Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2020·东北三校高三第一次联合模拟)
Last month，my husband and I completed what some of our friends considered a foolish task：a 32day，5，232mile camping trip with children in our Volkswagen van，without “high technology” to occupy the children.
It was the screenless journey that showered me with doubts.But is “boredom” senseless？My friend Renee，who has driven crosscountry with her three kids eight times，calls boredom the mother of creativity.She's not the only one who sees virtue in blank time.In a recently published paper，researchers at the University of East Anglia in England concluded that the trance(发呆) helps recharge the mind and is “central to learning and creativity”．I wasn't trying to make my kids smarter.Neither do I dislike high technology.But I understand too well the power of miniscreens to transform our kids into zombies(木讷呆板的人).
On Day 1，our sevenyearold son announced “Texas is so boring！” The next day，struggling against his seat belt，he yelled he couldn't take much more of this.His fiveyearold sister was better in the long hours playing makebelieve with the stuffed animals.On Day 3 he began to count mountains and see pandas and dolphins in distant clouds in the Texas sky.I often joined the kids in the back，where we did the thumbandtoe wrestle.With wellknown mountains ahead，my husband told the children the past legends of them.“Arizona is not as boring as Texas，” our son declared.
I hope the trip gave kids some lazy，unstructured time to learn something about valuing the trip instead of looking for the_fastest_way to burn it up.I don't always make the right decision as a parent but I know that by banning the small screen we made the right choice this time.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者和丈夫带着两个孩子进行了一次为期32天的野营旅行，旅行期间没让孩子们玩电子设备。作者希望这次旅行能给孩子们一些闲散的时间去学会一些关于珍视这次旅行的东西；同时作者也认为禁止孩子玩电子设备是正确的选择。
1．Why did the author choose a high technologyfree journey?
A．Her friends were highly against it.
B．She disliked advanced technology.
C．She feared the passive influence of miniscreens.
D.The researchers proved the harm of modern technology.
C [考查细节理解。根据第二段尾句“But I understand too well the power of miniscreens to transform our kids into zombies(木讷呆板的人)”可知，作者很担心电子屏幕会让孩子失去活力，故C项正确。]
2．What happened during the crosscountry drive?
A．Their son got worse at boredom.
B．Her kids had a tough time riding in the vehicle.
C．Their son relaxed himself by watching animals outside.
D．The time spent without screens strengthened the family bond.
D [考查推理判断。根据第三段第五、六句“I often joined the kids in the back...the past legends of them”可知，作者常和她的孩子们一起坐在后排进行互动，作者的丈夫也给孩子们讲关于大山的传说；据此可推知，此次旅行增强了家庭成员间的关系，故D项正确。]
3．The underlined part “the fastest way” in the last paragraph refers to________．
A．the shortest route to finish the journey
B．the ability to observe the surroundings
C．the interest of playing games with others
D．the choice of killing time by playing digital devices
D [考查推理判断。根据尾段尾句可知，作为家长，作者并不总是作出正确的决定，但她知道，这次禁止孩子使用电子设备的选择是正确的；又结合画线部分所在句“I hope the trip gave kids...looking for the fastest way to burn it up”可知，作者希望这次旅行能给孩子们一些闲散的时间去学习一些关于珍视这次旅行的东西，而不是寻找最快的方式去挥霍它；据此可推知，the fastest way指孩子们选择通过玩电子设备来消磨时间，故D项正确。]
4．Which is the best title for the text?
A．Is Driving Long Distances Good for Children?
B．A Touching Crosscountry Trip of My Family
C．What's Wrong with Boredom Without High Technology?
D．Creative Kids out of Parents' Reasonable Choice
C [考查标题判断。本文主要讲述了作者和丈夫带着孩子们进行了一次为期32天的野营旅行，期间未让孩子们玩电子设备从而促使孩子们在“无聊”中发掘出自己的乐趣，享受了“闲散的时光”，而且家人之间也更亲近了，故C项最适合作本文的标题。]
