Being able to multitask-- doing several things at the same time--is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic products as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also has an effect on young people's performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) answer. However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.What does the underlined word "juggle" most probably mean?
| A．Want to buy. |
| B．Use at the same time. |
| C．Take the place of. |
| D．Search information from. |
In Paragraph 3, the author points out that ________.
| A．family members do not greet each other |
| B．family members do not eat at the family table |
| C．young people get on well with their families |
| D．young people hardly communicate with their family members |
What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．Young people must learn skills for future jobs. |
| B．Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets. |
| C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people. |
| D．Multitasking influences young people's development seriously. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work. |
| B．Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again. |
| C．Educators feel that young people don't need to improve their study skills. |
| D．People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children's later study skills. |
The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by ________.
| A．providing special examples |
| B．following the natural time order |
| C．giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects |
| D．comparing opinions from different worlds |
信息归纳（5分，每小题1分）下面是一篇有关Maria 征友的短文，根据提供的信息，完成信息卡内容。
My name is Maria. I want to have a pen pal.
I am a middle school student. Every evening, I am very busy with my study. I do my homework about two hours a day. Sometimes I listen to music. I hardly ever watch TV. English is my favorite subject and I read it for about an hour a day.
I have a healthy lifestyle. I exercise every day. I eat a lot of vegetables. I eat fruit and drink milk every day. I never drink coffee or eat junk food. I always sleep eight hours every night. I am very healthy. My healthy lifestyle helps me study well and get good grades. Do you want to be my pen pal? Please tell me something about you .
Information Card
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What Maria wants to do? |
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| 2 |
The thing Maria is busy with every night |
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| 3 |
How often Maria listens to music |
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Maria′s favorite subject |
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How long Maria sleeps every night |
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E. How to Cook Delicious Food |
There are forty-eight students in our class. There are twenty-three boys and twenty-five girls. Some students live near the school, and some others live very far from the school. About half of the students come to school by bike . They often get to school at a quarter to seven. About ten students often come to school by bus. They often go to school very early, too. Another ten students come to school on foot. Their homes are near the school, but they are often late for school, because they get up very late.More than half of the students usually come to school ____.
| A．very late | B．very early |
| C．by bus | D．on foot |
Some students are often late for school because____.
| A．their homes are far from the school |
| B．they go to school on foot |
| C．they get up very late |
| D．they don't like going to school |
About ____ students go to school by bike.
| A．forty-eight | B．ten |
| C．twenty | D．twenty-four |
About ten students often come to school by bus because____.
| A．their homes are not near the school |
| B．they don't have any bikes |
| C．they can't ride bike |
| D．they want to go to school very early |
How many students live far from the school?
| A．About thirty-eight | B．About twenty |
| C．About ten. | D．About twenty-five |
Mr Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her," But how did you spend all that money?" She answered, "I don't know . "So one Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife ,"Please write down how you spend the money . "Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. "I have done what you told me ,"she said gladly. She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. "on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote ,"Tuesday, I have spent it all. "Mrs Smith always spent all the money ____.
| A．the next day | B．in four days |
| C．in a week | D．on next Wednesday |
Mr Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her____
| A．to do homework |
| B．to have a look |
| C．to write down how she spent the money |
| D．to draw a picture on it |
Mrs Smith was ____ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .
| A．happy | B．sad |
| C．sorry | D．excited |
Mr Smith gave his wife money ____ a week.
| A．once | B．twice |
| C．three times | D．four times |
The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very ____.
| A．glad | B．tall |
| C．careful | D．good |
Look at this photo. The boy’s name is John. He has two sisters. The one in the white dress is his sister, Rose. The other (另外的) one in the yellow dress is his sister, Mary. Rose and Mary have the same age(年龄). They look the same. They are twins. John and his sisters are in different schools. They have good friends in the school. Their dad and mom are English teachers. They both like their students. The family (家庭) is nice.Is John Rose and Mary’s brother?
__________________________________Are Rose and Mary look different?
__________________________________What do their dad and mom do?
__________________________________How many people (多少人) are there in John’s family?
__________________________________What color is Mary’s dress?