I’ve always known my kids use digital communications gear (裝置) a lot.But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my attention.My son had come up to nearly 2,000 incoming text messages，and had sent nearly as many.Of course，he was out of school for the summer and communicating more with friends from a distance.Nevertheless，he found time to hold down a summer job and complete a college course in between all that typing with his thumb.

I was even more surprised to learn that my son is normal.“Teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 2,272 text messages a month on average，” Nielsen Mobile says.

Some experts regret that all that? keyboard jabber is making our kids stupid，unable to read non?verbal cues such as facial expressions，gestures，posture and other silent signals of mood and attitude.Unlike phones，text messaging doesn’t even allow transmission of tone of voice or pauses，says Mark Bauerlein，author of a book called The Dumbest Generation：How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future.

Beyond that，though，I’m not sure I see as much harm as critics of this trend.I’ve posted before on how I initially tried to control my kids’ texting.But over time，I have seen my son suffer no apparent ill effects，and he gains a big benefit，of easy，continuing contact with others.

I don’t think texting make kids stupid.It may make them annoying，when they try to text and talk to you at the same time.And it may make them distracted，when buzzing text messages interrupt efforts to noodle out a math problem or finish reading for school.

But I don’t see texting harming teens’ability to communicate.My son is as accustomed to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family.I have found him more engaged and easier to communicate with from a great distance，because he is constantly available via text message and responds with faithfulness and speed.

1.What does the underlined word “distracted” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A．Confused.? B．Absent?minded.

C．Comfortable.? D．Bad?tempered.

2.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．For Teens，Texting Instead of Talking

B．For Parents，Caring Much for Their Kids

C．Advantages and Disadvantages of Texting

D．The Effect of Communication

3.The author’s attitude towards texting is________.

A．objective? B．opposed

C．supportive? D．doubtful

4.According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．It is normal for a teen to send or receive 60 text messages a day.

B．Texting is a very popular way of communication among teens.

C．When texting，teens never mind talking with others.

D．The writer limited his son to send or receive text messages at first.

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

1.

解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句指出，手機(jī)信息的響聲會(huì)在他們?cè)噲D去解數(shù)學(xué)題或讀完閱讀材料時(shí)打擾他們，所以手機(jī)信息的響聲會(huì)令他們“分心”。

2.2】　A

解析　主旨大意題。文章通過(guò)第一段作者講述自己的兒子用手機(jī)發(fā)短信的事引出全文，所以全文主要講述的是青少年通過(guò)收發(fā)短信與人溝通，所以正確答案為A項(xiàng)。

3.3】　C

解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段第一句“我不認(rèn)為發(fā)短信會(huì)使小孩變笨”和最后一段第一句“我沒(méi)有發(fā)現(xiàn)短信會(huì)損害青少年的溝通能力”可知，作者對(duì)小孩使用手機(jī)發(fā)短信持支持態(tài)度。

4.4】　C

解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段第二句可知，有時(shí)候孩子討厭邊發(fā)短信邊和他人說(shuō)話(huà)。

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