第一篇:The problem with much mobile technology is that it
The problem with much mobile technology is that it’s not really designed to be used while you’re actually mobile.The human brain can only pay attention to about three things at a time – and concentrate effectively on just one of them.Even though the consequences of smartphone distraction(注意力分散)are sometimes(25)_____(amuse), they can also be serious.The number of children(26)_____(admit)to hospitals after accidents in public playgrounds
(27)_____(climb)by about a third in five years, according to NHS data.Experts in both Britain and the US,(28)_____ a similar rise has occurred suggest some of the increase may be a result of parents being too distracted by their phones(29)_____(take)care of their children properly.And now comes evidence showing that 11-year-old children are three times more likely to be hurt or seriously injured on the way to and from school than 10-year-olds, since 11 is the average age at which children receive their first mobile phone, six times more likely(30)_____(send)a text when it happens.(31)_____ quarter of children surveyed admitted that they had been distracted by personal technology while crossing the road.“There is,” the report concluded, “a clear connection(32)_____ the use of technology and the time of serious accidents with children.”
(B)Self care is necessary for our physical and mental health, yet often it’s the first thing we drop when we find ourselves(33)_____(stretch)for time.While we’re on the subject of time, let’s talk about priorities.When we feel like we don’t have time to do something important, it is(34)_____ because we’re not making time or because our priorities are not what we actually need.Everything we do with our time is a choice.It(35)_____ feel like we “have to” do certain things, but, in reality, we have complete control over(36)_____ we spend our time.(37)_____ _____ _____ busy you are, you can fit self care into your schedule.Whether this means making it the first thing you do each morning, giving up TV or Facebook time, saying “no” to certain commitments, or potentially displeasing(38)_____, you can fit self care into your weekly routine(39)_____ _____ _____ you prioritize(优先考虑).Self care doesn’t have to involve a lot of money, nor does it require a lot of time.If you
(40)_____(struggle)to fit self care into your routine, start small, prioritize, and listen to your heart.25.amusing
29.to take
33.stretched26.admitted27.has climbed28.where31.A32.between36.how30.to be sending34.either
35.might37.No matter how38.others
39.as long as40.are struggling