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    Something that happens in our daily life often impresses us deeply and makes us think a lot. About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York city _____ a woman and a young boy sat down at the  next table. I couldn’t help _____ parts of their conversations. At one point the woman asked, “So, _____ have you been?” And the boy,  who could not have been more than seven or eight years, replied, “Frankly,    I’ve been feeling a little _____ lately.”

This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing _____ that children are _____. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low spirits, _____  we were in high school.

The evidence of a change in children has _____ steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem _____ anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and _____ more like adults than they used  to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is _____. Children as it once was _____ exists. Why?

Human  development  has  depended  not  only  on  born _____ states,  but  also  on  patterns  of gaining _____ knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually _____ learning the secrets of the new social positions. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages; traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from _____ graders.

In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been equipped in 98 percent of American homes.  It  is called television. Television  passes information to all _____ alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation ( ), many children turn their attention from _____ texts to the less challenging, more attractive moving pictures.

Communication through print, _____, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children will gain. Children must read simple books before they can read _____ materials.

1.A.before B.while C.when D.since

2.A.learning B.watching C.overcoming D.overhearing

3.A.where B.how C.what D.who

4.A.depressed B.impressed C.tired D.upset

5.A.mind B.belief C.proof D.idea

6.A.changing B.missing C.disappointing D.promising

7.A.as B.after C.since D.until

8.A.decreased B.increased C.disappeared D.improved

9.A.grow-up B.honest C.lovely D.childlike

10.A.think B.smile C.behave D.walk

11.A.similar B.enjoyable C.different D.probable

12.A.always B.still C.no longer D.again

13.A.logical B.physical C.mental D.biological

14.A.social B.scientific C.natural D.common

15.A.needs B.seeks C.includes D.engages

16.A.fifth B.fourth C.seventh D.third

17.A.customers B.listeners C.viewers D.fans

18.A.divided B.spoken C.collected D.printed

19.A.for example B.as a matter of fact C.even worse D.what’s more

20.A.basic B.complex C.instructive D.important

 

