2017学年高三第一学期进才中学开学考试卷

高三年级英语试卷（2017年8月31日）

第I卷

I. Listening 略

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

New UK Banknotes Causes Complaints

An argument has started over the use of the new plastic ￡5 (about 43 yuan) note in the UK.

A petition (请愿) to the Bank of England has been launched by the thousands of vegetarians, --- (1) ______ (call) for the use of tallow (动物脂油), a substance made from animal fat, in the banknotes to be stopped.

The new ￡5 note, or fiver, (2) ______ features former prime minister Winston Churchill, is the UK’s first-ever bill (3) ______ (make) from a polymer (聚合材料). Its strong structure means it can deal with dirt and moisture better than the paper bill (4) ______ replaced.

The notes started being used in September, and around 440 million new fivers (5) ______ (believe) to already be in circulation.

“I understand old notes contain stuff as well --- we can’t do anything about what is already in use --- but the fact that they are producing new ones is (6) ______ really angers me.” Doug Maw, who started the petition, told the Press Association. “There have got to be other ways of making money without using animal products.”

But in the eyes of Australian scientist David Solomon, who developed the first polymer bank note in Australia in 1988, the new ￡5 (7) ______ (contain) incredibly small amounts of tallow, which is also found in candles and soap.

“It picks up fewer drugs than paper notes and you don’t chop down trees,” he told The Independent. “It’s more hygienic (卫生的) than a paper note by a long way.”

It's not the first time that the latest version of the fiver (8) ______ (cause) controversy (争议). Another petition was created (9) ______ it was announced that Winston Churchill would replace English social reformer Elizabeth Fry on the face of the note, meaning no English banknotes would feature women (10) ______ ______ Queen Elizabeth II.

After thousands expressed their anger, it was announced that British novelist Jane Austin would be the face of the new ￡10 note from summer 2017.

【答案】1. calling 2. which 3. made 4. it 5. are believed

6. what

7. contains

8. has caused

9. when10. apart from

【解析】

1. 考查非谓语现在分词的用法，vegetarians 是动词call的逻辑主语，所以表示主动关系，用现在分词。

2. 考查非限制性定语从句，先行词是note, 纸币的意思，which在从句中既指代note，又做主语成分。

3. 考查非谓语过去分词的用法，动词make的逻辑主语是bill, 钞票的意思，是被动的关系，这句话表示“由聚合材料制成的钞票”。

4. 考查代词的用法，it在句子中代指“The new ￡5 note, or fiver”。

5. 考查谓语动词的背诵语态的用法，sth/sb be believed to do sth。

6. 考查表语从句的语法，根据句子结构，表语从句中却少主语成分，所以选用what。

7. 考查谓语动词的时态，The new ￡5 note 做主语，谓语动词用单数。

8. 考查固定句型。It is (not) the first time that+现在完成时的用法。

9. 考查句子的逻辑关系，根据句子意思可以判断出来。

10. 考查介词词组的用法，apart from 表示除了…外（还）根据句子意思，除了Queen Elizabeth II，没有英国钞票以女性为特色。

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be

cost of more than $300,000. Now two young bioengineers in Silicon Valley (硅谷) are trying to produce the first glass of (1) ______ milk without a cow and with the help of GMO yeast (转基因酵母).

Making milk, while complicated in its own way, is nonetheless much simpler than growing meat. "Less than 20 (2) ______ are needed to give the flavor, structure and color you expect when you drink milk," says Ryan Pandya, who co-founded the synthetic dairy (合成乳制品) start-up Muufri with Perumal Gandhi.

Pandya and Gandhi insert DNA sequences (序列) from cows into yeast cells, grow the cultures (培养出的细胞) at a (3) ______ temperature and the right concentrations (浓度), and harvest milk proteins after a few days. "The process is extremely safe," says Gandhi. "It's the same one used to (4) ______ insulin (胰岛素) and other medicines."

The fats in Muufri milk come from vegetables and are changed at molecular (分子的) level to mirror the flavor and structure of milk fats. Minerals and sugars are purchased separately and (5) ______ to the mix. Once the proportion is fine-tuned,the ingredients will turn into milk in a natural (6) ______.

