专题限时训练(三十七)[社会生活型阅读理解(二)](限时:25分钟)(一)IncreaseduseoftheInternetandmobilephonesisunderminingpupils'capacityforindependentstudyandpromotingpoorgrammar,itwasclaimed.CranfieldSchoolofManagementfoundalmost6in10schoolchildrenwerecopyinginformationdirectlyfromwebsitesforhomeworktaskswithoutproperlyreadingit.Morethanaquarterthoughtitwasanacceptablepractice,eventhoughtheyknewitwasconsideredplagiarism(剽窃).Thestudy,basedonasampleofaround260pupilsagedfrom11to18atasecondaryschoolintheMidlands,raisedfreshconcernsthatmoderntechnologywashavingadestructiveeffectonyoungpeople.AndrewKakabadse,professorofInternationalManagementDevelopmentatCranfield,said,“Ourresearchshowsthattechnologyobsessionpreventsspellingskills,encouragesplagiarism,anddisturbsclassroomlearning.”“Despiteschoolpoliciesrestrictingmobilephoneusage,studentsusethephonefrequently,withthemajoritymakingcallsfromthetoilets.Themobilephonecontinuestobeamainchannelofsocialcommunicationduringtheschoolday.”Thereportrevealedthatthesocalled“textspeak”wasincreasinglyfindingitswayintopupils'schoolwork.3in10studentsadmittousingtextmessageshortcuts,suchas“ruok”inessaysandclassroomtasks.Itfollowedastudyearlierthisyearthatfoundalmosthalfofteachersfailedtounderstandsomepupils'writingbecauseitwassofullofconfusinglanguage.Phrasessuchas“innit”and“Gr8”wereregularlyfoundinschoolwork,itwasclaimed.TheCranfieldstudyfoundthatmobileusewassocommonthatmanypupilschosetoignoreschoolrulesonphones.Morethanathirdsaidtheywouldusetheirmobilephonesinclass,whilenearlythreequarterssaidtheywouldnotevenmakeanexcusetoleaveclasstoansweraphonecall.1.Theunderlinedword“undermining”inthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“________”.A.determiningB.keepingC.weakeningD.increasing2.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatKakabadsesaidthat________.A.heisinfavourofstudents'mobilephoneusageatschoolB.hebelievesschoolsareresponsiblefortechnologyobsessionC.theresearchfindsanewwaytoimproveschoolmanagementD.itishardtolimitstudents'mobilephoneusageatschool3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Moststudents'writingskillsarebecomingworse.B.Textmessagelanguagemayaffectpupils'languageskills.C.Studentsliketoinventnewwordsintheirwriting.D.30%ofpupilsoftensendtextmessageswhenstudying.4.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.thenegativeeffectoftechnologyonstudents'studyB.technology'spositiveinfluenceonstudents'achievementC.theimportanceofonlinesocialcommunicationD.therapidlygrowingroleofcommunicationtechnologies5.What'stheattitudeoftheauthortotheproblem?A.Optimistic.B.Approving.C.Anxious.D.Tolerant.(二)Ifyouwanttoknowhowcrazypeoplecanbeabouttheirpets,youmightrememberthatHelmsleyleft$12milliontoherlittleMaltesedogwhenshedied.Thedog'snameisTrouble.AndapparentlyTroubleisstillalive.Ofcourse,Iwouldhangon,too,ifsomeoneleftme$12million.Look!Topshelfdogfood,softpillowseverywhere,driverswalkingmeinniceleafyparks.Iwouldlivetobe110indogyears.Thedog'sstoryisstillfreshinmymindtheothernightwhenIleaveasteakhouseafterasuperbmeal.ThenInoticeawomancarryingasmallbagoutofthedoorbehindme.Onceoutside,shewalksovertowhereamanisholdingatinydogandit'sababy.ThedoglookslikeaMaltese,too,barkingandannoying,withacutehaircut.AndnowIamtreatedtoanabsoluteastonishingsight.Becausenowthewomanreachesintothebagandbeginspullingoutlittlepiecesofmeat,whichsheputsonaplasticspoonandfeedstothed...