题目
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According to a study, Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated(孤立的). The study suggests, for example, that one quarter of Americans say that they have no one to discuss important personal issues with, and that the number of close friends that Americans have has dropped from three to two. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports that this spreading isolation is experienced more sharply among those with less education, people of color, and older Americans. Unsurprisingly, those who are young, white, and well educated tend to have stronger social networks.
From my own experience I have to say that I’ve never felt more connected, thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues. One of my closest friends is someone I met through an online discussion group who lives hundreds of miles away from me. We have met face-to-face only twice, yet our regular electronic correspondence and cell phone calls maintain our close friendship. And, speaking of blogging, my blog has introduced me to people I would never have met otherwise and has led to enduring and important friendships.
On the other hand, I recently saw a scene unfold that proved to me how deeply disconnected we as Americans have become. I had just wrapped up a presentation on mediation at a family therapy (治疗) center.
As I was leaving, I noticed a mother and her teenage son who had just completed their session with their family therapist. After making their next appointment, they both took out their cell phones, placed calls, and began loud conversations with whoever was on the other end. I walked out behind them to the parking lot to my car. They both jumped into their cars, and, as I saw them drive off, they were still talking on their cell phones but not to each other.
小题1:What does the passage lead you to believe?
| A．Americans are more socially isolated today. |
| B．Americans are more socially connected today. |
| C．Americans don’t make good use of technology. |
| D．Technology plays a bigger role in American society. |
| A．Sex. | B．Education. | C．Skin color. | D．Age. |
| A．They came for therapy in the same car. |
| B．They were quite close to each other. |
| C．There was not much communication between them. |
| D．They preferred talking to each other on cell phones. |
| A．The writer is totally against the modern technology. |
| B．The mother and the son have finished their family therapist and get a better relationship. |
| C．As far as the writer is concerned, he has benefited a lot from the modern technology. |
| D．Those black and well-educated people have stronger social network than aged white people. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
解析
试题分析：本文论述了科技使我们的交流能力发生了改变。大多数都通过手机，博客，电子邮件，网站，即使讯息等进行沟通而很少通过面对面的交谈来进行交流，从而使很多人产生孤立感。
小题1:从第二段 Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated(孤立的)可知正确答案为A.
小题2:从第二段“... more sharply among those with less education, people of color, and older Americans”可知孤立感与教育，肤色，年龄均有关，故只有A答案无关。
小题3:从最后一段they were still talking on their cell phones but not to each other可知他们只是拿着电话跟电话那头的人说话而他俩不谈话，可推断出他们之间没有多少交流。
小题4:从第二段From my own experience I have to say that I’ve never felt more connected, thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues可知C为正确答案。A答案错误在totally .
点评：本文论述了科技使我们的交流能力发生了改变。 文章列举了大量的事实，研究发现，以及个人的体会和亲身经历来说明问题，内容较多，关系复杂，阅读中要注意这些问题之间的关系，多读几遍，然后再完成阅读。但题目并不难，多为细节题和推理题。
核心考点
试题【Technology has totally transformed our ability to communicate with each other. L】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Once inside, the cow is rewarded with food. As the cow eats, a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine. A few minutes later, milking is complete. The gate is opened, the cow is released and the next cow enters.
The robotic systems are designed to operate 24 hours a day. The cows get to decide when they want to be milked. Cows are milked an average of about three times a day. Some are milked four to six times a day.
The cows wear collars around their necks that identify them to the system. A computer keeps records on their eating and milking. A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked.
The automated system also measures the temperature and color of freshly produced milk. Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the tests.
Professor Plaut believes the systems will appeal especially to the next generation of farmers. She means young people who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm. Still, she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.
Doug and Tina Suhr have more than 100 cows on their family farm. Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system. A recent story in a local agricultural newspaper said the first robot cost 175 000 dollars. The second cost 150 000.
Doug told AgriNews that wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot. He says the increase in milk production reaches a high of more than six kilograms per cow per day.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we can infer________.
| A．the robotic system is designed to reduce labor |
| B．cows can be raised by robots in the future |
| C．robots direct cows into milking stations |
| D．cows are kept clean by robots on some farms |
| A．adjust the temperature of milking stations |
| B．judge the quality of fresh milk |
| C．improve the appetite of cows |
| D．keep fresh milk for two weeks |
| A．Because young people have no interest in it. |
| B．Because it is difficult to learn how to use it. |
| C．Because people can’t afford to buy it. |
| D．Because it usually causes the waste of milk. |
| A．150, 000-170, 000. | B．750, 000. | C．150, 000 -30, 000. | D．30, 000- 32, 000 |
| A．Letting robot milk your cow | B．Milking cows by hand |
| C．Improving the quality of milk | D．Drinking fresh milk every day |
My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.
