Question

【题目】“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.

Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email.

However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.

We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.

【1】What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?

A. People can tell good from bad behavior.

B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.

C. People care little about their behavior.

D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.

【2】Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________.

A. they are becoming less patient

B. they are growing too independent

C. they have to handle many important messages

D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.

【3】The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________.

A. Ridiculous B. disgusting

C. acceptable D. reasonable

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. We should applaud good behavior.

B. Technology can never be blamed

C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.

D. Technology will take over lives one day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要叙述当今社会中人与人之间的交往越来越少，美好的行为越来越少见，并分析了具体原因：新技术的运用。最后倡导我们多弘扬正能量。

【1】C 猜测词义题。根据“ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).”礼貌已经从雷达中消失了。该句说明现在很多人都不讲礼貌。结合第一段其余内容可知是在分析人们不讲礼貌的原因。故C正确。

【2】A 推理题。根据第二段第三句It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds.可知现在的人不愿意与他人交流主要是因为嫌回应的速度不够，也就是没有耐心。故A正确。

【3】 B 细节题。根据第三段最后一句Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.可知发匿名短信给别人是令人厌恶的事情。故B正确。

【4】A 推理题。根据文章最后一句People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.可知如果我们看见好的行为，表扬这些好的行为更重要。因为弘扬正能量比批评糟糕的行为更有意义。故A正确。