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      Anna Schiferl hadn,t even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed text to her mom,one recent Saturday. Mom was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted an egg for breakfast. Soon after,Joanna Schiferl called,rtIf you want to talk to me,Anna,come downstairs and see me!Anna laughs about it now. “I was kind of being lazy,” she admits.

    These days,many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. And that's creating a communication divide,of sorts — the talkers vs. the texters. Some would argue that' s no big deal. But many experts say the most success-fill communicators will,of course,have the competence to do both. And they fear that more of us are unable to have 一 or at least are avoiding 一 the traditional face-to-face conversations.

     Many pra/ewoa (教授) say it is not common to see students outside of class. UI sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a When this program started six years ago,question,they email me,often late at night,says Renee Houston,a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. "And they never call." ，

     As Anna sees it: “There are people you’ 11 text,but won’ t call. It's just a way to stay in touch with each other.Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more comiected.

   “The problein is that the conversation isn,t  very deep,says Joseph Grenny,co-author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. 

    The problem has been there since wc ve had telephones — probably since the time of a tegrflp(電報) ，” Grenny says. Texting is just the latest way to do that. Though they may not always ’ be so good at deep conversations themselves, Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. He says that they also should set limits,as  yXnna,smom did when she ttiade the no texting to people in the same housew rule.

6. According to Paragraph 1 ,Joanna.

   A. was very strict with her daughter

   B. did not know how to use a cell phone

   C. was angry that her daughter got up late

   D. did not have any breakfast that morning

7. The underlined word  competencein Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.

   A. chance   B. ability

   C. courage   D. patience

8. What do we know about Renee’students?

     A. They often work late at night.

     B. They often ask strange questions.

     C. Few ask her questions face to face.

     D . Many email her if she feels lonely.

9. In Joseph Grenny’s opinion, .

   A. cell phones make people lonelier

   B. telephones help people communicate clearly

   C. texting helps people have deeper conversations

   D. talking should be encouraged instead of texting

10. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. Why is communication important?

   B. How does texting affect kids at school?

   C. Is texting ruining the art of conversation?

   D. How can we avoid one-sided conversations?

Answer 1

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. C

本文是說明文。經常發短信可能會

使人們在面對面交流時產生障礙。

6. A.推理判斷題。由該段中的If you want to talk to me,Anna,come downstairs and see me 可知，Joanna 對 她的女兒要求十分嚴格，故選A項。

7. B.詞義猜測題心由該段中的the talkers vs. the texters等相關信息可知， 這里是說:大多數成功的交流者有能 力把兩者都做好，即:不但善于口頭溝 通也善于通過短信來交流，故選B項。

8. C.細節理解題。由第三段中的I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a question,they email me可知，Renee的學生很少當面 向她請教問題，故選C項。

9. D.細節理解題。由最后兩段中的 the conversation isn’ t very deep fO parents ... put down their own cell phones 以及 they also should set limits 等信息可知，Joseph Grenny認為父母 應該放下手機給孩子做個榜樣，多一 些面對面的交流而非發短信，故選D 項。 ：

10. C.標題歸納題。作者在文中通過講 述母親對女兒的態度、老師對學生的 抱怨以及專家的憂慮向人們發出了 警示:經常發短信會不會使人們在面 對面交流時產生障礙？故用C項作 為標題最恰當。