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 products 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 asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) answer. 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.
小题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.小题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小题3:What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Young people must learn skills for future jobs.
B．Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets.
C．Multitasking is an important skill to young people.
D．Multitasking influences young people's development seriously.小题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.小题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
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇文章主要讲述当今年轻人喜欢工作的同时进行其他活动，例如：听歌、发邮件、上网等，这一现象叫做多任务活动。作者就这一现象从多方面多角度进行分析，阐述影响和原因。
小题1:词义猜测题。结合下文While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods.“当工作时，他们还会上网、发邮件、打电话或者用mp3听音乐。”可知本句What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic products as they study.译为“我们经常会看到当今的年轻人在工作的同时会使用大量的电子娱乐设备。”可知juggle译为“同时”，故选B。
小题2:段落大意题。第三段作者介绍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.“由于年轻人沉浸在自己的世界中，便没有时间与家人的沟通和联系。”故选D。
小题3:段落大意题。文章最后一段开头就指出多任务活动对年轻人所造成的影响，不同行业的人对于这一现象持有不同的看法。故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句话When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) answer.可知A正确；结合文章最后一句话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.可知B错误；根据最后一段第四行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.可知C错误；根据最后一段第三行However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive.可知D错误。故选A。
可知B错误；
小题5:推理判断题。作者在文章中从多角度对于多任务活动这一现象进行阐述，主要目的是想要对于多任务活动所带来的影响进行分析。故选C。