Question

【題目】 D
Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.

An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (調(diào)查) on this topic

suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or“somewhat” overlyprotective even after their children move into college

dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago.This is usually interpreted as a sign that today’s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.

However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.

In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents’ involvement with

their grown children.If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would this

have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parents - today’s grandparents - wouldhave called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.

Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from

home. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life,today and in the past.

Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyondthe role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college.But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by

parents to keep their children under their wings.

（1）The surveys inform us of ______
A.thedevelopmentoftechnology
B.thechangesofadultchildren’sbehavior
C.theparents’over-protectionoftheircollegechildren
D.themeansandexpensesofstudents’communication
（2）The writer believes that ______.
A.parentstodayaremoreprotectivethanthoseinthepast
B.thedisadvantagesofnewtechnologyoutweigh its advanteges
C.technologyexplainsgreaterparentalinvolvementwith their children
D.parents'changedattitudesleadtocollege children's delayed independence
（3）What is the best title for the passage?
A.TechnologyorAttitude
B.DependenceorIndependence
C.FamilyInfluenceorSocialChanges
D.CollegeManagementorCommunicationAdvancement
（4）Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）C
（3）A
（4）B
【解析】

1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題，答案在第二段第二句話(huà)， parents today continue to be “very” or“somewhat” overlyprotective even after their children move into college dormitories“ 調(diào)查顯示現(xiàn)在的父母在孩子上大學(xué)之后仍然非�；蛘吣撤N程度上地過(guò)度保護(hù)子女，故選C，

2. 觀(guān)點(diǎn)態(tài)度題，第三段作者提出調(diào)查的結(jié)果并不能理解為現(xiàn)在的家長(zhǎng)對(duì)孩子不放手，接下來(lái)的兩段作者論述了出現(xiàn)這種結(jié)果的真正原因是科技的發(fā)展使得交流手段更豐富，成本更低廉，見(jiàn)第四段最后一句Many studies show that older parents - today’s grandparents - wouldhave called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier。最后一段更是再次強(qiáng)調(diào)了這種觀(guān)點(diǎn)，故選C。

3. 主旨大意題。由第一段第二句話(huà)得出。這種科技的改變?nèi)菀妆徽`認(rèn)為態(tài)度的改變。第2-5段討論到底是科技還是態(tài)度的改變。第6段再次明確表示是科技的改變。故選A。

4. 文章結(jié)構(gòu)題。文章第一段是introduction，第二段是第一個(gè)論點(diǎn)，指出父母在子女生活中參與度提高的現(xiàn)象。第三段是第二個(gè)論點(diǎn)(關(guān)鍵詞However)，指出通過(guò)調(diào)查并不能推斷出父母未能對(duì)子女放手，分論點(diǎn)一是科技的進(jìn)步導(dǎo)致父母對(duì)子女生活更多的參與，分論點(diǎn)二(關(guān)鍵詞Furthermore)是子女經(jīng)濟(jì)不獨(dú)立導(dǎo)致父母對(duì)子女生活的過(guò)多參與。最后一段總結(jié)。故選B。