阅读试题

"People are ruder today because they are rushed and more 'time poor' than ever before," says Patsy Rowe, "Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达)." Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don't wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint（抱怨）about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.

Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don't work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email.

However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don't assume it is OK to be rude if the person you're in touch with won't recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.

We shouldn't blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we'd publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.

阅读试题

68.What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph I?

A. People can tell good from bad behavior.

B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.

C. People care little about their behavior.

D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.

69.Some people are less willing to deal with humans because

A. they are becoming less patient

B. they are growing too independent

C. they have to handle many important messages

D. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.

70.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is

A. Ridiculous

B. disgusting

C. acceptable

D. reasonable

71.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. We should applaud good behavior.

B. Technology can never be blamed

C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.

D. Technology will take over lives one day.

参考译文

帕特西罗说："当下，人们变得更加粗鲁无礼，因为他们比以前更加匆忙，时间也更加紧迫短促。而礼貌就脱离了雷达的监控范围"。由于我们受到电子设备的强烈吸引，有一种猜想就是说每天早晨更多的人不愿意醒来，并且抱怨那些迎接晨曦的鸟鸣。这里有一些粗鲁无礼的例子。

有些人喜欢把几乎所有的事情都放在互联网上来完成。对他们来说，处理一个实际的人的问题就像是一个进化倒退的过程。他们感觉非常缓慢，因为人类不能以4G的速度来工作。当你与朋友共进晚餐时，你会注意到有的人很关注他的手机。我们为我们自己制定一个假设，认为每一则新消息都会带来改变人生的新闻，所以接电话和检查我们的文本比和我们在一起的人说话更重要。更糟糕的是，有些人甚至会通过电子邮件来发送匿名的下流信息。

然而，粗鲁是绝对不能接受的。不要认为如果与你联系的那个人认不出你，那么你粗鲁的行为就是可行的。如果你有什么讨厌的话想说，那么你就要有勇气去面对这个人并对他说，写信或电子邮件并签上你的名字，或者选择忘记。用匿名信来让人心烦意乱是残忍的，也是很恶心的。

我们不应该把我们的不足归咎于技术问题。在生活上，技术只是用来帮助我们的工具，而我们不应该让技术接管了我们的生活。一个重要步骤就是承认我们的缺点。人们花很多时间来指出不礼貌的行为，但当我们看到礼貌的行为时，如果我们能够公开地承认它们，那么这将会对我们更有帮助。

答案解析

68. C 考查句意理解。文章开门见山地提出了论点"People are ruder today because they are rushed and more "time poor" than ever before"，画线句子是对上述观点的一个形象比喻，是对上句观点的展开。故选C。

69. A 考查推理判断。根据第二段内容，尤其是第二、三句"To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don't work at 4G speeds."可推知，一些人不太愿意与人打交道是因为他们变得不太有耐心，故选A。

70. B 考查作者观点。根据第三段最后一句"Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting."可知答案。

71. A 考查综合理解。B是对最后一段首句"We shouldn't blame technology for our shortcomings."的错误解读；根据最后一句"People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we'd publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them."可知C项不正确。D是对最后一段第二句"Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives."的错误解读，如果我们人类听之任之，这种情况就可能出现，如果我们致力于改变这一不好的现象，则不会出现这种情况。根据最后一句中的"but it would be even more helpful if we'd publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them"可知A正确。