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1、... 虹口區(qū)2021學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期終學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)能力診斷測試 高三英語試卷2021.12 I.ListeningComprehension SectionA Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou hearaconversati

2、onandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthe bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard. 1.A.Husbandandwife.B.Secretaryandboss. C.Teacherandstudent.D.Airhostessandpassenger. 2.A.OnJuly18 th.B.OnJuly19th.C.OnJuly20th.D.OnJuly21st. 3.A.Pastimes.B.Occupations.

3、C.Performanceskills.D.Musicalinstruments. 4.A.Dothelaundry.B.Makeapromise. C.Gotothestadium.D.Cleanhisbedroom. 5.A.Heistootiredtomove. B.Heiswillingtolendahand. C.Hesuggestsdiningouttonight. D.HeexpectsMarilyntocooktonight. 6.A.Themanishesitantabouttheoffer. B.Themanisnotexcitedabouttheoffer

4、. C.Themanisgoingtobeavicepresident. D.Themanissureheisqualifiedforthejob. 7.A.Thewomancan’twaittobuyaniPhone. B.ThewomaniseagertoseethenewiPhone. C.Themandoesn’tcareaboutthenewiPhone. D.ThemanorderedthewomantobuyhimaniPhone. 8.A.Sheshowednointerestintheexhibition. B.Theexhibitionisunexpecte

5、dlysatisfactory. C.Shecouldnotfindherfavouriteexhibitanywhere. D.Shethoughttheexhibitioncouldhavebeenbetter. 9.A.Janeisalwaysreadytosolveproblems. B.ThemanhasalreadyaskedafavorofJane. C.Janeisthelastonewhocansolvetheproblem. D.ShesuggeststhemanshouldnotaskJaneforhelp. 10.A.Ellenisveryworrieda

6、boutthereadingproject. B.Studentsdon’twanttospendmoretimadeinrge. C.Volunteersaresupposedtosetasidetimeforreading. D.Volunteerswillgetfreebooksiftheyfulfilltheschedule. 第1頁共18頁 ... ... SectionB Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveral

7、 questionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide whichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard. Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingp

8、assage. 11.A.Hischildhooddream. B.ThefatesimilartoIqbal’s. C.HisexperienceinPakistan. D.Asadstoryofachildslave. 12.A.Toestablishafoodcompany. B.Toprovideaccesstocleanwater. C.Tohelppeoplegetridofpoverty. D.Tocreateimpactthrougheducation. 13.A.Kidsshouldstruggleforhumanrights. B.Kidscanmake

9、adifferencetotheworld. C.Kidsareexpectingtoomuchoftheworld. D.Kidsaretooyoungtovoicetheiropinions. Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 14.A.Itlookslikeavanwithwings. B.Notenoughpilotsareavailable. C.Itneedsalargespaceforparking. D.Itcan’tbevreedseornthesmartphones. 15.A.Nomode

10、lhasbeenannouncedasuccessyet. B.TheBellNexuswillbeintroducedtothepublicsoon. C.BelliscooperatingwithUberinworkingoutmodels. D.BoeingandAirbushavealreadydevelopednewmodels. 16.A.Airflight.B.Flightplan.C.Flyingcars.D.Newhelicopters. Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation. 17.A.Ma

11、th.B.Sports.C.Geology.D.Biology. 18.A.Becausehehastohandinhislistofgradesfirst. B.Becauseheiseagertoapplyforastudentloanfirst. C.Becausehehastodecidewhichmajortochoosefirst. D.Becausehehastofinishsomeextraworkforhisteacher. 19.A.Roberthastopayforhissister’seducation. B.Roberttookdifferentscien

12、cecoursesinhighschool. C.Robertwillentertheuniversitynextspringsemester. D.Robertdidwellinacademicperformanceinhighschool. 20.A.Jobinterview.B.Majorselection. C.Universityapplication.D.Academicbackground. 第2頁共18頁 ... ... II.GrammarandVocabulary SectionA Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebel

