2018年高考英语一轮复习 Module 6 The Tang Poems War and Peace课时作业提升练 外研版选修6.docVIP

Module 6 The Tang Poems War and Peace (建议用时40分钟) Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A 　　Last year my summer holiday was spoiled by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed(推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t. 　　So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife. 　　The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration(沮丧). I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely breaking away from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books. 　　This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I was in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it, ”I said. 　　However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work? 　　There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two. 　　I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest yourbrain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked. 【文章大意】本文作者通过自己的个人经历告诉大家要