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Studies over the past decade at the University of Utah show that hands-free cellphones are just as harmful to drivers as hand-held ones because it is the conversation, not the phone, that is distracting(分散) their attention. "Even though your eyes are looking right at something, when you are on the cellphone, you are not as likely to see it," says Professor David Strayer. "Ninety- nine percent of the time, it' s not that critical(危机的), but that 1% could be the time a child runs into the street," he adds.

Dr. Strayer' s studies have also found that talking on a cellphone is far more distracting than talking with a passenger. Listening to the radio, to music or to a book on tape also isn' t as distracting, because it doesn' t require the same level of interaction as a conversation. But even drivers may miss some details of a book on tape if their attention is focused on driving tasks. some people can train themselves to pay extra attention to things that are important--like police officers learn to search faces in crowds.

And the Utah researchers have found a rare group of "super-taskers"--about 2.5 % of the pop-ulation--who seem able to attend to more than one thing with ease.

Many more people think they can effectively do several things at the same time, but they are really turning their attention rapidly between two things and not getting the full effect of either. Clearly, it is easier to put some tasks together than others. "Not all distractions are the same," says Dr. Strayer. Things like cleaning and working out can be done automatically(自动的) while the mind is focused elsewhere. But doing homework and texting at the same time isn' t possible. Even talking and watching TV is difficult. "Just try talking with your wife while watching football. It' s impossible," jokes Dr. Strayer.

60. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A. The harm in using phones while driving.

B. The advantages of hand-held phones.

C. The danger of running in the street.

D. The causes of road accidents.

61. What does the example of police officers in Paragraph 2 show?A. Searching for faces require more attention than driving.

B. Talking to a crowd calls for a high level of attention.C. one' s attention can be easily distracted in crowds.

D. The ability to attend to two tasks can be trained.

62. "Super-taskers" can be best described as people who can________.

A. do several things effectively at the same time

B. turn their attention rapidly to two things

C. handle all difficult tasks with ease

D. pay full attention to one task

h of the following can you do while talking on the phone?

g homework.

B. Writing a letter.

C. Working out.

D. Watching TV.

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在过去的十年中，犹他州大学进行的一项研究表明：司机开车时，免提电话和手拿电话对司机的危害一样大，因为分散他们注意力的不是是否手拿手机，而是电话内容。大卫·斯特雷耶教授说：“当你接电话时，即使你的眼睛是看着某个物体的，但是你的注意力不在，所以你视若无睹。…‘也就是说，在你接电话的99%的时间里都是不危急的，但是还有1%的时间恰好是一个孩子冲向马路的'时间。”他补充道。

斯特雷耶教授的研究还发现打电话时所分散的注意力远远超过和乘客讲话时所分散的注意力。在开车时听收音机、音乐或者听磁带评书也比不上打电话时所分散的注意力，因为这些活动不需要像打电话那样互动。当然，司机集中精力开车时，也可能会错过一些评书细节。有一些人通过训练能够分出额外的注意力在一些重要的事情上——警官们就学会了边开车边在人群中寻找目标。

犹他州大学的调查者们发现了一小群“超级任务者”——约占人口2.5%，这类人能够很轻松地把注意力放在几件事情上。

很多人认为他们能在同一时间有效地做几件事，实际上是他们的注意力在这几件事情上快速转换，而不是在每一件事情上能同时投入全部注意力。显然，把一些任务放在一起注意比其他方法更容易。斯特雷耶教授说：“不是所有干扰都是一样的。”当你的注意力在其他事情上时，也能自动地做像打扫卫生和锻炼这样的事情。但是同时既做家庭作业和测试是不可能的。甚至边讲话边看电视也是一件困难的事。“你只要试试在看足球比赛时和妻子讲话，你就会发现这是不可能办到。”斯特雷耶教授开玩笑说道。

60.A【精析】主旨题。题干意为“第一段主要讲什么?”。从文章第一段第一句话可以看出，这是一句主题句，概述了第一段的内容：开车打电话是有危险的。故A正确。

61.D【精析】推理题。题干意为“第二段中警官的例子说明什么?”。从文章第二段最后一句话“some people can train themselves to payextra attention to things that are important--like police officers learnto search faces in crowds.”可以得知，这种能力是通过“train them—selves”获得的。故D正确。

62.A【精析】推理题。题干意为“ers最适合被描述成能干什么的人?”。从文章内容来看，在第三段“seem able to attend tomore than one thing with ease”，有能力轻松地把注意力放在几件事情上的人。放A正确。

63.C【精析】推理题。题干意为“在你讲电话时能做哪件事?”。从文章最后一段的第四句可知，当你的注意力在其他事情上时，也能自动地做像打扫卫生和锻炼这样的事情。故C正确。