13、ow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect. Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useone wordthatbestfitseachblank. Innovationsthatwillchangetheclassrooms Americanschoolsaregoinghigh-tech.Manysymbolswestillassociatewith

14、classroomsandlearning,like chalkboards,pens,notebooks—evenclassrooms(21)______—arequicklybecomingoutdated. AsthisweekmarksTheHuffingtonPost’s10thanniverlsltarkye,awelookatso’meproductsthat(22)______ (introduce)toclassroomsinthepastdecadeandhavethepotentialtochangetheeducationallandscapeintheyears

15、(23) ______(come). 1.RemoteLearning Someschoolsarecuttingdownonsnowdays,thankstotechnology.Ratherthangivingkidsthedayoff(24) ______weatherconditionsaretoodangerousforcommuting,theseschoolsareaskingstudentstofollowclassroom lessonsonline. Althoughkids(25)______(hope)forasnowdaymaynotparticularl

16、yappreciatetheseadvancementsindigital learning,onlinelessonsallowthesekidstocompletetheircourseworkandstillinteractwithpeers.Somestudentswith medicalconditions(26)______“go〞toschoolviavideoconferencingorevenwiththehelpofrobotsenabledwithvideo chatthattheycancontrolremotely. 2.eBooks DiscoveryEd

17、ucationhasbeenreplacingtraditionaltextbookswithoriginal“techbooksfo〞r(shí)sixyears.These “techbooks〞canalsobeswitchedtoSpanishorFrench,Kinneysa(i2d7,)______allowssomeparentswhodon’tspeak Englishtohelptheirkidswiththeirhomework. 3.EducationalGames In-classgamingoptionshaveevolvedtoincludemoreeducation

18、aloptions.GlassLabcreateseducationalgamesthat arenowbeingusedinmorethan6,000classroomsacrossthecountry.Teachersgetreal-timeupdatesonstudents’ progressaswellassuggestionson(28)______subjectstheyneedtospendmoretimeperfecting. TheInternetandotherdigitaltoolshavesomedrawbacks.They’reoftendistracting,

19、(29)______most developmentshaveexcitingimplicationsforthefuture.Overthelast10years,technologicalinnovationshavemade educationmoreinteractive,immediateand(30)______(personalize),—andhaveshownusthepotentialformore accessibleandeffectiveclassrooms. 第3頁共18頁 ... ... SectionB Directions:Fillineach

20、blankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat thereisonewordmorethanyouneed. A.pleasurableB.alterationC.likelihoodD.fortunatelyE.thickeningF.immediate G.physicallyH.temporaryI.shortnessJ.normalizeK.weakened HowdoCigarettesAffecttheBody? Cigarettesaren’tgoodforus.Buthow

21、exactlydocigarettesharmus?Let’slookatwhathappensa maketheirwaythroughourbodies,andhowwebenefit(31)______whenwefinallygiveupsmoking. Insidetheairwaysandlungs,smokeincreasesthe(32)______ofinfectionsaswellaslong-lastingdiseases.Itdoes thisbydamagingthetinyhair-liketissueswhichkeeptheairwaysclean.Tha

22、t’soneofthereasonssmokingcanleadto oxygenlossand(33)______ofbreath. Withinabout10seconds,thebloodstreamcarriesastimulantcallednicotinetothebrain,creatingthe(34)______ sensationswhichmakesmokinghighlyaddictive.Nicotineandotherchemicalsfromthecigarette,atthesametime, causetightnessofbloodtubes,res

23、trictingbloodflow.Theseeffectsonbloodtubesleadto(35)______ofbloodtube walls,increasingthepossibilityofheartattacksandstrokes. Manyofthechemicalsinsidecigarettescanactivatedangerous(36)______inthebody’sDNAthatmakecancers form.Infact,aboutoneofeverythreecancerdeathsintheUnitedStatesiscausedbysmokin

