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.
小題1: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.
小題2: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
小題3:What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Young people must learn skills for future jobs.
B．Young people benefit (獲益) a lot from modern gadgets.
C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people.
D．Multitasking influences young people's development seriously.
小題4: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.
小題5:The author develops (闡述) 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

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇文章主要講述當(dāng)今年輕人喜歡工作的同時進行其他活動，例如：聽歌、發(fā)郵件、上網(wǎng)等，這一現(xiàn)象叫做多任務(wù)活動。作者就這一現(xiàn)象從多方面多角度進行分析，闡述影響和原因。
小題1:詞義猜測題。結(jié)合下文While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods.“當(dāng)工作時，他們還會上網(wǎng)、發(fā)郵件、打電話或者用mp3聽音樂�！笨芍揪鋀hat we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic products as they study.譯為“我們經(jīng)常會看到當(dāng)今的年輕人在工作的同時會使用大量的電子娛樂設(shè)備。”可知juggle譯為“同時”，故選B。
小題2:段落大意題。第三段作者介紹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.“由于年輕人沉浸在自己的世界中，便沒有時間與家人的溝通和聯(lián)系�！惫蔬xD。
小題3:段落大意題。文章最后一段開頭就指出多任務(wù)活動對年輕人所造成的影響，不同行業(yè)的人對于這一現(xiàn)象持有不同的看法。故選D。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句話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.可知A正確；結(jié)合文章最后一句話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.可知B錯誤；根據(jù)最后一段第四行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.可知C錯誤；根據(jù)最后一段第三行However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive.可知D錯誤。故選A。
可知B錯誤；
小題5:推理判斷題。作者在文章中從多角度對于多任務(wù)活動這一現(xiàn)象進行闡述，主要目的是想要對于多任務(wù)活動所帶來的影響進行分析。故選C。
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