Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
They're still kids, and although there's a lot that the experts don't yet know about them, one thing they do agree on is that what kids use and expect from their world has changed rapidly. And it's all because of technology.
To the psychologists, sociologists, and generational and media experts who study them, their digital gear sets this new group apart, even from their tech-savvy (懂技術(shù)的) Millennial elders. They want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblings don't quite get. These differences may appear slight, but they signal an all-encompassing sensibility that some say marks the dawning of a new generation.
The contrast between Millennials and this younger group was so evident to psychologist Larry Rosen of California State University that he has declared the birth of a new generation in a new book, Rewired: Understanding the ingeneration and the Way They Learn, out next month. Rosen says the tech-dominated life experience of those born since the early 1990s is so different from the Millennials he wrote about in his 2007 book, Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation, that they warrant the distinction of a new generation, which he has dubbed the "ingeneration".
"The technology is the easiest way to see it, but it's also a mind-set, and the mind-set goes with the little ‘i', which I'm talking to stand for 'individualized'," Rosen says. "Everything is defined and individualized to ‘me'. My music choices are defined to ' me'. What I watch on TV any instant is defined to ‘me'. " He says the iGeneration includes today's teens and middle-school ers, but it's too soon to tell about elementary-school ages and younger.
Rosen says the iGeneration believes anything is possible. "If they can think of it, somebody probably has or will invent it," he says. "They expect innovation."
They have high expectations that whatever they want or can use "will be able to be tailored to their own needs and wishes and desires."
Rosen says portability is key. They are inseparable from their wireless devices, which allow them to text as well as talk, so they can be constantly connected-even in class, where cell phones are supposedly banned.
Many researchers are trying t6 determine whether technology somehow causes the brains of young people to be wired differently. "They should be distracted and should perform more poorly than they do," Rosen says. "But findings show teens survive distractions much better than we would predict by their age and their brain development. "
Because these kids are more immersed and at younger ages, Rosen says, the educational system has to change significantly.
"The growth curve on the use of technology with children is exponential(指數(shù)的), and we run the risk of being out of step with this generation as far as how they learn and how they think," Rosen says.
"We have to give them options because they want their world individualized. "
56. Compared with their Millennial elders, the iGeneration kids
A．communicate with others by high-tech methods continually
B．prefer to live a virtual life than a real one
C．a(chǎn)re equipped with more modem digital techniques
D．know more on technology than their elders
57. Why did Larry Rosen name the new generation as iGeneration?
A．Because this generation is featured by the use of personal high-tech devices.
B．Because this generation stresses on an individualized style of life.
C．Because it is the author himself who has discovered the new generation.
D．Because it's a mind-set generation instead of an age-set one.
58. Which of the following is true about the iGeneration according to Rosen?
A．This generation is crazy about inventing and creating new things.
B．Everything must be adapted to the peculiar need of the generation.
C．This generation catches up with the development of technology.
D．High-tech such as wireless devices goes with the generation.
