PTE考生目前最大的问题之一就是练习题缺乏。除了有限的基本官方书（PLUS，Testbuilder, OG）之外,就没有题了。很多英语基础不是很扎实的同学很难找到练习材料。墨尔本文波雅思PTE培训学校专门为墨尔本，悉尼PTE考生准备了适合PTE听力阅读练习的科学60秒。各位PTE同学可以练习PTE听力中的summarise spoken text和PTE口语中的retell lecture，练习记笔记技巧和复述。废话少说，下面开始：
60秒科学：Mobile-Phones-Exert-Emotional-Pull
听力内容：
60秒科学节目（SSS）是科学美国人网站的一套广播栏目，英文名称：Scientific American – 60 Second Science,节目内容以科学报道为主，节目仅一分钟的时间，主要对当今的科学技术新发展作以简明、通俗的介绍，对于科学的发展如何影响人们的生活环境、健康状况及科学技术，提供了大量简明易懂的阐释。
If the thought of leaving home without your mobile phone causes you to break out in a cold sweat, you could be suffering from a condition being called nomophobia the fear of having no mobile phone.
The term was coined by the company SecurEnvoy they do mobile phone security so take it with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, a couple of recent surveys out of South Korea the most connected nation in the world indicate that an emotional dependence on one’s smartphone may be a real thing.
The first study, done by South Korea’s National Information Society Agency, found that one in four South Korean high school students is prone to smartphone addiction. That’s more than double the 11 percent estimated last year. A second study by the Seoul city government claims that one in 25 Seoul teens are at high risk for such dependence. That’s according to the Web site GlobalPost.
In response, the South Korean government may extend its midnight curfew for underage video gamers to include smartphone users as well. Perhaps parents worldwide can vaccinate their kids by taking them outside to play.
–Larry Greenemeier
