Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market center for what is produ 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Please help! I live in Germany with my wife and three kids. My parents live in the UK. I want my kids to have as much contact with their grandparents as possible. The kids all use e-mail, Skype and SMS but my parents won’t. I’ve bought them a laptop, paid for broadband, given them both mobile phones and a digital camera, but they won’t use them. My parents say they hate computers and new technology. What can I do with these “technophobes”?
Daniel, Buremburg, Germany
Actually, the original technophobes were the Luddites, a group of cloth workers in 19^th century Britain during the Industrial Revolution. The Luddite cloth workers, who traditionally made cloth by hand, were worried that machines were going to take away their jobs and way of life. These machines could make cloth much faster and cheaper than humans. In 1811 and 1812 the Luddites destroyed the machines that they hated so much, but the British government supported the factory owners. Many Luddites were arrested. Charlotte Bronte’s novel Shirley will tell your parents all about it.
Laura, Valencia, Spain
Laura makes some interesting points, I think. Technophobes has been a common theme in science fiction. Frankenstein, one of the first science fiction, is a warning of what could happen if humans began to experiment with human life.
Freda, Copenhagen, Denmark
One thing you could try is to find hardware that is designed for older people to use. An example is the mobiles made by the US company, Jitterbug. Instead of icons and menus the Jitterbug phones ask users simple “yes/no” questions and have larger keypads. The company realized that there are potentially 100 million older users in the US alone.
Graham, Patras, Greece
【小题1】The underlined part “the technophobes” in the passage refers to ______.

A．those who are rea

dy to try new technology

B．those who are addicted to the Internet

C．those who refuse to use modern technology

D．those who are devoted to inventing new things

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE of the Luddites?

A．They called themselves the technophobes.

B．They got full support from their factory owners.

C．They preferred to keep their traditional working methods.

D．They were killed by the government.

【小题3】Who has put forward a practical and useful suggestions?

【小题4】The passage is probably taken from _____.

A．a personal blog	B．a letter between friends
C．a personal diary	D．a speech on new technology

【小题5】What can we infer from the passage?

A．Daniel would buy her parents a novel written by Shirley.

B．Charlotte Bronte wrote about technophobes in her novel Shirley.

C．Daniel would buy her parents cell phones with icons and menus.

D．Daniel worried about her children using e-mails.

Please help! I live in Germany with my wife and three kids. My parents live in the UK. I want my kids to have as much contact with their grandparents as possible. The kids all use e-mail, Skype and SMS but my parents won’t. I’ve bought them a laptop, paid for broadband, given them both mobile phones and a digital camera, but they won’t use them. My parents say they hate computers and new technology. What can I do with these “technophobes”?

Daniel, Buremburg, Germany

Actually, the original technophobes were the Luddites, a group of cloth workers in 19^th century Britain during the Industrial Revolution. The Luddite cloth workers, who traditionally made cloth by hand, were worried that machines were going to take away their jobs and way of life. These machines could make cloth much faster and cheaper than humans. In 1811 and 1812 the Luddites destroyed the machines that they hated so much, but the British government supported the factory owners. Many Luddites were arrested. Charlotte Bronte’s novel Shirley will tell your parents all about it.

Laura, Valencia, Spain

Laura makes some interesting points, I think. Technophobes has been a common theme in science fiction. Frankenstein, one of the first science fiction, is a warning of what could happen if humans began to experiment with human life.

Freda, Copenhagen, Denmark

One thing you could try is to find hardware that is designed for older people to use. An example is the mobiles made by the US company, Jitterbug. Instead of icons and menus the Jitterbug phones ask users simple “yes/no” questions and have larger keypads. The company realized that there are potentially 100 million older users in the US alone.

Graham, Patras, Greece

1.The underlined part “the technophobes” in the passage refers to ______.

A. those who are ready to try new technology

B. those who are addicted to the Internet

C. those who refuse to use modern technology

D. those who are devoted to inventing new things

2.Which of the following is TRUE of the Luddites?

A. They called themselves the technophobes.

B. They got full support from their factory owners.

C. They preferred to keep their traditional working methods.

D. They were killed by the government.

3.Who has put forward a practical and useful suggestions?

A. Laura. B. Freda. C. Daniel. D. Graham.

4.The passage is probably taken from _____.

A. a personal blog B. a letter between friends

C. a personal diary D. a speech on new technology

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Daniel would buy her parents a novel written by Shirley.

B. Charlotte Bronte wrote about technophobes in her novel Shirley.

C. Daniel would buy her parents cell phones with icons and menus.

D. Daniel worried about her children using e-mails.

Two weeks later, I registered for my course and started going to lectures．It was really difficult to concentrate at first, and I could only really pick up bits and pieces．Over time though, as my Spanish improved, it became a lot easier and a lot more interesting．

I made friends with the other Erasmus students in my classes．It was difficult to get to know the Spanish students as most of them had already formed their own groups of friends and stuck to them．I did meet a few friendly Spanish people, but the vast majority of my friends were other foreign students．

I didn't really experience too much of a culture shock as I learnt a lot about the country through my major courses, but there were a few things that still took me by surprise, such as the laid-back attitude of the people．It meant life moved in general at a slower pace, which could be frustrating at times, but 1 soon grew to love it．

I didn't miss home too much as I kept in contact with family and friends online through Skype．It was also easy to get a cheap flight back for the weekend if I liked a weekend of home comforts．However, I was always so busy that I never really spared time for homesickness．My family came over a few times to visit and it was always good to have a fresh perspective(视角） on the city as they would appreciate things about Valencia I hadn't noticed or took for granted．

I have many fond memories of Valencia, especially the days spent on the sunny beach the brilliant food, the all-night party and the festivals．I'll definitely go back for a weekend with all the friends 1 met there and I hope to keep in touch with my Spanish friends too．I thoroughly recommend studying abroad, and although it may seem tough early on, the chances are you'll have a great time．

45．At first, the writer found it difficult to follow lectures because ．

A．he showed no interest in them B．he was poor in Spanish

C．they involved difficult courses D．they were badly organized

46 In Paragraph 3, the underlined phrase "the laid-back attitude" refers to ．

A．the impolite behavior B．the bad cultural atmosphere

C．the interesting habit D．the leisurely lifestyle

47．According to the passage, the writer's family ．

A．had many online friends B．well supported his study

C．thought well of Valencia D．often traveled abroad

48．What can be inferred, from the passage?

A．Foreign students were not welcome among the Spanish ones．

B．The Spanish culture challenged most foreign students．

C．The writer has finished his study abroad．

D．The writer has made many Spanish fnends．