Question

【題目】“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷達).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder that more people don’t wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with complaining about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.

Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email.

However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don’t assume it is OK to be rude if the person you’re in touch with won’t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.

We shouldn’t blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.

【1】What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?

A. People can tell good from bad behavior.

B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.

C. People care little about their behavior.

D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.

【2】Some people are less willing to deal with humans because__________.

A. they are becoming less patient

B. they are growing too independent

C. they have to handle many important messages

D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.

【3】The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ___________.

A. Ridiculous B. disgusting

C. acceptable D. reasonable

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. We should applaud good behavior.

B. Technology can never be blamed

C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.

D. Technology will take over lives one day.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要敘述當今社會中人與人之間的交往越來越少，美好的行為越來越少見，并分析了具體原因：新技術(shù)的運用。最后倡導我們多弘揚正能量。

【1】C 猜測詞義題。根據(jù)“ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷達).”禮貌已經(jīng)從雷達中消失了。該句說明現(xiàn)在很多人都不講禮貌。結(jié)合第一段其余內(nèi)容可知是在分析人們不講禮貌的原因。故C正確。

【2】A 推理題。根據(jù)第二段第三句It feels very slow because humans don’t work at 4G speeds.可知現(xiàn)在的人不愿意與他人交流主要是因為嫌回應(yīng)的速度不夠，也就是沒有耐心。故A正確。

【3】 B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.可知發(fā)匿名短信給別人是令人厭惡的事情。故B正確。

【4】A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we’d publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.可知如果我們看見好的行為，表揚這些好的行為更重要。因為弘揚正能量比批評糟糕的行為更有意義。故A正確。