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上海各区高三英语二模Summary
【2018-宝山区-二模】
IV.SummaryWriting
71.Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
Screen-addictedteensareunhappy
Anewstudyexploredthelinkbetweenadolescentlifesatisfactionandscreentime.Researchersfoundthatteenswhospentmoretimeinfrontofscreendevices--playingcomputergames,usingsocialmedia,textingandvideochatting--werelesshappythanthosewhoinvestedmoretimeinnon-screenactivitieslikesports,readingnewspapersandmagazines,andface-to-facesocialinteraction.
Totalscreenavoidancedoesn'tleadtohappinesseither.Thegreaterunhappinessamongthosewithnoscreenexposurecouldbeduetoseveralfactors,Twenge,theleadingresearchersaid.“Itcouldbethattheyareleftoutofthesocialsceneofhighschool,thatit’sverydifficulttocarryonfriendshipsinhighschoolthesedayswithouttextingatallorbeingonsocialmedia.”Itisalsopossiblethatthosekidsareoutliers,Twengesaid—teenswithspecialneedsorinspecialeducation,orthosewhosescreenshavebeentakenawayfromthembyparents.
Thekeytodigitalmediauseandhappinessislimiteduse.Thehappiestteensuseddigitalmediaalittlelessthananhourperday.Butafteradailyhourofscreentime,unhappinessrisessteadilyalongwithincreasingscreentime,theresearchersreportinthejournalEmotion.
"Makeefforttospendnomorethantwohoursadayondigitalmedia,andtrytoincreasetheamountoftimeyouspendseeingfriendsface-to-faceandexercising--twoactivitiesreliablylinkedtogreaterhappiness."Twengesaid.
"Byfarthelargestchangeinteens'livesbetween2012and2016wastheincreaseintheamountoftimetheyspentondigitalmedia,andthefollowingdeclineinin-personsocialactivitiesandsleep,"theleadingresearchersaid."Thearrivalofthesmartphoneisthemostreasonableexplanationforthesuddendecreaseinteens'psychologicalwell-being."
ResearchersfoundTeenswhospentlesstimeinfrontofscreensandmoretimeinnon-screenactivitieswerehappier.Buttotallyavoiding/breakingawayfromscreenscanbeunpleasant.Limiteduseofdigitalmediaalongwithnon-screenactivitiesworksbetter.Thearrivalofsmartphonesbringsaboutteens’negativepsychologicaleffects.
【2018-崇明区-二模】
IV.SummaryWriting
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
DoSmartphonesMakeUsSmarter?
Shouldteachersallowcellphonesinaclassroom?
Arecentstudyonthewaysmartphonesdisturblearningmighthelpexplaintheissue.Researcherspublishedfindingsshowinghowstudentswereaffectedbytheirphonesintheclassroom.Theyexploredthedifferencesinstudentperformanceinfoursituations:
openphoneuseallowed,phonesallowedintheclassroombutcouldnotbeused,nophonesintheclassroomandano-instructioncontrolgroup.Afterwatchinga20-minutevideo,studentstookashortquiz.Theresultwasthatthestudentsinaroomwithoutanycellphonesperformedsignificantlybetteronthetest.Scientistsbelievethewayweattachourselvestoourphonescouldbetheproblem.
Smartphoneshavebecomesostronglyestablishedinsocietythatmanypeoplearelostwithoutthem.Wearenowinanagewhenmanypeoplecan’timaginelifewithoutaphone.Thereisevenanamefortheanxietycausedbynothavingone—nomophobia,whichisthepowerfulfeelingpeoplegetwhentheydon’thavesignal,theirbatteryisabouttodie,ortheyareseparatedfromtheirphones.Theirfearofmissingoutonimportantinformationorconnectionscanhaveacontrollingeffectontheirlivesandcandividetheirattentionfromotherimportantthingslikelearning.
Sodoesinformationtechnologyhelporblockthewaywethink?
Inthepast,peoplereliedheavilyonspecificknowledgeandknewwhointheircircleoffriendswouldbemostlikelytoknowthingsindifferentsubjects.Now,ourfriendwithalltheinformationistheInternet.Indicationsarethatpeopledon’trememberinformationaswelliftheyknowtheycanuseacomputerorphonetorecallitquickly.SoitmaybemoredifficulttomoveinformationfromtheInternetintoourlong-termmemory.