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.C 11.C 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.A 17.C 18.D 19.B 20.B 【解析】 本文为说明文。本文主要说明随着人类社会的发展和各种媒体的普及,孩子们看起来不再像小孩子了。与过去相比,孩子们说话更像成年人,穿着更像成年人,行为更像成年人。近年来儿童这种变化正在稳步增加,但这种变化是好是坏还很难说。 1.考查语境及连词。句意:大约六年前,我在纽约市的一家餐馆吃午饭时,一个女人和一个小男孩坐在旁边的桌子那儿。A. before 在.....之前;B. while当......时候,然而;C. when当......时候;D. since既然,因为,自从。本空是指我正在吃饭,这时一个女人和一个男孩在一旁的桌子旁。“...were/was dong ...when...”为固定句式,即为“正在做......,这个时候......”,故选C。 2.考查动词辨析。句意:我无意中听到了他们的部分谈话。A. learning学习;B. watching观察;C. overcoming克服;D. overhearing偶然听到,无意听到。根据语境可知作者是吃饭时无意中听到的(overhearing)他们的对话,故选D。 3.考查语境及连词。句意:你过得怎么样?分析选项A. where哪儿;B. how如何;C. what什么;D. who谁。根据男孩下文的“。那个女人问:“那么,你过得怎么样?”那个不到七八岁的男孩回答说: “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little ___4___ lately.”以及下一段“As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low spirits, ___7___ we were in high school.”,可知,男孩是说他最近有点沮丧。由此可知,那个女人是问他“过得怎么样”。“How are you?”为固定搭配, 意为“过得如何”。本句是用其现在完成时,故选B。 4.考查形容词辨析。句意:坦白说,我最近有点沮丧。A. depressed沮丧的;B. impressed印象的;C. tired 疲劳的;D. upset失望的。根据下一段的内容可知,作者认为现在的小孩子的变化很大,自己在高中才会“沮丧”,现在这么小的孩子却体会到“沮丧(depressed)”,故选A。 5.考查名词辨析。句意:这件事深深地印在我的脑海里,因为它证实了我越来越相信孩子们在变化。A. mind头脑;B. belief相信,信任;C. proof证明;D. idea想法。作者认为这事印象深刻, 认为高中出现的沮丧的感觉,这么小的孩子就体会到了,所以我越来越相信(belief)现在的孩子是变化的。故选B。 6.考查形容词辨析。句意:这件事深深地印在我的脑海里,因为它证实了我越来越相信孩子们正在改变。A. changing变化的;B. missing丢失的;C. disappointing令人失望的;D. promising有前途的。作者认为这事印象深刻,作者认为高中出现的沮丧的感觉,这么小的孩子就体会到了,所以我越来越相信现在的孩子是变化的(changing)。在第三段“The evidence of a change in children has ___8___ steadily in recent years.”中的“change”有提示, 故选A 7.考查连词及语境。句意:据我所知,我和我的朋友们一直到高中时才会有 “情绪低落”。A. as因为;B. after在......之后;C. since既然,自从。D. until一直到。根据语境可知,此处是指到了高中才有情绪低落,由此可判断出选D。 8.考查动词辨析。句意:近年来,儿童变化的迹象一直在稳步增加。孩子们似乎不再是小孩子了。A. decreased降低;B. increased增加;C. disappeared消失;D. improved提高。根据前面的女人和7、8岁的男孩的对话,以及后面的语境可知,此处是说现在孩子的变化一直在增加,故选B。 9.考查形容词辨析。句意:孩子们看起来不再像小孩子了。与过去相比,孩子们说话更像成年人,穿着更像成年人,说话更像成年人。A. grow-up成长的;B. honest诚实的;C. lovely可爱的;D. childlike孩子气的,像孩子的。根据后面说“与过去相比,孩子们说话更像成年人,穿着更像成年人,...。” 可知,孩子们看起来不再像小孩子(childlike)了。故选D。 10.考查动词辨析。句意:与过去相比,孩子们说话更像成年人,穿着更像成年人,行为更像成年人。A. think认为;B. smile微笑;C. behave举止表现,有礼貌;D. walk散步。根据上文所说的说话......,穿着......可推测出此处就是行为(behave),故选C。 11.考查形容词辨析。句意:这(种变化)是好是坏很难说,但肯定是(与以前)不同的。A. similar相似的;B. enjoyable有乐趣的;C. different不同的;D. probable可能的。根据上文的描述可知,孩子与以前是不同的(different),故选C。 12.考查副词辨析。句意:以前那样的孩子不复存在了。A. always总是;B. still仍然;C. no longer不再;D. again再,又。根据上下文的语境可知,孩子们有了极大的变化,不再(no longer)像以前的孩子,故选C。 13.考查形容词辨析。句意:人类的发展不仅依赖于天生的生物遗传,而且还依赖于获取丰富知识的模式。A. logical合法的;B. physical身体的;C. mental精神上的;D. biological生物学的,与生命过程有关的。此处是指人的发展不只是出生时从生物学(biological)方面得到,后天的学习也有关系,故选D。 14.考查形容词辨析。句意:从一个社会角色到另一个社会角色的转变。A. social社交的,社会(上)的;B. scientific科技的;C. natural自然的;D. common常见。根据上下文的内容可知,“Movement from one social role to another usually ___15___ learning the secrets of the new social positions”中有提示,社会(social)角色的变化有助于孩子的生长,有助于了解社会。故选A。 15.考查动词辨析。句意:从一个社会角色到另一个社会角色的转变通常包括学习新的社会地位的秘密。A. needs需要;B. seeks寻找;C. includes包括;D. engages参与。根据语境可知,社会角色的变化与后面“学习新的社会地位的秘密”是主体与部分的关系,要用“ includes包括”,故选C。 16.考查序数词辨析。句意:我们会告诉六年级学生一些我们对五年级学生隐瞒的事情。A. fifth第五;B. fourth第四;C. seventh第七;D. third第三。根据前面的“we tell sixth graders things”可知按顺序自然是比sixth的低的fifth,故选A。 17.考查名词辨析。句意:电视向所有观众传递信息。A. customers顾客;B. listeners听众;C. viewers观众;D. fans粉丝。根据语境可知,看电视的是观众(viewers),故选C。 18.考查动词辨析。句意:由于无法抵挡诱惑,许多孩子把注意力从印刷文本转移到更具挑战性、更具吸引力的电影上。 A. divided被划分的;B. spoken口语的;C. collected 搜集的;D. printed印刷的。根据后面的 “更具挑战性、更具吸引力的电影上”以及后面的“Communication through print”可知,与电影对比的是印刷的(printed),故选D。 19.考查语境及短语辨析。句意:事实上,通过印刷品进行交流,可以极大地控制儿童将获得的社会信息。A. for example举例;B. as a matter of fact事实上,确切地说;C. even worse更糟的;D. what’s more而且。根据上下文的内容可知,此处意为 “事实上(as a matter of fact)”,故选B。 20.考查形容词辨析。句意:孩子们必须先读简单的书,然后才能读复杂的。A. basic基础的;B. complex复杂的;C. instructive有指导意义的;D. important重要的。根据语境可知,此处是指上下文的语境可知,前一句是“简单的”,可知,此处是“复杂的(complex)”,故选B。
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