The scientists behind yeast-culture dairy are concerned about animal welfare (福祉) and agricultural sustainability—but also about creating a food that will find a mass market. As their artificial milk keeps the taste and nutritional benefits of cow milk, it will be different from soy-based (7) ______.

While anti-GMO people worry about super crops taking over the natural world, Pandya replies, "Even if the yeast does go out in the world, it’ll produce only milk proteins and die within hours."

Worldwide dairy (8) ______ continues to grow every year. "We need to (9) ______ to allow everyone to enjoy a glass of milk 50 years from today," Gandhi says. "The world will switch to the plant-based milk if our product is almost the same as the(10) ______ one and priced right."【答案】1-5 CIEAG 6-10 BKDFJ

【分析】

1. milk前需填形容词，without cow和下文的synthetic dairy可知答案C

2. are needed 可知需选名词做主语，20可知名词是复数,20种成分可知答案I

3. 由temperature可知需选形容词，由right concentrations可知答案E

4. used to do,可知这里需选动词，由harvest milk可知答案A，manufacture做动词是生产制造的意思。

5. 由and可知需选与purchased相对应的动词被动形式，add to添加到...可知答案G

6. natural 可知需选一个名词，natural process,自然的处理过程。

7. soy-based可知需选一个名词，由artificial milk可知答案K。

8. dairy后选名词，根据句意与grow可知答案D.

9. need to do,可知需选动词，可知答案F

10. the....one可知需选形容词，the same as得答案J。

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

In the past nobody would have known what the British Prime Minister had for breakfast, or what the name of the America president’s dog was. Many politicians these days, however, are trying to become ___41___ stars, and we learn details of their private lives from chat shows and glossy magazines. Is this a development we should be happy with?

Of course, there are people who think it is perfectly ___42___ that politicians are media stars in newspaper or on TV. They might argue that society has changed, and ___43___ is part of our daily lives. If politicians want to be accepted by a large number of people, they need to ___44___ to our lifestyles and appear on chat shows, and not just on news programmes. They could also argue that the better we get to know our politicians as humans, and not just as ___45___ of a political party, the easier it is to decide who to vote for.

___46___, politics is about gaining power. If a good politician gets more public support by ___47___ on chat shows, so be it!

___48___, there are lots of arguments against politicians becoming media stars. Although entertainment is certainly part of our daily lives, politics should not be about fun. Politicians need to be serious and ___49___, and they should focus on their important work, and not be distracted by seeking ___50___ and celebrity (名人) status. In the same way, one might argue that people switch on the TV because they want to get away from politics and the problems of their daily lives, and they don’t want to see politicians ___51___ their favorite TV shows. And last but not least, it can be harmful for the development of a political system if politics becomes ___52___ up with entertainment. Politics should be about truth and reality, not entertainment, and so there should be strict rules to keep them ___53___.

All things considered, personally I am not really against politicians becoming media stars because I am not affected by their celebrity personas (角色扮演). In order to decide who to vote for, I try to be well ___54___ by reading newspapers and through discussions with friends who are also seriously interested in politics. I will ___55___ never be influenced in my decision by superficial TV programmes!

1. A. movie B. Internet C. media D. pop

2. A. ridiculous B. civilized C. democratic D. acceptable

3. A. exposure B. entertainment C. exhibition D. exploration

4. A. apply B. adapt C. agree D. attach

5. A. pioneers B. applicants C. masters D. representatives

6. A. In addition B. On the contrary C. As a result D. By the way

7. A. taking up B. cheering up C. turning up D. messing up

8. A. Apart from that B. On the other hand C. By comparison D. In other words

9. A. favorable B. dominant C. professional D. neutral

10. A. fame B. pleasure C. fortune D. peace

11. A. appreciating B. spoiling C. launching D. imitating

12. A. caught B. fed C. mixed D. made

13. A. alert B. motivated C. independent D. apart

14. A. received B. educated C. protected D. informed

15. A. definitely B. generally C. obviously D. particularly

【答案】1—5 CDBBD 6—10 ACBCA 11—15 BCDDA

【分析】

1. 考查名词，根据下文“politicians are media stars in newspaper or on TV.”, 前后文提示，可判断选择C。

2. 考查形容词，根据下文“If politicians want to be accepted by a large number of people,” , 可以判断出选择D。

3. 考查名词。根据下文“Although entertainment is certainly part of our daily lives,”, 前后文提示，可以判断出选择B。

