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

[答案]D

[思路分析]此题为细节判断。从They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they cat at the family table. 可以判断出答案为D. ( )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.

[答案]A

[思路分析]此题为归纳大意试题。从本段主题句Multitasking also affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. 可以得出答案为A. ( )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

[答案]D

[思路分析]本题考查对全文的写作结构的归纳。从文章的第一段可以看出：作者先提出在8岁到18岁之间的年轻人身上的 being able to multitask是不受人欢迎的这么一个观点。接着作者分析了being able to multitask给这些年轻人带来的坏的影响。

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.

[答案]C

[思路分析]此题为词义猜测题。从doing several things at the same time可以看出在young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices(电子产品)as they study中juggle表示同时在干... ...

4.(2008·重庆卷)C

词数：245体裁：议论文 难度：4星 文章标题：一心多用 Able to Multitask

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.

3. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.

A. losing weight is effortless

B. it costs a lot to lose weight

C. diet products bring no pain

D. diet products are free from calories

[答案]A

[思路分析]考查细节理解的能力。从第三段可看出，每次我们喝下标明不含热量的饮料，就给我们一个暗示，我们不会增加体重，减肥是很容易的事(we don’t have to work to get results.)。另外，本段的最后半句(and that life can be without resistance and struggle.)也说明了划线部分的意义。 ( )4. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.

A. are over-consumed

B. lack basic nutrients

C. are short of chemicals

D. provide too much energy

[答案]B

[思路分析]考查细节理解的能力。从第四段第二句可看出，吃所谓的健康食品，就是阻止人体吸收基本的营养成分。另外，从本段最后一句也可以看出，节食产品没有营养(Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.) ( )5. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

[答案]B

[思路分析]考查学生对文章结构的分析能力。文章从两个要点来说明中心观点，这两个要点是1)节食产品对人们心理的伤害。2)节食产品对人们身体的伤害。为了说明第一个要点，文章中用了两个自然段，即第二自然段和第三自然段(分析理解是正确回答此题的关键)。所以，答案B是正确的。

1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.

A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products

C. diet products are misleading people

D. people are fed up with diet products

[答案]C

[思路分析]考查推断能力。从第一段可看出，人们很容易受到节食产品的吸引，就不去思考节食产品对人们身心健康的影响，于是花钱买那些产品。这些产品误导了人们。 ( )2. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.

A. try out a variety of diet foods

B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

C. pay attention to their own eating habits

D. watch their weight rather than their diet

[答案]D

[思路分析]考查推断能力。从第二段可看出，人们非常重视他们的体重，不加任何思考地去购买节食产品，只看是否有节食标签。这说明他们急于去尝试那些产品。

3.(2008·北京卷)E

词数：339体裁：议论文 难度：5星 文章标题：节食区：危险的地方The Diet Zone：A Dangerous Place

The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

　 Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically(身体上).

　 Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

　 On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

　 The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

　 Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.

3. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

　 A. Produce safety equipment for children.

　 B. Make videos to help protect children.

　 C. Sell children’s music and artwork.

　 D. Look for missing and exploited children.

[答案]C

[思路分析]此题考查细节理解题。第二段第一句，可知应选C。 ( )4. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?

　 A. He helped a man get across the rails.

　 B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.

　 C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.

　 D. He saved a person without considering his own safety.

[答案]D

[思路分析]此题考查主旨、要义。由第三段的主旨中心可知。

2. Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is ______.

　 A. helpful to his personal development

　 B. something he should do for his homeland

　 C. a chance for his friends to share his money

　 D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA

[答案]B

[思路分析]此题考查细节理解。由第一段中 but he never forgot the land of his birth ,or the duty to share his fortune with others. 可知选B。

1. What was Mutombo praised for?

　 A. Being a star in the NBA.　　　　 B. Being a student of medicine.

　 C. His work in the church.　　　　　　　　　 D. His willingness to help the needy.

[答案]D

[思路分析]此题考查细节理解。由第一段后部分可知。He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. 可知应选D。

2.(2008·辽宁卷) B

词数：308　 体裁：议论文　 难度： 4星　 文章标题：我们时代的英雄Heroes of Our Time

Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

　　　 Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship(奖学金) to study medicine — but Coach(教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. Af friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”

Success and kindness

　　　 After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos(录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”

Bravery and courage

　　　 A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails(铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”