A 17-year-old boy.caught sending text messages in class.was recently sent to the

A 17-year-old boy，caught sending textmessages in class，was recently sent to the viceprincipal`s office. The vice principal，Steve Gallagher，told the boy he needed to focus on the teach-er，not  his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded，and that`s when Mr.Gallagher noticed the student`s fingers moving on his lap. He was testing while being scolded for texting. " Itwas a subconscious  act，" says Mr.Gallagher，who took the phone away. " Young peopletoday are con-nected socially from the moment they open their eyes in themorning until they colse their eyes at night.It`s compulsive."

A study this yearby psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain,Ga.,found that the more time young people spend on Facebook，the more likely they are to have lower gradesand weaker study habits. Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable，but they are also more likely to be anxious，hostileor depressed.

Almost a quarterof today`s teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day，according to a 2009 surveyby Common Sense Media,a nonprofit group that monitors media`s impact onfamilies.Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the workforce，or will employers come to see texting and`social-network cheeking` as accepted parts of the workday?Think back,Whentoday`s older workers were in their 20s,they might have taken a break on thejob to call friends and make after-work plans.In those earlier eras,companiesdiscouraged non-business-related calls,and someone who made personal calls allday risked being fired.It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forthtexting that defines interactions among young people today.Educators are alsobeing asked by parents，students and educationalstrategists to reconsider their rules. "In past generations，students got in trouble for passing notes in class. Now students aregood at texting with their phones still in their pockets，" says 40-year-old Mr.Gallagher,the vice principal,"andthey`re able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over.Students are just fundamentally different today.They will take suspensionsrather than give up their phones."

1.The underlined word "asubconscious act"in the first paragraph refers to an act         .

A.on purpose                    B.withoutrealization

C.in secret                 D.withcare

2.Young people addicted to theuse of Facebook              .

A.are good atdealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study

B.have highspirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work

C.have beeninfluenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits

D.are always inbad mood and have poor performance in every respect

3.Through the situation oftoday`s older workers in their 20s,it can be inferred that         

A.the employerswill not accept young people`s sending text messages

B.a cellphone isa must for today`s older workers instead of young people

C.The employersprefer older workers to young  people

D.the employerswill find it hard to control the interaction among young people  

4.Mr.Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today_______.

A. like to break rules and havethe same means of sending messages

B. are always the big problem forthe educations and their parents

C. like sending text messages butthose today do it in a more secret and skillful way

D. cannot live without acellphone

5.What’sthe best title of the passage?

A. Teenagers and Cellphones

B. Teenagers’ Texting Addiction

C. Employers and Teenagers

D. Teenagers’ Education

试题答案

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B