2026年江苏版《学位英语》冲刺试卷二

When your child is supposed to be doing homework， are they chatting with their friends on Facebook or playing games？ Many studies have shown that multitasking doesn’t __21__， __22__ your child is probably proudly claiming they can do ten things __23__! Many people believe that they can __24__ two or more tasks at the same time， but Dr. Edward Hallowell says this is __25__ The reality is that multitasking __26__ poor job performance.New hand-help __27__ such as smartphones， iPads， games and social networking sites make it very easy to multitask and __28__ attention leading to difficulty focusing on the task __29__， such as listening in the classroom or doing homework. “__30__， the brain actually __31__ kids for multitasking even though your child’s performance on every task gets worse and worse. Kids don’t know that they are doing __32__ because they feel better when they multitask，” says Dr. Edward Hallowell.__33__ the appearance of hand-held devices and social networking sites， teachers have noticed a difference in __34__ performance， critical thinking skills and how information is __35__. “Multitasking prevents people from gaining a deep understanding of the information they are trying to learn，” says Dr. Edward Hallowell. Kids have a difficult time sticking with a “difficult to understand” topic and __36__ to allow themselves to be distracted (注意力分散的)，to tune out and switch __37__ to Facebook or using their cell phones __38__ working harder at understanding a difficult subject or problem. In the long __39__， multitasking affects grades. One study shows that kids that use the Internet while in class did
__40__ on tests resulting in lower grades.

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Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog， however， you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialists’ advice is useful to help you choose the most suitable kind of dog. But in part the decision depends on common sense.Different dogs were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So， if you want a dog to protect you or your house， for example， you should choose the one that has the right size and characteristics. You must also be ready to devote a great deal of time to training the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life， unless you live in the countryside and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pets. Cats love the house and they are satisfactory with their place where it is safe， but a dog is loyal to its master and consequently wants him to show evidence of his affection. The best time to buy a baby dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfer its love from its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old， their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets.

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SMS (Short Message Service) gradually becomes the main service for cell phone users for its great charming. In addition， the development of mobile communications technology and service has created favorable condition for SMS. For example， MMS， multi-media messaging service， is a new type of message service on the basis of SMS. It allows transmission of multi-media messages between cell phone and computer， as well as between cell phones. Communication with SMS is quite convenient. You can write a message after carefully thinking what you want to say with many words without worrying about money. Actually， SMS enjoys the absolute majority utilization among mobile service. In China， the number of short message transmitted is 2，200 billion in 2003.People， however， feel angry and anxious sometimes while enjoying SMS. More and more rubbish short messages that contain such content as erotic， gambling， or advertising are sent to cell phone users， which seriously violated the user’s privacy. Because the sender of these rubbish short messages do not take into account whether people need them or not， and do not get the permission from users to transmit these rubbish short messages to them.As we know， everyone has the right to communication freely with other people， and the right to refuse communication with people they don’t like to. But these rights were not guaranteed in SMS. Users do not receive rubbish short messages on a voluntary basis. If you fell angry and disgusted with some rubbish message to your cell phone， and do not want to see it again， that means such message is in contradiction with your wish， and violates your privacy. MMS also promote the transmission of unhealthy information on the Internet from computer to cell phone， which must extend the scope and influence of rubbish short message.The rapid development of mobile communications may suffer a lot if there is no change in the way of transmitting SMS. More and more users of cell phone are disturbed by rubbish short messages， and their privacy is violated by mobile communications service， which is also not a benefit for the development of mobile communications service.