Question

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e?mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more ____ than ever, they're also driving us ____ from people around us.

Users get final connectivity ____ the price of ____ face?to?face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are ____ to a different way of being “alone together”．

Actually, ____ text messages or wring micro?blogs allows us to ____ thoughts. _______ bits and pieces of online cannot _______ a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people's tone of voice and see their faces in a(n) _______. “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that _______ ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and ______ people.

Turkle mentioned the popular ________ of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it's a mindset adopted by most young people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (網(wǎng)絡(luò)人格) that they forget how to live a(n) ______ life. For example, they may ________ more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being _______.

________， experts remind us that it's unfair to blame mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, points out that it is still owners of gadgets, such as cell phones and tablets, who're avoiding personal _______. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves _______ others. Texting messages or calling may be a(n) ________ to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said.

1.A. received B．shared C．connected D．respected

2.A. off B．back C．a(chǎn)way D．down

3.A. beyond B．a(chǎn)t C．for D．a(chǎn)bove

4.A. having B．risking C．sacrificing D．sharing

5.A. related B．committed C．devoted D．a(chǎn)ccustomed

6.A. sending B．getting C．reading D．taking

7.A. change B．exchange C．deliver D．raise

8.A. So B．And C．Or D．But

9.A. indicate B．replace C．cover D．involve

10.A. conversation B．computer C．party D．Internet

11.A. abandoning B．joining C．burying D．a(chǎn)ttaching

12.A. interviewing B．introducing C．knowing D．meeting

13.A. feeling B．concept C．fact D．truth

14.A. colorful B．interesting C．real D．meaningful

15.A. worry B．care C．a(chǎn)sk D．debate

16.A. there B．out C．down D．in

17.A. Therefore B．Altogether C．Instead D．However

18.A.information B．space C．contact D．management

19.A. from B．of C．behind D．under

20.A. approach B．source C．result D．excuse

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了現(xiàn)代生活中人們運(yùn)用一些現(xiàn)代化的移動(dòng)裝置來代替面對(duì)面的交流，這樣做讓人們失去了很多面對(duì)面交流的機(jī)會(huì)。

1.詞組辨析。A：received接受；B：shared分享；C：connected聯(lián)系：D：respected尊敬。It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e?mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more _______ than ever盡管手機(jī)，網(wǎng)絡(luò)等讓我們感覺和別人的聯(lián)系比以前更緊密。故選C。

2.介詞辨析。A：off關(guān)系；B：back回去；C：away遠(yuǎn)離；D：down向下。Drive sb away from...使人們遠(yuǎn)離...,但是他們卻人人們遠(yuǎn)離他們身邊的人。故選C。

3.介詞辨析。A：beyond在……外；B：at在……具體位置，以，達(dá)；C：for為了；D：above以上。這里運(yùn)用固定搭配At the price of以...為代價(jià)；Users get final connectivity ________ the price of ______ face?to?face conversation.讓人們以犧牲面對(duì)面的交流為代價(jià)。故選B。

4.動(dòng)詞辨析。A：having用；B：risking冒險(xiǎn)；C：sacrificing犧牲；D：sharing分享。Users get final connectivity ________ the price of _______ face?to?face conversation.讓人們以犧牲面對(duì)面的交流為代價(jià)。故選C。

5.固定搭配。A.：related；B．committed；C：devoted；D：accustomed。固定詞組be accustomed to sth/doing sth習(xí)慣于sth/做某事。people are _______ to a different way of being “alone together”．這里指人們習(xí)慣于“孤獨(dú)的聚在一起”的不同的方式。故選D。

6. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A：sending發(fā)送；B：getting得到；C：reading閱讀；D：taking帶走。Actually, ________ text messages or wring micro?blogs allows us to ____thoughts.指人們發(fā)送短信息寫微博讓我們交流思想。故選A。

7.動(dòng)詞辨析。A：change變化；B：exchange交流；C：deliver發(fā)表，投遞；D：raise提高。Actually, ________ text messages or wring micro?blogs allows us to _______ thoughts. 指人們發(fā)送短信息寫微博讓我們交流思想。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

8.連詞辨析。A：So因此；B：And而且；C：Or或者；D：But但是。_______ bits and pieces of online cannot _______ a “real conversation.”上下文串聯(lián)。雖然短信和網(wǎng)絡(luò)能讓我們交流思想，但是它們并不能真正代替面對(duì)面的交流。故選D。

9. 動(dòng)詞辨析。A.：indicate顯示；B：replace代替；C：cover覆蓋；D：involve涉及。。_______ bits and pieces of online cannot _______ a “real conversation.”上下文串聯(lián)。雖然短信和網(wǎng)絡(luò)能讓我們交流思想，但是它們并不能真正代替面對(duì)面的交流。句意和上句相同。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

10. 名詞辨析。A：conversation對(duì)話；B：computer計(jì)算機(jī)；C：party聚會(huì)；D：Internet網(wǎng)絡(luò)。故選A。she would like to hear people's tone of voice and see their faces in a(n) ______.她在對(duì)話中能夠聽見對(duì)方的語調(diào)看見對(duì)方的臉。

11.動(dòng)詞辨析。A：abandoning遺棄；B：joining加入；C：burying專心致置于；D：attaching貼上。bury sb in...讓某人專注于...專注網(wǎng)絡(luò)會(huì)讓我們失去和陌生人交流以及遇見別人的機(jī)會(huì)。故選C。

12.動(dòng)詞辨析。A：interviewing采訪；B：introducing介紹；C：knowing知道；D：meeting遇見。專注網(wǎng)絡(luò)會(huì)讓我們失去和陌生人交流以及遇見別人的機(jī)會(huì)。故選D。

13.名詞辨析。A：feeling感覺；B：concept概念；C：fact事實(shí)；D：truth真相。Turkle提出一個(gè)很流行的新概念：我分享，我存在。故選B。

14.形容詞辨析。A：colorful多彩的；B：interesting有趣的；C：real真正的；D：meaningful有意義的。人們忙于樹立網(wǎng)絡(luò)人格而忘記了如何過真正的生活。故選C。

15.動(dòng)詞辨析。A：worry焦慮，擔(dān)心；B：care關(guān)心；C：ask詢問；D：debate辯論。care about在乎，在意...他們在意的是網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的微博聚會(huì)而不是真正聚在一起。故選B。

16.介詞辨析。A：here；B：out；C：down；D：in。上下文串聯(lián)。there在那里。他們在意的是網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的微博聚會(huì)而不是真正聚在一起。故選A。

17.連詞辨析。A：Therefore因此；B：Altogether全部地，總共；C：Instead代替；D：However然而。上下文串聯(lián)。然而，專家說責(zé)備移動(dòng)技術(shù)的不公平的，因?yàn)檎嬲�的原因在于我們自身，而不是這些現(xiàn)代化的技術(shù)。是我們自己不愿意與人進(jìn)行面對(duì)面的交流。故選D。

18.名詞辨析。A：information信息；B：space空間；C：contact交流，聯(lián)系；D：management管理。是手機(jī)的主人避免面對(duì)面的與人交流，與別人聯(lián)系。故選C。

19.介詞辨析。A：from來自于；B：of所屬；C：behind在……后面；D：under在……下面。固定詞組。hide...from...把…藏起來不讓…發(fā)現(xiàn)。句中. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves _______ others.是指我們可以利用這些設(shè)備把我們自己掩飾起來。故選A。

20.名詞辨析。A：approach方法；B：source來源；C：result結(jié)果；D：excuse借口。Texting messages or calling may be a(n) ______ to avoid contact with others發(fā)短信或者打電話只是人們避免見面的借口而已。故選D。

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