Televisions, stereos, telephones, and computers have changed the way we spend our time and what we know about the world. Some of the changes brought about by these material possessions have improved our way of life, but others have made it worse. Our young teenagers turn on the television, play the stereo, play games on the computer, talk on the telephone, and eat all the same time. This drives me right up the wall to instant insanity(精神失常).
However, teens of today place too great an importance on material property. They spend an average of several hours a day watching television, listening to stereos, playing on the computer, playing video games, and talking on the telephone. Families no longer watch television together and there is great lack of communication. Materialism is evident when an otherwise intelligent teenager drives their parents crazy, and into debt, when misusing communication equipment. Teens judge and admire other teens for what they own and have, rather than for what they are or what they can do. They no longer care about values, like honesty, integrity(正直), freedom, talent, quality and other values and morals.
However, good or bad, communication devices are here to stay. It is up to us, as parents, to stop our beloved teenagers from misusing and abusing our communication equipment and devices. We need to avoid the problems they present and to make the most of their opportunities they possess and hold for us all.
小題1:The writer’s attitude toward the modern material possessions is generally _____.
A．positiveB．negativeC．neutralD．indifferent
小題2:According to the writer, teens’ overuse of communication equipment can do harm to _____.
A．their own healthB．their own study
C．their own moralityD．their neighbors’ life
小題3:The writer attributes (歸咎) the unsatisfactory behavior of teens to _____.
A．teens’ too much free timeB．parents’ non-interference
C．inadequate school educationD．material property
小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that the writer seems to be most annoyed at ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll the modern material possessionB．eating while talking on the phone
C．the decline in teens’ moralityD．a(chǎn)ll the communication equipment

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
本文講述了現(xiàn)代社會的物質(zhì)財產(chǎn)給青少年帶來了消極的影響。
小題1:B 作者態(tài)度判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可知，作者對物質(zhì)財富持消極態(tài)度的。
小題2:C 推斷題。根據(jù)They no longer care about values, like honesty, integrity(正直), freedom, talent, quality and other values and morals.可知對他們道德的有害。
小題3:D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)However, teens of today place too great an importance on material property.可知答案為D。
小題4:C推斷題。作者把最多的筆墨用在寫物質(zhì)財產(chǎn)導(dǎo)致青少年的道德淪喪方面，說明他對惱怒的就是道德的淪喪。
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