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【題目】 The age of technology is a great and convenient thing, but it does have effects on us in many different ways.

It causes long-term memory loss. Thanks to Baidu, we don't really have to remember much of anything. Questions are answered at the drop of a hat because Baidu is all-knowing! Is that a good thing, though? People aren't digging through their brains anymore to find answers. Here's the good news: we can still exercise our long-term memory by simply thinking before we Baidu. If we don't want to go down that road, we can search Baidu for some memory games to play. Turn Baidu into an asset instead of an enemy.

It makes us lack patience. Baidu gives us what we want. Everything is instant. In fact, if we have to wait for even a handful of minutes for anything, we start losing our minds. This idea of instant satisfaction carries through to many other aspects of our lives, too, like when we go out to eat, drive in traffic, or even deal with workplace accidents. Instead of using Baidu to lessen our anger, try searching for some mindful meditations (沉思).Focus on our breath and realize everything doesn't have to move at lightening speed. We can actually listen to some peaceful spa or meditation music on our Pandora, too!

It wastes our time. Be honest, how much time are we spending on Baidu every day? Whether we're doing research for our own personal needs, buying clothing, or writing a research paper, we all spend a ton of time on the trusty Internet. Are we always being efficient with this time? For the sake of our precious time, if we haven't used Baidu Drive, we should. Keep spreadsheets, text docs, PDFs, slideshows, and even recordings exactly where we can easily find them. Keep a running list of websites we know we'll revisit.

Overall, things are different these days. Yes, there are noticeable negative side effects because of the Baidu invasion, but we don't have to fall into that trap. Stay sharp and don't let ourselves become imprisoned doing the Baidu god's bidding.

【1】Which of the following can best replace the underlined part “at the drop of a hat”?

A.at one pointB.in no timeC.in a wayD.at a loss

【2】Why do we turn impatient in real life according to paragraph 3?

A.We depend on ourselves too much.

B.We can't get everything with Baidu.

C.We can't get quick services in real life.

D.We get used to Baidu's quick convenience.

【3】What is the author's advice on saving time online?

A.Using Baidu Drive.

B.Keeping papers correctly.

C.Being efficient with work.

D.Emptying websites records timely.

【4】What does the text mainly tell us?

A.The side effects of Baidu and solutions.

B.The advantages and functions of Baidu.

C.The technology and influence of the Internet.

D.The disadvantages and risks of the Internet.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

本文為說明文。文章主要說明了百度的副作用以及針對此的解決方案。

【1】詞義猜測題。第二段“Thanks to Baidu, we don't really have to remember much of anything” 多虧了百度，我們不必記住太多東西。以及劃線句的下句“because Baidu is all-knowing! ...People aren't digging through their brains anymore to find answers.”因?yàn)榘俣仁菬o所不知的，人們不再絞盡腦汁尋找答案。由于百度無所不知，只要百度，立刻就有答案，可判斷“Questions are answered at the drop of a hat”是指問題可以馬上得到回答。因此“at the drop of a hat”意為立刻，故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“It makes us lack patience. Baidu gives us what we want. Everything is instant. In fact, if we have to wait for even a handful of minutes for anything, we start losing our minds. This idea of instant satisfaction carries through to many other aspects of our lives,” 這使我們?nèi)狈δ托�。百度給了我們想要的。一切都是瞬間的事。事實(shí)上，如果我們要等上幾分鐘，我們就會開始失去理智，這種即時(shí)滿足感貫穿于我們生活的許多其他方面。由此可推斷出，百度給了我們想要的東西，快速方便，我們習(xí)慣了它，所以現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中如果讓我們等幾分鐘，就會不耐煩，由此可知， 現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的不耐煩是因?yàn)槲覀兞?xí)慣了它的快速方便。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“Are we always being efficient with this time? For the sake of our precious time, if we haven't used Baidu Drive, we should.” 我們在這段時(shí)間總是很有效率嗎?為了我們寶貴的時(shí)間，如果我們還沒有使用百度驅(qū)動器，我們應(yīng)該使用它。由此可知，為了節(jié)約時(shí)間，我們應(yīng)該運(yùn)用百度驅(qū)動器。分析選項(xiàng)可知A項(xiàng)符合題意，故選A。

【4】主旨大意題。第一段“The age of technology is a great and convenient thing, but it does have effects on us in many different ways.”可知，科技時(shí)代是一個(gè)偉大而便捷的時(shí)代，但它確實(shí)對我們產(chǎn)生了許多不同的影響。接著第二段“t causes long-term memory loss. ...Here's the good news: we can still exercise our long-term memory by simply thinking before we Baidu. If we don't want to go down that road, we can search Baidu for some memory games to play. Turn Baidu into an asset instead of an enemy.”它會導(dǎo)致長期記憶喪失......好消息是：我們?nèi)匀豢梢酝ㄟ^在百度之前簡單的思考來鍛煉我們的長期記憶。如果我們不想走這條路，我們可以在百度上搜索一些記憶游戲來玩。把百度變成一個(gè)資產(chǎn)而不是敵人。第三段“It makes us lack patience. ...Instead of using Baidu to lessen our anger, try searching for some mindful meditations (沉思).Focus on our breath and realize everything...” 它使我們?nèi)狈δ托摹?/span>...不用百度來減輕我們的憤怒,嘗試尋沉思。專注于我們的呼吸，...。第四段“It wastes our time. ...For the sake of our precious time, if we haven't used Baidu Drive, we should. Keep spreadsheets,...Keep a running list of websites we know we'll revisit ” 它浪費(fèi)我們的時(shí)間。為了節(jié)省時(shí)間，我們應(yīng)該百度驅(qū)動器...把我們知道會再訪問的網(wǎng)站列一個(gè)清單。最后一段做了總結(jié) “Yes, there are noticeable negative side effects because of the Baidu invasion, but we don't have to fall into that trap. Stay sharp and don't let ourselves become imprisoned doing the Baidu god's bidding.” 由于百度的入侵，有明顯的負(fù)面影響，但我們不必落入這個(gè)陷阱。保持敏銳，不要讓自己被禁錮在神的命令中。從第二段一直到最后，每一段首先敘述百度的副作用，然而提出解決它的方法。分析選項(xiàng)可知A項(xiàng)（百度的副作用和解決方案）符合題意，故選A。

在閱讀中我們經(jīng)常會考查猜測詞義題。事實(shí)上，閱讀材料中的每個(gè)詞與它前后的詞語或句子甚至段落都有聯(lián)系。運(yùn)用邏輯推理猜測詞義是使用最廣考查最多也最易失分的猜詞方式，這要求考生具備整合分散、復(fù)雜信息的能力，充分利用上下文（各種已知信息）并結(jié)合具體的語境推測、判斷某些詞或短語的詞義。例如第3小題詞意猜測題。如第1小題屬于猜測詞義題。第二段“Thanks to Baidu, we don't really have to remember much of anything” 多虧了百度，我們不必記住太多東西。以及劃線句的下句“because Baidu is all-knowing! ...People aren't digging through their brains anymore to find answers.”因?yàn)榘俣仁菬o所不知的，人們不再絞盡腦汁尋找答案。由于百度無所不知，只要查找百度，立刻就有答案，可判斷“Questions are answered at the drop of a hat”是指問題可以馬上得到回答。因此“at the drop of a hat”意為立刻，故選B。