高考英语黄冈经典复习全国通用版课时提升作业 八 必修2 Unit 3 Word版含答案Word格式.docx

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课时提升作业八

必修2　Unit3　Computers

（限时35分钟）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A　　

Goldfishhaveprettyboringlives,somaybeit’sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornineseconds!

Butaccordingtonewresearch,humansarebecominglikegoldfish.Ourattentionspan（时长）isgettingshorterandit’sallbecauseoftechnology.

“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb,”saysDr.TedSelker,acomputerscientistfromMassachusetts,“Andwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.”Withmillionsofwebsitestochoosefrom,theattentionspanoftheaverageInternetuserisjustseconds.Thereareotherdigitaldistractions（使人分心的事）too:

emails,instantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites.

Somepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeople.“Youneedtimetounderstandandthinkaboutwhatyouread,”saysJuliaWood,fromLondon.“Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheirbrainsbecomefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit.Iamtryingtopersuademypupilstoreadmorebooks,sothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.”

Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents’concentration.AnneSavan,fromWales,wassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringhersciencelessons.Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect,“Themusicmadethemcalmer,andtheirconcentrationwasmuchbetter.”

Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem.RayCole,aneducationalpsychologistsays,“Ontheweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.Theymightlookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquickly,beforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemorecarefully.Inaworldwithsomuchinformationavailable,thisisanimportantskill.”

【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。

随着科技的发展,人们将大量时间花在浏览网站上,快速不断地浏览网站使人们的注意力时长越来越短;

但是有人认为,浏览网站可以提高年轻人的判断能力。

1.Whydoesthewritermention“goldfish”?

A.Toanalyzedata.　　B.Tointroduceatopic.

C.Tosettleproblems.D.Tosuggestawayout.

【解析】选B。

推理判断题。

文章第一段第一句说金鱼只能集中九秒钟的注意力;

结合第一段的第二句“Butaccordingtonewresearch,humansarebecominglikegoldfish.”可知,人们正变得像金鱼一样。

接着文章提出中心论点:

由于技术（应用）,我们的注意力时长变得越来越短。

据此可以判断,作者用金鱼的例子是为了引出文章主题。

2.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr.TedSelker?

A.SkippingontheInternet.

B.Timetodigestinformation.

C.Traditionalmethodsofreading.

D.Makingdecisions.

【解析】选A。

根据第二段的“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb...Andwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.”可知,TedSelker认为,由于快速浏览网站,人们正在丧失集中注意力的能力。

3.Whatwillhelpstudentsovercomeashortattentionspan?

A.Receivingemails.B.Textingmessages.

C.Readingmorebooks.D.Watchingquickiemovies.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第三段的最后一句可知,阅读更多的书将有助于学生克服注意力时间短的问题。

4.WhatisRayCole’sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?

A.Cautious.B.Unfavorable.C.Skeptical.D.Supportive.

【解析】选D。

根据最后一段的“Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem...Ontheweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.”可知,RayCole认为年轻人快速浏览网站可以提高自己快速判断的能力;

据此可判断,RayCole对快速浏览网站持支持态度。

B

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