阅读理解 I"ve always known my kids use digital communications gear (装置) a lot. B
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I"ve always known my kids use digital communications gear (装置) a lot. But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my attention. My son had come up to nearly 2,000 incoming text messages, and had sent nearly as many. Of course, he was out of school for the summer and communicating more with friends from a distance. Nevertheless, he found time to hold down a summer job and complete a college course in between all that typing with his thumb. I was even more surprised to learn that my son is normal. Teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 2,272 text messages a month on average, Nielsen Mobile says. Some experts regret that all that keyboard jabber is making our kids stupid, unable to read nonverbal cues such as facial expressions, gestures, posture and other silent signals of mood and attitude. Unlike phones, text messaging doesn"t even allow transmission of tone of voice or pauses, says Mark Bauerlein author of a book called The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes (危害) Our Future. Beyond that, though, I"m not sure I see as much harm as critics of this trend. I"ve posted before on how I initially tried to control my kids" texting. But over time, I have seen my son suffer no apparent ill effects, and he gains a big benefit, of easy, continuing contact with others. I don"t think texting make kids stupid. It may make them annoying, when they try to text and talk to you at the same time. And it may make them distracted,__when buzzing text messages interrupt efforts to noodle out a math problem or finish reading for school. But I don"t see texting harming teens" ability to communicate. My son is as accustomed to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family. I have found him more engaged and easier to communicate with from a great distance, because he is constantly available via text message and responds with faithfulness and speed. |
1. What does the underlined word "distracted" in the fifth paragraph mean? |
A. Confused. B. Absentminded. C. Comfortable. D. Badtempered. |
2. What would be the best title for this passage? |
A. For Teens, Texting Instead of Talking B. For Parents, Caring Much for Their Kids C. Advantages and Disadvantages of Texting D. The Effect of Communication |
3. What is Mark Bauerlein"s attitude towards texting? |
A. It is so convenient for teens to communicate with others. B. It is likely to cause trouble in understanding each other. C. It is convenient for teens to text and call at the same time. D. It will cause damage to the development of intelligence. |
4. The author"s attitude towards texting is ________. |
A. suspicious B. opposed C. supportive D. doubtful |
5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? |
A. It is normal for a teen to send or receive 60 text messages a day. B. Texting is a very popular way of communication among teens. C. Parents don"t mind teens" texting and talking at the same time. D. The writer limited his son to sending or receiving text messages at first. |
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Years ago while lying in my hammock(吊床)and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor"s 10yearold daughter"s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast. The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused". Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor"s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: "D-A-D-D-Y!!!" Her father, panicstricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do. Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl"s rabbit and put it back in its cage?" |
1. The girl was shocked because ________. |
A. the rabbit was killed by someone B. the rabbit was too clean C. the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage D. the rabbit was asleep in the cage |
2. That day the girl ran to the cage ________. |
A. because her rabbit was there B. because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit C. because she wanted to see her rabbit again D. because the rabbit was dead |
3. We can infer that the rabbit ________. |
A. was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it B. was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it C. was in the cage playing with the dog D. was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog |
4. According to the story, the writer ________. |
A. was helpful to his neighbor B. did a smart thing C. was honest D. made a mistake |
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On the first day of school, Cothren, a teacher, did something not to be forgotten.With the __1__ of the school principal, she took all of the desks out of the classroom. The kids came into the first period. They walked in, but there was nothing in the classroom. They __2__ looked around and said,"Ms. Cothren, where are our __3__?" And she said,"You can"t have desks until you tell me how you earn them." They thought,"Well, maybe it"s our __4__." "No, "she said. "Maybe it"s our good behavior." And she told them,"No, it"s not even your __5__ behavior." And so they came and went in the first period, still no desks in the __6__. Second period, the same thing. Third period. __7__ the early afternoon television news reporters had __8__ in Ms. Cothren"s class to find out about this __9__ teacher who had taken all the desks out of the classroom. The last period of the day, Cothren gathered her __10__. They were at this time sitting on the __11__ around the sides of the classroom."Throughout the day no one has really __12__ how you earn the desks."She said,"Now I"m going to __13__ you." Cothren went over to the door and opened it, and as she did some soldiers __14__ into the classroom, each one __15__ a school desk. They placed those school desks in rows. And by the time they had finished __16__ those desks, those kids for the first time in their lives understood how they __17__ those desks. Cothren said __18__, "You don"t have to earn those desks. These guys did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it"s up to you to sit here to be __19__ for learning, to be good students and good citizens, because they __20__ a price for you to have these desks, and don"t ever forget it." |
( )1.A.satisfaction ( )2.A.obviously ( )3.A.desks ( )4.A.characters ( )5.A.violent ( )6.A.hall ( )7.A.By ( )8.A.reported ( )9.A.intelligent ( )10.A.students ( )11.A.cushion ( )12.A.learned ( )13.A.punish ( )14.A.walked ( )15.A.dragging ( )16.A.leaving ( )17.A.made ( )18.A.coldly ( )19.A.responsible ( )20.A.agreed | B.permission B.calmly B.chairs B.hobbies B.excellent B.dormitory B.In B.gathered B.attractive B.friends B.sofa B.identified B.scold B.broke B.carrying B.moving B.traded B.impatiently B.anxious B.paid | C.anxiety C.regretfully C.erasers C.marks C.individual C.ground C.On C.wandered C.crazy C.colleagues C.floor C.recognized C.tell C.rushed C.pulling C.placing C.repaired C.angrily C.cautious C.offered | D.praise D.doutfully D.pens D.services D.aggressive D.classroom D.At D.discussed D.severe D.assistants D.bench D.understood D.remind D.ran D.reaching D.returning D.earned D.sincerely D.necessary D.fixed |
