[典例1](2013·安徽)“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ‘time poor’ than ever before，” says Patsy Rowe，“Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don't wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint (抱怨) about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness.
Some people prefer to do almost everything over the Internet. To them，dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don't work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings lifechanging news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous(匿名) rude messages by email.
However, rudeness is never acceptable. Don't assume it is OK to be rude if the person you're in touch with won't recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and disgusting.
We shouldn't blame technology for our shortcomings. Technology is here to help us, but we should not allow it to take over our lives. An important step is acknowledging our shortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we'd publicly acknowledge good manners when we see them.
70.The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages is ________.
A.ridiculous B.disgusting
C.acceptable D.reasonable
答案：B ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的;disgusting令人厌恶的;acceptable可接受的;reasonable合理的。根据第三段最后一句“用未署名的短信来打扰别人是残酷的，也是令人厌恶的”，故选B项。
[典例2](2013·陕西)
...My son could not follow the teacher's directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn't he know my son did not speak English yet?
He was angry: “Why hasn't your son been taught to speak English? Don't you speak English at home?”
No, I didn't speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn't want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job，earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a welladjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual (双语的).
Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other placessomething very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator”I met in New Jersey.
59.The author's attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as ________.
A.critical B.casual
C.positive D.passive
答案：C 根据文章倒数第二段的最后一句“And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的).”可知，作者认为他的儿子受益于双语，故作者的态度应该是积极的，故选C项。
