8．Last year my summer holiday was ruined by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good：the iPad．Instead of looking at nature，I checked my e-mail．Instead of paddling a small boat，I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯）．Instead of reading great novels，I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning．I was behaving as if I were still in the office．My body was on vacation，but my head wasn't．
So this year I made up my mind to try something different：avoiding the Internet．I knew it wouldn't be easy，since I'm bad at self-control．But I was determined．I started by giving the iPad to my wife．
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past，making my attempts at cheating an experience in defeat．I was trapped，forced to go through with my plan．Largely breaking away from e-mail，Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites，I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio-and how much radio can one listen to，really？I had to do what I had planned to do all along：read books．
This experience has had a happy ending．With determination and the strong support of my wife，I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet，realizing finally that it was I，not the iPad，that was the problem．I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi．"I don't need it，"I said．
However，as we return to post-vacation life，a harder test begins：Can I continue when I'm back at work？
There are times when the need to know what's being said right now is great．I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely．But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes，which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two．
I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to become more productive．Here I hope this one worked．
28．What do we know about the author's last summer vacation？C
A．He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view．
B．His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel．
C．He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation．
D．He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable．
29．What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year？B
A．He cut off his cellphone signal．
B．He handed his iPad to his wife．
C．He refused to cheat in his house．
D．He listened to the radio most of the time．
30．When back at work，the author will probably choose toA．
A．keep control of when and how to use the Internet
B．continue to read more and more books
C．stay away from the Internet for ever
D．stop checking what is being said right now completely
31．What is the author's opinion of a great vacation in the passage？D
A．A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day．
B．A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued．
C．A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to．
D．A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们叙述了作者去年的假期被IPad毁掉了，所以今年他直接把IPad交给妻子，并远离网络．在假期里让自己的思想得到了充分的休息．以此告诉我们要适当控制上网的时间．
解答 28．C．推理判断题．根据文章第一句Last year my summer holiday was ruined by my bringing along a modernconvenience that was too convenient for my own good：the iPad．可知我去年的假期被IPad毁掉了．根据本段2-4句"Instead of…still in the office"可知我虽然是在度假，但是我仍然在处理工作上的很多事情．我非常不喜欢这样的假期，所以今年我就改变了做法；故选C．
29．B．细节理解题．根据第二段最后一句I started by giving the iPad to my wife．为了避免重蹈覆辙，今年我把IPad直接交给了妻子；故选B．
30．A．推理判断题．根据文章倒数第二段There are times when the need to know what's being said right now is great．I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely．But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes，which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two可知作者控制了使用网络的时间和次数；故选A．
31．D．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to becomemore productive．Here I hope this one worked．可知作者认为假期可以帮助我们的大脑休息并变得更加有思想性和创造性；故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
