They're still kids, and although there's a lot that the experts don't yet know about them,one thing they do agree on is that what kids use and expect from their world has changedrapidly. And it's all because of technology.

　　To the psychologists, sociologists, and generational and media experts who study them,their digital gear sets this new group apart, even from their tech-savvy (懂技術(shù)的) Millennialelders. They want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblingsdon't quite get. These differences may appear slight, but they signal an all-encompassingsensibility that some say marks the dawning of a new generation.

　　The contrast between Millennials and this younger group was so evident to psychologistLarry Rosen of California State University that he has declared the birth of a new generation in anew book, Rewired: Understanding the ingeneration and the Way They Learn, out next month.Rosen says the tech-dominated life experience of those born since the early 1990s is so differentfrom the Millennials he wrote about in his 2007 book, Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the NetGeneration, that they warrant the distinction of a new generation, which he has dubbed the"ingeneration".

　　"The technology is the easiest way to see it, but it's also a mind-set, and the mind-set goeswith the little ‘i', which I'm talking to stand for 'individualized'," Rosen says. "Everything isdefined and individualized to ‘me'. My music choices are defined to ' me'. What I watch onTV any instant is defined to ‘me'. " He says the iGeneration includes today's teens and middle-school ers, but it's too soon to tell about elementary-school ages and younger.

　　Rosen says the iGeneration believes anything is possible. "If they can think of it, somebodyprobably has or will invent it," he says. "They expect innovation."

　　They have high expectations that whatever they want or can use "will be able to be tailoredto their own needs and wishes and desires."

　　Rosen says portability is key. They are inseparable from their wireless devices, which allowthem to text as well as talk, so they can be constantly connected-even in class, where cellphones are supposedly banned.

　　Many researchers are trying t6 determine whether technology somehow causes the brainsof young people to be wired differently. "They should be distracted and should perform morepoorly than they do," Rosen says. "But findings show teens survive distractions much betterthan we would predict by their age and their brain development. "

　　Because these kids are more immersed and at younger ages, Rosen says, the educationalsystem has to change significantly.

　　"The growth curve on the use of technology with children is exponential(指數(shù)的), and we runthe risk of being out of step with this generation as far as how they learn and how they think,"Rosen says.

　　"We have to give them options because they want their world individualized. "

　　56. Compared with their Millennial elders, the iGeneration kids

　　A.communicate with others by high-tech methods continually

　　B.prefer to live a virtual life than a real one

　　C.are equipped with more modem digital techniques

　　D.know more on technology than their elders

　　57. Why did Larry Rosen name the new generation as iGeneration?

　　A.Because this generation is featured by the use of personal high-tech devices.

　　B.Because this generation stresses on an individualized style of life.

　　C.Because it is the author himself who has discovered the new generation.

　　D.Because it's a mind-set generation instead of an age-set one.

　　58. Which of the following is true about the iGeneration according to Rosen?

　　A.This generation is crazy about inventing and creating new things.

　　B.Everything must be adapted to the peculiar need of the generation.

　　C.This generation catches up with the development of technology.

　　D.High-tech such as wireless devices goes with the generation.

　　59. Rosen's findings suggest that technology

　　A.has an obvious effect on the function of iGeneration's brain development

　　B.has greatly affected the iGeneration's behaviors and academic performance

　　C.has no significantly negative effect on iGeneration's mental and intellectualdevelopment

　　D.has caused distraction problems on iGeneration which affect their daily performance

　　60. According to the passage, education has to __

　　A.adapt its system to the need of the new generation

　　B.use more technologies to cater for the iGeneration

　　C.risk its system to certain extent for the iGeneration

　　D.be conducted online for iGeneration's individualized need

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　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.

　　Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength asthe global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.

　　Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group ofinternational researchers based at Beijing Normal University found that for every 1.8°F ( 1℃ )rise of the Earth's temperature, the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic that are as strong orstronger than Hurricane Katrina will increase twofold to sevenfold.

　　Hurricane strength is directly related to the heat of the water where the storm forms. Morewater vapor in the air from evaporating ocean water adds fuel to hurricanes that build strengthand head toward land.

