【“Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbefore”saysPatsyRowe“Mannershavefallenofftheradar(雷达).”Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepe】

　　“Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbefore”saysPatsyRowe“Mannershavefallenofftheradar(雷达).”Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint（抱怨）aboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.

　　Somepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheinternet.Tothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous（匿名的）rudemessagesbyemail.

　　Howeverrudenessisneveracceptable.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.

　　Weshouldn’tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe’dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.

　　【小题1】WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?

　　A．Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B．Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C．Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.D．Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.【小题2】Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause________.A．theyarebecominglesspatientB．theyaregrowingtooindependentC．theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD．theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackward.【小题3】Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfu