题目内容
16.1)One in four people spend more time socializing online,using sites such as Facebook,than they do in person,according to research.2)People now have 11 different ways of staying in contact with their friends from the comfort of their sofa or bedroom.
3)These include simple email,messenger,text and several forms of social networking from Twitter to Facebook,said the survey by online casino Yazino.
4)It is found even when there is time to see people face to face,like at a weekend,up to 11 percent of all adults still choose to .
5)This could be down to laziness,the cost of going out or simply not wanting too much personal contact with friends and family but just enough to swap brief messages and online chats.
6)It all adds up.The average online Brit spends 4.6 hours a week talking to friends online and only six hours a week talking to people in person,said Yazino.
7)There is even an army of"extreme sofalisers"-the three percent who spend a staggering 25 hours or more each week talking to friends via electronic devices.
8)The survey of 2,000 adults also found 11 percent organize all their social diary around Facebook,Bebo or other network sites.
9)Yazino founder Hussein Chahine said,"Communication is constantly evolving.Some people are as used to seeing their friends'online image as they are their face."
10)"We are now just as likely to SMS or email a friend as we are to call them."
11)"People increasingly prefer quick and frequent engagement with instant updates on news than a prolonged chat and are also finding new ways to catch up with friends from their comfort of their sofa."
12)More than seven in ten text their friends and family and 31 percent use social networking sites while just 27 percent now use email as their primary means of contact.
13)A further 18 percent use live chat and instant messaging systems.
76.What is the title of the passage?(no more than 10 words)One in Four Socializes More Online Than in Person.
77.Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 4 words)Some people see their friends'online image so often that they feel as ifthey were their face..
78.Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(no more than 8 words)stay indoors to communicate instead
79.List two reasons why many people don't want to talk to people in person.(no more than 15 words)1)laziness 2)the cost of going out
80.What does the underlined word "These" (Line 1,Paragraph 3)probably refer to?(no more than 10 words)Different ways to contact their friends without going out..
分析 本文讲述了很多人选择在网上社交,并分析了可能存在的原因.
解答 76.One in Four Socializes More Online Than in Person. 主旨概括题.通过全文的描述以及第一段的介绍,"One in four people spend more time socializing online"可得出答案.
77.they were their face.细节题.在"Yazino founder Hussein Chahine said,"Communication is constantly evolving.Some people are as used to seeing their friends'online image as they are their face.""这句话可以得出答案.
78.stay indoors to communicate instead.细节题.根据第五段的介绍可知,即使在周末有时间,11%的成年人会选择在家里.
79.1)laziness 2)the cost of going out 3)avoiding too much personal contact (任意二点即可)细节题.在第五段"This could be down to laziness,the cost of going out or simply not wanting too much personal contact with friends and family but just enough to swap brief messages and online chats"介绍了很多人不愿意外出的原因.
80.Different ways to contact their friends without going out.猜测词意题.these代指上文出现的"People now have 11 different ways of staying in contact with their friends from the comfort of their sofa or bedroom".
点评 阅读表达主要考察学生在具体语境中筛选信息的能力,在找到答案后,能归纳重组,并注意字数的限制.
A. | end; allowing | B. | end; having allowed | ||
C. | ending; to allow | D. | ending; allowed |
A. | are needed to | B. | is needed to | C. | are needed for | D. | is needed for |
A visitor from outer space viewing our cities would conclude that the human race is made up of shiny metallic"beetles"creeping along vast networks.He is not far(2)D.The motor-car,far from being(3)B a vehicle for man,is determining the design of whole cities.The single largest consumer of valuable city(4)Ais its roads and car parks.If there were fewer roads,we could have more natural parks in which to(5)B,more cultural centres and more public squares.Cars rob our cities of these civilized(6)A.
Not only do cars occupy space,they also create(7)C.Psychologists have confirmed that noise causes stress,and cities are indeed very noisy places.Cars are also the single largest(8)B
of air pollution.How can we say we are(9)D when we live in an atmosphere full of stress and health dangers?
Our economy depends on (10)A.These days it is becoming rare and(11)C,yet cars continue consuming large amounts of petrol.Energy,which could be used to run factories and houses,is being(12)B on roads.
Finally,cars have created a new type of monster,the motorist.Necessity has made man forget his gentle(13)D and has transformed him into a selfish,dangerous monster,frightening innocent pedestrians,killing dogs,swearing at other motorists.The car is an outlet for his aggression.
To sum up,the motor-car has been(14)D for destroying our cities,damaging our health,increasing economic problems and(15)C humankind of their gentle nature.
1.A.representing | B.promoting | C.destroying | D.replacing |
2.A.removed | B.better | C.different | D.wrong |
3.A.generally | B.merely | C.finally | D.hardly |
4.A.space | B.time | C.material | D.light |
5.A.share | B.relax | C.hide | D.work |
6.A.pleasures | B.manners | C.individuals | D.histories |
7.A.conflicts | B.chances | C.noise | D.growth |
8.A.problem | B.source | C.effect | D.provider |
9.A.polite | B.awake | C.innocent | D.civilized |
10.A.energy | B.wealth | C.transportation | D.industry |
11.A.wasteful | B.available | C.expensive | D.cheap |
12.A.left | B.burnt | C.arranged | D.produced |
13.A.action | B.appearance | C.idea | D.nature |
14.A.suitable | B.possible | C.punished | D.responsible |
15.A.warning | B.reminding | C.robbing | D.convincing |
Too busy (51)D physical pain and obvious mobility limitation,I was not aware of this change at first.I was determined to (52)D,feeling good about the progress I had made,as I moved forward.