　　Hurricane Katrina is widely considered the measure for a destructive storm, holding themaximum Category 5 designation for a full 24 hours in late August 2005. It lost strength as itpassed over the Florida peninsula, but gained destructive power fight before colliding withNew Orleans, killing more than 200 people and causing $ 80 billion in damage.

　　The study points to a gradual increase of Katrina-like events. The warming experiencedover the 20th century doubled the number of such debilitating(將人類摧垮的)storms. But theongoing warming of the planet into the 21st century could increase the frequency of the worstkinds of storms by 700 percent, threatening coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean with muitipleCategory 5 storms every year.

　　"Our results support the idea that changes in regional sea surface temperatures is theprimary cause of hurricane variability," said Aslak Girnstead, a researcher with the Centerfor Ice and Climate at the University of Copenhagen. The large impact of small sea-surfacetemperature increases was more than Girustead and his colleagues had anticipated. Theentire study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

　　Global temperatures have steadily increased, making the past decade the warmest onrecord. Earlier this year, climate researchers reported that the Earth's temperatures have risenfaster in the last century than at any point since the last ice age, 11,300 years ago. Theprimary cause, a couseusus of scientists has said, is the rising emissions of greenhouse gaseslike carbon dioxide and methane.

　　Past hurricanes have supported the study's finding that global temperature rise is linkedto more destructive storms. According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, whilethe frequency of storms doesn't appear to have increased, the percentage of strong ones hasrisen sharply over the past few decades. The trend may be similar further back in time, butcomprehensive hurricane data doesn't exist.

　　61. According to the team of international researchers based at Beijing Normal University,the rise of the Earth's temperature is likely to cause

　　A.the coming of ice age

　　C.more Katrina-like or worse hurricanes

　　B.less intense hurricanes

　　D.more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

　　62. The ocean water in the region where the storm forms

　　A.is heating the hurricanes

　　B.evaporates and becomes fuel

　　C.heads toward land

　　D.turns into water vapor that makes hurricanes stronger

　　63. Which of the following statement is TRUE about Hurricane Katrina?

　　A.It did not lose its strength as it moved.

　　B.It claimed over 200 people's lives.

　　C.It caused 80 billion dollars loss for Florida peninsula.

　　D.It lasted for full 24 hours.

　　64. What result can regional sea surface temperature changes produce?

　　A.Hurricane changes.

　　C.Global warming.

　　B.Increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

　　D.Destructive hurricanes.

　　65. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　A.there is no link between greenhouse gas emissions and destructive storms

　　B.reduction of greenhouse gas emissions may reduce destructive storms

　　C.the higher percentage of strong ones rose as more hurricanes appeared

　　D.past records on hurricanes included everything needed

　　答案解析：

　　56.A)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的Millennial elders和the iGeneration kids定位到原文第二段第二句：They"want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblingsdon't quite get.

　　詳解：推理判斷題。本題考查“自我的一代” “千禧年一代”的區(qū)別。由定位句可知，“自我的一代”與他們的千禧年一代的哥哥姐姐們相比，更愿意持續(xù)不斷地與他人保持聯(lián)系，也希望隨時(shí)能讓別人找得到他們。由此可推斷，他們?cè)敢馔ㄟ^高科技手段與他人隨時(shí)保持聯(lián)系，因此A)是本題答案。B)“寧愿生活在虛擬世界.而非現(xiàn)實(shí)世界中”、C)“擁有更加先進(jìn)的數(shù)字技術(shù)”和D)“比大些的孩子們懂得更多技術(shù)方面的知識(shí)”原文均未提及，故排除。

　　57.B)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的Larry Rosen定位到原文第四段第一、二句：“‰technology is theeasiest way to see it。but it's also a mind-set，and the mind-set goes with the little’s，whichI'm taking to stand for ‘individuslized’.”Rosen says.“Everything is defined andindividualized t0‘me’”

