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    58．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To encourage students to keep a journal every day. B．To analyze students’ problems in learning languages. C．To stress the importance of writing in language learning. D．To introduce an effective way of improving students’ writing. 【查看更多】

     

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    　　Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, a famous scientist has warned．Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans(幅度), encourage instant satisfaction and make children more self-centered．

    　　Warnings from neuroscientist(神经系统科学家)Susan Greenfield will disturb the millions whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites each day．But they will strike a chord(弦)with parents and teachers who complain that many teenagers lack the ability to communicate or concentrate away from their screens．

    　　More than 150 million use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, share photographs and videos and post regular updates of their movements and thoughts．A further six million have signed up to Twitter, the "micro-blogging" service that lets users exchange text messages about themselves．But while the sites are popular and extremely profitable, a growing number of psychologists and neuroscientists believe they may be doing more harm than good．

    　　Baroness Tarot, an Oxford University neuroscientist believes repeated exposure could rewire the brain．Computer games and fast-paced TV shows were also a factor, she said．"My fear is that these technologies are weakening the brain to the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and live for the moment．" "I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these easier and faster screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages on the supermarket shelf," she said．

    　　Psychologists have also argued that digital technology is changing the way we think．They point out that students no longer need to plan their term papers before starting to write－thanks to word processors they can edit as they go along．

    　　A study by the Broadcaster Audience Board found teenagers now spend seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen．Educational psychologist Jane Healy believes children should be kept away from computer games until they are seven．Most games only excite the "flight or fight" areas of the brain, rather than the areas responsible reasoning．

    　　Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, said："We are seeing children's brain development damaged because they don't engage in the activity they have engaged in for thousands of years．I'm not against technology and computers．But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people．"

    (1)

    According to the passage, social networking websites might _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    make young users more selfish

    B．

    lengthen young users' attention span

    C．

    encourage young users constant satisfaction

    D．

    help young users communicate better with their families

    (2)

    A neuroscientist may worry that sites like Facebook may _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    help children learn to make real relationships with people in society

    B．

    encourage students not to plan their term papers before starting to write

    C．

    disturb those whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites

    D．

    make real conversation in real time give way to easier and faster screen dialogue

    (3)

    From the passage we can infer that _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Baroness Tarot agrees websites cause small children's small attention span

    B．

    Jane Healy believes computer games can do good to children's reasoning

    C．

    Susan Greenfield's warnings have been brought to wide public attention

    D．

    Sue Palmer's book Toxic Childhood discusses the development of networking

    (4)

    What is the purpose of this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    To tell us the conflict between neuroscientists and psychologists on websites．

    B．

    To present some negative opinions on social networking websites．

    C．

    To offer advice on the problem of brain damage caused by social networking．

    D．

    To analyse how social networking websites cause damage in the brains of teenagers．

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    　　Social networking websites are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users, a famous scientist has warned．Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are said to shorten attention spans(幅度), encourage instant satisfaction and make children more self-centered．

    　　Warnings from neuroscientist(神经系统科学家)Susan Greenfield will disturb the millions whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites each day．But they will strike a chord(弦)with parents and teachers who complain that many teenagers lack the ability to communicate or concentrate away from their screens．

    　　More than 150 million use Facebook to keep in touch with friends, share photographs and videos and post regular updates of their movements and thoughts．A further six million have signed up to Twitter, the "micro-blogging" service that lets users exchange text messages about themselves．But while the sites are popular and extremely profitable, a growing number of psychologists and neuroscientists believe they may be doing more harm than good．

    　　Baroness Tarot, an Oxford University neuroscientist believes repeated exposure could rewire the brain．Computer games and fast-paced TV shows were also a factor, she said．"My fear is that these technologies are weakening the brain to the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and live for the moment．" "I often wonder whether real conversation in real time may eventually give way to these easier and faster screen dialogues, in much the same way as killing and butchering an animal to eat has been replaced by the convenience of packages on the supermarket shelf," she said．

    　　Psychologists have also argued that digital technology is changing the way we think．They point out that students no longer need to plan their term papers before starting to write－thanks to word processors they can edit as they go along．

    　　A study by the Broadcaster Audience Board found teenagers now spend seven and a half hours a day in front of a screen．Educational psychologist Jane Healy believes children should be kept away from computer games until they are seven．Most games only excite the "flight or fight" areas of the brain, rather than the areas responsible reasoning．

    　　Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, said："We are seeing children's brain development damaged because they don't engage in the activity they have engaged in for thousands of years．I'm not against technology and computers．But before they start social networking, they need to learn to make real relationships with people．"

    (1)

    According to the passage, social networking websites might ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    make young users more selfish

    B．

    lengthen young users' attention span

    C．

    encourage young users constant satisfaction

    D．

    help young users communicate better with their families

    (2)

    A neuroscientist may worry that sites like Facebook may ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    help children learn to make real relationships with people in society

    B．

    encourage students not to plan their term papers before starting to write

    C．

    disturb those whose social lives depend on surfing their favorite websites

    D．

    make real conversation in real time give way to easier and faster screen dialogue

    (3)

    From the passage we can infer that ________

    [　　]

    A．

    Baroness Tarot agrees websites cause small children's small attention span

    B．

    Jane Healy believes computer games can do good to children's reasoning

    C．

    Susan Greenfield's warnings have been brought to wide public attention

    D．

    Sue Palmer's book Toxic Childhood discusses the development of networking

    (4)

    What is the purpose of this passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    To tell us the conflict between neuroscientists and psychologists on websites．

    B．

    To present some negative opinions on social networking websites．

    C．

    To offer advice on the problem of brain damage caused by social networking．

    D．

    To analyse how social networking websites cause damage in the brains of teenagers．

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    Every year in the first week of English class, some students inform me that writing is too hard. They never write, unless homework requires it. They find the writing process painful and difficult.

    How awful it is to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it, especially with its rich vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in an enormous mansion and never leaving one small room. When I meet students who think they can’t write, I know, as a teacher my duty is to show them the rest of the rooms. My task is to build fluency and accuracy while providing the opportunity in any writing activity to enhance（增强）the moral and emotional development of my students.

    One great way to do this is by having students write in a journal in class every day.

    Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writing practice daily. I often see a rise in student confidence and performance after only a few weeks of journal writing.

    Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to strengthen the whole students. When my students practice journal writing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and emotional lives. They build skills so that some say they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed legislation（法规）, or the perfect love letter. That they write in their journals every day puts them a step closer to fluency, eloquence（雄辩）and command of the language.

    1.What is the purpose of the passage?

    A．To encourage students to keep a journal every day.

    B．To analyze students’ problems in learning languages.

    C．To stress the importance of writing in language learning.

    D．To introduce an effective way of improving students’ writing.

    2.The underlined phrase “an enormous mansion” in Paragraph 2 refers to students’       .

    A．writing opportunity                      B．large house

    C．large vocabulary                        D．emotional life

    3.In the author’s view, what can students benefit from the journal writing?

    A．It is beneficial to students’ future career.

    B．It can make students more emotional.

    C．It is helpful to students’ homework.

    D．It can enlarge students’ vocabulary.

     

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