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共15页1错误!文档中没有指定样式的文字。|CHINA大学英语四级考试（CET4）（恩波英语研究所命题）COLLEGEENGLISHTEST—BandFour—试题册（125分钟）恩波英语模考试卷-PartⅠWriting(30minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.BreakfastorInternetKarlandDorseyGudeofEastLansing,Michigan,USA,canremembersimplermornings,nottoolongago.Theysattogetherandchattedastheyatebreakfastathome.Theyreadthenewspapersandcompetedonlywiththetelevisionfortheattentionoftheirtwoteenagesons.Thatwassolastcentury.Today,Mr.Gudewakesataround6a.m.tocheckhisworke-mailandhisFacebook(脸谱网站)andTwitter(微型博客)accounts.Thetwoboys,ColeandErik,starteachmorningwithtextmessages,videogamesandFacebook.Thenewroutineinthemorningquicklybecameasourceofconflictinthefamily,withMsGudecomplainingthattechnologywaseatingintofamilytime.Butultimately,evenshepartiallyyielded,crackingopenherlaptopafterbreakfast.“ThingsthatIthoughtwereunacceptableafewyearsagoarenowcommonplaceinmyhouse,”shesaid,“likeallfourofusstartingthedayonfourcomputersinfourseparaterooms.”Technologyhasshakenupplentyoflife’smodes,butformanypeopleithascompletelyalteredtheoncepredictableroutinesatthestartoftheday.ThisismorninginAmericaintheInternetage.Aftersixtoeighthoursofnetworkdeprivation—alsoknownassleep—peopleareincreasinglywakingupandheadingforcellphonesandlaptops,sometimesevenbeforemovingtheirlegstothefloorandtendingtomorebiologicallyurgentactivities.“Itusedtobeyouwokeup,wenttothebathroom,maybebrushedyourteethandpickedupthenewspaper,”saidNaomiS.Baron,aprofessoroflinguistics(语言学)atAmericanUniversity,whohaswrittenabouttechnology’spushintoeverydaylife.“Butwhatwedofirstnowhas共15页2错误!文档中没有指定样式的文字。|CHINAchangedsodramatically.I’llbethefirsttoadmit:thefirstthingIdonowistocheckmye-mail.”TheGudes’sonssleepwiththeirphonesnexttotheirbeds,sotheystartthedaywithtextmessagesinplaceofalarmclocks.Mr.Gude,aninstructoratMichiganStateUniversity,sendstextstohistwosonsinordertowakeup.“Weusetextingasanin-housephone,”hesaid.“Icouldjustwalkupstairs,buttheyalwaysanswertheirtexts.”TheGudesrecentlybeganshuttingtheirdevicesdownonweekendssoastoholdbackthedecreaseinfamilytime.Inotherhouseholds,theimpulsetogoonlinebeforegettingoutthedooraddsanextralayerofchaostotheexistingmorningdisorder.Weekdaymorningshavelongbeenbusyandchaotic.Familiesthatusedtofightovertheshowerorthenewspapersnowfightoveraccesstothehouseholdcomputer—oraboutwhethertheyshouldbeusingthegadgets(小器具，小玩意)atall,insteadofcommunicatingwithoneanother.“Theyusedtohaveblankets;nowtheyhavephones,”saidLizPerle,amotherinSanFranciscowhorecentlyfeelsannoyedattheearlymorningtechnologyimmersion(沉浸,专心)ofhertwoteenagechildren.“Iftheirbedswerefarfromthepoweroutlets,theywouldmostprobablysleeponthefloor.”Theincreaseofearlyrisersisreflectedinonlineandwirelesstrafficpatterns.Internetcompaniesthatusedtowatchtrafficlevelsriseonlywhenpeoplestartedworking,butnowtheyfindtheup-tickmuchearlier.ArborNetworks,aBostoncompanythatanalyzesInternetuse,saysthatWebtrafficintheUnitedStatesgraduallydeclinesfrommidnighttoaround6a.m.ontheEastCoastandthengetsahugemorningswing.“It’sarocketshipthattakesoffat7a.m,”saidCraigLabovitz,Arbor’schiefscientist.Akamai,whichhelpssomeweb-siteslikeFacebookandAmazonkeepupwithvisitordemand,saystraffictakesoffevenearliernowadays,ataround6a.m.ontheEastCoast.VerizonWirelessCompanyreportedthenumberoftextmessagessentbetween7and10a.m.jumpedby50percentinJuly,comparedwithayearearlier.Bothadultsandchildrenhavegoodreasonstowakeupandgoonline.MornandDadmightneedtocatchuponemailfromcolleaguesindifferenttimezones.ChildrenchecktextmessagesandFacebookpostsfromfriendswithdifferentbedtimes—andsometimesforgettheirowndutiesintheprocess.InMaythisyear,GabrielleGlaserofMontclair,N.J.,boughther14-year-olddaughter,Moriah,anApplelaptopforherbirthday.Intheweeksafter,MoriahmissedtheschoolbusthreetimesandwentfromwalkingthefamilyLabradoodledogfor20minuteseachmorningtoonlybrieflylettingthedogoutside.Moriahadmitsthatsheneglectedthebusanddog,andblamesFacebook,wherethepossibilitythatimportantupdatesfromfriendsmightbewaitingdrawsheronlineassoonasshewakes.“Ihavesomefriendswhoareupearlyandchatting,”shesaid.“Thereisdefinitelyapulltocheckit.”SomefamilieshavetriedtosetlimitsonInternetuseinthemornings.JamesSteyer,founderofCommonSenseMedia,anonprofitorganizationthatdealswithchildrenandentertainment,wakeseverymorningat6andspendsthenexthouronhisBlackBerry(商务通),managingemailfromcontactsindifferentpartsoftheworld.Butwhenhemeetshiswife,Liz,andtheirfourchildren,ages5to16,atthebreakfasttable,共15页3错误!文档中没有指定样式的文字。|CHINAnolaptopsorphonesareallowed.Mr.Steyersaysheandhissonsfeelthetemptationoftechnologyearly.Kirk,14,oftenrunsthroughmuchofhisdailyone-hourallotment(分配)ofvideo-gametimeinthemorning.EvenJesse,5,hasstartedaskingeachmorningifhecanplaygamesonhisfather’siPhone.AndMr.Steyersaysheconstantlyfeelsthetrou