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4．Anna Schiferl hadn't even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom，one recent Saturday．Mom was right downstairs in the kitchen．The text？Anna wanted an egg for breakfast．Soon after，Joanna Schiferl called，"If you want to talk to me，Anna，come downstairs and see me!"Anna laughs about it now．"I was kind of being lazy，"she admits．
These days，many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call．And that's creating a communication divide，of sorts-the talkers vs．the texters．Some would argue that it's no big deal．But many experts say the most successful communicators will，of course，have the competence to do both．And they fear that more of us are unable to have-or at least are avoiding-the traditional face-to-face conversations．
Many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class．"I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question，they email me，often late at night，"says Renee Houston，a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state．"And they never call．"
As Anna sees it："There are people you'll text，but won't call．It's just a way to stay in touch with each other．"Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more connected．"The problem is that the conversation isn't very deep，"says Joseph Grenny，co-author of the book Crucial Conversations：Tools for Talking When Stakes are High．
"The problem has been there since we've had telephones-probably since the time of a telegraph，"Grenny says．Texting is just the latest way to do that．Though they may not always be so good at deep conversations themselves，Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones．He says that they also should set limits，as Anna's mom did when she made the"no texting to people in the same house"rule．
24．According to Paragraph 1，JoannaA．
A．was very strict with her daughter
B．did not know how to use a cell phone
C．was angry that her daughter got up late
D．did not have any breakfast that morning
25．The underlined word"competence"in Paragraph 2 probably means"B"．
A．chance                           
B．ability                            
C．courage                   
D．patience
26．In Joseph Grenny's opinion，D．
A．cell phones make people lonelier
B．telephones help people communicate clearly
C．texting helps people have deeper conversations
D．talking should be encouraged instead of texting
27．What would be the best title for the text？C
A．Why is communication important？
B．How does texting affect kids at school？
C．Is texting ruining the art of conversation？
D．How can we avoid one-sided conversations？

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读．作者在文中通过讲述母亲对女儿的态度、老师对学生的抱怨以及专家的忧虑向人们发出了警示：经常发短信可能会使人们在面对面交流时产生障碍．

解答 6．A．推理判断题．根据第一段If you want to talk to me，Anna，come downstairs and see me 可知Joanna 对她的女儿要求十分严格．故选A．
7．B．词义猜测题．根据第二段But many experts say the most successful communicators will，of course，have the competence to do both．可知大多数成功的交流者有能力把两者都做好，也就是说不但要善于口头沟通也善于通过短信来交流．由此推测，"competence"的意思是"能力"．故选B．
9．D．细节理解题．根据最后两段的内容可知，Joseph Grenny认为父母应该放下手机给孩子做个榜样，多一些面对面的交流而非发短信．故选D．
10．C．标题归纳题．作者在文中通过讲述母亲对女儿的态度、老师对学生的抱怨以及专家的忧虑向人们发出了警示：经常发短信会不会使人们在面对面交流时产生障碍？故选C．．

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