Question

In China, there are usually two reasons why people receive messages from friends and relatives from whom they haven’t heard for a while. The first is about New Year greetings, which are always welcome. The second reason is often less pleasant, however; people are increasingly contacting long lost friends, or even casual acquaintances, and urging them to cast online votes for their children or grandchildren in competitions.

The practice, which has been growing rapidly, has now reached the point where people are becoming tired and may even feel annoyed.

The results of a recent survey conducted by the Jinhua Evening News in East China’s Zhejiang Province show that 94 percent of 384 interviewees were once asked by friends or relatives to cast votes online for their children. The contests range from the “cutest baby” to dancing competitions, but in many is the people receiving the messages haven’t heard from the sender for a long time and have never met the child involved.

Although the competitions may appear to be harmless fun, some education professionals are concerned that they could have a negative effect on children.

Tang Sulan, a member of the CPPCC’s National Committee (全国政协)，proposed a ban on online competitions featuring children to prevent future psychological issues. She was also concerned that public disclosure of a child’s personal information and publication of photos cause a potential risk to the child’s safety.

Li Hongyan, the mother of an l1-year-old girl and an 18-month-old boy in Beijing, said she has never urged others to vote for her children. Although on the surface the children are competing among themselves via their parents’ social networks, the competitions are also about parents seeking a “sense of victory” for themselves, she Sid. “It feels as though parents are using their babies as tools to win glory for themselves, rather than truly respecting their kids’ dignity and nature.” However, despite her dislike of the contests, she has twice voted for the babies of close friends because “it would be embarrassing to say no”.

1.What is the best tide for the text?

A. Receiving Messages: An Unhappy Experience    B. TO Say No: An Embarrassing Experience

C. A Dilemma: Vote or Not    D. Child’s Safety and Casting Votes on Line

2.What does the underlined word “disclosure” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. Exposure    B. Concern.    C. Reputation.    D. Competition

3.What can be inferred from Li Hongyan’s words?

A. Her children don’t want to join in those online competitions.

B. She urges people to vote for the babies of her close friends.

C. She agrees to bring the children to their parents’ social networks

D. She opposes the idea of parents seeking votes for children.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

【解析】在中国，通常有两个原因可以让人们从朋友和亲戚那里收到信息。第一个是拜年，这是很受欢迎的。然而，第二个原因就不那么令人愉快了，人们不厌其烦地联系那些失去联系的朋友，甚至是泛泛之交，敦促他们在比赛中为自己的孩子或孙子们投票。投，还是不投，这是个问题。

1.C 主旨大意题。一方面，最近越来越火爆的网络拉票现在已经让人们变得疲劳甚至不胜其烦的地步，但另一方面，有的碍于面子，不得不投，这已经成了一个两难局面。选C。

2.A 猜测词义题。exposure v. 暴露，曝光。孩子的个人信息的公开披露（disclosure）和展示的照片会对孩子的安全造成潜在的风险。

3.D推理判断题。她认为，尽管在表面上，孩子们通过父母的社交网络互相竞争，但竞争也意味着家长们要为自己寻找一种“胜利感”，感觉好像父母把孩子当作工具来为自己赢得荣誉，而不是真正地尊重孩子的尊严和天性。可以看出她是反对家长为孩子拉选票的。

【名师点睛】

标题类主旨大意题的解题技巧：

主旨大意题一般包括：短文标题、主题大意或段落大意等。此题型要求考生在理解文章后归纳文章要点，概括中心思想。考生需要分析文章的篇章结构，抓住文章的开头或结尾，从而找出能概括文章的主题句。主题句的特点：（1）语言特点：归纳性、概括性、抽象性；（2）位置特点：主题句常出现在“总结性”语言的“信号词”后，如：in summary, in a word, as a result, finally, in short, in conclusion和in brief等；主题句常出现在“转移话题式”语言的“信号词”后，如：but, however, nevertheless等。标题的语言特点：独特新颖 、概括性强、短小精炼。

标题类主旨大意主要的特点和解题策略：文章标题可以是单词，短语，也可以是句子，它的特点是：短小精悍，多为一短语；涵盖性强，一般要求能覆盖全文，其确定的范围要恰当，既不能太大，也不能太小；精确性强，不能随意改变语言表意的程度及色彩。例如，本文的第1小题。

1. What is the best tide for the text?

A. Receiving Messages: An Unhappy Experience

B. TO Say No: An Embarrassing Experience

C. A Dilemma: Vote or Not

D. Child’s Safety and Casting Votes on Line

通读全文，在中国，一方面，网络拉票现在已经让人们变得疲劳甚至不胜其烦的地步，人们不厌其烦地联系那些失去联系的朋友，甚至是泛泛之交，敦促他们在比赛中为自己的孩子或孙子们投票。但另一方面，有的碍于面子，不得不投，这已经成了一个两难局面。投，还是不投，这是个问题。故选C。