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专题限时训练(二十一)[社会生活型阅读理解(二)](限时：25分钟)AIncreaseduseoftheInternetandmobilephonesisunderminingpupils'capacityforindependentstudyandpromotingpoorgrammar.CranfieldSchoolofManagementfoundalmost6in10schoolchildrenwerecopyinginformationdirectlyfromwebsitesforhomeworktaskswithoutproperlyreadingit.Morethanaquarterthoughtitwasanacceptablepractice,eventhoughtheyknowitwasconsideredplagiarism(剽窃)．Thestudy,basedonasampleofaround260pupilsagedfrom11to18atasecondaryschoolintheMidlands,raisedfreshconcernsthatmoderntechnologywashavingadestructiveeffectonyoungpeople.AndrewKakabadse,ProfessorofInternationalManagementDevelopmentatCranfield,said,“Ourresearchshowsthattechnologyobsessionpreventsspellingskills,encouragesplagiarism,anddisturbsclassroomlearning.“Despiteschoolpoliciesrestrictingmobilephoneusage,studentsusethephonefrequently,withthemajoritymakingcallsfromthetoilets.Themobilephonecontinuestobeamainchannelofsocialcommunicationduringtheschoolday.”Thereportrevealedthatsocalled“textspeak”wasincreasinglyfindingitwasintopupils'schoolwork.3in10studentsadmittousingtextmessageshortcuts,suchas“ruok”inessaysandclassroomtasks.Itfollowedastudyearlierthisyearthatfoundalmosthalfofteachersfailedtounderstandsomepupils'writingbecauseitwassofullofconfusinglanguage.Phrasessuchas“innit”and“Gr8”wereregularlyfoundinschoolwork.TheCranfieldstudyfoundthatmobileusewassocommonthatmanypupilschosetoignoreschoolrulesonphones.Morethanathirdsaidtheywouldusetheirphonesinclass,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.BAn“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe(贿赂),butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleare“applepolishers”，includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell,thegreatEnglishleader,offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty,butfailed.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingas“apple-polishing”—“softsoaping”or“butteringup”.Agiftisjustonewayto“softsoap”somebody,orto“butterhimup”.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery,givingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooks,orhowwellhespeaks,orhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth,flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetsolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itc...