2016年12月英语六级阅读理解习题及答案(七)

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　　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 (懂技术的) 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(指数的), 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.are 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.adapt 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
      
   

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        　　参考答案：
        　　56.A)。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。
        　　57.B)。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，即高科技是这代人的典型特征，它也是种心态，这种心态随
“小我”而变化，即“个性化”也是鲜明特点，表现为每件事都为“我”而定制，或每件事都被赋予个性化特征。
由此可见，这代人强调个性化的生活，因此B)是本题答案。
        　　58.D)。本题考查关于“自我的一代”的论述哪项是正确的。由该段可知，对这代人而言，便携是关键。他们离不开无线装备，那些东西可使他们发短信或聊天，可以时刻与他人保持联系。由此可见。这一代人离不开无线高科技产品，因此D)是本题答案。
        　　59.C)。本题考查科技对“自我的一代”的影响。由定位句可知，他们本来应该受到干扰，表现应该糟糕.但研究结果表明这些十来岁的孩子比我们通过年龄和大脑发育而做出的预测要有更强的抗干扰能力。由此可推断，科技并没有对他们的心智发展产生明显的负面影响，因此C)是本题答案。
        　　60.A)。由于这代孩子在年幼时便深浸于科技之中，那么教育制度也要随之进行 显著改变。由此可推断，教育制度也应适应这代人，因此A)是本题答案。
      
   

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