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 an ever larger number of electronic devices 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 significant 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 affects young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response. 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 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” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A．Want to buy.
B．Take the place of.
C．Use at the same time.
D．Seek for information from.
小題2:In Paragraph 3, the author points out that  ________.
A．family members do not eat at the family table.
B．family members do not greet each other.
C．young people live happily in their families
D．young people seldom talk with their family members
小題3:What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．multitasking is harmful to young people’s development.
B．Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets.
C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people.
D．Yong people must learn skills for future jobs.
小題4:The author develops the passage mainly by ________.
A．providing typical examples
B．following the natural time order
C．comparing opinions from different fields
D．presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:D
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小題1:
A．taken off
B．put off
C．laid off
D．called off
小題2:
A．eventually
B．really
C．frequently
D．especially
小題3:
A．happiness
B．kindness
C．loneliness
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小題4:
A．Supporting
B．Abusing
C．Offering
D．Shooting
小題5:
A．regarded
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C．viewed
D．looked
小題6:
A．came out
B．brought about
C．gave off
D．let out
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A．made
B．sold
C．banned
D．applied
小題8:
A．job
B．homework
C．fun
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A．falling into
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A．down
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A．hoped
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A．form
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C．set
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A．strength
B．power
C．force
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小題19:
A．never
B．seldom
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A．planB．fateC．ideaD．dream
小題2:
A．darkB．poorC．cleanD．rich
小題3:
A．how B．soC．howeverD．whatever
小題4:
A．winB．loseC．throwD．forget
小題5:
A．businessB．debtC．moneyD．chance
小題6:
A．toB．onC．withD．in
小題7:
A．boughtB．soldC．missedD．robbed
小題8:
A．luckB．richesC．tradeD．future
小題9:
A．countlessB．wonderfulC．helplessD．funny
小題10:
A．admireB．helpC．encourageD．excite
小題11:
A．littleB．muchC．anyD．lots
小題12:
A．mustB．mayC．shallD．can
小題13:
A．mostlyB．simplyC．possiblyD．strictly
小題14:
A．beyondB．withinC．duringD．by
小題15:
A．reallyB．actuallyC．hardlyD．nearly
小題16:
A．forB．intoC．onD．from
小題17:
A．soB．enoughC．trueD．right
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A．tremblingB．shakingC．breakingD．rolling
小題19:
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A．howeverB．butC．yetD．so
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A．enjoyB．eatC．collectD．take
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A．papersB．meals C．booksD．gifts
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A．sharedB．providedC．helpedD．returned
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A．in spite ofB．regardless ofC．in case ofD．because of
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A．persuadedB．saddenedC．frightenedD．moved
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A．handedB．offered C．remindedD．promised
小題17:
A．whatB．howC．whetherD．why
小題18:
A．singleB．usualC．ordinaryD．normal
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The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
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On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
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A．he has saved up enough money
B．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter
C．he has satisfied his hunger
D．he has learned to build houses
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A．were very rich
B．lived in poverty
C．had the good things on the first three levels
D．did not own automobiles
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A．A successful career.B．A comfortable home.
C．A good meal.D．A family car.
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A．The more goods the better.
B．The more mental satisfaction the better.
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Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability．
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A．cleverB．shyC．uselessD．stupid
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A．age B．abilityC．brain D．knowledge
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A．decision B．planC．effortD．promise
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A．workB．study C．improvementD．success
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A．TrulyB．ReallyC．HoweverD．Therefore
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A．lead to B．strengthenC．improveD．get rid of
小題8:
A．an experienceB．an exampleC．a thoughtD．a story
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A．stateB．mind C．startD．ending
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A．blameB．expectC．getD．win
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A．developedB．organizedC．discoveredD．found
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A．brokeB．refusedC．doubtedD．accepted
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A．noneB．all C．some D．most
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A．brokeB．succeededC．failedD．believed
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A．physicsB．medicineC．EnglishD．maths
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A．studies B．worksC．playsD．graduates
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A．earlyB．deeplyC．laterD．simply
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That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”
小題1: The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.
A．everybody stared at him at that time
B．many guys chased after the woman
C．he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman
D．he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee
小題2: From this passage, we can infer that ________.
A．the man’s lie won the woman’s love
B．the man’s parents onced lived near the sea
C．the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience
D．the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man
小題3: What can be concluded about the man?
A．He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death
B．He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage
C．He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like
D．He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love
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I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I  received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
小題1:The underlined words“took off”in Paragraph  2 mean         .
A．turned offB．moved offC．put upD．set up
小題2:What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B．The couple sent him a business card.
C．The couple offered to help him.
D．He called his friend for help.
小題3:The battery of the author’s car was dead because         .
A．something went wrong with the lights
B．his meeting lasted a whole day
C．he forgot to turn off the lights
D．he drove too long a distance
小題4:By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show         .
A．how to write a thank-you letter
B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind-heartedness of older people
D．the importance of expressing thanks

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Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (掃盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, didn't tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.
My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three children. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she couldn't read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.
As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.
As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.
小題1:What did the writer do last summer?
A．She worked in the supermarket.
B．She helped someone to learn to read.
C．She helped some single mothers.
D．She was trained by a literacy volunteer.
小題2: Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?
A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.
B．Because she didn't have a bus schedule.
C．Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket.
D．Because she couldn't find the right bus.
小題3:How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?
A．She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.
B．She asked others to take her to the right place.
C．She managed to find the goods by their looks.
D．She remembered the names of the goods.
小題4:Which of the statements is TRUE about Marie?
A．She could do many things she had not been able to before.
B．She was able to read stories with the help of her son.
C．She decided to continue her studies in school.
D．She helped to build up my self-confidence.

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