题目内容
17．When was the last time you wrote a letter？If your answer is"not recently"，you can count yourself among the many teenagers who don't often write letters．A recent survey of 1，000 teenagers around the world done by the French stationery（文具） company BIC found that a third of today's teenagers had never written a letter，half had not written a thank-you letter，around 83 percent had never written a love letter，and a quarter ha d not even written a birthday or Christmas card．In fact，58 percent of teenagers complained that handwriting was"too slow"and 17 percent believed it was"outdated"．
These results have caused worries that the art of handwriting may one day die out，even though many people still think it is a key skill．
"Handwriting is one of the most creative art forms we have and should be given the same importance as other art forms such as sketching（素描），painting，or photography，"Jonathan Skyrme，general manager of BIC UK &Ireland，told the Daily Mail．
The New York Times explained that a handwritten letter sends a message in a way that on line messages can never do．"When you get a n e-mail，you can never be sure that you are the only person to have received it-or even that it was written by the person who sent it，"said the newspaper．
As US author Simon Garfield once wrote，"E-mails are a poke（蜻蜒点水），but letters are a loving touch．"
So imagine the powerful message you would send if you actually wrote out your thoughts for another person by hand，bought a stamp，took your note to a mailbox and waited days for your special someone to receive it．Their smile at your thoughtfulness would say it a11．
25．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？C
A．300 teenagers of today's had never written a letter．
B．250 teenagers of today's had not even written a birthday or Christmas card．
C．Most teenagers hadn't written a love letter．
D．Over half teenagers thought handwriting was out of date．
26．The New York Times and the author Simon Garfi eld may both agree thatB．
A．1etters and E-mails have their own advantages
B．1etters are better than E-mails
C．1etters and E-mails send a message in the same way
D．when getting a letter or an E-mail，you're the only person to receive it
27．Which is true according to the last paragraph？B
A．It's a waste of time to write a letter．
B．People would be glad to receive a letter．
C．It is ridiculous to post a letter．
D．It's boring to wait for a letter．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了最近关于青少年是否写信的调查，事实现实如今大多数青少年都没写过信，并比较了电子邮件与信的各自的优点．
解答 25．C 细节理解题，根据第二段half had not written a thank-you letter，around 83 percent had never written a love letter，and a quarter ha d not even written a birthday or Christmas card．可知大多数青少年没有写过一封情书，故选C．
26．B 细节理解题，根据第五段The New York Times explained that a handwritten letter sends a message in a way that on line messages can never do．以及倒数第二段As US author Simon Garfield once wrote，"E-mails are a poke（蜻蜒点水），but letters are a loving touch．"可知纽约时报和作家Simon Garfi都认为信比电子邮件好，故选B．
27．B 推理判断题，根据最后一段So imagine the powerful message you would send if you actually wrote out your thoughts for another person by hand，bought a stamp，took your note to a mailbox and waited days for your special someone to receive it．Their smile at your thoughtfulness would say it a11．可知人们收到一封信会很高兴，故选B．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