4. 考查动词。apply… to…, 表示把…应用在…, adapt to sth, 表示适应…, agree to sth, 表示同意某人的意见或者建议，attach to sth, 表示依附于…，可以判断出选择B。

5. 考查名词。根据“not just as ___45___ of a political party,”, 这些政治人物是某个党派的代表人，可以判断出选择D。

6. 考查逻辑关系词，第二段和第三段都在讲解政客成为媒体明星的好处，in addition 表示递进，on the contrary 表示相反，as a result 表示结果，by the way表示顺便，可以判断出选择A。

7. 考查短语搭配，take up 表示开始从事，占据；cheer up 表示使高兴，使振奋；turn up 表示出现，调大音量，发生；mess up 表示弄糟，搞砸，可以判断出选择C。

8. 考查逻辑关系词，根据“there are lots of arguments against politicians becoming media stars.”, 表示与前文表示转折，apart from that 表示除了…之外还有…, on the other hand, 表示转折，by comparison 表示比较, in other words 表示换而言之，可以判断出选择B。

9. 考查形容词，favorable 表示有利的，赞成的; dominant 表示占优势的；支配的，统治的；professional 表示职业的，专业的；neutral 表示中立的，中性的。根据后文“and they should，focus on their important work,”, 表示政治家们应该是严肃认真和专业的，可以判断出选择C。

10. 考查名词，fame 表示名声，名望；与后文正的celebrity是近义词，可以判断出选择A。

11. 考查动词，根据前文“they want to get away from politics and the problems of their daily lives,”, 表示人们打开电视是想远离政治和日常生活的问题，所以他们不希望看到政治家们毁掉他们最爱的电视节目，spoil 表示毁掉，溺爱，可以判断出选择B。

12. 考察动词搭配，catch up with 表示赶上，追上；be fed up with 表示厌倦，厌烦；mix up with表示与…混合起来；make up with表示与…和解；根据“it can be harmful for the development of a political system” 可知，政治不应该和娱乐混在一起，可以判断出选择B。

13. 考查形容词，alert 表示警惕的，警觉地；motivated 表示有动机的，积极的；independent 表示独立的，自主的；apart 表示分离的，根据“Politics should be about truth and reality, not entertainment,” 可知，要制定严格的制度使政治家们远离娱乐。可以判断出选择D。

14. 考查形容词，well-received 表示受到欢迎的，收到款待的；well-educated 表示受过良好教育的；well-protected 表示受到良好保护的；well-informed 表示消息灵通的；见多识广的；熟悉的；博学的。根据句意，可以判断出选择D。

15. 考查副词，definitely 表示明确地，肯定地；generally 表示普遍地，一般地；obviously 表示明显地，显而易见地；particularly 表示特别地。根据句意，可以判断出选择A。

Section B

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

One of my favorite professors in college was a self-confessed liar.

I guess that statement requires a bit of explanation.

The topic of Capital Markets is exceptionally boring subject matter. Dr. K was memorable because of something he introduced at the beginning of his first class:

"Between today and the class right before finals, I’ll work into each of my lectures…one lie. Your job, as students, among other things, is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day."

And thus began our ten-week course.

This was a brilliant way to focus our attention—by asking students to challenge his statements.

Early in the quarter, the Lie of the Day was usually obvious—immediately causing raised hands to challenge it.

As the quarter went on, the Lie of the Day became more undetectable, and many ended up slipping past a majority of the students unnoticed until a very alert person stopped the lecture to flag it.

Every once in a while, a lecture would end with nobody catching the lie. On those days, Dr. K looking quite pleased with himself, would say: "Ah ha! Each of you has one falsehood in your lecture notes. Discuss among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you next Monday."

Those lectures forced us to work in study groups so we could approach him with our theories the following week.

Brilliant...but what made Dr. K's technique most genius was, during the most technically difficult lecture of the entire quarter, there was no lie.

At the end of the lecture in which no lie was found, he offered the same challenge to work through the notes. On the following Monday, he heard our theories for what the falsehood might be for almost ten minutes before he finally said: "Do you remember the first lecture—how I said that 'every lecture has a lie?'"

Exhausted from having our best theories shot down, we nodded.