(53)C,as I made my first excursion outside the hospital,society had already assigned me a new status.Happy to be free of my restriction in the hospital,I rolled through the shopping mall-a (54)C survivor,feeling like a war hero.Unfortunately,I had a rude (55)A as I discovered that others did not view me in the way I had come to view myself.
All eyes were upon me,yet no one dared to make eye contact.Their efforts to(56)D my eyes forced me to realize they saw only my missing legs.Mothers (57)B held their children closer as I passed.Elderly women patted me on the head saying,"God Bless You!"with (58)A in their eyes.
While I sat thinking about what had happened,a small girl came up to me.She stared with unembarrassed (59)A at the empty pants.Finding nothing there,she looked up at me with a puzzled look,she innocently asked,"Lady,where did your legs go?"
I explained that my legs had been sick.Since my legs hadn't been strong and healthy like hers,the doctors had to (60)C them.Leaning her head upwards,she asked,"Did they go to‘Leg Heaven'?"
That incident made me think about how (61)A children and adults react to the unknown.To a child,an odd appearance is an interesting curiosity and a(62)B learning experience while adults often view the same thing with fear and horror.I began to realize that,I,too had been (63)B of the same inappropriate reactions before I knew what life was like for an amputee.
To fulfill the wholeness of my mind and spirit,I now smile warmly,make eye contact,and speak in a confident manner.By using a (64)C approach,I attempt to enlighten society about the fact that having a not-so-perfect body doesn't mean having a poor quality of life.
50.A.comfort | B.fear | C.hatred | D.sadness |
51.A.crying with | B.figuring out | C.holding back | D.dealing with |
52.A.endure | B.quit | C.revenge | D.succeed |
53.A.Instead | B.Moreover | C.However | D.Therefore |
54.A.calm | B.poor | C.proud | D.rare |
5.A.awakening | B.ending | C.happening | D.proceeding |
56.A.turn | B.hold | C.catch | D.avoid |
57.A.softly | B.protectively | C.reluctantly | D.pleasantly |
58.A.pity | B.anger | C.depression | D.upset |
59.A.curiosity | B.determination | C.enthusiasm | D.satisfaction |
60.A.lose | B.adjust | C.remove | D.stretch |
61.A.differently | B.positively | C.strangely | D.sympathetically |
62.A.painful | B.potential | C.similar | D.common |
63.A.conscious | B.guilty | C.ignorant | D.short |
64.A.creative | B.flexible | C.positive | D.scientific |
Cell phones are"toxic,especially for kids,"he said,because they don't help them learn empathy,one of the nicer human (42)A.When we text,the (43)B we get is in cold,hard text-speak.Why are kids (44)C?he asked."Because they're trying it out.They look at another kid and go.‘You're fat.'Then they find the kid's unhappy,and they think,Ooh,that doesn't feel (45)C."There,they've experienced empathy.Texting"you're fat"allows you to bypass the pain you've caused.
CK went on to explain to us that smartphones rob us of our ability to be (46)D.Kids use smartphones to (47)B their time:Must text!Must play game!Must look up more tiny American Girl socks online for Molly!!!After all,one of the joys of being human is allowing our minds to(48)B.With cell phones,kids are always preoccupied.They never daydream,(49)D in class.And here's something else we're (50)Cout on thanks to Steve Jobs's little device:our right to be (51)C.This was a right I hadn't realized I desired until CK pointed out that it's yet another of the essential human emotions.
"Everybody's murdering each other with their cars"as they text,CK screamed,because they fear being alone.Too bad-they're missing out on a life affirming experience.
"I was in my car one time,and Bruce Springsteen's‘Jungleland'came on,"he said."And he sounds so far away.It made me really sad.And I think,OK,I've got to get the phone and write hi to 50people.I was (52)D for the phone,and I thought,Don't!Just be sad."So CK (53)Cover and allowed himself to sob like a little girl (54)C that brand-new four-poster bed for her American Girl doll."It was beautiful.You're lucky to (55)Dsad moments,"he said.And because he didn't fight and push it away with that little phone,because he allowed himself to be miserable,his body released endorphins(内啡肽)."And that's why I don't want to get phones for my kids."CK said.And I suppose I don't either.
36.A.hardly | B.simply | C.voluntarily | D.specially |
37.A.reject | B.care | C.neglect | D.separate |
38.A.by | B.from | C.over | D.beyond |
39.A.children | B.money | C.standard | D.doubts |
40.A.after | B.unless | C.though | D.because |
41.A.otherwise | B.nevertheless | C.rarely | D.moreover |
42.A.emotions | B.hobbies | C.issues | D.weaknesses |
43.A.error | B.response | C.trouble | D.danger |
44.A.proud | B.stupid | C.mean | D.delighted |
45.A.upset | B.awkward | C.good | D.crazy |
46.A.creative | B.smart | C.critical | D.alone |
47.A.spare | B.occupy | C.value | D.miss |
48.A.focus | B.wander | C.make | D.occur |
49.A.even | B.still | C.ever | D.except |
50.A.figuring | B.finding | C.missing | D.taking |
51.A.capable | B.accessible | C.changeable | D.miserable |
52.A.reaching | B.answering | C.applying | D.begging |
53.A.pulled | B.turned | C.got | D.came |
54.A.reminded | B.denied | C.rewarded | D.neglected |
55.A.live | B.share | C.ignore | D.spare |