七选五
I have a drawer full of letters to Santa. Each year my children would write up their Christmas wish lists. They were polite requests for the latest game or toy. As the children got older, they would give Santa some hints( 提示 )on where to buy their presents. 31
Those letters taught my children a valuable lesson about writing: It has a purpose. Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times it may be to entertain, inform, or persuade. 32 And when writing doesn’t seem to have any purpose or get any kind of meaningful response, then it can be hard to get excited about doing it.
Christmas is a great time of year for children to communicate with others through writing. When children write for real audiences and real purposes, they can learn to choose their words accordingly. 33 You write “Dear Santa” because you don’t know him personally and you want to show him respect.
34 Texting, online messaging, live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages. However, because they are usually writing to family and friends, they use informal language most of the time.
There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing. It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done. 35 This type of writing won’t be rewarded by the school examiner, nor by a future employer or a potential client. The very best communicators are those who know how to adjust their language to match their audience.
A ． It isn’t that these young people can’t write.
B ． But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be.
C ． The age of pen-and-paper letter writing may have passed.
D ． As a result, each year they received something they wanted.
E ． You write “Hi Nanna and Pop” because you are close to them.
F ． As technology develops, young people are writing more than they ever have.
G ． But if this is the only kind of writing young people do, it will cause problems.
D 32 ． B 33 ． E 34 ． F 35 ． G
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。作者通过讲述孩子们通过给圣诞老人写信暗示得到自己心仪的礼物，从而论证观点：人们写作都是带有某种目的的。
31 ．根据空前 “As the children got older, they would give Santa some hints( 提示 )on where to buy their presents. ( 随着孩子们逐渐长大，他们会给圣诞老人一些提示，告诉他去哪里买礼物。 )” 可知，孩子们给圣诞老人提示去哪买礼物。结合选项可知， D 项 “As a result, each year they received something they wanted. ( 结果，他们每年都会收到他们想要的东西。 )” 为孩子们提示的结果：收到心仪的礼物。前后为明显的因果关系。故选 D 项。
32 ．根据空前 “Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times t may be to entertain, inform, or persuade. ( 有时我们的目的是为了获得东西，有时可能是为了娱乐、告知或说服。 )” 可知，我们写作都是带着目的的。结合选项 B“But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be. ( 但它总是有目的的 —— 或者至少应该是这样。 )” 可知，前后语意一致，说明写作是带有目的的。故选 B 项。
33 ．根据空前 “When children write for real audiences and real purposes, they can learn to choose their words accordingly. ( 当孩子们为真正的读者和真正的目的写作时，他们就能学会相应地选择用词。 )” 以及空后 “You write “Dear Santa” because you don’t know him personally and you want to show him respect. ( 你写 “ 亲爱的圣诞老人 ” 是因为你不认识他，你想表达对他的尊重。 )” 可知，空后句和空前句之间是 “ 理论 —— 实践 ” 的关系，由此可推知，空处也应为具体的实践。结合选项 E“You write “Hi Nanna and Pop” because you are close to them. ( 你写 “ 嗨，奶奶和爸爸 ” ，因为你和他们很亲近。 )” 可知，符合这一逻辑。而且和空后结构一致。故选 E 项。
34 ．根据空后 “Texting, online messaging, live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages. ( 在玩电子游戏时发短信、在线消息、实时聊天都意味着他们在不断地产生书面信息。 )” 可知，科技的发展让人们的写作变得更普遍。结合选项 F“As technology develops, young people are writing more than they ever have. ( 随着科技的发展，年轻人写的东西比以前更多了。 )” 可知，前后语意一致，符合语境。故选 F 项。
35 ．根据空前 “There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing. It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done. ( 这种写作方式并没有错。它迎合了观众和目的，完成了任务。 )” 可知，作者在评价这种科技影响下的写作方式。结合选项 G“But if this is the only kind of writing young people do, it will cause problems. ( 但如果这是年轻人唯一的写作方式，那就会造成问题。 )” 可知，前后语意一致，从正反两方面评价科技带来的写作。故选 G 项。