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发表于 2016-7-29 20:32:08
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So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our
faults behind us.
There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was
in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with
him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be
friends with you."
He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. “Jack takes my things without
asking. He also forgets to return them.” Tommy himself did not like sharing his
things with anyone.
When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude
person."
He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was proud of
himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not
understand why he did not get on well with others.
If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own
impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虚荣), which were no better than
that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.
( ) 58. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends wit h Simon because Simon
was ________.
A. impatient B. a rude person C. dishonest D. too proud of his rich
parents
( ) 59. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Tommy was a person liked by others.
B. Tommy liked sharing his things with others.
C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcomings.
D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.
( ) 60. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.
A. to be more patient
B. not to be a person with vanity
C. not to take others' things without asking
D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings
D
Multitasking (多任务处理)
Being able to multitasking ---doing several things at the same time ---- is
considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of
the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of
electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the
Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their
iPads. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts
as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As
young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no
time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family
members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also has an effect on young people’s performance at university
and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the efforts of modern
gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a
positive(肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education
and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by
children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe
that many college students now need help to improve their study skills.
Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to
be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to
learn special skills to do their work.
( ) 61. What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?
A. Want to buy B. Use at the same time
C. Take the place of D. Search information from |
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