Question

【題目】Directions：After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

When was the last time that you dialed a phone number from memory? It probably depends on how long you’ve been using 【1】 like a cellphone. While some generations can recall the days of memorizing phone numbers, it’s possible that members of Generation Z have never had to remember a single 【2】. Why is this? Because smartphones offer quick and convenient ways for storing and 【3】 information. There is no need to memorize anything. But this isn’t without consequence. As digital devices develop, more and more users’ heavy reliance on them may be having disabling effects.“Digital dementia（失智）”is the term being used by medical professionals to identify some of these effects.

Some professionals like Jim Kwik, an expert in memory improvement and optimal brain performance, are taking a closer look at this effect. Kwik describes digital dementia like this:“...we’re 【4】 our brains to our smart devices. We’re so reliant on our smartphones that our smartphones are making us stupid. As medical studies chart the decline in memory and cognitive skills among smartphone users, a connection is made between symptoms 【5】 with dementia.”

The seriousness of overuse becomes 【6】 when you consider just how young smartphone users are becoming. Author and speaker Simon Sinek points out that young minds“Are not ready for it! Their minds cannot cope with the dopamine（多巴胺）.”Consequently, the overstimulation of screens and sounds lead to 【7】 more often than not. So now parents, teachers and managers are asking how to handle the influx（匯集）of young people with this kind of addiction.

First, monitor your cellphone use. Keep downloading applications like Forest or Checky. Then cut back on any 【8】 usage. Set a specific goal of how much you think you should use your phone.

Determine 【9】 areas for cellphone use. For example, while you’re at home, only allow yourself to check your phone somewhere like a home office. This way, the time in between tasks isn’t 【10】 filled with staring at your screen.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】A

【4】K

【5】I

【6】C

【7】H

【8】B

【9】E

【10】J

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。現代人過度地依賴手機，這種做法會產生一些壞的影響，例如：失智。文章對這種影響的背后原因進行了分析，并且提出了一些建議，幫助人們克服手機上癮這種現象。

【1】句意：這可能取決于你使用了多長時間的科技，比如手機。后面的like a cellphone是對該空的一個舉例，根據常識知道，a cellphone屬于科技，故D選項正確。

【2】句意：雖然有幾代人可以回憶起記電話號碼的日子，但z代的成員可能從來沒有特別去記一個電話號碼。根據句意，該空應填particularly，意為“尤其地，特別地”，故選F。

【3】句意：因為智能手機提供了快速方便的存儲和評估信息的方法。該空和storing并列，結合句意，應填assessing，assess意為“評估”。故A選項正確。

【4】句意：我們正在為我們的智能設備貢獻我們的大腦。結合句意，該空應填contributing，contribute意為“貢獻”，故選K。

【5】句意：當醫學研究顯示智能手機使用者的記憶力和認知能力下降時，與癡呆癥相關的癥狀之間就產生了某種聯系。be associated with意為“與……相關”，該空作symptoms的定語，故填associated，I選項正確。

【6】句意：當你考慮到智能手機用戶是多么年輕的時候，過度使用的嚴重性就變得顯而易見了。根據句意，該空應填apparent，意為“明顯的”，故C選項正確。

【7】句意：因此，屏幕和聲音的過度刺激往往導致成癮。根據句意，該空應填addiction，意為“上癮，成癮”，H選項正確。

【8】句意：削減沒有必要的使用。根據該段標題“monitor your cellphone use”可知，該處應該指減少手機的使用，故應填nonessential，意為“沒有必要的”，B選項正確。

【9】句意：確定指定區域使用手機。根據后面的for example…somewhere like a home office可知，作者建議要在特定區域使用手機。故填assigned，意為“分配的，指定的”。E選項正確。

【10】句意：用這種方式，盯著屏幕這種做法就不會自動地填滿兩項任務之間的時間。即：你不會在兩項任務之間自動地去看手機。故該空應填automatically，意為“自動地，無意識地”。J選項正確。