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（数码的） 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(虚拟的) 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】

试题分析：当今随处可见带着耳机的青少年们，他们沉浸在自己的世界里，与外界隔绝。科技改变了人们的生活习惯，在让生活更加美好的同时，人们似乎也逐渐成为它们的奴隶。

1.A考查理解概括能力。根据前文语境“人们塞着耳机，沉浸在自己的世界里，有时甚至意识不到外界发生的事情”，以及“他们在各自的空间活动，戴着他们自己的数码音乐产生系统(耳机)”可知对他们来说，外界环境是被关闭的，与A项表述“Outside life is shut out.”一致，故选A。

2.E考查理解概括能力。根据空缺处之前的句子可知，作者认为生活在自己的世界里是很不错的；空缺处后面的句子则表明“更好的是，戴耳机是给别人发出的一个信号，告诉他们自己此刻不想讲话。”故E项“I don't have to deal with the noise from the environment.（我无需应对外界的声音）”符合上下文的语境。故选E。

3.G 考查理解概括能力。根据本段的内容可知当你在做一件事情而且不能被打扰的时候，你耳朵上的耳机会给周围的人“走开，请勿打扰”的暗示。G选项“Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.（用耳机听音乐就是一个很好的忽视那些打扰的方法）”符合语境，而且其中的such interruptions和上句中的interrupt相对应。故选G，

4.D 考查理解概括能力。根据后文中的their whole family，their mothers可知这一段主要讲戴耳机在家里的用处。D项表述中的the home situation呼应这一段内容。故选D。

5.B 考查理解概括能力。作者在最后一段里讲到，耳机给人们的生活带来改变，人们交流的方式随着科技发展的变化也在改变，人们可以在虚拟的世界里交流。根据空缺处后面的句子“它们也在改变着我们的社交方式”可知，B项表述“Our high-tech tools are changing quickly.”符合语境。后面的they指代的就是high-tech tools。故选B。

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