2021年12月大学英语四六级阅读题专项练习40

2021年12月英语四六级阅读题

专项练习40：

They'restillkids,andalthoughthere'salotthattheexpertsdon't

yetknowaboutthem,onethingtheydoagreeonisthatwhatkidsuseand

expectfromtheirworldhaschangedrapidly.Andit'sallbecauseof

technology.

Tothepsychologists,sociologists,andgenerationalandmedia

expertswhostudythem,theirdigitalgearsetsthisnewgroupapart,even

fromtheirtech-savvy（懂技术的）Millennialelders.Theywanttobe

constantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheiroldersiblingsdon，t

quiteget.Thesedifferencesmayappearslight,buttheysignalan

all-encompassingsensibilitythatsomesaymarksthedawningofanew

generation.

ThecontrastbetweenMillennialsandthisyoungergroupwassoevident

topsychologistLarryRosenofCaliforniaStateUniversitythathehas

declaredthebirthofanewgenerationinanewbook,Rewired:Understanding

theingenerationandtheWayTheyLearn,outnextmonth.Rosensaysthe

tech-dominatedlifeexperienceofthosebornsincetheearly1990sis

sodifferentfromtheMillennialshewroteaboutinhis2007book,Me,

MySpaceandI:ParentingtheNetGeneration,thattheywarrantthe

distinctionofanewgeneration,whichhehasdubbedthe“ingeneration”.

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“Thetechnologyistheeasiestwaytoseeit,butit'salsoamind-set,

andthemind-setgoeswiththelittle'i',whichI'mtalkingtostandfor

'individualized',"Rosensays.''Everythingisdefinedandindividualized

to'me'.Mymusicchoicesaredefinedto'me).WhatIwatchonTVany

instantisdefinedto'me'."HesaystheiGenerationincludestoday's

teensandmiddle-schoolers,butit'stoosoontotellabout

elementary-schoolagesandyounger.

RosensaystheiGenerationbelievesanythingispossible."Ifthey

canthinkofit,somebodyprobablyhasorwillinventit,“hesays."They

expectinnovation.，z

Theyhavehighexpectationsthatwhatevertheywantorcanuse"will

beabletobetailoredtotheirownneedsandwishesanddesires.”

Rosensaysportabilityiskey.Theyareinseparablefromtheir

wirelessdevices,whichallowthemtotextaswellastalk,sotheycan

beconstantlyconnected-eveninclass,wherecellphonesaresupposedly

banned.

Manyresearchersaretryingt6determinewhethertechnologysomehow

causesthebrainsofyoungpeopletobewireddifferently."Theyshould

bedistractedandshouldperformmorepoorlythantheydo,“Rosensays.

“Butfindingsshowteenssurvivedistractionsmuchbetterthanwewould

predictbytheirageandtheirbraindevelopment.”

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Becausethesekidsaremoreimmersedandatyoungerages,Rosensays,

theeducationalsystemhastochangesignificantly.

“Thegrowthcurveontheuseoftechnologywithchildrenis

exponential（指数的），andweruntheriskofbeingoutofstepwiththis

generationasfarashowtheylearnandhowtheythink,“Rosensays.

“Wehavetogivethemoptionsbecausetheywanttheirworld

individualized.〃

56.ComparedwiththeirMillennialelders,theiGenerationkids

A.communicatewithothersbyhigh-techmethodscontinually

B.prefertoliveavirtuallifethanarealone

C.areequippedwithmoremodemdigitaltechniques

D.knowmoreontechnologythantheirelders

57.WhydidLarryRosennamethenewgenerationasiGeneration?

A.Becausethisgenerationisfeaturedbytheuseofpersonalhigh-tech

devices.

B.Becausethisgenerationstressesonanindividualizedstyleoflife.

C.Becauseitistheauthorhimselfwhohasdiscoveredthenew

generation.

D.Becauseit'samind-setgenerationinsteadofanage-setone.

58.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheiGenerationaccording

toRosen?

A.Thisgenerationiscrazyaboutinventingandcreatingnewthings.

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B.Everythingmustbeadaptedtothepeculiarneedofthegeneration.

C.Thisgenerationcatchesupwiththedevelopmentoftechnology.

D.High-techsuchaswirelessdevicesgoeswiththegeneration.

59.Rosen'sfindingssuggestthattechnology

A.hasanobviouseffectonthefunctionofiGeneration'sbrain

development

B.hasgreatlyaffectedtheiGeneration'sbehaviorsandacademic

performance

C.hasnosignificantlynegativeeffectoniGeneration，smentaland

intellectualdevelopment

D.hascauseddistractionproblemsoniGenerationwhichaffecttheir

dailyperformance

60.Accordingtothepassage,educationhasto一

A.adaptitssystemtotheneedofthenewgeneration

B.usemoretechnologiestocaterfortheiGeneration

C.riskitssystemtocertainextentfortheiGeneration

D.beconductedonlineforiGeneration，sindividualizedneed

参考答案

56.A)o本题考查“自我的一代”“千禧年一代”的区别。由定位句可知，

“自我的一代”与他们的千禧年一代的哥哥姐姐们相比，更愿意持续不断地与他

人保持联系，也希望随时能让别人找得到他们。由此可推断，他们愿意通过高科

技手段与他人随时保持联系，因此A)是本题答案。

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57.B)o本题考查罗森将新的一代命名为“自我的一代”的原因。该段前两

句引述拉里罗森介绍“自我的一代”的话，点明了这代人的特点，