C

Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street? Perhaps they were busy talking, texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them. As the number of this new “species” of human has kept rising, they have been given a new name — phubbers(低头族).

Recently, a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight. In the short film, phubbers with various social identities bury themselves in their phones. A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die, a pretty woman takes selfie(自拍) in front of a car accident site, and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone. A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of theworld.

Although the ending sounds overstated, the damage phubbing can bring is real.

Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it. “Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck,” Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying. “the neck is like a rope that breaks after long-term stretching.” Also, staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually, according to the report.

But that’s not all. Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family. At reunions with family or friends, many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere, Qilu Evening News reported.

It can also cost you your life. There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death, suffered accidents, and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight.

28. For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Para. 2?

A. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients.

B. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing.

C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers.

D. To advertise the cartoon made by students.

29. Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have?

A. He will cause the destruction of the world.

B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed.

C. He might get separated from his friends and family.

D. His social skills could be affected.

30. Which of the following may be the author’s attitude towards phubbing?

A. Supportive. B. Optimistic. C. Opposed. D. Objective.

31. What may the passage talk about next?

A. Advice on how to use a cell phone. B. People addicted to phubbing.

C. Consequences of phubbing. D. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing.

D

These days a green building means more than just the color of the paint. Green buildings can also refer to environmentally friendly houses, factories, and offices.

Green building means “reducing the effect of the building on the land”, Taryn Holowka of the U.S. Green Building Council(评议会) in Washington, D.C., said. According to Holowka, building accounts for 65 percent of total U.S. electricity use.

But green buildings can reduce energy and water use. Also, the buildings are often located near public transportation such as buses and subways, so that people can drive their cars less. That could be good for the environment, because cars use lots of gas and give off pollution. Green buildings are often built on developed land, so that the buildings don’t destroy forests.

Marty Dettling is project manager for a building that puts these ideas into action. The Solaire has been called the country’s first green high-rise building. According to Dettling, “We’ve reduced our energy use by one-third and our water by 50 percent.”

The Solaire cuts energy in part by using solar power. “On the face of the building we have solar panels(光板) which change the sun’s energy into electricity,”Dettling explained.

The Solaire also has lights that automatically turn off when people leave the room. In addition, the building has lots of windows, allowing people to use the sun for light during the day. The Solaire cuts water by reusing it.

Not everyone is eager to move into a green building, however. Some people think that things like solar panels cost more money than more traditional energy sources. Anyhow, Holowka said, “It’s going to be big.”

32. A green building means ________________________.

A. a building that uses no electricity B. a building occupying less land

C. a building that saves energy and water D. a green-colored building

33. A green building is often built on an area of land_________.

A. which has already been for buildings

B. which has thick forests around

C. where people of high income live

D. where traveling around by car is most convenient

34. When Holowka says inthe last paragraph, “It’s going to be big”, she means that green buildings

__________.

A. will be more comfortable B. will become popular in future

C. will be more environmentally friendly D. will take the place of traditional buildings

35. Which is the main idea of the passage?

A. Dettling designed the first green building in the U.S.

B. The Solaire serves as a model of high buildings.

C. Green buildings help save the environment.

D. Energy shortage calls for buildings of new design.