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　 Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table.

Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets(器具)on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response(反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.

1.What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. Want to buy　　　　　　　 B. Take the place of.

C. Use at the same time 　　　 D. Seek for information from.

2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that 　　 .

A. family members do not cat at the family table

B. family member do not greet each other

C. young people live happily in their families

D. young people seldom talk with their family members

3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Multitasking is harmful to young people’s development.

B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets

C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

4.The author develops the passage mainly by 　 .

A. providing typical examples　　 　　　　　

B. following the natural time order

C. comparing opinions from different fields

D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not        normally together. The right side of his        could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was      for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked        while someone held each of his hands.

Then came the     . He attended an all-day center where he       every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in        , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would       him there in the

mornings. However, they       —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a       healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.

It      .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of      to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  

Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of       hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I      , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”

A few years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience (服从), while children complained (抱怨) that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric (结构) of our society.

　　One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation (职业). In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.

　　In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong desire that parents have for their children are another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

　　Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.

　　No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature (特点) of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes.

　67. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _______.

　　A. the generation gap suddenly appeared

　　B. the generation gap is a feature of modern social life

　　C. people can reduce the generation gap

　　D. many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap

　68. The word “around” in Paragraph 1 means _______.

　　A. on all sides　 B. near　 C. in every direction　 D. in existence

69. In American society, young people often _______.

　　A. depend on their parents to make a life

　　B. stay with their parents in order to get a chance for higher education

　　C. seek the best advice from their parents

　　D. have very little in common with their parents

　70. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A. Parents should be strict with their children.

　　B. The younger generation should value the older generation for their wisdom.

　　C. The generation gap is partly caused by the older generation.

D. The generation gap does not exist in American society.

　　When you think about math, you probably don’t think about breaking the law, solving mysteries or finding criminals. But a mathematician in Maryland does, and he has come up with mathematical tools to help police find criminals.

　　People who solve crimes look for patterns that might reveal (揭示) the identity of the criminal. It’s long been believed, for example, that criminals will break the law closer to where they live, simply because it’s easier to get around in their own neighborhood. If police see a pattern of robberies in a certain area, they may look for a suspect who lives near the crime scenes. So, the farther away from the area a crime takes place, the less likely it is that the same criminal did it.

　　But Mike O’Leary, a mathematician at Towson University in Maryland, says that this kind of approach may be too simple. He says that police may get better clues to the location of a criminal’s home base by combining these patterns with a city’s layout (布局) and historical crime records.

　　The records of past crimes contain geographical information and can reveal easy targets — that is, the kind of stores that might be less difficult to rob. Because these stores are along roads, the locations of past crimes contain information about where major streets and intersections are. O’Leary is writing a new computer program that will quickly provide this kind of information for a given city. His program also includes information about the people who live in the city, and information about how a criminal’s patterns change with age. It’s been shown, for example, that the younger the criminal, the closer to home the crime.

　　Other computer programmers have worked on similar software, but O’Leary’s uses more math. The mathematician plans to make his computer program available, free of charge, to police departments around the country.

　　The program is just one way to use math to fight crime. O’Leary says that criminology — the study of crime and criminals — contains a lot of good math problems. “I’m the only one who knows what gold looks like,” he says. “It’s a lot of fun.”

　　49. To find criminals, police usually _________.

　　A. check who are on the crime scene

　　B. seek help from local people

　　C. depend on new mathematical tools

　　D. focus on where crimes take place

　　50. O’Leary is writing a computer program that _________.

　　A. uses math to increase the speed of calculation

　　B. tells the identity of a criminal in a certain area

　　C. provides the crime records of a given city

　　D. shows changes in criminals’ patterns

　　51. By “I’m the only one who knows what gold looks like”, O’Leary means that he _________.

　　A. is better at finding gold than others

　　B. is the only one who uses math to make money

　　C. knows best how to use math to help solve crimes

　　D. has more knowledge of gold than other mathematicians

　　52. What is the main idea of the text?

　　A. Math could help police find criminals.

　　B. Criminals live near where crimes occur.

　　C. Crime records could be used to fight crime.

　　D. Computer software works in preventing crimes.

Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not 1 normally together. The right side of his 2 could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was 3for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked 4 while someone held each of his hands.
Then came the5. He attended an all-day center where he 6every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in 7, to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would 8 him there in the
mornings. However, they9—against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a10healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.
It11.Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His 12 has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but 13 his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of14to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  
Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of 15 hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I16 , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”
“Overnight success” is the17 of years of tenacity (坚韧)and continued 18 . 
Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad 19  to them. They’ll find the path to their dream. 20, they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促进) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.  

1. 1.
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   4. D.
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2. 2.
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4. 4.
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      slowly
5. 5.
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   3. C.
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   4. D.
      failures
6. 6.
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   3. C.
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   4. D.
      enjoyed
7. 7.
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   3. C.
      excitement
   4. D.
      disappointment
8. 8.
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9. 9.
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10. 10.
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11. 11.
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       went off
12. 12.
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    4. D.
       progress
13. 13.
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    2. B.
       visits　
    3. C.
       invites　
    4. D.
       joins
14. 14.
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       objects　
    2. B.
       Enemies
    3. C.
       habits 　
    4. D.
       difficulties
15. 15.
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       flower
    2. B.
       spirit
    3. C.
       strength
    4. D.
       pride
16. 16.
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       lose　　
    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
       stop
17. 17.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
       symbol
    4. D.
       sign
18. 18.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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19. 19.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
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20. 20.
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    2. B.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
       Rather