英语六级仔细阅读练习题及解析.docx

英语六级仔细阅读练习题及解析

PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.They'restillkids,andalthoughthere'salotthattheexpertsdon'tyetknowaboutthem,onethingtheydoagreeonisthatwhatkidsuseandexpectfromtheirworldhaschangedrapidly.Andit'sallbecauseoftechnology.Tothepsychologists,sociologists,andgenerationalandmediaexpertswhostudythem,theirdigitalgearsetsthisnewgroupapart,evenfromtheirtech-savvy(懂技术的)Millennialelders.Theywanttobeconstantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheiroldersiblingsdon'tquiteget.Thesedifferencesmayappearslight,buttheysignalanall-encompassingsensibilitythatsomesaymarksthedawningofanewgeneration.ThecontrastbetweenMillennialsandthisyoungergroupwassoevidenttopsychologistLarryRosenofCaliforniaStateUniversitythathehasdeclaredthebirthofanewgenerationinanewbook,Rewired:UnderstandingtheingenerationandtheWayTheyLearn,outnextmonth.Rosensaysthetech-dominatedlifeexperienceofthosebornsincetheearly1990sissodifferentfromtheMillennialshewroteaboutinhis2007book,Me,MySpaceandI:ParentingtheNetGeneration,thattheywarrantthedistinctionofanewgeneration,whichhehasdubbedthe"ingeneration"."Thetechnologyistheeasiestwaytoseeit,butit'salsoamind-set,andthemind-setgoeswiththelittle‘i',whichI'mtalkingtostandfor'inpidualized',"Rosensays."Everythingisdefinedandinpidualizedto‘me'.Mymusicchoicesaredefinedto'me'.WhatIwatchonTVanyinstantisdefinedto‘me'."HesaystheiGenerationincludestoday'steensandmiddle-schoolers,butit'stoosoontotellaboutelementary-schoolagesandyounger.RosensaystheiGenerationbelievesanythingispossible."Iftheycanthinkofit,somebodyprobablyhasorwillinventit,"hesays."Theyexpectinnovation."Theyhavehighexpectationsthatwhatevertheywantorcanuse"willbeabletobetailoredtotheirownneedsandwishesanddesires."Rosensaysportabilityiskey.Theyareinseparablefromtheirwirelessdevices,whichallowthemtotextaswellastalk,sotheycanbeconstantlyconnected-eveninclass,wherecellphonesaresupposedlybanned.Manyresearchersaretryingt6determinewhethertechnologysomehowcausesthebrainsofyoungpeopletobewireddifferent