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【题目】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 peoplejugglea larger number of electronic products 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 large amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.

Multitasking also has an effect on young people's performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) answer. 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 (雇主) 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" most probably mean?

A.Want to buy.

B.Use at the same time.

C.Take the place of.

D.Search information from.

【2】In Paragraph 3, the author points out that ________.

A.family members do not greet each other

B.family members do not eat at the family table

C.young people get on well with their families

D.young people hardly communicate with their family members

【3】What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

B.Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets.

C.Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D.Multitasking influences young people's development seriously.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.

B.Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.

C.Educators feel that young people don't need to improve their study skills.

D.People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children's later study skills.

【5】The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by ________.

A.providing special examples

B.following the natural time order

C.giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects

D.comparing opinions from different worlds

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文阐述了multitasking的危害，真正走进了学生的心里，极容易引起大多数学生的共鸣。

【1】B. 此题为词义猜测题。从doing several things at the same time可以看出在young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study中juggle表示同时在干... ...

【2】D. 此题为细节判断。从They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table. 可以判断出答案为D.

【3】D. 此题为归纳大意试题。从本段主题句Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. 可以得出答案为D.

【4】A. 根据文章第四段When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应).可知A是正确的。

【5】C. 本题考查对全文的写作结构的归纳。本文作者根据因果分析整个文章的。