Question

【題目】Some people are so rude!

Who sends an email 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. Email, 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 mail？” my sister asked. “Just text him.”

In the age of the smartphone, there is no reason to ask onceacceptable 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 thankyou email.

How to handle these differing standards? Easy. Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thankyou message. Others, like me, want no reply.

The anthropologist (人類學(xué)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 timewasting forms of communication do.

【1】What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?

A. Worried. B. Surprised.

C. Annoyed. D. Tired.

【2】Why didn’t the writer reply to his father?

A. He liked text messages better.

B. He enjoyed checking his voice mail.

C. He didn’t receive any voice mail messages.

D. He didn’t want to talk with his father.

【3】Which of the following does the writer agree to?

A. People needn’t learn from one another in traditional societies.

B. Dealing with voice mail should vary with each individual.

C. People needn’t turn to Google for help when in trouble.

D. Declaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.

【4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Nowadays: what should we do with text messages?

B. Nowadays: do you like leaving others a voice message?

C. Nowadays: what means should we use in communication?

D. Nowadays: do you need a thankyou message?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 C

【解析】

本文為說明文。隨著數(shù)字通訊設(shè)備的普及，人們對通訊禮節(jié)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的理解也發(fā)生了很大的變化。作者在文中討論了現(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。

【1】猜測詞義題。由上一句“My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages, none of which I listened to”（我父親在留給我十幾條語音信箱，我一個也沒聽過后得到了這個教訓(xùn)）及下句“he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls”（他打電話給我妹妹表達(dá)了他的不滿）可知，可以推測他一定是惱怒的，分析選項(xiàng)可知C符合題意。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段In texts, you don't have to declare who you are or even say hello. Email, too, is slower than a text. Voice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.(發(fā)信息，你不需要說你是誰或者說你好，而電子郵件比信息更慢，語音郵件是一種不禮貌連接方式。)由此可知，作者更喜歡文本信息。分析選項(xiàng)可知A項(xiàng)符合題意。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段How to handle these differing standards？Easy：Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thankyou message. Others, like me, want no reply.(如何處理這些不同的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)？很簡單。考慮一下你的聽眾。有些人，尤其是年長的，喜歡你的留言。其他人，像我，不需要回復(fù)。)由此可知，作者認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)考慮不同的對方來解決不同的語音郵件。分析選項(xiàng)可知B項(xiàng)正確。

【4】主旨?xì)w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。分析選項(xiàng)可知C項(xiàng)符合題意。

依據(jù)邏輯推理猜測詞義

運(yùn)用邏輯推理猜測詞義是使用最廣考查最多也最易失分的猜詞方式。要求考生具備整合分散、復(fù)雜信息的能力，充分利用上下文中相關(guān)的詞匯并結(jié)合具體的語境，從形式和內(nèi)容上把握語言之間的內(nèi)在聯(lián)系，理順語言之間的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)而達(dá)到猜詞的目的。常見的邏輯關(guān)系有：因果關(guān)系，同位關(guān)系，對比關(guān)系，轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系等。如第1小題，由上一句“My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages，none of which I listened to”及下句“he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls”，我的父親離開我后學(xué)會了發(fā)語音消息，可是我一條都沒有聽，他打電話給我妹妹表示不滿（his dissatisfaction）�？梢酝茰y他一定是惱怒的，分析選項(xiàng)可知C符合題意。