第二部分：阅读理解(共15小题：每小题2分, 满分30分) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21-century Americans. It is called multitasking, and it takes many forms. As one example, why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo simultaneously? And why simply work out on treadmill (单调的工作) when you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment --- three activities for the time commitment of one! Ah, such efficiency. No wonder those who turn “to do” lists into a time-management art form tend to boast (自夸): “Look, me, how many things I can accomplish at once. If I’m this busy, I must be important.” Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in the state from using handheld cellular phones. Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone. No one can argue against using time effectively. But accompanying the supposed gains are losses. Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood. She strides briskly, head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休) away, oblivious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine. Did the walk have any value? More than a decade ago, long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use, a retired professor of theology(神学) in Indiana with whom I corresponded (通信) made a case for what might be called uni-tasking — the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time. Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes.” Good advice, I’ve found, whatever the task. Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment. 1. The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measures of self-worth because ________. A. it helps people to use time effectively B. it makes people feel they are important C. it means the ability to do several things at once D. people worship speed and desire 2. The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in order to ________. A. demonstrate the danger of multitasking B. show the high efficiency of multitasking C. introduce the legislation system in America D. argue against using time effectively 3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious” in the third paragraph? A. serious B. absorbed deeply C. not noticing D. forgetting 4. We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is ________. A. the new fashion for 21-century Americans B. accepted by most residents in Indiana C. created by a retired professor of theology D. the traditional act of doing one thing at once 5. In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking ________. A. could not be avoided in this fast-changing age B. should be taken the place of by uni-tasking C. robs people of time to focus and reflect D. should not become a word in everyday use |