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精品文档 精品文档 PAGE PAGE33 精品文档 PAGE 2014年6月英语四级长篇阅读原文根源及答案 本文节选自  2013  年  4月《大西洋月刊》  (TheAtlantic)  上的一篇同名文 章《触屏一代》  (TheTouchScreenGeneration)  。 Onachilly daylast spring, afewdozendevelopers ofchildren’ sappsforphonesandtabletsgatheredatanoldbeachresortin Monterey,California,toshowofftheirgames.Onedeveloper,a self-described “visionary for puzzles ” wholookedlike a skateboarder-recently-turned-dad, displayed a jacked-up, interactive game called Puzzingo, intended for toddlers and inspired by his ownson’s desire to buil d andsmash. Two 30?something womenwereeagerly seekingfeedback for anappcalled KnockKnockFamily,aimedat1-to-4-year- olds. “Wewanttomake sureit’seasyenoughforbabiestounderstand, ”oneexplained. ThegatheringwasorganizedbyWarrenBuckleitner,alongtime reviewerofinteractive children’smediawholikes tobring together developers,researchers,andinterestgroups —andoftenplentyof kids,somestillindiapers.ItwentbytheHarryPotter –ishname DustorMagic,andwasheldinadraftyoldstone-and-woodhall barely amile fromthesea,thekindofplace whereBathilda Bagshot might retire afterpackingupherwand.Buckleitner spentthebreaks testingwhetherhisownremote-controlhelicoptercouldreachthe hall’ssecondstory,whilevariouschildrenwhohadcomewith their parentslookedupinaweanddelight.Butmostlytheylookeddown, attheiPadsandothertabletsdisplayedaroundthehalllikeso manyopenboxesofcandy.Iwalkedaroundandtalkedwithdevelopers, andseveralparaphrasedafamoussayingofMariaMontessori ’s,a quoteimportedtoennobleatouch-screenagewhenveryyoungkids, whooncecouldbecountedononlytochewonasquareofaluminum, arenowengagingwith  it  inincreasingly  sophisticated  ways:  “The handsaretheinstrumentsofman  ’sintelligence.  ” What,really,wouldMariaMontessorihavemadeofthisscene? The30orsochildrenherewerenotdownattheshorepokingtheir fingersinthesandorrunningthemalongmossystonesordigging forhermitcrabs.Insteadtheywereallinside,aloneoringroups oftwoorthree, theirfaces afewinches from ascreen, their hands doing things Mo