Question

The iPod Generation

Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital（數(shù)碼的） noise reduction systems” 1. So are you one of them?

For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 2. What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “I’m not available for chatting at the moment.”

Suppose you’re at work and about to make a breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this exact moment, the slightest disturbance would interrupt your work. 3. Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.

4. It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do, their “Yes. Mum.” Problem solved.

Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears, but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We’ll be in a virtual(虛擬的) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. 5. And they are changing our social habits along the way.

A. Outside life is shut out.

B. Our high-tech tools are changing quickly.

C. I also have wires hanging from my ears.

D. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.

E. I don't have to deal with the noise from the environment.

F. After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed.

G. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.

Answer 1

1.A

2.E

3.G

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：當今隨處可見帶著耳機的青少年們，他們沉浸在自己的世界里，與外界隔絕�？萍几淖兞巳藗兊纳�活習慣，在讓生活更加美好的同時，人們似乎也逐漸成為它們的奴隸。

1.A考查理解概括能力。根據(jù)前文語境“人們?nèi)�著耳機，沉浸在自己的世界里，有時甚至意識不到外界發(fā)生的事情”，以及“他們在各自的空間活動，戴著他們自己的數(shù)碼音樂產(chǎn)生系統(tǒng)(耳機)”可知對他們來說，外界環(huán)境是被關閉的，與A項表述“Outside life is shut out.”一致，故選A。

2.E考查理解概括能力。根據(jù)空缺處之前的句子可知，作者認為生活在自己的世界里是很不錯的；空缺處后面的句子則表明“更好的是，戴耳機是給別人發(fā)出的一個信號，告訴他們自己此刻不想講話�！惫蔈項“I don't have to deal with the noise from the environment.（我無需應對外界的聲音）”符合上下文的語境。故選E。

3.G 考查理解概括能力。根據(jù)本段的內(nèi)容可知當你在做一件事情而且不能被打擾的時候，你耳朵上的耳機會給周圍的人“走開，請勿打擾”的暗示。G選項“Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.（用耳機聽音樂就是一個很好的忽視那些打擾的方法）”符合語境，而且其中的such interruptions和上句中的interrupt相對應。故選G，

4.D 考查理解概括能力。根據(jù)后文中的their whole family，their mothers可知這一段主要講戴耳機在家里的用處。D項表述中的the home situation呼應這一段內(nèi)容。故選D。

5.B 考查理解概括能力。作者在最后一段里講到，耳機給人們的生活帶來改變，人們交流的方式隨著科技發(fā)展的變化也在改變，人們可以在虛擬的世界里交流。根據(jù)空缺處后面的句子“它們也在改變著我們的社交方式”可知，B項表述“Our high-tech tools are changing quickly.”符合語境。后面的they指代的就是high-tech tools。故選B。

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