When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, her face lit up(露出喜色) and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray(祈祷) that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.
小题1:With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son ______.
| A．became the best student in his class |
| B．was interested in singing songs |
| C．quickly finished his 4th grade lessons |
| D．improved his grades greatly |
| A．She regarded the students as members of a family. |
| B．She had special ways to help students study. |
| C．She was good at teaching football and music. |
| D．She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails. |
| A．look forward to | B．pay attention to |
| C．get away from | D．take care of |
| A．Miss Green was the best teacher at the school |
| B．all the students in the school liked Miss Green |
| C．Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade |
| D．the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green |
| A．what his son studied at school |
| B．his son once had a good teacher |
| C．how to be a good and popular teacher |
| D．a teacher who liked playing with students |
In the past fifty years there has been a great increase in the amount or research done on the brain. Scientists have found out that the way the brain works is not so simple as people in general may think. Chemists tell us that about 100,000 chemical changes take place in the brain every second. Some recent researches also suggest that we can remember everything that happened to us. We may not be able to think of the things we have heard and seen but it is kept there in the store-house of the human mind. Earlier scientists thought that the power of one’s brain got weaker and weaker as one grows older. But it is plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It is now thought that is not true. As long as the brain is given plenty of exercise, it keeps its power. It has proved that an old person who has always been active in the mind has a quicker mind than a young person who has done physical work without using much of his brain.
小题1:In the last century, scientists found that a person would lose the power to do certain things _____.
| A．when he got weaker in health |
| B．if certain parts of his brain were hurt |
| C．after he did a quite different job |
| D．when he grew older |
| A．what each part of the brain is doing |
| B．how many chemical changes take place in the brain each second |
| C．whether each part of the brain does the same job |
| D．which part of the brain is the most important |
| A．faster when he is old |
| B．a little now and a little then |
| C．in a very simple way |
| D．without any rest all day long |
| A．Scientists are working hard at the researches on the brain. |
| B．As many as six million chemical changes take place in the brain every minute. |
| C．A young man doing physical labor is sure to have a much slower mind. |
| D．Even an old man has a quick mind only if his brain is given much exercise. |
| A．the less result we will gain |
| B．the more work they are able to do |
| C．the weaker their power will get |
| D．the more tired they will feel |
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf(耳聋的). Today, however, scientists believe that 10% of workers in Britain are deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young people like to listen to “pop” music and most of “pop” music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet plane or machines will make people’s life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad. It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝） can cause deafness.
Nowadays the governments in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels. In China, the people’s government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also the noise pollution problems.
小题1:In the world today, not every person knows .
| A．water pollution | B．air pollution | C．harmful pollution | D．noise pollution |
| A．90% of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noise |
| B．10% of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places |
| C．10% of all the workers in Britain are deafened by the noise where they work. |
| D．90% of all the workers are free from any noise |
| A．weave cloth | B．sell newspapers |
| C．like listening to music | D．often travel by plane |
| A．in working places | B．of less then 85 decibels |
| C．of over 85 decibels | D．of only 85 decibels |
Kamikatsu, a Japanese village, has already gone Zero Waste. The 2,000 villagers recycle everything possible. There are 34 different boxes at the recycling center! The villagers sometimes just feel unhappy about what they have to do, but they also see the good side.
Let’s think about how to enjoy a Zero Waste Christmas. By sending recyclable cards, we can help our friends and family reduce(减少) waste. And wouldn’t it be better to enjoy the spirit of Christmas with a real tree that can be re-planted in spring?
Going Zero Waste requires us to think more about what happens before and after we act. It is not always easy. But just think how good it would be, both for ourselves and for the earth we live on, if we never had to waste anything.
小题1:The underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to __________.
| A．a plastic bag | B．the rubbish | C．a difficult thing | D．going Zero Waste |
| A．Plant trees at Christmas. |
| B．Using plastic bags when shopping. |
| C．Sending recyclable cards for Christmas. |
| D．Buying things when you are very hungry. |
| A．To persuade people to reduce waste. |
| B．To teach people how to enjoy Christmas. |
| C．To introduce the life of Japanese villagers. |
| D．To tell people how to deal with difficulties. |
| A．Topic--Examples--Discussion | B．Examples--Argument--Topic |
| C．Topic--explanation--Argument | D．Examples--Explanation--Discussion |
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