主旨大意?/p>
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一
)
确定主题句,锁定主旨
(2015·
北京
·
D)
Technological
change
is
everywhere
and
affects
every
aspect
of
life
?/p>
mostly
for
the
better.However
?/p>
social changes that are 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 suggest that parents today continue to be “very?nbsp;or
“somewhat?nbsp;
overlyprotective
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
?/p>
greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing
to let go of their “adult?nbsp;children.
In the context(
背景
)of this discussion
?/p>
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
?/p>
would this have been possible
?/p>
Probably not.On the other hand
?/p>
does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that
the urge to do so wasn't present a generation ago
?/p>
Many studies show that older parents
?/p>
today's
grandparents
?/p>
would have called their children more often if the means and cost of doing so had
not been a barrier.
Furthermore
?/p>
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
?/p>
nor
are
requests
for
more
money
to
be
sent
from
home.This
phenomenon is neither good nor bad
?/p>
it is a fact of college life
?/p>
today and in the past.
Thanks to the advanced technology
?/p>
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.
文章大意:科学的发展总是带来好的变化吗?其实不然。本文作者说明了与过去相比,
现在的父母对孩子更加保护?/p>
这不只是因为父母的态度变化了,
技术的发展也起到了推波?/p>
澜的作用?/p>
1
?/p>
The surveys inform us of________.
A
?/p>
the development of technology