"Well, THAT was a lie. My previous lecture was completely on the level. But I am glad you reviewed your notes carefully this weekend.

While my knowledge of the Economics of Capital Markets has faded in time, the lessons have stayed with me: "Experts" can be wrong and say things that sound right, so always evaluate new information and check it against things you already accept as fact.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Not all the lies were obvious.

B. There was no lie in the first lecture.

C. Dr. K didn’t admit that he was a liar.

D. There was a lie in each of the lectures.

2. The underlined phrase “on the level” in the last but one paragraph is closest in meaning to

“______”.

A. academically focused

B. honest and correct

C. confusing and demanding

D. technically difficult

3. Which is NOT among Dr. K’s purposes of asking students to catch the lies in the lecture?

A. To focus their attention in class.

B. To stimulate them to go through notes.

C. To encourage them to discuss in study groups.

D. To train them to seek truth from falsehood.

4. How does the writer benefit from Dr. K’s lectures?

A. He still remembers the Knowledge of Economics of Capital Markets.

B. He won’t accept anything blindly and dares to challenge authorities.

C. He is quick at accepting new information and learning techniques.

D. He develops a habit of checking everything before evaluation.

【答案】1.A 2.B 3.D 4.B

【分析】

1. 细节理解题。A选项中不是所有的谎言都是明显的，如文章中的作者讲到的老师上课故意撒的谎，学生并不容易看出来；B选项中第一节课没有谎言，事实上第一节课是由谎言的，那就是不是所有的课上都有谎言；C选项中Dr. K没有承认自己是个骗子，其实文章第一句作者就提到Dr. K是一个自我承认的骗子；D选项中每一节课都有谎言，其实并不正确，因为之后的课都没有谎言，故选A。

2. 词意推断题。Dr. K第一节课骗学生每一节课都有谎言，其实最后几节课没有。这样恰好使得第一节课变成了一个有谎言的课，最后几节课也成了和第一节课所讲不符，有谎言的课，故选B。

3. 细节理解题。使学生关注课堂知识、过笔记、讨论都是Dr. K故意说谎的原因，故选D。

4. 主旨大意题。Dr. K让作者学会质疑新的信息，不会被谎言所欺骗，故选B。

(B)

Editor in Chief

IndoTrading .com

Jakarta, Indonesia

Brief

Job Category: Media &Journalism

Job Type: Full-time

Salary Range: IDR 6,000,000-8,000,000

Industries: Classifieds, E-Commerce Platforms

Job Description &Requirements

Responsibilities:

● Responsible for selecting the writers, planning the content and publishing schedule, assign

them stories and edit their articles, write larger stories, oversee features and business editors.

● Responsible for creating original that fits our brand, engage customers across all marketing

channels, including but not limited to websites and social media.

● Responsible for setting the tone, editorial direction and policies.

●Responsible for the overall and day to day management and supervision of the News

Department

● Develop, implement and improve digital content& digital program.

● Ensure the final draft is complete and there are no omissions, cross-checking facts, spelling,

grammar, writing style and page design.

● Maintain and build good relationship with internal and external.

● Motivate and develop News Department team.

Requirements:

● Passionate about writing and journalism articles on business aspect& having a good

leadership.

● Familiar and able to write the articles in business aspect.

● Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising/Media/Journalism,

Mass ● Communications or equivalent.

● Good in communication, content development and management skill.

● At least 5 years of working experience in the related field.

● Internet ability with a good sense of content that works well online.

● Preferably Manager /Assistant Managers specializing in Journalism / Editor or equivalent.

● A team player who cooperates well with internal teams on original ideas, best practices and

optimalization.

● Full-time position(s) available.

● Applicants must be willing to work in JL.Meruya ilir Raya, Business Park Kebon Jeruk

Jakarta Barat

Required skills

● Copywriting &Editing, Creative Writing

1. This job advertisement is most likely to appear ______.

A. in a magazine

B. in a newspaper

C. on a website

D. on a poster

2. An editor in chief is expected to ______.

A. read the first draft carefully and correct errors

B. decide on the tone, style and details of the articles

C. select capable writers and give them special training

D. establish good relationship with colleagues and customers

3.The applicants for the position must ______.

