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 People should be warned against using mobile\\x0dphones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning” \\x0daccording to doctors.

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Three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by\\x0dlightning while using her phone in a large London park. The girl aged 15 \\x0drecovered but a year later was still wheelchair-bound and found to be\\x0dsuffering complex physical and emotional problems.

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The girl also had a perforate eardrum（打孔耳膜）on the side where she\\x0dhad been holding the mobile phone. She was having general recovery in Northwick\\x0dPark Hospital Middlesex.Swinda Esprit a senior house offi­cer said that\\x0dwhile the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning\\x0dvictims—who can experience heart attacks on being struck— the ear problems were\\x0dnot.

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She said that the damages were particularly relevant for people\\x0dwho might be involved in less seri­ous lightning incidents who might other­wise\\x0drecover but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the\\x0dphone.

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“We were shocked by the damage which is why we wanted to draw\\x0dattention to it ” Dr Esprit said. “A year on and she still was suffering these\\x0ddifficult hearing.”

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They added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers\\x0din China South Korea and Malaysia. In the Malaysian case a sales executive\\x0dwas killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thun­derstorm near\\x0dKuala Lumpur

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 “All these events resulted in death ” the doctors wrote.\\x0d“This rare phe­nomenon is a public health issue and edu­cation is necessary to\\x0dstress the risk.”

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The Australian Lightning Protection Standard recommends that\\x0dmetallic objects including cordless or mobile phones should not be carried\\x0dout­doors during thunderstorms. However “the United States National Weather\\x0dService says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no\\x0ddirect path between you and the lightening”.

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 Paul Taylor of “the Met Office” said the ear injuries\\x0dwere a consequence of mobile phones being metal and not related to radio\\x0dwaves.

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Mr. Taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another\\x0dpiece of metal similar to carrying coins or wearing rings and people need to\\x0dbe warned against the possi­ble danger.

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1.What do we know about the\\x0dteenage girl?

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 A. She was struck by lightning at\\x0dschool. 

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B. She completely recovered from\\x0dbeing struck.

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 C. She still suffered from mental\\x0dproblems. 

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 D. She had to press her ear all day

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2.It can be inferred that\\x0ddamage done by lightening while using mobile phones ______.

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A. is mainly in the brain and\\x0dmuscle of the\\x0dvictims                  \\x0d

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B. can be healed quickly except\\x0dfor heart attacks

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C. is less serious because the\\x0dvictims can usually recover\\x0d                      \\x0d

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D. is more serious than that when\\x0done is not using a mobile phone  

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3. Why did doctors stress the\\x0drisk about using phones outside in lightening?

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A. Because more people are faced\\x0dwith it.  

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B. Because some deaths have been\\x0dcaused.

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C. Because lightning is harmful\\x0dfor the brain.  

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 D. Because a teenage girl\\x0dgot killed.

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4.We can infer from the last\\x0dthree paragraphs that ______.

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A. both cordless and mobile\\x0dphones are safe to use outside in lightning

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B. there is no direct connection\\x0dbetween lightning and ear injuries at all

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C. opinions differ as to whether\\x0dit is safe to use mobiles phones in lightning

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D. ear injuries are the result of\\x0dcarrying coins or wearing rings in lightning

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5. The purpose in writing this\\x0dpassage is ______.

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A. to draw attention to the risk\\x0dof using mobile phones in lightening

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B. to focus on various damages\\x0ddone to lightning victims

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C. to tell us the news that a\\x0dteenage girl was struck by lightning

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D. to stress the danger of making\\x0dphone calls in lightning

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