上海國中英語閱讀理解

一般而言，經濟發達地區的考試試卷會比欠發達地區的難一些。下面我們來看一篇上海國中的英語閱讀理解題。

It's hard to imagine life without the Internet. How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used. At the same time, however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away (消失).

E-mail is quicker and cheaper. Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare (稀有的) pleasure.

Who would like to pay 60 yuan for 12 songs in a plastic case if you can find music in the Interact for free? When almost any fact can be found within seconds through Google and Baidu, personal memory becomes less important. The Web can remember it for us.

When was the last time you watched the world out of a window? When was the last time you read a favorite book once again? When was the last time you sat in the cinema with your family? More and more people lose themselves in the Internet. They show less interest and spend less time in the outside world.

You've spent the past few years talking with your freinds on QQ, or reading about his or her QQ suqare, so meeting a freind is no longer as important as it once was.

Have you ever found yourself doing homework with one eye on a QQ Space window?

A growing number of people say the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything for a long time.

When you surf the Internet, it feels like something you're enjoying and nobody knows it. But when you realize just how many people are watching your every move, it might just make you mad. Many people have realized their personal information can be found easily in the Internet even they don't want to.

　52. According to the passage, the Internet has been widely used since ___ ago.

A. 12 years B. 14 years C. 15 years D. 60 years

53、We can learn from Paragraph 5 that people spend more time these days.

A. surfing the Internet B. going to the cinema

C. reading favorite books D. watching the outside world

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

A. Personal memory becomes more important.

B. People get fewer handwritten letters from their friends now.

C. You have to pay if you want to find some music in the Internet.

D. Internet can help young people fix their attention on anything.

　55. From the passage we can learn that the writer ________ when some traditions are falling away.

A. doesn't care B. seems happy C. feels interested D. is worried

　　參考答案：

【主旨大意】因特網給我們的生活帶來了很大的變化，同時也讓許多傳統的東西逐漸消失，為此，作者進行了詳細地說明並對這一現象表示了擔憂。

52. C 細節理解題。根據第一段句子"How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used"可知。

53. A 細節理解題。根據句子"More and more people lose themselves in the Internet."可知。

54. B 細節理解題。A是錯誤的，根據句子"personal memory becomes less important."可以判斷;B是正確的`，根據句子"Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare pleasure."可以判斷;C是錯誤的，根據句子""if you can find music in the Interact for free"可以判斷;D是錯誤的，根據句子""the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything."可以判斷。故選B。

55. D 推理判斷題。通過對文章的整體把握，"however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away"進行推理出作者對於一些傳統真正消失感到很擔憂。故選D。