17.Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good:the iPad.Instead of looking at nature,I checked my e-mail.Instead of paddling a small boat,I followed my Twitter feed(推特簡訊).Instead of reading great novels,I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning.I was behaving as if I were still in the office.My body was on vacation,but my head wasn't.
So this year I made up my mind to try something different:withdrawal(退出)from the Internet.I knew it wouldn't be easy,since I'm bad at self-control.But I was determined.I started by giving the iPad to my wife.
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past,making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮喪).I was trapped,forced to go through with my plan.Largely cut off from e-mail,Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites,I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio-and how much radio can one listen to,really?I had to do what I had planned to do all along:read books.
This experience has had a happy ending.With determination and the strong support of my wife,I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet,realizing finally that it was I,not the iPad,that was the problem.I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi."I don't need it,"I said.
However,as we return to post-vacation life,a harder test begins:Can I continue when I'm back at work?
There are times when the need to know what's being said right now is great.I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely.But I hope to resist the temptation (誘惑)to check my e-mail every five minutes,which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two
I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive.Here I hope this one worked.
24.What do we know about the author's last summer vacation?D
A.He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.
B.His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.
C.He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.
D.He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation.
25.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?A
A.He handed his iPad to his wife.
B.He cut off his cellphone signal.
C.He refused to cheat in his house.
D.He listened to the radio most of the time.
26.When back at work,the author will probably choose toC.
A.stay away from the Internet for ever
B.continue to read more and more books
C.keep control of when and how to use the Internet
D.stop checking what is being said right now completely
27.What is the author's opinion of a great vacation in the passage?D
A.A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.
B.A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.
C.A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to.
D.A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.
分析 本文主要講的是,作者通過自己的親身經歷認識到,在旅行和休息放松過程中,不要再做與工作有關的事情,放棄那些會讓人分心的事物,這樣人們才能真正地放松起來,享受假期.
解答 DACD
24.D 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)第一段的最后一句話I was behaving as if I were still in the office.My body was on vacation,but my head wasn't得知我在度假的時候表現(xiàn)出好像仍然在工作一樣,身體在度假,但是大腦不是,故選D.
25.A 細節(jié)題.文章But I was determined.I started by giving the iPad to my wife我決定把平板交給我的妻子,故選A.
26.C 細節(jié)題.I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely.But I hope to resist the temptation (誘惑)to check my e-mail every five minute…這句話告訴我們作者回來之后,學會了如何控制使用電腦,故選C.
27.D 細節(jié)題.最后一句話I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive作者任務真正的度假是讓自己變得更有創(chuàng)造力,故選D.
點評 做本題的關鍵在于對整篇文章的深入理解,弄清句與句之間以及句子與所在段落的關系;由于本文結構清晰,內容明確,所以在做本題時,可以根據(jù)每一部分的中心意思或根據(jù)上下句的內容,推測出空缺部分的意思;另外,還可以通過仔細閱讀備選項,排除與本文無關的選項或找到與相應段落意義相關的選項.