24、g.Andit cancer.Smokingcancausecancerinmultipletissuesandorgans,aswellasdamagedeyesightand(37)______bones.It makesitharderforwomentogetpregnant.Andinmen,itcancauselong-termdamagesofbodyfunctions. Butforthosewhoquitsmoking,there’sahugepositiveupsidewithalmost(38)______-lasntdinlgonpghysical benefi

25、ts.Adayafterceasing,heartattackriskbeginstodecreaseasbloodpressureandheartrates(39)______.Lungs becomehealthierafteraboutonemonth,withlesscoughing.Aftertenyears,thechancesofdevelopingfatallungcancer godownby50%,probablybecausethebody’sabilitytorepairDNaAgaisinornecsetored. There’snopointpretendin

26、gthisisalleasytoachieve.Quittingcanleadtoanxietyanddepression.Butfortunately, sucheffectsareusually(40)______.Adviceandsupportgroupsandmoderateintensityexercisealsohelpsmokersstay cigarette-free.That’sgoodnews,sincequittingputsyouandyourbodyonthepathbacktohealth. 第4頁共18頁 ... ... III.ReadingCom

27、prehension SectionA Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext. AmazonInc.ischeckingoutofChinafierce’lyscompetitivedomestice-commercemarket.Thecompanytold sellersonThursdaythatitwouldnolonger__4

28、1__itsthird-partyonlinemarketplaceorprovidesellerservicesonits Chinesewebsite,A.__42__,domesticcompanieswillnolongerbeabletosellproductstoChineseconsumers onitse-commerceplatform. Thedecisionmarksanendtoalong__43__byAmerica-’cosmemercegiantsintheChinesemarket.Thefirms enteredtheChinesemarketwith

29、greatattentionintheearly2000s,onlyto__44__inthefaceofcompetitionfrom China’sfas-temrovingInternetgiants. Amazonhasbeenintalksto__45__itse-commercebusinessforgoodsimportedintoChinawithaChinese competitor,NetEaseInc.’sKaola,inasto-cfokr-stocktransaction(交易),accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter.

30、 ThatwouldremovetheAmazonnamefrom__46__e-commerceinChina.Neithercompanywouldconfirmtheprogress ordetailsofthose__47__,norwouldtheysayiftheyarecontinuing. Inawrittenstatement,Amazonsaiditremained__48__toChinathroughitsglobalstores,Kindlebusinessesand webservices.AmazonChina’sprewsioduelndtleavetot

31、akeonanotherrolewithinthecompany,thecompanysaid.The Chinaconsumer-businessteamwillreport__49__tothecompany’sglobalteam. WhenAmazonfirstenteredChinain2004withthe__50__ofJoyo,itwasthelargestonlinesellerforbooks, musicandvideothere.MostChineseconsumerswereusingcash-on-deliveryastheirtopformof__51__.

32、Today, AmazonChinachieflycaterstocustomerslookingforimportedinternationalgoodssuchascosmeticsandmilkpowder andisa(n)__52__playerintheboomingChinesee-commercemarket. AmazonChinacommandedjust6%ofgrossmarketvolumeintheniche〔細(xì)分的〕cross-bordere-commercemarket inthefourthquarterof2021,versusNetEaseKaol

33、a’s25%__53__andthAeli3b2a%bahGelrdoubpyHoldingLtd.’ s TmallInternational. Chineseconsumersarebecomingmorefascinatedwith__54__brands.In2021,85%ofChineseconsumerssaidthey wouldalwaysbuyaforeignbrandoveradomesticone.By2021,60%ofrespondentssaidtheypreferreddomesticover foreignbrands.ShaunRein,ChinaM

34、arketResearch’sfounder,said-cAomemriecracneegiants__55__obstaclesin Chinabecausetheyhadn’tofferedtheproductsoruserexperiencethatconsumerswerelookingfor. 41.A.assistB.expandC.operateD.tailor 42.A.AsaresultB.BycontrastC.ForexampleD.Inaddition 43.A.criticismB.negotiationC.struggleD.resolution 44.A

