B
A few weeks before Thanksgiving, I sent my college son a simple text. “Are you staying at school for the break, or coming home? And if you’re back, when? Tell me what you will do. Love you!!!” He replied, “Sure.” “Sure? Sure to what? Sure you’re coming home? Sure you are staying?” I waited for further information but received nothing. I texted again the next day, yet he left my message on read for two weeks.
On Thanksgiving morning, he suddenly appeared (出现) at home. I didn’t expect that. “You are here?!” I asked in surprise. “Yeah! I said I was coming.” “You only said ‘sure’.” “Yeah. Sure is short for I’m coming home.” Well, his short answer brought trouble: we had not prepared enough food. This made me think: Are one-word text replies polite, or am I just old?
▲ These days, people are in the middle of work emails, group chats and different apps. One-word answers can save time when people are busy. If someone texts you, “Did you buy milk?”, a simple “Yes” is clear. If your friend asks, “Italian or Thai for dinner?”, replying “Thai” is not rude (无礼的).
But to some people, like your mom, who gave you life, one-word answers may not be that good. What’s more, one word can also cause problems. Without voice or expressions, simple words may seem cold and cause misunderstanding.
In my opinion, one-word replies are not always impolite, but unclear answers are. When we are busy, we should still reply clearly or explain we will write more later. And to my son: I love you. I’m so glad you made it home for the holiday! But next year, I’m requiring full sentences. How about making that our promise?
(
A. To ask him to go home.
B. To ask about his holiday plans.
C. To show her great love.
D. To require him to behave politely.
(
A. Text messages easily lead to misunderstanding.
B. Most young people dislike writing long words.
C. I realize that people’s way of talking has changed.
D. Modern people prefer text messages to phone calls.
(
A. One is clear while the other is not.
B. One is polite while the other is totally rude.
C. One is for daily talks while the other is for family talks.
D. One talks about food while the other talks about travel.
(
A. The mother is showing her regret for her son’s careless replies.
B. The mother is encouraging her son to communicate more often.
C. The mother is trying to make a rule to prevent future misunderstanding.
D. The mother is giving up on trying to understand her son’s communication style.
A few weeks before Thanksgiving, I sent my college son a simple text. “Are you staying at school for the break, or coming home? And if you’re back, when? Tell me what you will do. Love you!!!” He replied, “Sure.” “Sure? Sure to what? Sure you’re coming home? Sure you are staying?” I waited for further information but received nothing. I texted again the next day, yet he left my message on read for two weeks.
On Thanksgiving morning, he suddenly appeared (出现) at home. I didn’t expect that. “You are here?!” I asked in surprise. “Yeah! I said I was coming.” “You only said ‘sure’.” “Yeah. Sure is short for I’m coming home.” Well, his short answer brought trouble: we had not prepared enough food. This made me think: Are one-word text replies polite, or am I just old?
▲ These days, people are in the middle of work emails, group chats and different apps. One-word answers can save time when people are busy. If someone texts you, “Did you buy milk?”, a simple “Yes” is clear. If your friend asks, “Italian or Thai for dinner?”, replying “Thai” is not rude (无礼的).
But to some people, like your mom, who gave you life, one-word answers may not be that good. What’s more, one word can also cause problems. Without voice or expressions, simple words may seem cold and cause misunderstanding.
In my opinion, one-word replies are not always impolite, but unclear answers are. When we are busy, we should still reply clearly or explain we will write more later. And to my son: I love you. I’m so glad you made it home for the holiday! But next year, I’m requiring full sentences. How about making that our promise?
(
B
) 5. What was the main purpose the mother texted her son before Thanksgiving?A. To ask him to go home.
B. To ask about his holiday plans.
C. To show her great love.
D. To require him to behave politely.
(
C
) 6. Which can be put in “ ▲ ”?A. Text messages easily lead to misunderstanding.
B. Most young people dislike writing long words.
C. I realize that people’s way of talking has changed.
D. Modern people prefer text messages to phone calls.
(
A
) 7. What’s the difference between replying “Thai” to a friend and “Sure” to the writer?A. One is clear while the other is not.
B. One is polite while the other is totally rude.
C. One is for daily talks while the other is for family talks.
D. One talks about food while the other talks about travel.
(
C
) 8. What message do the underlined sentences show?A. The mother is showing her regret for her son’s careless replies.
B. The mother is encouraging her son to communicate more often.
C. The mother is trying to make a rule to prevent future misunderstanding.
D. The mother is giving up on trying to understand her son’s communication style.
答案：5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，需结合原文细节、上下文逻辑解答各题：第5题定位妈妈短信内容明确其目的；第6题结合空格前后语境找衔接句；第7题对比两个回复的特点；第8题理解划线句的含义。
【解析】
5. 定位原文第一段妈妈的短信内容“Are you staying at school for the break, or coming home? And if you’re back, when? Tell me what you will do.”，可知妈妈是在询问儿子的假期计划，对应选项B。
6. 空格前妈妈提出困惑“Are one-word text replies polite, or am I just old?”，后一段讲述当下人们用一个词回复的原因，因此空格处应衔接“人们的交流方式变化”的内容，对应选项C。
7. 原文举例子说明“Thai”是明确的回复，而儿子的“Sure”是模糊的回复，二者的区别是一个明确一个不明确，对应选项A。
8. 划线句“next year, I’m requiring full sentences”是妈妈要求儿子用完整句子回复，目的是避免未来的误解，对应选项C。
【答案】
5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文围绕短信回复方式展开，贴近日常生活，题目设置以细节理解和逻辑推理为主，考查学生快速定位信息、理解上下文的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，需结合原文细节、上下文逻辑解答各题：第5题定位妈妈短信内容明确其目的；第6题结合空格前后语境找衔接句；第7题对比两个回复的特点；第8题理解划线句的含义。
【解析】
5. 定位原文第一段妈妈的短信内容“Are you staying at school for the break, or coming home? And if you’re back, when? Tell me what you will do.”，可知妈妈是在询问儿子的假期计划，对应选项B。
6. 空格前妈妈提出困惑“Are one-word text replies polite, or am I just old?”，后一段讲述当下人们用一个词回复的原因，因此空格处应衔接“人们的交流方式变化”的内容，对应选项C。
7. 原文举例子说明“Thai”是明确的回复，而儿子的“Sure”是模糊的回复，二者的区别是一个明确一个不明确，对应选项A。
8. 划线句“next year, I’m requiring full sentences”是妈妈要求儿子用完整句子回复，目的是避免未来的误解，对应选项C。
【答案】
5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文围绕短信回复方式展开，贴近日常生活，题目设置以细节理解和逻辑推理为主，考查学生快速定位信息、理解上下文的能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
三、信息还原（10分）
If you don't know what your friends are doing, will you get anxious（焦虑的）? 1.
