C

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(電子產(chǎn)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(反應). 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

 

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

1.此題為詞義猜測題。從doing several things at the same time可以看出在young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(電子產(chǎn)品)as they study中juggle表示同時在干... ...

2.此題為細節(jié)判斷。從They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table. 可以判斷出答案為D.

3.此題為歸納大意試題。從本段主題句Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. 可以得出答案為A.

4.本題考查對全文的寫作結構的歸納。

從文章的第一段可以看出：作者先提出在8歲到18歲之間的年輕人身上的 being able to multitask是不受人歡迎的這么一個觀點。接著作者分析了being able to multitask給這些年輕人帶來的壞的影響。

 

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