35、.interactB.withdrawC.splitD.survive 45.A.associateBbineC.exchangeD.supply 46.A.time-consumingB.long-sufferingC.ever-lastingD.consumer-facing 47.A.talksB.businessesCpetitionsD.instructions 48.A.relatedB.accustomedC.exposedDmitted 49.A.automaticallyB.directlyC.regularlyD.secretly 50.A.breakdownB

36、.improvementC.purchaseD.participation 51.A.refundB.paymentC.sponsorshipD.trade 52.AplicatedB.criticalC.originalD.insignificant 53.A.shareB.budgetC.volumeD.maximum 54.A.foreignB.luxuriousC.domesticD.fashionable 55.A.dealtwithB.forgotaboutC.gotthroughD.cameacross 第5頁共18頁 ... ... 第6頁共18頁 ...

37、 ... SectionB Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements. ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread. (A) PeopleworrythatdevelopmentsinArtificialI

38、ntelligence,orA.I.,willbringaboutapointinhistorywhenA.I. overtakeshumanintelligence,leadingtoanunimaginablerevolutioninhumanaffairs.Ortheywonderwhetherinstead ofourcontrollingartificialintelligence,itwillcontrolus. Thesituationmaynotariseforhundredsofyearstocome,butthisdoesn’tmeanwehavenothingto

39、 thecontrary,TheA.I.productsthatnowexistareimprovingfasterthanmostpeoplerealizeandpromiseto fundamentallytransformourworld,notalwaysforthebetter.Theyareonlytools,notacompetingformofintelligence. Buttheywillreshapewhatworkmeansandhowwealthiscreated. UnliketheIndustrialRevolutionandtheComputerRevol

40、ution,theA.I.revolutionisnottakingcertainjobsand replacingthemwithotherjobs.Instead,itisbelievedtocauseawide-scaleeliminationofjobs—mostlylower-paying jobs,butsomehigher-payingones,too. ThistransformationwillresultinenormousprofitsforthecompaniesthatdevelopA.I.,aswellasforthecompanies thatadopti

41、t.Wearethusfacingtwodevelopmentsthatdonotsiteasilytogether:enormouswealthconcentratedin relativelyfewhandsandenormousnumbersofpeopleoutofwork.Whatistobedone? PartoftheanswerwillinvolveeducatingorretrainingpeopleintasksA.I.toolsaren’tgooda ispoorlysuitedforjobsinvolvingcreativity,planningand-field

42、〞thinki“ng.crBouststheseskillsaretypicallyrequired byhigh-payingjobsthatmaybehardtoretraindisplacedworkerstodo.Morepromisingarelower-payingjobs involvingthe“peopleskillst〞hatA.I.lacks:socialworkers,barmen,doormen—professionsrequiringhuman interaction.Buthowmanybarmendoesasocietyreallyneed? Theso

43、lutiontotheproblemofmassunemploymentwillinvolve“servicejobsoflove.〞ThesearejobsthatA.I. cannotdo,thatsocietyneedsandthatgivepeopleasenseofpurpose.Examplesincludeaccompanyinganolderperson tovisitadoctor,helpingatanorphanageandservingasasponsoratcharityorganization.Thevolunteerservicejobsof today,i

44、notherwords,mayturnintotherealjobsofthefuture. Othervolunteerjobsmaybehigher-payingandprofessional,suchascompassionatemedicalserviceproviders.Inall cases,peoplewillbeabletochoosetoworkfewerhoursthantheydonow. 56.InwhataspectistheA.I.revolutiondifferentfromtheIndustrialortheComputerrevolution? A.

