湖北省武汉市东湖高新区2020-2022年中考一模英语试题分类汇编：阅读理解

湖北省武汉市东湖高新区 2020-2022年中考一模英语试题分类汇编 阅读理解 2022年湖北省武汉市东湖高新区中考一模英语试题 四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B. C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A SCIENTIFIC VIEWS Wuhan Daily July3, 2021 Can We Speak as Before? The Internet is a place where we can talk freely. But it is also a place where we pay little attention to whether or not our language ability is becoming poorer. According to a recent survey by China Youth Daily, more than 76 percent of young people in China said they felt their Chinese language skills have declined (下降). They don’t use complex rhetorical technique (修辞手法) as often anymore. It is believed that digital (数字的) technology and emoji have changed their communication habits. For example, direct expression is the preferred way to communicate online. When one sees something funny, one will simply type “hahaha” or use “cry-laugh” emoji, Beijing Youth Daily noted. Also, copy and pasted (粘贴) culture is getting popular. People simply pick up expressions from the Internet without much thought. Many begin to use a fixed set of sentence patterns, such as “whenever you disagree with each other, you..”. Cai Xiaojin (not her real name) a teacher from, told Chinn Youth Daily that words in general are being used less, For example, people can share photos online with little need for words to describe them. If this trend (趋势) continues, it could influence our way of thinking, People’s Daily noted. When we use expressions without thinking, it means we have become too lazy to express our real feelings. If teenagers accept casual( 非正式不经意的) methods of expression like emojis, they could lose the ability to use words properly. To improve our language skills, experts suggest that we should try to think inexpediently and develop our own language logic (逻辑). They also suggest that we should read more works of literature, “Keep using various words to show your own feelings,” said Shen Xinolong, a professor in the Chinese department at Fudan University. 56. From the above mat