　　詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查羅森將新的一代命名為“自我的一代”的原因。該段前兩句引述拉里羅森介紹“自我的一代”的話，點(diǎn)明了這代人的特點(diǎn)，即高科技是這代人的典型特征，它也是種心態(tài)，這種心態(tài)隨 “小我”而變化，即“個(gè)性化”也是鮮明特點(diǎn)，表現(xiàn)為每件事都為“我”而定制，或每件事都被賦予個(gè)性化特征。 由此可見，這代人強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)性化的生活，因此B)是本題答案。A)“這代人的特點(diǎn)是使用個(gè)性化高科技產(chǎn)品”、 c)‘‘這代人是作者自己發(fā)現(xiàn)的”和D)“這是以心態(tài)而定而不是以時(shí)代而定的一代人”均是對(duì)原文的曲解，故排除。

　　58.D)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的iGeneration定位到原文第七段：Rosen says portability is key Theyare inseparable from their wireless devices，which allow them to text as well as talk，SO they　can be constantly connected…

　　詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查關(guān)于“自我的一代”的論述哪項(xiàng)是正確的。由該段可知，對(duì)這代人而言，便攜是關(guān)鍵。他們離不開無線裝備，那些東西可使他們發(fā)短信或聊天，可以時(shí)刻與他人保持聯(lián)系。由此可見。這一代人離不開無線高科技產(chǎn)品，因此D)是本題答案。A)“這代人著迷于發(fā)明或創(chuàng)造新事物”、B)“所有東西都要經(jīng)過改變以適應(yīng)這代人的特別需要”和C)“這代人趕得上技術(shù)發(fā)展的步伐”均是對(duì)原文的曲解，故排除。

　　59.C)。E定位：根據(jù)題干中的Rosen's findings定位到原文第八段第二、三句：“They should bedistracted and should perform more poorly than they d0，”Rosen says.But findings showteens survive distractions much better than we would predict by their age and their braindevelovment.”

　　詳解：推理判斷題。本題考查科技對(duì)“自我的一代”的影響。由定位句可知，他們本來應(yīng)該受到干擾，表現(xiàn)應(yīng)該糟糕.但研究結(jié)果表明這些十來歲的孩子比我們通過年齡和大腦發(fā)育而做出的預(yù)測(cè)要有更強(qiáng)的抗干擾能力。由此可推斷，科技并沒有對(duì)他們的心智發(fā)展產(chǎn)生明顯的負(fù)面影響，因此C)是本題答案。A)“對(duì)這代人大腦發(fā)育的功能有著明顯的影響”、B)“極大地影響了這代人的行為和學(xué)業(yè)”和D)“使這代人深受干擾，影響他們的日常表現(xiàn)”均與原文意思相反，故排除。

　　60.A)。定位：根據(jù)題干中的education定位到原文第九段：Because these kids are moreimmersed and at younger ages，Rosen says，the educational system has to changesignificantly.

　　詳解：推理判斷題。由該段可知，由于這代孩子在年幼時(shí)便深浸于科技之中，那么教育制度也要隨之進(jìn)行 顯著改變。由此可推斷，教育制度也應(yīng)適應(yīng)這代人，因此A)是本題答案。B)“使用更多的科技手段來迎合這 代人”是對(duì)原文的曲解，故排除;C)“教育制度應(yīng)在某種程度上為這代人做出冒險(xiǎn)”表述含糊，故排除;D)“應(yīng) 以網(wǎng)上在線進(jìn)行的方式來滿足這代人的個(gè)性化需要”是對(duì)原文的曲解，故排除。

　　61.C)。定位：由題干中的Beijing Normal University和the Earth’s temperature定位到第三段....for every 1.8T(1℃)rise of the Earth’s temperature，the number of hurricanes in theAtlantic that are as strong or stronger than Hurricane Katrina will increase twofold tosevenfold.