Buttheimpactofbeingexposedtosomuchinformationisn’tallbad.ReportsshowthatfrequentInternetusecanstrengthenfast-pacedproblemsolvingandcanspeeduptheabilitytospotpatternsinalotofdata.
Researchersrecentlyfoundsmartphonesinfluencedlearning.Foronething,smartphoneshavebecomeanessentialpartoflife,withoutwhichpeoplefeelataloss,thusdistractingtheirattentionfromlearning.Foranother,peoplerelysoheavilyonsmartphonesthattheirlong-termmemorycanbeaffected.However,havingaccesstoalargeamountofinformationalsobenefitspeopleinsomeaspects.(60words)
【2018-奉贤区-二模】
IV.SummaryWriting
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
Thesharingeconomyhasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtocommunitytoolsharing.
Since2009,anewformofthesharingeconomyhasbeenemerginginneighbourhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworld–LittleFreeLibraries.Thelibrariesareboxesputinneighbourhoodsfromwhichlocalpeoplecantakeoutandputinbooks.LittleFreeLibrariescomeinallshapesandsizes.Somelibrariesalsohavethemes,focusingonbooksforchildren,adultsortourguides.
In2009,TodBolbuiltthefirstLittleFreeLibraryintheMississippiRivertownofHudson,Wisconsin,tohonourhismother,wholovedreading.Whenhesawthepeopleofhiscommunitygatheringaroundit,exchangingconversationaswellasbooks,heknewhewantedtotakehissimpleideafurther.
Sincethen,hisideahasbecomeamovement,spreadingfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.AccordingtoLittleFreeLibrary.org,therearenow18,000ofthelittleboxesaroundtheworld,foundineachofthe50USstatesand70countriesinEurope,AfricaandAsia.
TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.ButanAtlanticarticlesaidthattheyaresomethingdifferentinaworldofe-readerdownloads.Thelittlewoodenboxesarerefreshinglyphysicalandhuman.Whenyouopenthedoorofthebox,chanceandyourneighbours’tastesdeterminewhatyou’llfind.Youmightfindagraphicnovel,acookbookoratourguidebook.
Formanypeople,thissenseofdiscoveryisLittleFreeLibraries’mainappeal.“Agirlwalkinghomefromschoolmightpickupagraphicnovelthatgetsherexcitedaboutreading;amanonhiswaytothebusstopmightfindabookofpoetrythatchangeshisviewonlife,”said
TheAtlanticarticle.“Everybookisapotentialsourceofinspiration.”
71.LittleFreeLibraries,composedofallsizesofboxeswithvariousthemes,havesprungupinneighborhoodsacrosstheworld.TodBolestablishedthefirstonetohonorhismotherfondofreading.Afterthat,theideaspreadinternationallyonline.Differentfrome-readerdownloads,booksinsidethewoodenboxescanmakereadersexcitedorchangetheirviewsetc.byinspiringthem.
【虹口区-高三英语-二模】
IV.SummaryWriting
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.
71.Clearlyifwearetoparticipateinthesocietyinwhichwelive,wemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,buythingsinshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversationswherewegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcommentandverylikelyhaveourviewschallengedbyothermembersofsociety.
Face-tofacecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunicationhasbecomeoneofthedominatingfactorsofcurrentsociety.Twothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,radioandtelevision.Secondly,speedhasrevolutionizedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunicationssothatlocalnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews,whichitselfisoftenalmosteclipsed(失去优势)byinternationalnews.
Nolongeristhepossessionofinformationrestrictedtoawealthyminority.Inthelastcenturythewealthymanwithhisownlibrarywasindeedfortunate,buttodaytherearepubliclibraries.Fortyyearsago,peopleusedtogotothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogramthatisbeingchanneledintomillionsofhomes.
Communicationisnolongermerelyconcernedwiththetransmissionofinformation.Themoderncommunicationinfluencesthewaypeopleliveinsocietyandbroadenstheirhorizonsbyallowingaccesstoinformation,educationandentertainment.Theprinting,broadcastingandadvertisingindustriesareallinvolvedwithinforming,educatingandentertaining.
Thepassagetalksaboutsomechangesofcommunication.First,theartofmasscommunicationpromotedbyinventivenessandspeedisoneofthedeterminingfactorsintheformofcommunication.Second,thepossessionofinformationbelongstothemasses,notwealthyminorityonly.Third,moderncommunicationiscrucialtopeople’slifestyleandbroadenspeople’shorizons.(59ws)
【2018-黄浦区-高三二模】
IV.SummaryWriting
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)