UNIT 4 课时检测(八) Writing Workshop（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语必修2 （北师大版）

4 / 4 UNIT 4 课时检测(八) Writing Workshop Ⅰ.阅读理解 The current generation is not like any other generation I have seen in history. Due to the rise in technology, the world is evolving fast and changing the way most of us do things. Today's young generation is so used to the technology which they learn very quickly. It could be considered as a benediction,_but there are times when it is not appropriate. In my generation, we met friends face-to-face to have real conversations rather than texting each other all the time. We walked everywhere, to the store or up the stairs instead of climbing into our car or on a motored skateboard each time we had to go two or three blocks away. Most of the new generation expects things to be done for them. If something requires some extra effort or focus, they are easily discouraged. But if we want to reach success in this day and age, it is expected of us to work to achieve our dreams. The old generation knows that the world does not owe them squat. It understands that no one else than them can do it and that is their responsibility to make something of themselves. Nowadays, there is no longer a sense of honor, because most people hide behind a computer screen. When you handle issues or hate for no reason over social media, it just proves that you are a weak person. I just put an ad in one of my groups for teaching Kung Fu, and one hater wrote “Kung Fu clown”. And this is for no reason as I have never seen or met the guy before. The new generation relies too much on social media for their lives and doing things. It is okay to use it but not to abuse it. My final word is that each generation has its own advantages and downsides, but what matters is that each generation, old or new, has to give lessons which are valuable for future generations. 语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章主要通过对新、老两代人进行对比，得出结论：我们不能过于依赖社交媒体，可以使用但是不能滥用。 1．What does the underlined word “benediction” in Paragraph 1 mean? A．Drawback.　　　　　　 B．Blessing. C．Prejudice. D．Criterion. 解析：选B