45、TheA.I.revolutionwillfinallybecomeonebeyondhuman’scontrol. B.A.I.isbelievedtoleadtoapointinhistorywhenittakesoverhumanintelligence. C.Higher-payingjobswilltaketheplaceoflower-payingonesintheA.I.revolution. D.Itmaybringaboutmassunemploymentnomatterhowmuchemployeesarepaid. 57.Theunderlinedwordprom

46、i“sing〞inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto______. A.promotionalB.demandingC.guaranteedD.potential 58.WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinthefaceoftheA.I.revolution? A.Itissensibletoencouragepeopletotakevolunteerjobs. B.Peopleshouldbeinstructedtodolessdemandingjobs. C.Theproblemofjoblosscanbesolvedbycreating

47、lower-payingjobs. D.Jobsrequiringknowledgeindifferentfieldsaresuitablefordisplacedworkers. 59.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage? A.TheA.I.RevolutionCreatesNewJobOpportunities. B.ChallengestheA.I.RevolutionBringstoJobMarket C.ADouble-edgedSword:theA.I.Revolution D.Interrelat

48、ionshipbetweenA.I.andUnemployment 第7頁共18頁 ... ... 第8頁共18頁 ... ... (B) 60.HowmuchwillyoupayifyouwanttobuyapairofHCR3hearingaids? A.$229B.$249C.$458D.$498 61.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescanbeaddedtothesectionHCR3Features〞?“ ①Built-inprogramsfordifferentlisteningsituations.②Easyaccesstochangi

49、ngbatteries. ③Digitalsoundprocessingchip.④Simpleadjustmentswithoutprofessionalhelp. A.①③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②③ 62.Onereasonwhybuyingapairofhearingaidsisrecommendedisthat______. A.theHCR3guarantees100%refundifboughtinpairs. B.itwillsaveconsumersupto$20forapairofhearingaids. C.humansarepre-programmedto

50、betterhearwithtwoears. D.peoplecanheartriplebetterinvarioussituationswithtwohearingaids. 第9頁共18頁 ... ... (C) Forseveraldecades,therehasbeenanextensiveandorganizedcampaignintendedtogeneratedistrustinscience, fundedbyregulatedindustriesandlibertarianthinktanks(自由主義智囊團(tuán))whoseinterestsandbeliefsar

51、ethreatenedby thefindingsofmodernscience.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessofscience.Afterall,scientists havebeenrightaboutmostthings,fromthestructureoftheuniversetotherelativityoftimeandspace. Quotingsuccessesisn’twrong,butformanypeopleitW’hsatniosttpypeircsaulalysidveec.laredtobe

52、thescientific method—developasupposition,thendesignanexperimenttotestit—isn’twhatscientistsactuallydo.Scienceisactive sothatnewmethodsgetinventedandoldonesgetabandoned.Thescientificmethoddoesn’talwaysw canproducetrueresults,soevenifanexperimentworks,itdoesn’tprovethatthetheoryitwasdesignedto Ift

53、hereisnoidentifiablescientificmethod,thenwhatistheguaranteefortrustinscience? Theansweristhemethodsbywhichthoseclaimsareevaluated.Ascientificclaimisneveracceptedastrueuntilit hasgonethroughalongprocessofexaminationbyfellowscientists.Untilthispoint,scientificfeedbackistypically fairlyfriendly.Butt

54、henextstepisdifferent:oncethepaperisready,itispresentedtoascientificjournal,wherethings getawholelottougher.Editorsdeliberatelysendscientificpaperstopeoplewhoarenotfriendsorcolleaguesofthe authors,andthejoboftherevieweristofinderrorsorotherinadequacies.Wecallthisprocess“peerreview〞becausethe revi

55、ewersarescientificpeersbuttheyactintheroleofasuperiorwhohasboththerightandtheobligationtofindfault. Itisonlyafterthereviewersandtheeditoraresatisfiedthatanyproblemshavebeenfixedthatthepaperisacceptedfor publicationandentersthebodyof“science.〞 Doesthisprocessevergowrong?Ofcourse.Scientistsarehuman

