问题 阅读理解

Technology has totally transformed our ability to communicate with each other. Linking to each other both literally and figuratively, many of us connect through cell phones, email, instant messaging, blogs, and networking web sites, yet we may be less connected to each other than we think.

According to a study, Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated(孤立的). The study suggests, for example, that one quarter of Americans say that they have no one to discuss important personal issues with, and that the number of close friends that Americans have has dropped from three to two. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe reports that this spreading isolation is experienced more sharply among those with less education, people of color, and older Americans. Unsurprisingly, those who are young, white, and well educated tend to have stronger social networks.

From my own experience I have to say that I’ve never felt more connected, thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues. One of my closest friends is someone I met through an online discussion group who lives hundreds of miles away from me. We have met face-to-face only twice, yet our regular electronic correspondence and cell phone calls maintain our close friendship. And, speaking of blogging, my blog has introduced me to people I would never have met otherwise and has led to enduring and important friendships.

On the other hand, I recently saw a scene unfold that proved to me how deeply disconnected we as Americans have become. I had just wrapped up a presentation on mediation at a family therapy (治疗) center.

As I was leaving, I noticed a mother and her teenage son who had just completed their session with their family therapist. After making their next appointment, they both took out their cell phones, placed calls, and began loud conversations with whoever was on the other end. I walked out behind them to the parking lot to my car. They both jumped into their cars, and, as I saw them drive off, they were still talking on their cell phones but not to each other.

小题1:What does the passage lead you to believe?

A.Americans are more socially isolated today.

B.Americans are more socially connected today.

C.Americans don’t make good use of technology.

D.Technology plays a bigger role in American society.小题2:Which of the following has nothing to do with the isolation among Americans?

A.Sex.

B.Education.

C.Skin color.

D.Age.小题3:What is true about the mother and son in the passage?

A.They came for therapy in the same car.

B.They were quite close to each other.

C.There was not much communication between them.

D.They preferred talking to each other on cell phones.小题4:What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer is totally against the modern technology.

B.The mother and the son have finished their family therapist and get a better relationship.

C.As far as the writer is concerned, he has benefited a lot from the modern technology.

D.Those black and well-educated people have stronger social network than aged white people.

答案

 

小题1:A

小题2:A

小题3:C

小题4:C

题目分析:本文论述了科技使我们的交流能力发生了改变。大多数都通过手机,博客,电子邮件,网站,即使讯息等进行沟通而很少通过面对面的交谈来进行交流,从而使很多人产生孤立感。

小题1:从第二段 Americans are becoming increasingly socially isolated(孤立的)可知正确答案为A.

小题2:从第二段“... more sharply among those with less education, people of color, and older Americans”可知孤立感与教育,肤色,年龄均有关,故只有A答案无关。

小题3:从最后一段they were still talking on their cell phones but not to each other可知他们只是拿着电话跟电话那头的人说话而他俩不谈话,可推断出他们之间没有多少交流。

小题4:从第二段From my own experience I have to say that I’ve never felt more connected, thanks to a web of friends, family, and colleagues可知C为正确答案。A答案错误在totally .

点评:本文论述了科技使我们的交流能力发生了改变。 文章列举了大量的事实,研究发现,以及个人的体会和亲身经历来说明问题,内容较多,关系复杂,阅读中要注意这些问题之间的关系,多读几遍,然后再完成阅读。但题目并不难,多为细节题和推理题。

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背景

某写字楼建设项目,建设单位与施工单位签订土建和装饰装修施工合同,建设单位委托监理单位对该工程土建施工和装饰装修进行工程监理。在该工程装饰装修过程中发生了如下事件:

事件一:装饰装修合同中规定5000m2的花岗石石材由建设单位指定厂家,施工单位负责采购。当第一批石材运到工地时,施丁单位认为:由建设单位指定用的石材,在检查产品合格证后即可用于工程;而监理工程师认为必须进行石材放射性检测。经抽样检验发现石材质量不合格。

事件二:为了赶工期和避免人员窝工,在屋面防水工程、室内轻质隔墙、安装管道和电气管线敷设、专业工程预埋件、预留空洞还未完工之前,施工单位就进行了室内抹灰、吊顶、裱糊、饰面板工程施工。

事件三:该写字楼外墙采用隐框玻璃幕墙,幕墙与主体结构采用后置埋件连接,因为幕墙构造需要,在填充墙上也采用后置埋件连接。在施工前,施工单位在现场室内混凝土构件上埋置了两块后置埋件,并委托施工单位直属的有专业检测资质的检测中心对这两块后置埋件进行了检测,作为后置埋件检测的依据。

事件四:在玻璃幕墙安装完毕后,由施工单位委托具备相应资质的检测机构对幕墙进行了“四性试验”检测,符合规范要求,于是对该幕墙工程施工质量进行了验收。

事件四中,幕墙的“四性试验”是指什么?指出施工单位对幕墙进行“四性试验”做法中的不妥之处,并给出正确做法。