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Mobilephoneshavebecomepartofpeople’slifeandtherehavebeenanargumentaboutthesafetyofusingthemformanyyears.What’syouropinion?Afterwatchingthevideo,doyouthinkthattheuseofmobilephonesisdangerousornot?Whenwe’rereadinganewsreport,whatshallwepayspecialattentionto?Boththetitleandthefirstparagraph,whichiscalledtheleadparagraph,playakeyroleintheunderstandingofanewspaperarticle.Whatmightbethewriter’sattitudetowardsmobilephoneuse?Whydoyouthinkso?Hemightbeworriedabouttheuseofmobilephonesbecausehesays,‘Scientistshaverecentlyprovideuswithsomeworryingfindings.’MainpointsSupportingdetailsReadthepassageagainandfillintheformbelow:Usingamobilephonedoublestheriskofdevelopingbraincancer.Digitalmobilephonesareanactualdanger.Thereasonswhythereisnodefinitescientificevidenceavailablenowabouttheeffectsofmobilephonesonpeople’shealth.ThereportisbasedonthefindingsofresearchthatwascarriedoutinSweden,comparing1,617patientsfoundtohavebraintumorsbetween1997and2003withthesamenumberofhealthypeople.Thestudy,conductedwith200mice,ofwhichhalfwereexposedtoradiationwhiletheotherhalfdidnotreceiveanyradiation,showsthatthefirsthalfwerefoundtohavemorethantwicethecancerrateofthesecondhalfaftereighteenmonths.Enormousprofitfromthetelecommunicationsindustrypreventsthebadresultsoffindingsfrombeingrevealed.LimitingtheamountoftimeyouspendonyourmobilephoneMovingthephoneawayfromthebodybyusingahandsfreekitorloudspeakingmodeifavailableorwhynotconsidertextingasanalternativeCheckingtheSARofaphonebeforeyoubuyit,althoughthepowerwhichaphonetransmitsiscontrolledbythenetworkandinmanysituationsisfarlowerthanitsmaximumpowerTurningyourphoneoffwhenyoudon’tneedtouseitBesidesmobilephones,manyotherelectricalandelectronicdevicesthatarewidelyusednowadays.Ofcourse,webenefitalotfromthem.Theysavealotoftimeandenergy,butareanypotentialproblemsofthemintermsofhealthandsociety?1.ThereportisbasedonthefindingsofresearchthatwascarriedoutinSweden.(P14)该报告是基于一项在瑞典进行的研究的发现写成的.basesth.onsth.ThefilmisbasedonashortstorybyThomasMann.2.Thisstudywasconductedwith200mice,halfofwhichwereexposedtoradiationwhiletheotherhalfdidnotreceiveanyradiation.(P14)该研究的实验对象是200只老鼠,其中半树暴露在辐射环境下,而另一半未受到任何辐射.n.[C]暴光Today'snewspapercontainsasearingexposeofpolicecorruption.v.[T]暴露Theplasteronthewallshasbeenremovedtoexposetheoriginalbricksunderneath.Hedamagedhislegsobadlyintheaccidentthatthebonewasexposed.Thisphotographwasunder-/over-exposed(=toolittle/toomuchlightwasallowedtoreachthefilm).暴光Thereviewexposedwidespreadcorruptioninthepoliceforce.Thenewspaperstoryexposedhimas(=showedthathewas)aliar.exposedadj.Thehouseisinaveryexposedposition.exposesb.tosth.phrasalverb[usuallypassive]tomakeitlikelythatsomeonewillexperiencesth.harmfulorunpleasant:About800,000childrenareexposedtopoisonseachyear.Itisfearedthatpeoplelivingnearthepowerstationmayhavebeenexposedtoradiation.__________tosunlightfortoomuchtimewilldoharmtoone'sskin.A.ExposedB.HavingexposedC.BeingexposedD.Afterbeingexposed（2002上海）3.Thus,thefindingshavenotbeenmadepublic,andtheindustryissayingthatthereisnotenoughevidencetodoso.(P15)因此,一些研究结果一直未与公开,而电信公司却说证据还不够充分。thusadv.inthisway:就这样Bendfromthewaist,thus.withthisresult:因此Theyplannedtoreducestaffandthustocutcosts.4.Canwehavefaithinthemandbelievethattheyarebeinghonest?我们能相信他们并相信他们所说的是实话吗?faith(TRUST)n.[U]Shehasnofaithinmodernmedicine.You'llcope-Ihavegreatfaithinyou.Afterthetrial,hisfamilysaidtheyhadlostallfaithinthejudicialsystem.Ministersmuststartkeepingtheirpromisesiftheywanttorestorefaithinthegovernment.faithfuladj.loyal:忠诚的afaithfulfriendTheyarefaithfulsupportersoftheLabourParty.Hisfaithfulolddogaccompaniedhimeverywherehewent.trueornotchanginganyofthedetails,facts,style,etc.oftheoriginal:Shegaveafaithfulaccountofwhathadhappenedonthatnight.Ihavetriedtokeepmytranslationasfaithfulaspossibletotheoriginalbook.Ifyourhusband,wifeorpartnerisfaithful,theydonothaveasexualrelationshipwithanyoneelse:Wasyourwifefaithfulduringyourmarriage?Hewasfaithfultohiswifethroughouttheir30-yearmarriage..faithfuln.[C]someonewhocontinuestosupportsomeoneorsth.:Hegavearousingspeechtoaroomfullofpartyfaithfuls.faithfultosth.continuingtosupportorfollowsth.:Heremainedfaithfultothepresident'sregimewhensomanyothersspokeoutagainstit.Despitepersecution,sheremainedfaithfultoherbeliefsthefaithfulgroupnounthefaithfulpeoplewhoarealwaysloyaltoaparticulargroupororganization,especiallyapoliticalparty:Theyaskedfordonationsfromthepartyfaithful.faithfullyadv.1Heservedthefamilyfaithfully(=inaloyalway)for40years.Ialwaysfollowtheinstructionsonmedicinebottlesfaithfully(=exactly).Shepromisedfaithfully(=madeafirmpromise)thatshewouldneverleavehim.2MAINLYUKYoursfaithfullyusedattheendofaformalletterbeginningwith'DearSir'or'DearMadam'faithfulnessn.[U]thequalityofbeingfaithfultosomeoneorsth.:Thebishopstressedtheimportanceoffaithfulnessinmarriage.faithlessadj.notloyalandnotabletobetrustednotfaithfulsexuallytoyourmarriagepartnerorusualsexualpartner:afaithlesshusbandfaithlesslyadv.faithlessnessn.[U]ReadPartAandthendoPartBonpage109oftheWorkbook.