文章大意：这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项关闭手机通知一天的研究，近一半的参与者表示，两年后，这仍然影响着他们的习惯。文章解释了研究开展的过程以及关闭手机通知一天对参与者的影响。
2 . Almost half of the participants in a study who were asked to turn off their phone notifications for a day said it was still influencing their habits two years later, say the researchers behind the new study.
At first, Martin Pielot from telecommunications firm Telefonica in Spain, and Luz Rello of Carnegie Mellon University, wanted to last their Do Not Disturb challenge across a whole week-—but they couldn’t find anyone to take part for that length of time. “We just got empty, frightened stares,” Pielot said. “And so finally we backed down to 24 hours.”
Overall, the group is made up of 30 volunteers. Pielot and Rello found that the responses (反应) to a day away from notifications were different a lot: for people who didn’t check their phones that much anyway, it wasn’t such a big deal. But for those whose friends, bosses, and co-workers expect quick replies, the study brought on some extra stress and anxiety.
For 9 participants, the Do Not Disturb challenge brought on extra feelings of missing out on something, such as a message from a friend or a package delivery (递送). At the same time, 19 participants reported feeling clearly more concentrated and more productive over the day with their notifications off. Some participants felt less connected to their social groups as a result of the Do Not Disturb challenge, so there’s a lot to take in from the study: it shows how phone notifications interrupt (打断) us, and how they connect us to others and enable us to manage social expectations.
On top of all those findings, the researchers are eager to point out how the day off from phone notifications changed habits in the long term-22 of the volunteers said they planned to change their phone notification settings as a result of the Do Not Disturb challenge, and after two years 13 of them were still following through with the changes. Considering most people seldom touch their phone’s notification settings, that’s a high number.
1. What can we learn from Pielot’s words?
| A．Few people are interested in the experiment. |
| B．Most people overly depend on their cell phones. |
| C．People can get paid for taking part in the challenge. |
| D．The participants can bear no phone notifications for one week. |
2. What’s the response of most participants to the experiment?
| A．More happiness. | B．Some extra stress. | C．Nothing different. | D．Higher productivity. |
3. How do the researchers feel about the result of the experiment?
| A．Pleased. | B．Moved. | C．Doubtful. | D．Regretful. |
4. What’s the purpose of the research?
| A．To show those not using phones live longer. |
| B．To find out how to get rid of phones in the long run. |
| C．To examine the influence of turning off phone notifications. |
| D．To explore how a day without phones affects people’s habits. |
