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　 Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table.

Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets(器具)on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response(反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.

1.What does the underlined word “juggle” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. Want to buy　　　　　　　 B. Take the place of.

C. Use at the same time 　　　 D. Seek for information from.

2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that 　　 .

A. family members do not cat at the family table

B. family member do not greet each other

C. young people live happily in their families

D. young people seldom talk with their family members

3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Multitasking is harmful to young people’s development.

B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets

C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

4.The author develops the passage mainly by 　 .

A. providing typical examples　　 　　　　　

B. following the natural time order

C. comparing opinions from different fields

D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really _  1__ your feeling?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    2    that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”

    The    3   was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   4     , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”

Again, his   5    was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the     6   because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and   7    in a hurry. Remember?” 

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he    8     all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were    9    . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place and you 10   me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt   11    . I hugged Keith and asked him to   12     me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his   13    , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”

Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The   14    thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too   15     and didn’t keep it as their father.

 1．A．showed         B．hurt           C．attended        D．expressed  

 2．A．candy          B．book           C．picture         D．toy  

 3．A．challenge     B．message       C．idea          D．fact  

 4．A．complained    B．apologized                       C．continued      D．explained 

 5．A．suggestion     B．answer         C．memory         D．blame

 6．A．hospital        B．church        C．school        D．garden

 7．A．settled down                     B．went on        C．set off       D．got up

 8．A．knew           B．imagined      C．discovered     D．remembered

 9．A．angry          B．worried        C．happy          D．satisfied

10．A．praised        B．punished      C．helped         D．educated

11．A．terrible      B．hopeless       C．inspired       D．encouraged

12．A．support       B．criticize                        C．suspect        D．forgive

13．A．mother         B．brother       C．sister         D．father

14．A．strange        B．interesting   C．important     D．difficult

15．A．lightly        B．rudely         C．equally        D．truly