One morning, I stopped at my favorite restaurant to get something to eat and got comfortable at a small table. Shortly after, I noticed four young people sitting at a table near me. After simply greeting each other and ordering, they all looked at their phones and continued to do so until their orders arrived. After photographing their food, they ate, continuing to look at their phones. I was wondering why they came here to eat together. They were phubbing, or phone snubbing (冷落), a very common problem these days.

You may not know the word “phubbing”, but this kind of act is not strange to you. In fact, 32% of people report that they are phubbed two or three times a day.

Do you have a conversation on your phone while talking to another person face to face? Do you scroll (上下滑动) through your phone while eating with someone for fear of missing out? If your answer is yes to either of them, you might be a “phubber”.

The writer of The Psychology of Phubbing did a survey and found that the influence of phubbing on relationships can be very harmful or destructive. For example, children felt that parents who phubbed them didn’t care about them. This led to a feeling of being left out. Also, partners who were phubbed might be less satisfied with the relationship because of jealousy (嫉妒) and worries.

Phubbing is a learned act, so unlearning it is possible. Start by accepting the problem. Set a time limit (限制) for not using your phone. Create areas where phones are off-limits.

Don’t let the modern technology which is designed (设计) to bring people together separate you from others.

1.1. What did the four young people keep doing before their orders arrived?

A Greeting each other

B Looking at their phones

C hotographing their food

D

解析：选B。第 1 题 类型：细节理解题 答案：B 解析：根据第一段 “After simply greeting each other and ordering, they all looked at their phones and continued to do so until their orders arrived”，四人点餐后至餐品上桌前一直看手机。A（问候彼此）仅为短暂行为，C（拍食物）是餐品上桌后动作，均排除。

2.2. How does the writer introduce the word “phubber” in Paragraph 3?

A By raising questions.

B By listing numbers.

C y giving reasons.

D

解析：选A。第 2 题 类型：写作手法题 答案：A 解析：第三段通过连续两个设问（“你是否……？”）引发读者思考，再点明符合任一情况即为 “低头族成员”，采用提问方式引入词汇，B（列数字）、C（讲原因）均无体现。

3.3. What does the underlined word “destructive” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A 微乎其微的

B 积极正向的

C 有破坏性的

D

解析：选C。第 3 题 类型：词义猜测题 答案：C 解析：结合后文 “孩子被冷落、伴侣关系不满” 的举例，及 “harmful”（有害的）并列逻辑，可推断 “destructive” 语气更强，意为 “有破坏性的”。A、B 与语境完全相反，排除。

4.4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A To warn people against phubbing.

B To show how phones bring people closer.

C To present the advantages of modern technology.

D

解析：选A。第 4 题 类型：主旨大意题 答案：A 解析：文章先描述低头玩手机现象，再分析其对人际关系的危害，最后给出改正方法，核心目的是警示人们远离低头玩手机行为。B（手机拉近人际距离）、C（展示现代科技优势）与原文主旨相悖，排除。