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I
can remember occasionally nodding off with my phone between my ear and shoulder
after hours of conversation with a friend. I'd wake up with the dial tone
screaming in my ear. What happened? What did I say? The next day, my friend
would tell me a funny story about how I had trailed off(声音逐渐减弱)with some meaningless words and begun snoring(打鼾)into the phone. We had a good laugh, but there was no harm because
at least there was no permanent record of it.
For
today's young people, nodding off during a verbal phone call may mean a text
written in their sleep. Who even knew texting while sleeping was possible
before? But it's possible today. A newly-published study from Villanova
University's M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing surveyed 372 college
students and found that a quarter of them had sleep texting-texting while in a
sleep state at some point. Of that group, 72% had no memory of the event.
Respondents most likely to text in the sleep were, unsurprisingly, those who
regularly slept with the phone on bed with them.
The
study indicated that those who reported sleep texting admitted that cellphone
use ravaged their sleep, which meant they suffered poor sleep. The study
also found that most college students do not get high quality sleep, and that
most do not turn off the cellphone when they go to sleep.
Young
adults, especially college students, sleep even less than other age groups,
often having only 6 to 7 hours of sleep per night. The demands of heavy class
loads and the busy social life of college, combined with little to no adult
supervision, have already been an environment fit for sleep disruption. Because
of today's technology of smartphones laptops, and so on, a solid night's
uninterrupted sleep sounds like a faraway dream indeed.
Maybe
it's time for a change.
(1)
Why did the author trail off with some meaningless words over the phone?
A . Because she wanted to horrify her friend.
B . Because she wanted to make up funny story.
C . Because she got tired and fell asleep gradually.
D . Because she was tired of talking with her friend.
(2)
What does the author want to show by mentioning the study about college students?
A . Texting while sleeping is actually common.
B . Today's young people can't live without the phone.
C . College students often forget what they've done.
D . College students have a bad habit of texting before going to sleep.
(3)
What does the underlined word "ravaged" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A . Protected.
B . Damaged.
C . Improved.
D . Controlled
(4)
Which of the following statements would the author most probably agree with?
A . College students should stop using their smartphones.
B . College students' class loads should be reduced.
C . Having a solid night's uninterrupted sleep is impossible today.
D . College students should avoid using the phone before bedtime.
答案: C
A
B
D