题目内容
9.The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21st century Americans.It is called multi-tasking,and it takes many forms.As one example,why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk,talk to a client on the phone,scroll through your e-mail,and scan a memo at the same time?And why simply work out on treadmill(跑步机)you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time?What a feeling of satisfaction and victory-three activities for the time commitment (时间的付出 ) of one!Ah,such efficiency.No wonder those who turn"to do"lists into a time-management art form often boast:"Look,me,how many things I can complete at once.If I'm this busy,I must be important."Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking,at least behind the wheel,when it approved a bill banning drivers in a state from using handheld cellular phones.Too dangerous,the assembly said,citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to a collision(冲突)when they are talking on a cell phone.
No one can argue against using time effectively.But accompanying the supposed gains are losses.Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood.She walks rapidly,head down,cell phone clamped to her ear,chattering away,unconscious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine.Does the walk have any value?
More than a decade ago,long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use,a retired professor of theology in Indiana with whom I communicated made a case a time.Offering the simplest example,he said,"When you wash the dishes,wash the dishes."Good advice,I've found,whatever the task.
Perhaps,too,the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even sparka move away from other forms of multitasking.Who can tell?It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really composes productivity and achievements.
57.The text is mainly aboutC.
A.phoning-on-the-road
B.physical exercise
C.multitasking in life
D.work efficiency
58.What can be inferred from the text?B.
A.Multi-tasking is a boasting topic in America today
B.The author thinks the walk that the woman takes is of no value
C.Talking on a cell phone while driving does no much harm
D.The Indian professor likes washing dishes
59.What's the author's attitude towards multitasking?D.
A.Positive
B.Supportive
C.Sympathetic
D.Critical
60.What does the underlined word"spark"in the last paragraph most probably mean?D.
A.stop
B.praise
C.warn
D.start.
分析 本文讲述了‘"多任务操作"的危害.虽然很多时候说多任务操作似乎是高效的,比如说一边踏着跑步机,一边看电视,一边还打电话.但是,"多任务操作"也是危险的,比如司机一边开车一边打电话.文章最后还引用了一句美国印度安纳州退休教授说的一句话:"洗盘子的时候就洗盘子."作者认为多任务操作并不一定高效,甚至是有害的,他认为专心做一件事情更高效.
解答 57.C 主旨归纳.通读全文,可知本文主要讲述多任务操作的相关内容multitasking in life,故选C.
58.B 作者情感态度题.由第三段句子Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood.She walks rapidly,head down,cell phone clamped to her ear,chattering away,unconscious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine.Does the walk have any value?及本句前面的一句中心句可以推测作者的情感态度:No one can argue against using time effectively.But accompanying the supposed gains are losses.(没有人反对有效地利用好时间,但事物失去了原本的价值),故选B.
59.D 词义辨析及作者情感态度推测.A.Positive 积极的;B.支持的;C.同情的,赞同的;D.批判的.通读全文,作者举例说明:司机使用手机的时候更容易与其他人起冲突,"低头族"走路的时候只顾着看手机,以及后文引用退休教授的话来证明"专心做一件事"的观点.可见作者对"多任务操作"是"批判的"态度.故选D.
60.D 词义理解.spark本义为"闪烁,发散,鼓舞",理解句意"不允许在路上打电话将_____远离"多任务",以及后面一句It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really composes productivity and achievements.(它标志着这将成为人们对"什么因素才能促进多效和成功"的再度思考的第一步.)关键词 the first step(第一步),可知答案为start(开始).故选D.
点评 做本题时,首先需要通读全文,把握文章的主旨大意;其次,快速浏览后面的题目,并结合问题到文中相应的段落去寻找答案;另外,本文问题的设置旨在考查对全文或段落的主旨大意的概括上,因此在平时的阅读训练中,要学会找文章的中心段,或段落的中心句,并加以概括,从而提炼出文章或段落的主旨大意.
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When I read the above quote I couldn't help but (41)D Doris.She had been a science teacher by (42)A,but she also was a very(43)C person.All around her room were dolls that she had made.They were the most interesting dolls I'd ever seen;each was very (44)D from the other.
By talking to Doris I learned she'd(45)A a class in doll making.One day while I was in her room she took one of the dolls out of the case to(46)B me.This doll was very (47)D with fine artistic work.I was(48)B that anyone could do such unique work.
As Doris was(49)Athe doll carefully in her hand,I could see a slight break in the skirt.I was (50)Cto know what happened.Doris said that on the way to class she(51)B the side of the skirt.She expressed how scared she was and almost didn't go to(52)C at a11.When it came her(53)A to show the doll to the teacher,she had to point out the(54)D in the skirt.Doris felt for sure that the doll would be (55)C because of it.Much to her surprise the teacher told her she was just going to(56)A this break and grade the doll on the other good(57)D it had.Doris shared that this remark and(58)B from the teacher changed her life.
This teacher could have made Doris feel(59)A by her mistake.But (60)B her willingness to ignore the mistake,Doris was sharing her kindness with the next generation.
41.A.give up | B.call on | C.turn down | D.think of |
42.A.profession | B.accident | C.birth | D.mistake |
43.A.energetic | B.generous | C.creative | D.conservative |
44.A.far | B.safe | C.free | D.different |
45.A.taken | B.quitted | C.prepared | D.organized |
46.A.flatter | B.show | C.comfort | D.upset |
47.A.common | B.cheap | C.expensive | D.unusual |
48.A.disappointed | B.amazed | C.terrified | D.annoyed |
49.A.turning | B.bending | C.mending | D.shaking |
50.A.sorry | B.proud | C.curious | D.content |
51.A.burned | B.bumped | C.replaced | D.decorated |
52.A.hospital | B.church | C.class | D.work |
53.A.turn | B.task | C.honor | D.choice |
54.A.spot | B.patch | C.hole | D.break |
55.A.destroyed | B.appreciated | C.rejected | D.removed |
56.A.ignore | B.value | C.notice | D.assess |
57.A.talents | B.quantities | C.varieties | D.qualities |
58.A.responsibility | B.attitude | C.habit | D.standard |
59.A.ashamed | B.shocked | C.puzzled | D.overjoyed |
60.A.as for | B.because of | C.despite of | D.apart from. |