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Term Paper 48  Paper 1 (RP – Part A) 1 Term Paper 48 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 PART A Reading Passages 1 hour 30 minutes (for both Parts A and B) GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS (1) This paper consists of two parts (A and B). Students should attempt all questions in Part A. ln Part B, you should attempt either Part B1 (easy section) OR Part B2 (difficult section). Students who attempt Parts A and B2 will be able to attain the full range of levels, while Level 4 will be the highest level attainable for students who attempt Parts A and B1. (2) Write your Candidate Number in the space provided on the appropriate pages of the Part A Question-Answer Book and the Part B Question-Answer Book which you are going to attempt upon the announcement of the start of the examination. (3) Enter your answers in the Question-Answer Books in the spaces provided. Answers written in the margins will not be marked. (4) Blacken the appropriate circle with a pencil to indicate your answer for multiple-choice questions. Mark only ONE answer to each question. NO MARKS will be given to questions with two or more answers. (5) Supplementary answer sheets will be supplied upon request. You need to write your Candidate Number and mark the question number box on each sheet. (6) Stop working altogether upon the ‘Time is up’ announcement. No extra time will be given to students for filling in the question number boxes. (7) The Question-Answer Books (for the compulsory Part A and for the Part B you have attempted) will be collected at the end of the examination. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART A Attempt ALL questions in Part A. Each question carries ONE mark unless otherwise stated. © 雅集出版社有限公司 保留版權 Aristo Educational Press Ltd. All Rights Reserved 2024 HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION COMPULSORY A HKDSE ENG LANG PAPER 1 Q-A Book Not to be taken away before the end of the examination session

Term Paper 48  Paper 1 (RP – Part A) 3 Benedict, a recent dumbphone convert. ‘We shouldn’t be at everyone’s digital beck and call all the time.’ [8] In the interest of promoting a healthy work-life balance, some countries, including France and Australia, have made it illegal for employees to be disturbed about work-related topics outside of work hours. So far this hasn’t stifled productivity. In fact, although they are said to optimize efficiency, smartphones have often had the opposite effect. One study found that merely being in the same room as your phone can negatively impact your cognitive performance irrespective of whether you are actively thinking about your phone or not. Worryingly, the effect was more pronounced in people more attached to their devices. [9] The need for an intervention is clear. However, one wonders whether dumbphones are the right solution this late into our collective tech addiction – perhaps we are too far gone. The world has never been less tolerant of people without a smartphone. Many essential services have moved online or require the use of apps and QR codes; and many restaurants and businesses have switched to online menus and customer service. Requesting alternatives and traditional ways of accessing services can be very troublesome. In addition, the bigger smartphone makers are reluctant to release dumbphones, because they are not very profitable. This supply issue may, of course, be resolved by a return to vintage phones. But these old devices may eventually become too outdated for use. What then? [10] Maybe what consumers actually need isn’t a vintage phone or a modern dumbphone, but a ‘selectively dumb’ phone, one that is only as smart as the user needs it to be. If that’s the case, app-mediated interventions might be the best choice. With the help of a dedicated app, users interested in shaving some IQ points off their current smartphone can perform a reversible lobotomy on it with just a few taps. And if the smartphone withdrawal becomes too strong, you can simply adjust the app’s settings. Professor Yeung approves: ‘It’s not a perfect fix, but it’s a start. There might be hope for us yet!’ 30 35 40 45 50