A. have the ability to plan the content

B. possess a bachelor’s degree in business

C. be able to write creative articles in different aspects

D. have the experience of being a manager or equivalent

【答案】1.C 2.D 3.A

【分析】

1. 推理判断题。这是一篇招聘信息的文章，文章一开始的公司说明告诉读者招聘的公司是一个网络公司，而且后面介绍是电子商务平台，故选C。

2. 细节理解题。文章提到应聘职位的职责包括对内对外的关系建立，故选D。

3. 细节理解题。文章提到应聘职位的职责包括给写作定下基调、给出方向、制定政策，故选A。

(C)

Teacher burnout (倦怠) and student stress may be linked, according to a University of British Columbia study. The study is the first of its kind to examine the connection between teacher burnout and students’ cortisol level (可体松水平), which are a biological indicator of stress.

Researcher collected saliva (唾液) samples from over 400 elementary school children and tested their cortisol levels. They found that in classroom in which teachers experienced more burnout, or feelings of emotional exhaustion, students’ cortisol levels were elevated. Higher cortisol levels in elementary school children have been linked to learning difficulties as well as mental health problems.

“This suggests that stress spreading might be taking place in the classroom among students and their teachers,” said Eva Oberle, the study’s lead author. Indeed, the relationship between student stress and teacher burnout is a chicken and egg question. It is unknown what came first –evaluated cortisol or teacher burnout. We consider the connection between student and teacher stress a cyclical problem in the classroom.

Oberle said a stressful classroom climate could be a result of inadequate support for teachers, which may impact teachers’ ability to effectively manage their students. A poorly managed classroom can contribute to students’ needs not being met and increasing stress. This could be reflected in elevated cortisol levels in students.

Alternatively, stress could originate from students, who may be more challenging to teach because of increases in anxiety, behavioral problems, or special needs. In this situation, teachers could feel overwhelmed and report higher levels of burnout.

“Our study is a reminder of the systemic issues facing teachers and educators as classroom sizes increase and supports for teachers are cu t,” said Oberle.

“It is clear from a number of recent research studies that teaching is one of the most stressful professions, and that teachers need adequate resources and support in their jobs in order to battle burnout and relieve stress in the classroom,” said UBC education professor Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, the study ‘s co-author and director of HELP. “If we do not support teachers, we risk the collateral damage (附带损害) of students.”

1. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Relieve Stress in the class

B. A Puzzling Question of Egg and Chicken

C. The Most Stressful Profession in the world

D. The Link Between Students Stress and Teacher Burnout

2. Paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 are intended to make it clear that ______.

A. teacher burnout may be the cause of the elevated cortisol levels in students.

B. the connection between students and teacher stress is a cyclical problem.

C. students with higher stress level are more likely to have learning difficulties.

D. students’ behavioral problems may result in teacher’s higher level of burnout.

3. According to the writer, many British teachers face the problem that ______.

A. teachers are not well trained to deal with students’ problems.

B. teachers’ income increases but teaching resources are cut.

C. there’re more students in each class and less support for teachers.

D. there is a widening gap between students’ need and teachers’ ability.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The more burnout teachers experience, the higher cortisol levels in students.

B. Adequate support may help teachers manage students more effectively.

C. Students will benefit as a result of reduced teacher burnout.

D. High cortisol level indicates high level of burnout.

【答案】1-4 DBCD

【分析】本文主要是围绕教师懈怠与学生压力之间的关系展开的。

1. 主旨大意题。根据这句话Teacher burnout (倦怠) and student stress may be linked, according to a University of British Columbia study可知. 故选D。

2. 推理判断题。根据这句话可知Indeed, the relationship between student stress and teacher burnout is a chicken and egg question. It is unknown what came first –evaluated cortisol or teacher burnout. We consider the connection between student and teacher stress a cyclical problem in the classroom.

故选B。

3. 推理判断题。根据这句话可知“Our study is a reminder of the systemic issues facing teachers and educators as classroom sizes increase and supports for teachers are cu t,故选C。

4. 细节题。A选项可根据这句话进行排除We consider the connection between student and teacher stress a cyclical problem in the classroom.B选项根据这句话可以进行排除“It is clear from a number of recent research studies that teaching is one of the most stressful professions, and that teachers need adequate resources and support in their jobs in order to battle burnout and relieve stress in the classroom,”C选项根据上下文也可得知是正确的，而D选项High cortisol level indicates high level of burnout.表达不全，也有可能是大的压力，所以答案只能选择D。

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with the sentence that best fits the context. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.

have been introduced to ban the selling of tusks, they have not been enough to save the elephants.

