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专题限时训练(二十四)[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．therapidlygrowingroleofcommunicationtechnologies(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,whichsheputsonaplasticspoonandfeedstothedog.Thisisnocheapsteakhouse.It's_actually_way_out_of_my_league—I'mthereonlybecauseit'saspecial...