【正文】 with pains, one can grow more steadily. The point is, how should we deal with those pains? My suggestion is, we should face the pains directly but avoid extreme behaviors. It’ s unwise to either shy away from the pain or exaggerate your suffering. Instead, a balanced attitude is a better solution. For example, my biggest struggle lies in the conflict between the impulse to play puter games and the obligation to study. To solve the problem, I talked with my pare。 注意： 1. 詞數(shù) 150左右； 2. 可以適當(dāng)增加過(guò)渡語(yǔ)句 ,以使行文連貫； 3. 短文中不能出現(xiàn)與本人相關(guān)的信息； 4. 短文 中已給出的部分 不計(jì) 入 總詞數(shù)。 你的演講必須包括以下內(nèi)容： 1． 用 30詞 左右陳述你對(duì) growing pains 的理解。 The latest attack on the Inter and on puters in general is Nicholas Carr’s writing, “The Sha llows: What the Inter Is Doing to Our Brains.” Carr and other digital alarmists make a case that seems reasonable, at least on the surface. They argue that Inter munication tools trap us in a shallow culture of constant interruption as we crazily tweet, text and . This in turn leaves us little time for deep reading, reflection and serious conversation — activities traditionally thought to build knowledge and wisdom. The alarmists use the concept of “neural plasticity (神經(jīng)可塑性 )” and talk of technology “ reshaping” the brain to convince us that the new distractions make us not just less willing but less able, on a physiological level, to focus. Whenever you hear that something is changing your brain, you ought to be worried — or at least the person telling you wants you to be worried. But does a cultural change like this necessarily lead to a fundamental change to the brain? The appeals to neural plasticity, backed by studies showing that new changes can reanize the brain, are largely irrelevant. The basic plan of the brain’s “ shaping” is geically determined long before a child discovers Facebook and Twitter. There is simply no experimental evidence to show that living with digital culture fundamentally changes brain anization in a way that affects one’s ability to focus. Of course, the brain changes any time we form a memory or learn a new skill, but new skills build on our existing capacities without fundamentally changing them. We will no more lose our ability to pay attention than we will lose our ability to listen, see or speak. The idea that the Inter might make us shallower has some instant appeal, because it is easy to see how the cognitive performance of people around us drops when they are distracted. But the notion that prolonged focus and deep reading mark the best path to wisdom and insight is just an assumption, one that may be an accidental consequence of the printing press existing before the puter. To book authors like us it seems a weird notion, but it is possible that spending 10 or more hours engaged in a single text might not be the most favorable way for building brainpower. So don’t be afraid of the digital era. Google is not making us stupid, PowerPoint is not destroying literature, and the Inter is not really changing our brains. Title: Don’ t __71__ the digital era! Digital alarmists’ __72__ against the digital culture. Viewpoints Proofs ? Because of technology, we are __73__ in a shallow culture with a lack of knowledge and wisdom. ? We are constantly __74__ by Inter munication tools, which results in less deep reading, reflection and serious conversation. ? Our brain is reshaped into __75__ and inability to focus by technology. ? The concept of “neural plasticity” shows that br ain can be reanized by new __76__. Author’s point of view ? Digital culture does not __77__ a fundamental change to the brain. ? The brain’s “shaping” is determined by __78__ long before a child discovers the inter. ? __79__ the influence of new technology on the brain, no experimental evidence shows they will affect one’s ability to focus. ? The Inter does not make us shallower. ? It is just an assumption that wisdom and insight best arise from deep reading and focus. ? The assumption is just a result of the fact that books __80__ existed earlier than puters. 第五部分 : 書面表達(dá) (滿分 25分 ) 作為一個(gè)即將畢業(yè)的高中學(xué)生， 你 經(jīng)歷了各種各樣 “ 成長(zhǎng)的煩惱 ” ，也積累了很多的成長(zhǎng)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。注意 : 每個(gè)空格只填 1 個(gè)單詞。 for they had their Art, and they had each other. Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister – you know his fame. His fees are high。 每小題 2分 , 滿分 30分 ) 請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文 , 從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中 , 選出最佳選項(xiàng) , 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑 。 21. If you chase two rabbits, as a saying goes, _____ will lose both of them. A. in which case you B. and you C. which D. you 22. As a mon sense, children’s involvement in social activities, athletics and hobbies _____ just as important as academic achievement. A. is B. are C. was D. were 23. Many young people are only ready to chat via the Inter, but somewhat _____ to municate face to face. A. desperate B. reluctant C. voluntary D. anxious 24. We shall hardly please everyone, nor is it necessary that we _____. A. need B. should C. can D. may 25. Whatever the relationship, try to _____ to each person all your kindness and understanding. A. appeal B. cater C. extend D. attach 26. There is always some obstacle in the way, something _____ before we realize the real goal of education. A. to be got through B. got through C. getting through D. having been got through 27. I could have finished my selfreflection last weekend, but the math classes and exercises _____ all my spare time. A. take up B. had taken up C. took up D. had been taking up 28. — Where are you living now? — I’ve moved to _____ you know my grandpa once lived. A. which B. that C. where D. what 29. _____ on mobile phones for storing information that people are unable to remember basic things. A.