Question

Being able to multitask—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 as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. 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 they were asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response. 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.

1. 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.

2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that _______.

A. family members do not greet each other

B. family members do not eat at the family table

C. young people get on well with their families

D. young people hardly communicate with their family members

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets.

C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D. Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.

B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.

C. Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills.

D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills.

5.The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by ________.

A. providing special examples

B. following the natural time order

C. giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects

D. comparing opinions from different worlds

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了处理多任务的定义及影响。能够处理多任务就是同时做好几件事，这受大多数人欢迎。许多年轻人学习的同时会用一些电子设备，这就改变了他们和家人的关系。多重任务给年轻人带来影响。

1. working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods.可知此处指在工作的同时，他们也用一些电子工具像网络、电话和平板电脑。故选B。

2. can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.可知这些年轻人进了家不和家人打招呼，也不再餐桌上和家人一起吃饭，因此推断他们和家人几乎不交流。故选D。

3. also has an effect on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace可知最后一段主要介绍了多重任务给年轻人带来影响，故选D。

4. 细节理解题。根据When they were asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response.可知年轻人认为多重任务对自己有积极的影响，故选A。

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考点：日常生活类短文阅读。