After too long on the Net，even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend‘s Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes too difficult to understand after his clear words on screen; a secretary‘s tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid- hours becomes minutes， and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends， once a highlight of my week，are now just two ordinary days.

For the last three years，since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose，I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit (提交) articles and edit them by E-mail and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is computer-mediated.

If I desired，I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food，and manage my money，love and work. In fact，at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home，going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries.  I watched most of the blizzard of 96 on TV.

 But after a while，life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve merged (融合) with my machines，taking data in spitting them back out， just another node （波节）on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. It’s like attending an A. A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net opponents’ worst nightmare.

What first seemed like a luxury，crawling from bed to computer，not worrying about hair，and clothes and face，has become an avoidance，a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction，coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.

At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I'd never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe (安慰) me, but then I'm jarred (使感不快) by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively (强制性能地) needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. "Dateline," "Frontline," "Nightline," CNN, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to background.

1．Compared to the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent becomes____

    A．unreal       B．unbearable       C．misleading       D．not understandable

2．What does the last paragraph mean

    A．Having worked on the computer for too long, she became a bit strange.

B．She is so interested in TV programs that she often forgets her work

    C．She watches TV a lot in order to keep up with the latest news and the weather.

    D．She turns on TV now and then in order to get some comfort from TV program.

3．What is the author’s attitude to the computer?

    A．She has become bored with it.

    B．She dislikes it because TV is more attractive.

    C．She dislikes it because it cuts off her relation with the outside world.

    D．She likes it because it is very convenient.

4．The underlined phrase “coming back out of the cave ”probably means_______.         

A．going back to the dreaming world         B．coming back home from the outside world

C．restoring direct human contact            D．getting away from living a strange life

I had the meanest mother in the world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast．I had to have cereal, eggs and toast．Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'．But at least I was not alone in my suffering．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times．She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing．We had to wear clean clothes every day．Other kids always wore their clothes for days． We reached the height of disgrace （耻辱） because she made our clothes herself, just to save money．
The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning．So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law．She made us work I
believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us．Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing．My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks．None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout （辍学者）．
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults．Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children．I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world．
【小题1】From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was____．

My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought   1 . My complaints, even self-justified（自有道理）  2 , were always landing on   3  ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their   4  into tears. I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to   5  my method of “mothering”.
One day when they were at school, I spent some time tidying their rooms. On their desks, in plain   6 , I left the cards: “Dear Bill(the other card was   7  to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.”   8  arriving back, the children were   9  excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy   10  for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and   11  asking them to play a certain violin   12 . Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas   13 ．
Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little   14 : “If you can finish your homework and go over your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in   15  of well-done jobs the day  16 .
 17  I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its （贴条）. The bathroom mirror became the  18  centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be  19 .
We all benefited from and   20  the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication．

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

We should learn to put love in motion every day．We should show our children that even the   36  act of kindness counts．

The chiming clock announced it was time to leave for church, but I was far from   37 ．Seeing this, my husband   38   to iron my clothes for me．Our 3-year-old daughter approached him．

“Are you ironing   39   shirt, Daddy? ” she asked．

“No, I’m ironing Mommy’s shirt．”

“Oh, did you think it was your shirt? ” A small giggle（咯咯笑）escaped her   40  ．“That’s silly．” k+s-5#u 

“No, I knew it was Mommy’s shirt．” he said．

A(n)   41   expression crossed my daughter’s face．“Then why are you doing that?”

“Because your Mommy is a special person, and I like to   42   her．” he answered．

“Oh,” she happily replied, and then skipped out of the room．“I’m going to help my brother．”

As our children’s   43   teachers, we know that little eyes watch our every move．They imitate not only our actions, but our 　44  ．For example, we often hear our children   45   their brothers, sisters or friends in a   46   we know they learned from   47  ．But on the positive side, the propensity (倾向性) to   48   can serve us well when we try to model, and   49  teach, an attitude of kindness and cheerful servanthood．

We all try to do nice things for our family．Think about the last time when you cooked a meal or folded laundry．  50   did you feel about   51   your family in this way? Were you glad to do it   52   did you feel resentful that you were stuck with this mundane (平凡的) chore?   53  , none of us has a cheerful servant’s heart every day．  54   if we want our children willingly to reach out to others and show kindness and compassion, it is essential that they see us doing the   55  ．

36．A．biggest    B．smallest  C．least            D．best

37．A．relaxed    B．satisfied         C．ready    D．happy

38．A．showed    B．provided C．supplied    D．offered

39．A．my        B．your            C．our             D．their

40．A．lips       B．nose            C．eyes     D．ears

41．A．upset      B．funny           C．puzzled  D．proud

42．A．offer      B．gain     C．give     D．help

43．A．last       B．first     C．closest   D．best

44．A．behavior B．attitudes   C．manners        D．thought

45．A．praise     B．point    C．appreciate       D．scold

46．A．tone       B．word    C．voice    D．accent

47．A．others      B．friends          C．us              D．teachers

48．A．imitate     B．give            C．obtain           D．learn

49．A．in charge      B．in detail       C．in return             D．in turn

50．A．What     B．How            C．That            D．Whether  

51．A．serving    B．caring         C．leaving          D．building

52．A．and         B．or     C．but        D．otherwise

53．A．Surprisingly     B．Naturally            C．Regularly            D．Patiently

54．A．Maybe     B．Still     C．Otherwise       D．But

55．A．good            B．job            C．example             D．same

Would you please listen? It’s a complaint we’ve all heard (though perhaps not listened to). The price paid for not listening can be high: from making a mess of a task to broken relationships. “Frustrated, devalued, and disrespected—that’s how people feel when they’re ‘heard’ but not ‘listened to’,” says Jennie Grau, president of communications training and coaching firm Taliaferro Grau Associates. Yet focusing attention and understanding—the qualities that make physically hearing different from actually listening—can be hard to develop.

Learn to truly understand others, and you’ll improve your personal and professional skill sets alike. Business is all about relationships, and being a better listener helps you establish more positive relationships, says Rockhurst University communications professor Laura Janusik.

The first step is to limit anything that draws your attention away. Give up multi-tasking, and focus on what the speaker’s saying. If the moment simply doesn’t allow you to pay full attention, set up an alternative time when you will be able to concentrate.

Next, stop interrupting. Always want to jump in before the other person finishes speaking? Control yourself like this: Press your fingers firmly, count to five, and re-evaluate whether it’s time to talk. Be aware of the subjects or words that influence your emotions—both positive and negative—and calm down before responding.

Finally, listen between the lines. If you hear only the words without paying attention to the speaker’s tone of voice, facial expression, and body language, you risk missing hidden meanings or important signals. Confirm you’ve “gotten” the message. Transform what others said into a few words of your own.

And when it’s your turn to speak, know you’ve provided a model for how you hope your words will be received.

63. What’s the difference between hearing and listening according to the passage? (No more than 14 words)

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64. What does the author mean by saying “listen between the lines” in Paragraph 5? (No more than 8 words)

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65. What’s the best title for the passage? (No more than 8 words)

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