不会有太大的变化，对吧?承上启下，A项（我没有理由这样做。）切题。A项中的this指前文中的“checking emails and perusing headlines”。

【2】根据前文My wife says I’m addicted to my phone.可知我的妻子说我对手机上瘾。根据后文I’m not terribly active on social media, but I do enjoy me some idle scrolling可知我社交媒体用的不是很频繁，但我的确喜欢随便翻翻。这说明我不同意妻子所说的我对手机上瘾，E项 （我不这么认为，但我绝对可以少花点时间看手机。）切题。

【3】根据后文While I think we’re pretty good about limiting her screen time, it would seem that technology has had its hooks in me from the start.可知虽然我觉得我们在限制她玩手机的时间上做的很好，但好像我从一开始就陷入了困境。这里的her指的是某个人，根据语境这里的her肯定不是妻子，因为后文有we指的我是妻子，这里指的应该是作者的孩子。故B项（我们有个三岁的小孩）放在这里和后文中的her相呼应，故选B项。

【4】根据前文Changing the display to black and white is very easy. …Tap the toggle on and a list of filters appears可知将屏幕切换为黑白色很容易。在苹果手机设置中，选择通用，然后选择辅助功能。之后选择显示调节，然后再选择色彩滤镜。点击开关，就能看到滤镜列表。承接上文， C项（选择灰色，这样就设置好了。）切题。故选C项。

【5】根据前文After all, there will unavoidably be photos to view and videos to share. 可知人总是要看照片或分享视频的。根据后文In the Accessibility menu, tap Accessibility …with another three.可知作者在教如何快速地切换彩色和黑白两种状态。承上启下，G项（所以设置快捷键就很重要了。）切题。故选G项。