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The Boat On my path to the great distant mountain peak, I came to a wide river. Looking far to the right and the left, I saw no __1__, and pondered how to cross. Suddenly a pretty little __2__ appeared, came to the shore and offered to take me across, to _3_ me in completing my journey. The trip started _4_, and I was pleased with the little boat, and _5_ for the assistance it provided. There were a few areas of _6_ waters, one that even spun us around a few times, but presently we reached the far _7_. The trip had been so _8_, my gratitude and happiness so full, that I _9_ to leave that little boat, even though I knew I must, to continue my journey. Much as I wanted to _10_, to spend more time drifting on the river in that little boat, the mountain beckoned (举手招唤), and my _11_ had been set. As I 12 my journey, I kept looking back at that little boat with deep 13 . It had been so pleasant and had 14 me across the great river; I had grown to 15 that boat deeply. Yet I knew that the boat had its 16 in the river, and that it couldn"t follow my path to the mountain. 17 I tried to take that boat along, it could not have made the journey with me, and would have stopped my own 18 . And as I watched, the little boat turned around and went back to the far shore, there to assist yet another 19 the path to the mountain. And I realized how"all 20 together for good", for each part of this magnificent universe perfectly plays its role in assisting all other parts. |
( )1. A. tree ( )2. A. girl ( )3. A. assist ( )4. A. slowly ( )5. A. upset ( )6. A. fresh ( )7. A. shore ( )8. A. tiresome ( )9. A. attempted ( )10. A. live ( )11. A. record ( )12. A. stopped ( )13. A. comfort ( )14. A. guided ( )15. A. repair ( )16. A. shelter ( )17. A. Only if ( )18. A. progress ( )19. A. choosing ( )20. A. works | B. bridge B. angel B. encourage B. mysteriously B. grateful B. clean B. beach B. miserable B. hated B. continue B. course B. started B. sympathy B. flied B. row B. place B. If only B. preparation B. blocking B. mixes | C. flower C. fish C. threaten C. happily C. greedy C. dirty C. mountain C. wonderful C. refused C. settle C. pace C. continued C. regret C. forced C. love C. load C. What if C. route C. following C. joins | D. bird D. boat D. persuade D. difficultly D. suitable D. strong D. village D. rough D. had D. stay D. standard D. remained D. sadness D. tempted D. pity D. purpose D. Even if D. expectation D. finding D. plays | 阅读理解。 | Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5?30,and at 6?30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba. "Hey,Sheba," she said, "I"ve got no time for you now, but I"ll take you out as soon as I get back from the tennis club." Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医). When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office. "Listen, doctor, I"m really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you,and go to get changed? I"ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I"ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?" "Sure." said the doctor. Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring. "This is Dr. Sterne," said an anxious voice. "I want you to get out of that house immediately," said the doctor"s voice. "I"m coming round to right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!" At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived. "Where"s Sheba? Is she OK?" shouted Joanne. "She"s fine,Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her,and she"s OK now." Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, carrying a whitefaced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him. "My God," said Joanne, "how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?" "I think he must be a burglar." said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba"s throat, it turned out to be three human fingers." | 1. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30? | A. To walk her dog. B. To see her doctor. C. To attend a club meeting. D. To play tennis with her friends. | 2. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ________. | A. to dress up for the meeting B. to phone the police station C. to catch the badly hurt burglar D. to wait for her dog to be cured | 3. From the passage, we can infer that ________. | A. Sheba fought against the burglar B. the police found the burglar had broken in C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog | 4. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ________. | A. clever B. friendly C. frightening D. devoted | 完形填空 | When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad"s office. "What are you doing home?" I asked _1_. "Andrew, I was 2 today,"he answered quietly. I was sure he was joking."No, you weren"t. Why are you really home?" Then I noticed his 3 and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and 4 himself on his career. 5 for our family has been his job, and I guess I had taken his work 6 . My father"s unemployment created many changes in our life. For starters, he was home all the time, 7 meant my bed had to be made, my room 8 , and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer 9 jobs. I began to notice how down he seemed, though he tried to be 10 . For the first time, I saw my dad as the vulnerable(易受伤害的). I 11 my allowance(零用钱), even though it wasn"t much; I felt like the right thing to do. I 12 found a parttime job. After several difficult months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction. He 13 that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. One evening I asked if he needed help. " 14 it doesn"t interfere (妨碍) with your study," he said. I 15 at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two months. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him 16 really impacted me. 17 this was one of the worst experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境). Now I know that through 18 problemsolving, I can always find Plan B to ask for help, and take risks. 19 I have learned from my dad"s understanding of business and his work ethic are two of the most important lessons in my life, and will be my 20 for success. | ( )1. A. casually ( )2. A. carried off ( )3. A. fairness ( )4. A. regarded ( )5. A. Providing ( )6. A. for help ( )7. A. that ( )8. A. cleaned up ( )9. A. answering for ( )10. A. athletic ( )11. A. gave up ( )12. A. however ( )13. A. introduced ( )14. A. Only if ( )15. A. showed up ( )16. A. in charge ( )17. A. Now ( )18. A. alternative ( )19. A. That ( )20. A. consideration | B. seriously B. paid off B. look B. prided B. Serving B. for sure B. what B. dried up B. waiting for B. optimistic B. found out B. always B. declined B. What if B. showed off B. in action B. As B. creative B. Which B. destination | C. shyly C. seen off C. expression C. considered C. Giving C. for pleasure C. which C. divided up C. searching for C. authentic C. gave in C. also C. explained C. As if C. kept up C. in person C. Since C. attractive C. What C. education | D. absolutely D. laid off D. weakness D. worked D. Undertaking D. for granted D. whom D. made up D. hoping for D. active D. put away D. well D. explored D. Even if D. set off D. in trouble D. Although D. conservative D. Where D. foundation |
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