17.When was the last time you wrote a letter?If your answer is"not recently",you can count yourself among the many teenagers who don't often write letters.
A recent survey of 1,000 teenagers around the world done by the French stationery(文具) company BIC found that a third of today's teenagers had never written a letter,half had not written a thank-you letter,around 83 percent had never written a love letter,and a quarter ha d not even written a birthday or Christmas card.In fact,58 percent of teenagers complained that handwriting was"too slow"and 17 percent believed it was"outdated".
These results have caused worries that the art of handwriting may one day die out,even though many people still think it is a key skill.
"Handwriting is one of the most creative art forms we have and should be given the same importance as other art forms such as sketching(素描),painting,or photography,"Jonathan Skyrme,general manager of BIC UK &Ireland,told the Daily Mail.
The New York Times explained that a handwritten letter sends a message in a way that on line messages can never do."When you get a n e-mail,you can never be sure that you are the only person to have received it-or even that it was written by the person who sent it,"said the newspaper.
As US author Simon Garfield once wrote,"E-mails are a poke(蜻蜒點(diǎn)水),but letters are a loving touch."
So imagine the powerful message you would send if you actually wrote out your thoughts for another person by hand,bought a stamp,took your note to a mailbox and waited days for your special someone to receive it.Their smile at your thoughtfulness would say it a11.
25.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?C
A.300 teenagers of today's had never written a letter.
B.250 teenagers of today's had not even written a birthday or Christmas card.
C.Most teenagers hadn't written a love letter.
D.Over half teenagers thought handwriting was out of date.
26.The New York Times and the author Simon Garfi eld may both agree thatB.
A.1etters and E-mails have their own advantages
B.1etters are better than E-mails
C.1etters and E-mails send a message in the same way
D.when getting a letter or an E-mail,you're the only person to receive it
27.Which is true according to the last paragraph?B
A.It's a waste of time to write a letter.
B.People would be glad to receive a letter.
C.It is ridiculous to post a letter.
D.It's boring to wait for a letter.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了最近關(guān)于青少年是否寫信的調(diào)查,事實(shí)現(xiàn)實(shí)如今大多數(shù)青少年都沒寫過信,并比較了電子郵件與信的各自的優(yōu)點(diǎn).
解答 25.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段half had not written a thank-you letter,around 83 percent had never written a love letter,and a quarter ha d not even written a birthday or Christmas card.可知大多數(shù)青少年沒有寫過一封情書,故選C.
26.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第五段The New York Times explained that a handwritten letter sends a message in a way that on line messages can never do.以及倒數(shù)第二段As US author Simon Garfield once wrote,"E-mails are a poke(蜻蜒點(diǎn)水),but letters are a loving touch."可知紐約時(shí)報(bào)和作家Simon Garfi都認(rèn)為信比電子郵件好,故選B.
27.B 推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段So imagine the powerful message you would send if you actually wrote out your thoughts for another person by hand,bought a stamp,took your note to a mailbox and waited days for your special someone to receive it.Their smile at your thoughtfulness would say it a11.可知人們收到一封信會(huì)很高興,故選B.
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.