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      Anna Schiferl hadn,t even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed text to her mom,one recent Saturday. Mom was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted an egg for breakfast. Soon after,Joanna Schiferl called,rtIf you want to talk to me,Anna,come downstairs and see me!Anna laughs about it now. “I was kind of being lazy,” she admits.

    These days,many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. And that's creating a communication divide,of sorts — the talkers vs. the texters. Some would argue that' s no big deal. But many experts say the most success-fill communicators will,of course,have the competence to do both. And they fear that more of us are unable to have 一 or at least are avoiding 一 the traditional face-to-face conversations.

     Many pra/ewoa (教授) say it is not common to see students outside of class. UI sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a When this program started six years ago,question,they email me,often late at night,says Renee Houston,a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. "And they never call." ，

     As Anna sees it: “There are people you’ 11 text,but won’ t call. It's just a way to stay in touch with each other.Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more comiected.

   “The problein is that the conversation isn,t  very deep,says Joseph Grenny,co-author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. 

    The problem has been there since wc ve had telephones — probably since the time of a tegrflp(电报) ，” Grenny says. Texting is just the latest way to do that. Though they may not always ’ be so good at deep conversations themselves, Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. He says that they also should set limits,as  yXnna,smom did when she ttiade the no texting to people in the same housew rule.

6. According to Paragraph 1 ,Joanna.

   A. was very strict with her daughter

   B. did not know how to use a cell phone

   C. was angry that her daughter got up late

   D. did not have any breakfast that morning

7. The underlined word  competencein Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.

   A. chance   B. ability

   C. courage   D. patience

8. What do we know about Renee’students?

     A. They often work late at night.

     B. They often ask strange questions.

     C. Few ask her questions face to face.

     D . Many email her if she feels lonely.

9. In Joseph Grenny’s opinion, .

   A. cell phones make people lonelier

   B. telephones help people communicate clearly

   C. texting helps people have deeper conversations

   D. talking should be encouraged instead of texting

10. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. Why is communication important?

   B. How does texting affect kids at school?

   C. Is texting ruining the art of conversation?

   D. How can we avoid one-sided conversations?

Answer 1

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C

本文是说明文。经常发短信可能会

使人们在面对面交流时产生障碍。

6. A.推理判断题。由该段中的If you want to talk to me,Anna,come downstairs and see me 可知，Joanna 对 她的女儿要求十分严格，故选A项。

7. B.词义猜测题心由该段中的the talkers vs. the texters等相关信息可知， 这里是说:大多数成功的交流者有能 力把两者都做好，即:不但善于口头沟 通也善于通过短信来交流，故选B项。

8. C.细节理解题。由第三段中的I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question,they email me可知，Renee的学生很少当面 向她请教问题，故选C项。

9. D.细节理解题。由最后两段中的 the conversation isn’ t very deep fO parents ... put down their own cell phones 以及 they also should set limits 等信息可知，Joseph Grenny认为父母 应该放下手机给孩子做个榜样，多一 些面对面的交流而非发短信，故选D 项。 ：

10. C.标题归纳题。作者在文中通过讲 述母亲对女儿的态度、老师对学生的 抱怨以及专家的忧虑向人们发出了 警示:经常发短信会不会使人们在面 对面交流时产生障碍？故用C项作 为标题最恰当。