But the giant animals have now "developed"their own solution to stay safe from hunters by not growing tusks at all.

Scientists found that among female African elephants as many as 98 percent of them now have no tusks, reported The Independent Newspaper. (1) ______

But his solution has less been developed by elephants themselves, and more by evolution.

Evolution is all about natural selection. When an environment changes, for example, animals and plants that can deal with the change will stay alive while others won't. And for elephants,the change came when hunters started killing them for their tusks. As a result, elephants with big tusks couldn't stay alive because hunters wanted to shoot them. Those born with no tusks managed to stay alive and give their"tuskless" genes to their babies. (2) ______

(3) _______ Tusks are important and play a number of roles, especially for male elephants, including fighting, with other males, lifting and digging things up.

(4) ______ They believe that when they are less likely to be killed, elephants will be able to grow tusks again.

To David Cowdrey: head of policy and campaign at the International Fund for Animal Welfare(IWAF) UK, however, this is not very likely to happen in the near future.

“Unfortunately, it comes down to the markets,” he told The Guardian. As long as people will pay high prices for products that come from endangered animals and plants, they're going to have a price on them and that causes the hunting."

【答案】1-4 EAFB

【分析】本文主要是围绕对于大象的非法捕杀以及相关的保护措施进行讨论。

1. 答案E。上文在讲大象不长象牙的比重，所以接下来应该很自然的展开之前的数据，进行一个具体的解释。

2. 答案A。上一句话说大象会把不长象牙的基因传给后代，所以接下来应该会说As a result, more and more elephants are now being born without tusks.

3. 答案F。上一段说很多大象选择遗传不长象牙的基因给后代，认为这是一种有效的解决方案，但是空格后面又说象牙对于雄性大象很重要，所以在这中间应该有一个过渡部分，即解释这种解决方案其实对于大象要付出的代价是很大的。

4. 答案B。后面的句子说他们认为当被猎杀的可能性减少时，大象自然会慢慢长出象牙的，这其实也是科学家们所认为的其他的有效的方式了。

IV. Summary Writing

Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

For anyone who doubts that the texting revolution is upon us, consider this: The average 13-to 17-year-old sends and receives 3,339 texts a month—more than 100 per day, according to the Nielsen Co., the media research firm. Adults are catching up. People from ages 45 to 54 sent and received 323 texts a month in the second quarter of 2010, up 75% from a year ago, Nielsen says.

Behind the texting explosion is a fundamental shift in how we view our mobile devices. That they are phones is increasingly beside the point.

Part of what's driving the texting surge among adults is the popularity of social media. Sites like Twitter, with postings of no more than 140 characters, are creating and reinforcing the habit of communicating in micro-bursts.

Economics has much to do with texting’s popularity. Text messages cost carriers less than traditional mobile voice transmissions, and so they cost users less. Sprint Nextel has reconceived its Virgin Mobile brand to cater to heavy texters in a difficult economy. For $25 per month, users get unlimited texting, email, social networking and 300 talk minutes; for another $15, they get an additional 900 talk minutes. The name of the brand’s new wireless plan: “Beyond Talk.”

Texting’s rise over conversation is changing the way we interact, social scientists and researchers say. We are now inclined to text to relay difficult information. We stare at our phone when we want to avoid eye contact. Rather than make plans in advance, we engage in what research have named “micro-coordination” --- “I’ll txt u in 10mins when I know wh/ restrnt.”

Texting saves us time, but it steals from quiet reflection. “When people have a mobile device and have even a little extra time, they will communicate with someone in their life,” says Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

【答案】

Nowadays, texting is gaining popularity among teenagers as well as adults. Rise of social media and promotion of cheaper wireless packages are among the leading causes. People’s preference for texting is revolutionizing our means of interaction. While it is convenient, texting robs us of self-reflection.

【分析】采分点：

1. Texting is gaining popularity among teenagers as well as adults.

2. Rise of social media and promotion of cheaper wireless packages are among the leading causes.

3. People’s preference for texting is revolutionizing our means of interaction.

4. While it is convenient, texting robs us of self-reflection.