4．Anna Schiferl hadn't even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a 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，"If 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 it's no big deal．But many experts say the most successful communicators will，of course，have the competence to do both．And they fear that more of us are unable to have-or at least are avoiding-the traditional face-to-face conversations．
Many professors say it is not common to see students outside of class．"I sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a 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'll 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 connected．"The problem 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 we've had telephones-probably since the time of a telegraph，"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 Anna's mom did when she made the"no texting to people in the same house"rule．
24．According to Paragraph 1，JoannaA．
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
25．The underlined word"competence"in Paragraph 2 probably means"B"．
A．chance
B．ability
C．courage
D．patience
26．In Joseph Grenny's opinion，D．
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
27．What would be the best title for the text？C
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？
分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀．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：經常發短信可能會使人們在面對面交流時產生障礙．
解答 6．A．推理判斷題．根據第一段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．
7．B．詞義猜測題．根據第二段But many experts say the most successful communicators will，of course，have the competence to do both．可知大多數成功的交流者有能力把兩者都做好，也就是說不但要善于口頭溝通也善于通過短信來交流．由此推測，"competence"的意思是"能力"．故選B．
9．D．細節理解題．根據最后兩段的內容可知，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．
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？故選C．．
點評 本文考察學生的理解推斷能力以及細心程度，只要抓住文章的關鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細節，就能找到正確答案．
