高三年级英语周练5高三年级英语周练5.doc

李林中学高三年级英语周练（5）试题 考试时间：50分钟 总分：100分 Ⅰ. 阅读理解(满分30分) A It was a comfortable sunny Sunday. I was going to meet an old university friend I hadnt seen for years, and was really excited to hear all his news. My train was running a little late, but that was no big problem-I could text him to say I would be delayed. He would understand. But… where was my mobile phone? I had that familiar sinking feeling. Yes, Id forgotten it at home. No mobile phone. Im sure Im not alone in feeling anxious, on edge and worried when I dont have my phone with me. In fact, I know Im not alone: two-thirds of us experience ‘nomophobia’, the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. Thats according to a study from 2012 which surveyed 1,000 people in the UK about their relationship with mobile phones.? It says we check our mobile phones 34 times a day, that women are more ‘nomophobic’ than men, and that 18-24 year-olds are the most likely to suffer fear of being without their mobiles: 77% of them say they are unable to be apart from their phones for more than a few minutes. Do you have nomophobia ? ? You never turn your phone off ? You obsessively check for texts, missed calls and emails ? You always take your phone to the bathroom with you. ? You never let the battery run out Its funny to think that around 20 years ago the only people with mobile phones would be business person,carrying their large, plastic ‘bricks’. Of course, these days, mobile phones are everywhere. A UN study from this year said mobile phone subscriptions would outnumber people across the world by the end of 2014.牋 And when there are more phones than people in the world, maybe its time to aske who really is in charge? Are you in control of your phone, or does your phone control you?? So, what happened to my university friend? When I arrived a few minutes late he just laughed and said: “You havent changed at all -still always late!” And we had a great afternoon catching up, full of jokes and st