题目内容
9.Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life,mostly for the better.However,social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college.Surveys (调查) on this topicsuggests that parents today continue to be"very"or"somewhat"overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories.The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago.This usually interpreted as a sign that today's parents are trying to manage their children's lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.
However,greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their"adult"children.
In the context (背景) of this discussion,it seems valuable to firstfind out the cause of change in the case of parents'involvement withtheir grown children.If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently,would thishave been possible?Probably not.On the other hand,does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn't present a generation ago?Many studies show that older parents-today's grandparents-would have called theirchildren more often if the means and cost of doing so had not beena barrier.
Furthermore,studies show that finances are the most frequentsubject of communication between parents and their collegechildren.The fact that college students are financially dependent ontheir parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to besent from home.This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is afact of college life,today and in the past.
Thanks to the advanced technology,we live in an age of bettered communication.This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college.But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desireby parents to keep their children under their wings.
67.The surveys inform us ofC.
A.the development of technology
B.the changes of adult children's behavior
C.the parents'over-protection of their college children
D.the means and expenses of students'communication
68.The writer believes thatC.
A.parents today are more protective than those in the past
B.the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages
C.technology explains greater involvement with their children
D.parents'changed attitudes lead to college children's delayed independence
69.What is the best title for the passage?A
A.Technology or Attitude
B.Dependence or Independence
C.Family Influences or Social Changes
D.College Management or Communication Advancement
70.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?B
分析 本文以父母对于上大学的成年子女过度保护的问题为例,提出了科技带来的一些改变容易被误认为态度的改变的论点.
解答 67.答案:C.细节理解题.根据第二段第二句话:parents today continues to be"very"or"somewhat"overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories"调查显示现在的父母在孩子上大学之后仍然非常或者某种程度上地过度保护子女.
68.答案:C.观点态度题.第三段作者提出调查的结果并不能理解为现在的家长对孩子不放手,接下来的两段作者论述了出现这种结果的真正原因是科技的发展使得交流手段更丰富,成本更低廉.见第四段最后一句"Many studies show that older parents-today's grandparents-would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.最后一段更是再次强调了这种观点.
69.答案:A.主旨大意题.由第一段第二句话得出.这种科技的改变容易被误认为态度的改变.第2-5段讨论到底是科技还是态度的改变.第6段再次明确表示是科技的改变.
70.答案:B.文章结构题.文章第一段是introduction,第二段是第一个论点,指出父母在子女生活中参与度提高的现象.第三段是第二个论点(关键词However),指出通过调查并不能推断出父母未能对子女放手,分论点一是科技的进步导致父母对子女生活更多的参与,分论点二(关键词Furthermore)是子女经济不独立导致父母对子女生活的过多参与.最后一段总结.
点评 这篇文章考查全面,除了抓住主旨,还需要理解细节,特别是掌握文章的结构.这些不是某个句子可以体现的,要对文章有整体把握.
-It's your money,your time-spend it how you want.___( )
A. | So what? | B. | Count me out. | C. | Who cares? | D. | It all depends. |
-Don't you know it's a fashion?( )
A. | might | B. | should | C. | could | D. | would |
Below is a selection from a popular science book. If blood is red,why are veins (静脉) blue? Actually,veins are not blue at all.They are more of a clear,yellowish color.Although blood looks red when it's outside the body,when it's sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin,it's more of a dark reddish purple color.At the right depth,these blood-filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin,making them look blue by comparison. Which works harder,your heart or your brain? That kind of depends on whether you're busy thinking or busy exercising.Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise,and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker.But,in the long run,your brain probably tips it,because even when you're sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart,and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it. Why do teeth fall out,and why don't they grow back in grown-ups? Baby (or"milk") teeth do not last long; they fall out to make bigger room for bigger,stronger adult teeth later on.Adult teeth fall our when they become damaged,decayed and infected by bacteria.Once this second set of teeth has grown in,you're done.When they're gone,they are gone.This is because nature figures you're set for life,and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off. Do old people shrink as they age? Yes and no.Many people do get shorter as they age.But,when they do,it isn't because they're shrinking all over.They simply lose height as their spine (脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effect of gravity (重力).Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older.Men lose an average of 3-4cm in height as they age,while women may lose 5cm or more.If you live to be 200years old,would you keep shrinking till you were,like 60cm tall,like a little boy again?No,because old people don't really shrink!It is not that they are growing backwards-their legs,arms and backbones getting shorter.When they do get shorter,it's because the spine has shortened a little.Or,more often,become more bent and curved. Why does spinning make you dizzy (眩晕的)? Because your brain gets confused between what you're seeing and what you're feeling.The brain senses that you're spinning using special gravity-and-motion-sensing organs in your inner ear,which work together with your eyes to keep your vision balance stable.But when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control,and your brain thinks you're moving while you're not. Where do feelings and emotions come from? Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system.All mammals have this brain area-from mice to dogs,cats,and humans.So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear,pain and pleasure.But since human feelings also involve other,newer bits of the brain,we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on this planet. If exercise wears you out,how can it be good for you? Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them.And as far as your body is concerned,it's"use it,or lose it"!It's not that exercise makes you healthy,it's more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.(596words) |
A.Blue
B.Light yellow
C.Red
D.Dark reddish purple
47.Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?D
A.Because their spine is in active use.
B.Because they are more easily affected by gravity.
C.Because they keep growing backwards.
D.Because their spine becomes more bent.
48.Which of the following statements about our brain is true?A
A.In the long run,our brain probably works harder than our heart.
B.When our brain senses the spinning,we will feel dizzy.
C.The brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans.
D.Our feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain.
49.What is the main purpose of the selection?B
A.To give advice on how to stay healthy.
B.To provide information about our body.
C.To challenge new findings in medical research.
D.To report the latest discoveries in medical science.
A. | broke up | B. | broke off | C. | broke through | D. | broke away |