11.Some people are so rude!
Who sends an e-mail or a text message that just says"Thank you"?Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you?Who asks for a fact easily found on Google?Don't these people realize that they're wasting your time?
Maybe I'm the rude one for not appreciating life's little politeness.But many social agreed standards just don't make sense to people drowning in digital communication.
In texts,you don't have to declare who you are or even say hello; E-mail,too,is slower than a text; Voice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.
My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages,none of which I listened to.Exasperated,he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls."Why are you leaving him voice mails?"my sister asked."Just text him."
In the age of the smartphone,there is no reason to ask once-acceptable questions about:the weather forecast,a business's phone number,or directions to a house,a restaurant,which can be easily found on Google Maps.But people still ask these things.And when you answer,they respond with a thank-you e-mail.
How to handle these differing standards?Easy:Consider your audience.Some people,especially older ones,appreciate a thank-you message.Others,like me,want no reply.
The anthropologist (人類學家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies,the young learn from the old.But in modern societies,the old can also learn from the young.Here's hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that time-wasting forms of communication do.
57.What does the underlined word"exasperated"mean in the fifth paragraph?B
A.Worried.
B.Annoyed.
C.Surprised.
D.Tired.
58.Why didn't the writer reply to his father?B
A.He didn't want to talk with his father.
B.He liked text messages better.
C.He didn't receive any voice mail messages.
D.He enjoyed checking his voice mails.
59.Which of the following does the writer agree to?A
A.Dealing with voice mail should vary with each person.
B.Declaring who they are or saying hello in texts is necessary.
C.People needn't learn from one another in traditional societies.
D.People needn't turn to Google for help when in trouble.
60.What's the best title of this passage?A
A.Nowadays:what means should we use in communication
B.Nowadays:do you like leaving others a voice message
C.Nowadays:what should we do with text messages
D.Nowadays:do you need a thank-you message.

分析 作者討論了現(xiàn)代生活中人與人之間不同的交流方法,郵件,語音郵件和文本短信等,并發(fā)表了自己對這些方式的看法.

解答 57.B.詞義推測題.由上一句My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages,none of which I listened to,我的父親離開我后學會了發(fā)語音消息,可是我一條都沒有聽.可以推測他一定是惱怒的,故選B.
58.B.細節(jié)理解題.由第四段E-mail,too,is slower than a text,電子郵件比信息更慢,可知作者更喜歡文本信息.故選B.
59.A.細節(jié)理解題.由倒數(shù)第二段How to handle these differing standards?Easy:Consider your audience可知,作者認為應當考慮不同的對方來解決不同的語音郵件.故選A.
60.A.主旨歸納題.由全文內(nèi)容可知作者討論了現(xiàn)代生活中人與人之間不同的交流方法,并發(fā)表了對使用哪一種的看法,故選A.

點評 本篇文章主要是細節(jié)理解方面的題型,需要考生通過跳讀迅速找到對應的句子進行詳細理解,句子的理解可以結(jié)合上下文意思,通過邏輯推理得到.

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