　　詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查地球溫度上升帶來的變化。定位句提到“地球溫度每上升l.8華氏度(1攝 氏度)，那么大西洋中強(qiáng)度可匹敵甚至勝過卡特里娜颶風(fēng)的颶風(fēng)數(shù)量會(huì)增加兩倍乃至七倍”，故C)“更多像卡 特里娜那樣或是更糟糕的颶風(fēng)”為答案。A)“冰川期到來”原文中未提及，故排除;B)“越來越少的強(qiáng)度颶風(fēng)” 與原文不符，故排除;D)“大氣層中更多的溫室氣體”原文中未提及，故排除。

　　62.D)。 E—瞳由題干中的ocean water定位到第四段第二句：More water vapor in the air fromevaporating ocean water adds fuel to hurricanes--also called cyclones and typhoons in differentparts of the world— that build strength and head toward land.

　　詳解：瞳事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查對(duì)颶風(fēng)形成的區(qū)域中海水情況的理解。定位句提到“從海洋中蒸發(fā)到空氣中的水分越多，那么颶風(fēng)的威力就越強(qiáng)，然后會(huì)直撲陸地”，故D)“蒸發(fā)成水蒸氣，使得風(fēng)暴威力增強(qiáng)”為答案。A)“加熱颶風(fēng)”原文中未提及，故排除;B)“蒸發(fā)后變成燃料”是對(duì)“add fuel”的錯(cuò)誤理解，故排除;C)“直奔陸地”，原文說的是颶風(fēng)而不是海水，故排除。

　　68.B)。定位：由題干中的Hurricane Katrina定位到第五段：Hurricane Katrina is widelyconsidered the measure

　　for a destructive storm.…king more than 200 people and causing $80 billion in damage.

　　詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查颶風(fēng)卡特里娜的細(xì)節(jié)。定位句提到“卡特里娜颶風(fēng)在抵達(dá)新奧爾良州之前 威力大增，其巨大的破壞力致使200余人喪生，并造成了800億美元的經(jīng)濟(jì)損失”，故答案為B)。A)“在移動(dòng)過程中沒有減弱”，定位句提及在經(jīng)過佛羅里達(dá)州時(shí)有所減弱，故排除;C)“颶風(fēng)給佛羅里達(dá)州造成800億美元的損失”與文意不符，故排除;D)“持續(xù)24小時(shí)”，定位句是指以最強(qiáng)姿態(tài)持續(xù)24小時(shí)，而非僅僅持續(xù)24小時(shí)，故排除。

　　64.A)。定位：由題干regional sea surface temperature changes定位到第七段第二句：……changes in regional sea surface temperatures is the primary cause of hunicane variability.

　　詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。本題考查局域海面溫度的變化對(duì)颶風(fēng)造成的影響。根據(jù)定位句，局域海面溫度的變

　　化是颶風(fēng)變化的主要原因，故答案為A)。B)“溫室氣體排放量增加”和c)“全球變暖”原文并未提及，故均排除：D)“毀滅性的颶風(fēng)”對(duì)原文理解不準(zhǔn)確，因?yàn)榫植亢Ｃ鏈囟茸兓部赡軐?dǎo)致颶風(fēng)減弱，故排除。

　　65.B)。定位：本題是對(duì)文章的總體提問，需要對(duì)全文有較好的把握并根據(jù)各選項(xiàng)逐一定位。

　　詳解：推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段最后一句和最后一段的第一句可知，全球變暖是由溫室氣體大量排放引起的，而全球變暖和破壞性風(fēng)暴頻率變高之間存在聯(lián)系，由此可推知，減少溫室氣體排放，或可緩解全球變暖的趨勢(shì)，從而減少破壞性風(fēng)暴的發(fā)生頻率，故答案為B)。A)“溫室氣體和破壞性風(fēng)暴之間不存在聯(lián)系”是對(duì)文意的曲解，故排除;C)“隨著更多颶風(fēng)的出現(xiàn)，強(qiáng)度大的颶風(fēng)所占比例升高”，由最后一段第二句可知，颶風(fēng)發(fā)生頻率與強(qiáng)度大的颶風(fēng)的比例無明顯關(guān)聯(lián)，故排除;D)“過去關(guān)于颶風(fēng)的記錄包含所有所需信息”與最后 一段最后一句提到的“沒有全面詳細(xì)的數(shù)據(jù)”相矛盾，故排除。