Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
The phrase "negative publicity" in the passage most likely means ____________.
A. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones
B. the negative public use of cell phones
C. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones
D. information on the lethal effects of cell phones
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Đáp án C
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Cụm từ “ nagative publicity” ( tuyên truyền tiêu cực) trong bài đọc gần như có nghĩa là ... .
A. những ý kiến nghèo nàn về ảnh hưởng của điện thoại di động
B. việc sử dụng điện thoại di động tiêu cực trong công đồng
C. ý kiến ngày càng lan rộng về những ảnh hưởng xấu của điện thoại di động
D. thông tin về những ảnh hưởng chết người của điện thoại di động
Dẫn chứng: Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
Dịch bài đọc:
Ngày nay, hàng triệu người đang sử dụng điện thoại di động. Nhiều nơi, nó được cho là hiếm khi không sử dụng nó. Trên nhiều quốc gia, điện thoại di động trở nên phổ biến với giới trẻ. Họ tìm thấy điện thoại có nhiều hữu ích hơn là phương tiện liên lạc - có điện thoai thể hiện được họ rất ngầu và được kết nối.
Sự bùng nổ việc sử dụng điện thoại di động làm chó những chuyên gia về sức khỏe lo lắng. Một vài bác sỹ quan ngại rằng trong tương lai, nhiều người có thể chịu những vấn đề sức khỏe từ việc sử dụng điện thoại. Ở nước Anh đã diễn ra cuộc tranh cãi về vấn đề này. Họ nói rằng không có bằng chứng chỉ ra rằng điện thoại di động có hại cho sức khỏe. Mặt khác, nghiên cứu về hóa học đã chỉ ra về sự thay đổi của não con người mà sử dụng điện thoại. Dấu hiệu của sự thay đổi của não và đầu đã được nhận ra bởi thiết bị quét hiện đại.Trong 1 trường hợp, nhân viên bán hàng nam làm bên du lịch phải nghỉ hưu ở độ tuổi rất trẻ bởi vì mất trí nhớ nghiêm trọng. Anh ấy không thể nhớ được thậm chí những công việc đơn giản. Anh ấy sẽ thường xuyên quên tên con trai anh ấy. Người đàn ông thường nói chuyện trên điện thoại 6 giờ mỗi ngày, mọi ngày trong tuần làm việc, trong 2 năm vậy. Bác sỹ gia đình của anh ấy đổ lỗi cho việc sử dụng điện thoại, nhưng bác sỹ của ông chủ anh ấy lại phản bác.
Vậy điều gì làm cho điện thoại có thể có hại như vậy? Câu trả lời là bức xạ. Máy công nghệ cao đã phát hiện ra những bức xạ rất nhỏ từ điện thoại di động. Các công ty điện thoại di động đồng ý rằng có bức xạ, nhưng họ nói lượng đó quá nhỏ để phải lo lắng. Bởi vì cuộc thảo luận về an toàn của điện thoại tiếp tục, nó đã cho thấy rằng, tốt nhất là chúng ta sử dụng điện thoại ít hơn. Sử dụng thường xuyên nếu bạn muốn nói chuyện trong 1 thời gian dài. Sử dụng điện thoại chỉ khi bạn thực sự cần. Điện thoại di động có thể rất hữu ích và thuận tiện, đặc biệt trong trường hợp khẩn cấp. Trong tương lai, điện thoại di động có thể có nhãn hiệu cảnh báo rằng chúng có hại cho sức khỏe. Cho đến bây giờ, thật là khôn ngoan để không sử dụng điện thoại quá thường xuyên.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same "facial language". Studies by Ekman's group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays - the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses - especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people's behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people's faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
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Salesgirl: "_____"
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