B

Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.
An example at hand is the involvement of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (调查) on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involvement is greater today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that today’s parents are trying to manage their children’s lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.
However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to let go of their “adult” children.
In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents’ involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasn’t present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parents - today’s grandparents - would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had not been a barrier.
Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from home. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past.
Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.
41. The surveys inform us of ______.
A. the development of technology
B. the changes of adult children’s behavior
C. the parents’ over-protection of their college children
D. the means and expenses of students’ communication
42. The writer believes that ______.
A. parents today are more protective than those in the past
B. the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages
C. technology explains greater parental involvement with their children
D. parents’ changed attitudes lead to college children’s delayed Independence
43. What attitude does the writer hold towards greater parental involvement according to the last paragraph?
A. negative B. supportive
C. understandable D. sceptical
44. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Technology or Attitude
B. Dependence or Independence
C. Family Influence or Social Changes
D. College Management or Communication Advancement
45. Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?
A. B.
C. D.
【答案】41. C    42. C    43. B    44. A    45. B
【解析】
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文，技术变革影响着生活的方方面面，新技术带来的社会变化往往被误认为是社会变化，接着作者通过例证说明了家长对孩子的过分保护是技术变化还是态度变化。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories.”可知，调查告诉我们，即使在孩子们搬进大学宿舍后，父母仍然或多或少地过分保护孩子，故C项正确。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication.”可知，科技使得父母参与孩子生活的机会更多，故C项正确。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.”可知，值得注意的是，所有这些改变都源自技术，而不是父母想要把孩子放在自己的翅膀下，由此可知作者对父母参与孩子生活的做法持积极态度，故B项正确。
【44题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“However, social changes brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.”可知，技术变革影响着生活的方方面面，新技术带来的社会变化往往被误认为是社会变化，接着作者通过例证说明了家长对孩子的过分保护是技术变化还是态度变化，故A项正确。
【45题详解】
篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段为总论，最后一段得出结论，中间部分为父母对孩子的控制加强和放手让孩子成长的两个方面，放手让孩子成长又包含了过去的父母想对孩子进行管教却受到条件约束，另一方面，大学生对父母的经济依赖现象从以往至今都存在，并不意味着现在的孩子更依赖父母，故B项正确。
【点睛】主旨大意题的难度较大，抓住主题句是关键，社会生活类的文章一般开篇就会点明主题，例如本篇第4题，根据第一段中的“However, social changes brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes.”可知，技术变革影响着生活的方方面面，新技术带来的社会变化往往被误认为是社会变化，接着作者通过例证说明了家长对孩子的过分保护是技术变化还是态度变化，故A项（技术还是态度）正确。