59. Rosen's findings suggest that technology
A．has an obvious effect on the function of iGeneration's brain development
B．has greatly affected the iGeneration's behaviors and academic performance
C．has no significantly negative effect on iGeneration's mental and intellectual development
D．has caused distraction problems on iGeneration which affect their daily performance
60. According to the passage, education has to __
A．a(chǎn)dapt its system to the need of the new generation
B．use more technologies to cater for the iGeneration
C．risk its system to certain extent for the iGeneration
D．be conducted online for iGeneration's individualized need
56．A)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的Millennial elders和the iGeneration kids定位到原文第二段第二句：They"want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblings don't quite get．
詳解：推理判斷題。本題考查“自我的一代” “千禧年一代”的區(qū)別。由定位句可知，“自我的一代”與他們的千禧年一代的哥哥姐姐們相比，更愿意持續(xù)不斷地與他人保持聯(lián)系，也希望隨時(shí)能讓別人找得到他們。由此可推斷，他們愿意通過高科技手段與他人隨時(shí)保持聯(lián)系，因此A)是本題答案。B)“寧愿生活在虛擬世界．而非現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中”、C)“擁有更加先進(jìn)的數(shù)字技術(shù)”和D)“比大些的孩子們懂得更多技術(shù)方面的知識”原文均未提及，故排除。
57．B)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的Larry Rosen定位到原文第四段第一、二句：“‰technology is the easiest way to see it。but it's also a mind-set，and the mind-set goes with the little’s，which I'm taking to stand for ‘individuslized’．”Rosen says．“Everything is defined and individualized t0‘me’”
詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查羅森將新的一代命名為“自我的一代”的原因。該段前兩句引述拉里羅森介紹“自我的一代”的話，點(diǎn)明了這代人的特點(diǎn)，即高科技是這代人的典型特征，它也是種心態(tài)，這種心態(tài)隨 “小我”而變化，即“個性化”也是鮮明特點(diǎn)，表現(xiàn)為每件事都為“我”而定制，或每件事都被賦予個性化特征。 由此可見，這代人強(qiáng)調(diào)個性化的生活，因此B)是本題答案。A)“這代人的特點(diǎn)是使用個性化高科技產(chǎn)品”、 c)‘‘這代人是作者自己發(fā)現(xiàn)的”和D)“這是以心態(tài)而定而不是以時(shí)代而定的一代人”均是對原文的曲解，故排除。
58．D)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的iGeneration定位到原文第七段：Rosen says portability is key They are inseparable from their wireless devices，which allow them to text as well as talk，SO they can be constantly connected…
詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查關(guān)于“自我的一代”的論述哪項(xiàng)是正確的。由該段可知，對這代人而言，便攜是關(guān)鍵。他們離不開無線裝備，那些東西可使他們發(fā)短信或聊天，可以時(shí)刻與他人保持聯(lián)系。由此可見。這一代人離不開無線高科技產(chǎn)品，因此D)是本題答案。A)“這代人著迷于發(fā)明或創(chuàng)造新事物”、B)“所有東西都要經(jīng)過改變以適應(yīng)這代人的特別需要”和C)“這代人趕得上技術(shù)發(fā)展的步伐”均是對原文的曲解，故排除。
59．C)。E定位：根據(jù)題干中的Rosen's findings定位到原文第八段第二、三句：“They should be distracted and should perform more poorly than they d0，”Rosen says．But findings show teens survive distractions much better than we would predict by their age and their brain develovment．”
詳解：推理判斷題。本題考查科技對“自我的一代”的影響。由定位句可知，他們本來應(yīng)該受到干擾，表現(xiàn)應(yīng)該糟糕．但研究結(jié)果表明這些十來歲的孩子比我們通過年齡和大腦發(fā)育而做出的預(yù)測要有更強(qiáng)的抗干擾能力。由此可推斷，科技并沒有對他們的心智發(fā)展產(chǎn)生明顯的負(fù)面影響，因此C)是本題答案。A)“對這代人大腦發(fā)育的功能有著明顯的影響”、B)“極大地影響了這代人的行為和學(xué)業(yè)”和D)“使這代人深受干擾，影響他們的日常表現(xiàn)”均與原文意思相反，故排除。
60．A)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的education定位到原文第九段：Because these kids are more immersed and at younger ages，Rosen says，the educational system has to change significantly．
詳解：推理判斷題。由該段可知，由于這代孩子在年幼時(shí)便深浸于科技之中，那么教育制度也要隨之進(jìn)行 顯著改變。由此可推斷，教育制度也應(yīng)適應(yīng)這代人，因此A)是本題答案。B)“使用更多的科技手段來迎合這 代人”是對原文的曲解，故排除；C)“教育制度應(yīng)在某種程度上為這代人做出冒險(xiǎn)”表述含糊，故排除；D)“應(yīng) 以網(wǎng)上在線進(jìn)行的方式來滿足這代人的個性化需要”是對原文的曲解，故排除。
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
They're still kids, and although there's a lot that the experts don't yet know about them, one thing they do agree on is that what kids use and expect from their world has changed rapidly. And it's all because of technology.