The fear that "I'm absent while others might be having fun" is called fear of missing out.
The fear pushes you to check the social media（社交媒体）more often. 2.
Change your focus. You should stop worrying about what you may be missing out on. 3.
4.
Build up real connections. 5.
As long as you live in the moment, you'll never miss out on anything in your life!
A. What about doing more sports?
B. Keep a diary.
C. Pay no attention to other things.
D. Most teenagers say "yes" when asked this question.
E. Instead, try to focus on the good things you have already been doing.
F. This can make you become more easily influenced by others.
G. When you feel lonely, why not meet up with people in real life?
If you don't know what your friends are doing, will you get anxious（焦虑的）? 1.
D
The fear that "I'm absent while others might be having fun" is called fear of missing out.
The fear pushes you to check the social media（社交媒体）more often. 2.
F
You may feel sad, lonely and bored. So, what can we do to deal with it?Change your focus. You should stop worrying about what you may be missing out on. 3.
E
Use your spare time to do things you enjoy, such as painting or playing soccer.4.
B
By keeping a personal diary, you will learn to be more thankful for the great things you have. You will realize that you are the only one who has control over your life, not the internet.Build up real connections. 5.
G
Talking with them can help you feel better.As long as you live in the moment, you'll never miss out on anything in your life!
A. What about doing more sports?
B. Keep a diary.
C. Pay no attention to other things.
D. Most teenagers say "yes" when asked this question.
E. Instead, try to focus on the good things you have already been doing.
F. This can make you become more easily influenced by others.
G. When you feel lonely, why not meet up with people in real life?
答案：1. D 2. F 3. E 4. B 5. G
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语信息还原题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（应对“错失恐惧”的方法），再逐空分析上下文的逻辑关系（如问答、因果、转折、主题句与支撑句等），结合选项语义及衔接性匹配答案，确保语篇通顺连贯。
【解析】
1. 空前是问句“如果你不知道朋友在做什么，会焦虑吗？”，空后引出“错失恐惧”的概念，D选项“大多数青少年被问这个问题时会说‘是’”直接回答问句，衔接自然，故选D。
2. 空前提到“恐惧让你更频繁刷社交媒体”，空后说“你会感到难过、孤独等负面情绪”，F选项“这会让你更容易受他人影响”是刷社交媒体带来的影响，承接上下文，故选F。
3. 空前讲“改变焦点，别担心错过的事”，E选项“反而要专注于你已经在做的好事”是对改变焦点的具体做法，用Instead体现转折逻辑，符合要求，故选E。
4. 空后提到“通过写私人日记”，说明本段主题是写日记，B选项“写日记”是段落主题句，故选B。
5. 空前说“建立真实联系”，空后说“和他们聊天会让你好受”，G选项“感到孤独时，为什么不约见现实中的人”是建立真实联系的具体做法，衔接上下文，故选G。
【答案】1.D 2.F 3.E 4.B 5.G
【知识点】英语信息还原、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】本题围绕应对“错失恐惧”的方法展开，考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的理解与运用能力，需结合语境匹配语义连贯的选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
本题为英语信息还原题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（应对“错失恐惧”的方法），再逐空分析上下文的逻辑关系（如问答、因果、转折、主题句与支撑句等），结合选项语义及衔接性匹配答案，确保语篇通顺连贯。
【解析】
1. 空前是问句“如果你不知道朋友在做什么，会焦虑吗？”，空后引出“错失恐惧”的概念，D选项“大多数青少年被问这个问题时会说‘是’”直接回答问句，衔接自然，故选D。
2. 空前提到“恐惧让你更频繁刷社交媒体”，空后说“你会感到难过、孤独等负面情绪”，F选项“这会让你更容易受他人影响”是刷社交媒体带来的影响，承接上下文，故选F。
3. 空前讲“改变焦点，别担心错过的事”，E选项“反而要专注于你已经在做的好事”是对改变焦点的具体做法，用Instead体现转折逻辑，符合要求，故选E。
4. 空后提到“通过写私人日记”，说明本段主题是写日记，B选项“写日记”是段落主题句，故选B。
5. 空前说“建立真实联系”，空后说“和他们聊天会让你好受”，G选项“感到孤独时，为什么不约见现实中的人”是建立真实联系的具体做法，衔接上下文，故选G。
【答案】1.D 2.F 3.E 4.B 5.G
【知识点】英语信息还原、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】本题围绕应对“错失恐惧”的方法展开，考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的理解与运用能力，需结合语境匹配语义连贯的选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6