56、.Butifwelookcarefullyathistoricalcaseswhere sciencewentwrong,typicallytherewasnoagreementreachedbyall.Somepeoplearguethatweshouldnottrustscience becausescientistsare“alwayschangingtheirminds.〞Whileexamplesoftrulysettledsciencebeingoverturneda fewerthanissometimesclaimed,theydoexist.Butthebeautyof

57、thisscientificprocessisthatitexplainswhatmight otherwiseappearparadoxical(矛盾的):thatscienceproducesbothnovelty(新穎性)andstability.Newobservations, ideas,interpretationsintroducenovelty;transformativequestioningleadstocollectivedecisionsandthestabilityof scientificknowledge.Scientistsdochangetheirmin

58、dsinthefaceofnewevidence,butthisisastrengthofscience,nota weakness. 63.Distrustinsciencehasbeenfoundbecause______. A.scientists’citingsuccessesisn’tpersuasiveformanypeopletosomeextent B.mostscientistshavetendedtolaytoomuchemphasisonthesuccessofscience C.awide-rangingandorganizedcampaignhasbeenf

59、oundedinsomeindustriesandthinktanks D.someone’sbenefitsandbeliefsareendangeredbythefindingsofmodernscience 64.Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthoragreewithaboutascientificmethod? A.Ascientificmethoddoesn’tnecessarilytakeeffectbecausescienceischanging. B.Ascientificmethodisnotrightbecauseit

60、isn’twhats.cientistsactuallydo C.Asuccessfulexperimentcanguaranteethetruthfulnessofaclaimbyascientificmethod. D.Truetheoriescanproducefalseresultsbecausethescientificmethoddoesn.’twork 65.Whatpurposedoes“peerreviewevalu〞atiinngascientificclaimmainlyserve? A.Thescientificclaimcanbecompletelyaccep

61、tedbythereviewersinthesamefield. B.Thescientificpeerscandrawrightconclusionsbyfindingitsfaultsorotherinadequacies. C.Thescientificclaimcanbepublishedandrecognizedastrueinscience. D.Thescientificpapercanbesuccessfullysubmittedtoascientificjournal. 66.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.

62、 A.Notalltheclaimsaboutthefalsehoodofwell-establishedscienceleadtoitsbeingoverturned B.Itisinevitablethatsciencesometimesgoeswrongbecauseitappearsparadoxical C.Thebeautyofscienceliesintheparadoxofbeingbothnovelandstable D.Scienceisnottrustfulbecausescientistsalwayschangetheirminds 第10頁共18頁 ...

63、 ... 第11頁共18頁 ... ... SectionC Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbe usedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed. A.Butlegislation(法律)won’tbanallsituationsinwhichmultitaskingisunwise. B.Theymultitaskforefficiency,to

64、fightboredomortokeepupwithsocialmedia. C.Forty-eightstateshavebannedtextingwhiledriving. D.However,textingwhilebikingseemssoundemandingastobeharmless. E.Theydamagedrivingequivalentlyasfarasexternaldangersgo. F.Insteadofmultitasking,theytakemorerestbreaksandgetasocialmediafixduringabreak. IsMult

65、itaskingAlwaysGood? Notonlydosmartphonesprovideunrestrictedaccesstoinformation,theyprovideperfectopportunitiestomultitask. Anyactivitycanbeaccompaniedbymusic,selfiesorsocialmediaupdates.Ofcourse,somepeoplepickpoortimesto tweetortext,andlawmakershavesteppedin.__67__InHonolulu,it’sillegaltotextorev

66、enlookatyourphonewhile crossingthestreet,andintheNetherlandsthey’vheilebabnikniendg.textingw __68__Youneedtoself-regulate.Understandinghowthebrainmultitasksandwhywefindmultitaskingsoappealing willhelpyourealizethedangerofpullingoutyourphone. Multitaskingfeelslikedoingtwothingsatthesametime,soitseemsthedangerliesinaskingonementalprocessto dotwounrelatedthings—fortextingdrivers,watchingthescreenandtheroad. Twentystateshaveinstitutedbansondrivingusingahand-heldphonewhilestillallowingh