To the psychologists, sociologists, and generational and media experts who study them, their digital gear sets this new group apart, even from their tech-savvy (懂技術(shù)的) Millennial elders. They want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblings don't quite get. These differences may appear slight, but they signal an all-encompassing sensibility that some say marks the dawning of a new generation.
The contrast between Millennials and this younger group was so evident to psychologist Larry Rosen of California State University that he has declared the birth of a new generation in a new book, Rewired: Understanding the ingeneration and the Way They Learn, out next month. Rosen says the tech-dominated life experience of those born since the early 1990s is so different from the Millennials he wrote about in his 2007 book, Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation, that they warrant the distinction of a new generation, which he has dubbed the "ingeneration".
"The technology is the easiest way to see it, but it's also a mind-set, and the mind-set goes with the little ‘i', which I'm talking to stand for 'individualized'," Rosen says. "Everything is defined and individualized to ‘me'. My music choices are defined to ' me'. What I watch on TV any instant is defined to ‘me'. " He says the iGeneration includes today's teens and middle-school ers, but it's too soon to tell about elementary-school ages and younger.
Rosen says the iGeneration believes anything is possible. "If they can think of it, somebody probably has or will invent it," he says. "They expect innovation."
They have high expectations that whatever they want or can use "will be able to be tailored to their own needs and wishes and desires."
Rosen says portability is key. They are inseparable from their wireless devices, which allow them to text as well as talk, so they can be constantly connected-even in class, where cell phones are supposedly banned.
Many researchers are trying t6 determine whether technology somehow causes the brains of young people to be wired differently. "They should be distracted and should perform more poorly than they do," Rosen says. "But findings show teens survive distractions much better than we would predict by their age and their brain development. "
Because these kids are more immersed and at younger ages, Rosen says, the educational system has to change significantly.
"The growth curve on the use of technology with children is exponential(指數(shù)的), and we run the risk of being out of step with this generation as far as how they learn and how they think," Rosen says.
"We have to give them options because they want their world individualized. "
56. Compared with their Millennial elders, the iGeneration kids
A．communicate with others by high-tech methods continually
B．prefer to live a virtual life than a real one
C．a(chǎn)re equipped with more modem digital techniques
D．know more on technology than their elders
57. Why did Larry Rosen name the new generation as iGeneration?
A．Because this generation is featured by the use of personal high-tech devices.
B．Because this generation stresses on an individualized style of life.
C．Because it is the author himself who has discovered the new generation.
D．Because it's a mind-set generation instead of an age-set one.
58. Which of the following is true about the iGeneration according to Rosen?
A．This generation is crazy about inventing and creating new things.
B．Everything must be adapted to the peculiar need of the generation.
C．This generation catches up with the development of technology.
D．High-tech such as wireless devices goes with the generation.
