Question

【题目】Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题):

For many of us,the idea of a family is a lot narrower than it used to be.Today children go away to college,and take up jobs wherever chances seem greatest.So instead of growing up in a family with grandparents,aunts,uncles and cousins,many of us are truly connected only to our parents and brothers.

Many kids today know little of the lives of their relatives and don't care deeply about them.

Whether we realize it or not.(he feeling of being disconnected makes people feel lonely."People need to feel connected,"says Joy Browne,a doctor in the U.S.“And they will do it in the easiest ways."When family members aren't connected,what could be easier than forming a connection to famous people?

This isn't something unusual,of course.People cried when Mei Yanfang died in 2003.It's natural and in most ways harmless to feel that way,but that's unhealthy,because the relationships aren't two-way(相互的)

For that,we need to stay connected to our own families.Parents can help by telling their children stories about their grandparents,aunts and cousins so that children can know their latest activities and interests.

We can keep connected with our relatives by using technology.It's easy to send E-mail to granddad better yet.A week of relaxing vacation can be a great way to tie up family ties.And when a bad thing happens,no one can be as helpful as your relatives.Because no matter how much we cry for the famous people,they can't be there to cry for us.

【1】Are we often connected to our relatives now?

________________________________________________________________

【2】What makes people feel lonely?

__________________________________________________________________

【3】The relationships between the famous people and us aren't two-way,are they?

__________________________________________________________________

【4】Why do parents tell children stories about the relatives?

___________________________________________________________________

【5】How can we keep connected with our relatives?

___________________________________________________________________

【6】What do you think of keeping connected with your relatives?

____________________________________________________________________

【7】How do you connect with them?

_____________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No./ No, we aren’t.

【2】The feeling of being disconnected.

【3】No, they aren’t.

【4】Because children can know their latest activities and interests.

【5】By using technology.

【6】It's necessary/important/helpful... to keep connected with our relatives.

【7】By sending E-mail to them.

【解析】

短文大意：短文关注的是亲戚之间的亲情越来越淡薄的社会问题，指出我们需要与自己的家人保持联系，因为当一件坏事发生时，没有人能像你的亲戚那样帮助你。

【1】题意：我们现在经常和亲戚联系吗?考查细节理解。根据“Many kids today know little of the lives of their relatives and don't care deeply about them今天的许多孩子对他们亲戚的生活知之甚少，也不关心他们”可知答案是否定的，故填No./ No, we aren’t.

【2】题意：是什么让人们感到孤独?考查细节理解。根据“The feeling of being disconnected makes people feel lonely被孤立的感觉会让人感到孤独”可知填The feeling of being disconnected.

【3】题意：名人和我们之间的关系不是双向的，是吗?考查细节理解。根据“It's natural and in most ways harmless to feel that way, but that's unhealthy, because the relationships aren't two-way这种感觉很自然，而且在很多方面是无害的，但那是不健康的，因为这种关系不是双向的”可知不是，故填No, they aren’t.

【4】题意：为什么父母要给孩子讲亲戚的故事?考查细节理解。根据“Parents can help by telling their children stories about their grandparents, aunts and cousins so that children can know their latest activities and interests父母可以告诉他们的孩子关于他们的祖父母、阿姨和堂兄弟姐妹的故事，这样孩子就可以知道他们最新的活动和兴趣”可知填Because children can know their latest activities and interests.

【5】题意：我们如何与亲戚保持联系?考查细节理解。根据“We can keep connected with our relatives by using technology我们可以通过使用技术与我们的亲戚保持联系”可知填By using technology.

【6】题意：你觉得和亲戚保持联系怎么样?考查观点态度。根据“And when a bad thing happens, no one can be as helpful as your relatives当一件坏事发生时，没有人能像你的亲戚那样帮助你”可知和亲戚保持联系非常重要，故填It's necessary/important/helpful... to keep connected with our relatives.

【7】题意：你如何与他们联系?考查细节理解。根据“It's easy to send E-mail to granddad better yet给爷爷发电子邮件更容易了”可知是通过发电子邮件，故填By sending E-mail to them.

阅读短文回答问题，即根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断，组织语言回答问题。首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读时要注意辨认和记忆具体事实，重要情节，事物的起因、过程、结果及发生的地点、时间等，这对题目的判断至关重要，需要考生综合所有的细节来理解把握。例如小题7，问如何与亲戚们联系，考查细节理解。根据“It's easy to send E-mail to granddad better yet给爷爷发电子邮件更容易了”可知是通过发电子邮件，故填By sending E-mail to them。