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They're still kids, and although there's a lot thatthe experts don't yet know about them, one thingthey do agree on is that what kids use and expectfrom their world has changed rapidly. And it's allbecause 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 (懂技术的) 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 sodifferent from the Millennials he wrote about in his 2007 book, Me, MySpace and I: Parenting theNet Generation, that they warrant the distinction of a new generation, which he has dubbedthe "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(指数的), and werun the risk of being out of step with this generation as far as how they learn and how theythink," Rosen says.
"We have to give them options because they want their world individualized. "
1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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
5. 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
【文章概要】
这篇文章探讨了“自我的一代”年轻人，他们与千禧一代在技术和生活态度上显著不同。他们追求个性化、创新和高期望，受技术影响巨大。心理学家拉里·罗森认为他们值得被划为新世代，强调便携性对他们至关重要，他们依赖无线设备保持持续连接。尽管担忧技术对青少年大脑的影响，但研究发现他们能更好地应对干扰。罗森指出，教育系统需适应这一代人的技术使用习惯，提供个性化学习选择。
【答案解析】
1. 答案：A
本题考查“自我的一代”（iGeneration）与“千禧年一代”（Millennial）之间的区别。根据文章内容，特别是提到“自我的一代”更愿意持续不断地与他人保持联系，并希望随时都能被找到。这暗示了他们倾向于使用高科技手段进行持续的沟通。因此，A)选项“通过高科技方法不断与他人沟通”正确反映了这一区别。
2. 答案：B
本题探讨罗森将新一代命名为“自我的一代”的原因。文章提到，“自我的一代”的特征是高科技的使用，并且这种特征是一种心态，强调个体化和个性化。这表明他们强调个性化的生活方式，每件事都围绕“我”来定制或具有个性化的特征。因此，B)选项“因为这一代强调个性化的生活方式”是合理的解释。
3. 答案：D
本题询问关于“自我的一代”的哪个论述是正确的。文章明确指出，对“自我的一代”来说，便携是关键，他们离不开无线设备，这些设备使他们能够随时发送短信或聊天，保持与他人的联系。这显示了高科技产品，尤其是无线设备，与他们紧密相连。因此，D)选项“高科技如无线设备与这一代人如影随形”是正确的。
4.答案： C
本题关注科技对“自我的一代”的影响。文章提到，尽管人们可能预期科技干扰会对他们的表现产生负面影响，但研究表明，这些十几岁的孩子实际上比人们根据年龄和大脑发育做出的预测更能应对干扰。这表明科技并没有对他们的心智和智力发展产生显著的负面影响。因此，C)选项“对‘自我的一代’的心智和智力发展没有显著负面影响”是正确的。
5. 答案：A
本题讨论教育应如何适应“自我的一代”。文章提到，由于这一代人从小就沉浸在科技中，教育体系也需要显著改变以适应他们。这表明教育体系需要适应这一代人的需求。因此，A)选项“教育体系需要适应新一代的需求”是正确的。
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They're still kids, and although there's a lot thatthe experts don't yet know about them, one thingthey do agree on is that what kids use and expectfrom their world has changed rapidly. And it's allbecause 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 (懂技术的) 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 sodifferent from the Millennials he wrote about in his 2007 book, Me, MySpace and I: Parenting theNet Generation, that they warrant the distinction of a new generation, which he has dubbedthe "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(指数的), and werun the risk of being out of step with this generation as far as how they learn and how theythink," Rosen says.
"We have to give them options because they want their world individualized. "
1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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
5. 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
【文章概要】
这篇文章探讨了“自我的一代”年轻人，他们与千禧一代在技术和生活态度上显著不同。他们追求个性化、创新和高期望，受技术影响巨大。心理学家拉里·罗森认为他们值得被划为新世代，强调便携性对他们至关重要，他们依赖无线设备保持持续连接。尽管担忧技术对青少年大脑的影响，但研究发现他们能更好地应对干扰。罗森指出，教育系统需适应这一代人的技术使用习惯，提供个性化学习选择。
【答案解析】
1. 答案：A
本题考查“自我的一代”（iGeneration）与“千禧年一代”（Millennial）之间的区别。根据文章内容，特别是提到“自我的一代”更愿意持续不断地与他人保持联系，并希望随时都能被找到。这暗示了他们倾向于使用高科技手段进行持续的沟通。因此，A)选项“通过高科技方法不断与他人沟通”正确反映了这一区别。
2. 答案：B
本题探讨罗森将新一代命名为“自我的一代”的原因。文章提到，“自我的一代”的特征是高科技的使用，并且这种特征是一种心态，强调个体化和个性化。这表明他们强调个性化的生活方式，每件事都围绕“我”来定制或具有个性化的特征。因此，B)选项“因为这一代强调个性化的生活方式”是合理的解释。
3. 答案：D
本题询问关于“自我的一代”的哪个论述是正确的。文章明确指出，对“自我的一代”来说，便携是关键，他们离不开无线设备，这些设备使他们能够随时发送短信或聊天，保持与他人的联系。这显示了高科技产品，尤其是无线设备，与他们紧密相连。因此，D)选项“高科技如无线设备与这一代人如影随形”是正确的。
4.答案： C
本题关注科技对“自我的一代”的影响。文章提到，尽管人们可能预期科技干扰会对他们的表现产生负面影响，但研究表明，这些十几岁的孩子实际上比人们根据年龄和大脑发育做出的预测更能应对干扰。这表明科技并没有对他们的心智和智力发展产生显著的负面影响。因此，C)选项“对‘自我的一代’的心智和智力发展没有显著负面影响”是正确的。
5. 答案：A
本题讨论教育应如何适应“自我的一代”。文章提到，由于这一代人从小就沉浸在科技中，教育体系也需要显著改变以适应他们。这表明教育体系需要适应这一代人的需求。因此，A)选项“教育体系需要适应新一代的需求”是正确的。
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