59. Rosen's findings suggest that technology
A．has an obvious effect on the function of iGeneration's brain development
B．has greatly affected the iGeneration's behaviors and academic performance
C．has no significantly negative effect on iGeneration's mental and intellectual development
D．has caused distraction problems on iGeneration which affect their daily performance
60. According to the passage, education has to __
A．a(chǎn)dapt its system to the need of the new generation
B．use more technologies to cater for the iGeneration
C．risk its system to certain extent for the iGeneration
D．be conducted online for iGeneration's individualized need
56．A)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的Millennial elders和the iGeneration kids定位到原文第二段第二句：They"want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblings don't quite get．
詳解：推理判斷題。本題考查“自我的一代” “千禧年一代”的區(qū)別。由定位句可知，“自我的一代”與他們的千禧年一代的哥哥姐姐們相比，更愿意持續(xù)不斷地與他人保持聯(lián)系，也希望隨時(shí)能讓別人找得到他們。由此可推斷，他們愿意通過高科技手段與他人隨時(shí)保持聯(lián)系，因此A)是本題答案。B)“寧愿生活在虛擬世界．而非現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中”、C)“擁有更加先進(jìn)的數(shù)字技術(shù)”和D)“比大些的孩子們懂得更多技術(shù)方面的知識”原文均未提及，故排除。
57．B)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的Larry Rosen定位到原文第四段第一、二句：“‰technology is the easiest way to see it。but it's also a mind-set，and the mind-set goes with the little’s，which I'm taking to stand for ‘individuslized’．”Rosen says．“Everything is defined and individualized t0‘me’”
詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查羅森將新的一代命名為“自我的一代”的原因。該段前兩句引述拉里羅森介紹“自我的一代”的話，點(diǎn)明了這代人的特點(diǎn)，即高科技是這代人的典型特征，它也是種心態(tài)，這種心態(tài)隨 “小我”而變化，即“個性化”也是鮮明特點(diǎn)，表現(xiàn)為每件事都為“我”而定制，或每件事都被賦予個性化特征。 由此可見，這代人強(qiáng)調(diào)個性化的生活，因此B)是本題答案。A)“這代人的特點(diǎn)是使用個性化高科技產(chǎn)品”、 c)‘‘這代人是作者自己發(fā)現(xiàn)的”和D)“這是以心態(tài)而定而不是以時(shí)代而定的一代人”均是對原文的曲解，故排除。
58．D)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的iGeneration定位到原文第七段：Rosen says portability is key They are inseparable from their wireless devices，which allow them to text as well as talk，SO they can be constantly connected…
詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查關(guān)于“自我的一代”的論述哪項(xiàng)是正確的。由該段可知，對這代人而言，便攜是關(guān)鍵。他們離不開無線裝備，那些東西可使他們發(fā)短信或聊天，可以時(shí)刻與他人保持聯(lián)系。由此可見。這一代人離不開無線高科技產(chǎn)品，因此D)是本題答案。A)“這代人著迷于發(fā)明或創(chuàng)造新事物”、B)“所有東西都要經(jīng)過改變以適應(yīng)這代人的特別需要”和C)“這代人趕得上技術(shù)發(fā)展的步伐”均是對原文的曲解，故排除。
59．C)。E定位：根據(jù)題干中的Rosen's findings定位到原文第八段第二、三句：“They should be distracted and should perform more poorly than they d0，”Rosen says．But findings show teens survive distractions much better than we would predict by their age and their brain develovment．”
詳解：推理判斷題。本題考查科技對“自我的一代”的影響。由定位句可知，他們本來應(yīng)該受到干擾，表現(xiàn)應(yīng)該糟糕．但研究結(jié)果表明這些十來歲的孩子比我們通過年齡和大腦發(fā)育而做出的預(yù)測要有更強(qiáng)的抗干擾能力。由此可推斷，科技并沒有對他們的心智發(fā)展產(chǎn)生明顯的負(fù)面影響，因此C)是本題答案。A)“對這代人大腦發(fā)育的功能有著明顯的影響”、B)“極大地影響了這代人的行為和學(xué)業(yè)”和D)“使這代人深受干擾，影響他們的日常表現(xiàn)”均與原文意思相反，故排除。
60．A)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的education定位到原文第九段：Because these kids are more immersed and at younger ages，Rosen says，the educational system has to change significantly．
詳解：推理判斷題。由該段可知，由于這代孩子在年幼時(shí)便深浸于科技之中，那么教育制度也要隨之進(jìn)行 顯著改變。由此可推斷，教育制度也應(yīng)適應(yīng)這代人，因此A)是本題答案。B)“使用更多的科技手段來迎合這 代人”是對原文的曲解，故排除；C)“教育制度應(yīng)在某種程度上為這代人做出冒險(xiǎn)”表述含糊，故排除；D)“應(yīng) 以網(wǎng)上在線進(jìn)行的方式來滿足這代人的個性化需要”是對原文的曲解，故排除。