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【題目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

While I was jumping rope, my phone took a fall to the hardwood floor which created multiple cracks on my screen. However, the music kept 【1】 , so all as well - or so I thought.

Thirty minutes later, I could see only one-tenth of my screen while the rest was pitch-black. The next morning, I decided not to go to the phone store for 24 hours, I felt a(n) 【2】 sense of calm that day, which led to my not going for one week. One week ended up becoming 60 days without my smart-phone.

Here are three 【3】 I noticed and why you may want to consider a smart-phone detox（ 戒除期）yourself:

You’ll become bored

While in line at a Starbucks, I noticed how every individual had their head down, eyes fixed on their smart-phone. With nothing to distract myself with during the waiting period, I became bored, and my mind 【4】 through all sorts of topics.

Boredom is 【5】 something we avoid at all costs. However, boredom is the perfect way to make a(n) 【6】on a business idea or project. When you enter a state of boredom, ou allow your mind to relax and escape from the realities of today to the infinite 【7】 of tomorrow.

You’ll be able to dramatically reduce your “work” hours

A study found that adults ages 18 to 33 【8】their smart-phones 85 times a day, or once every 10 minutes.

As I learned during my experiment, placing some distance between myself and my device helped me fall into deep work more easily.

By not having my smart-phone, my distraction time went down and thus my hours of work were spent more efficiently and effectively. On numerous occasions, I found myself 【9】what to do with the afternoon since I had already completed my high-impact tasks for the day.

Your mental well-being will receive a boost（提高）

Obviously, without a cellphone, I experienced a lack of 【10】 news and comments. While that helped cause a dramatic boost in my mental well-being, the biggest reason for it was truly connecting to people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】H

【3】C

【4】A

【5】J

【6】D

【7】K

【8】G

【9】B

【10】I

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹可能想要考慮自己戒掉智能手機(jī)的三個(gè)好處。

【1】考查動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)。句意：然而，音樂(lè)還在繼續(xù)，所以一切都好——至少我是這么想的。固定搭配：keep doing sth.“保持做某事”。結(jié)合句意可知此處用動(dòng)名詞playing作賓語(yǔ)。故選F。

【2】考查形容詞作定語(yǔ)。句意：第二天早上，我決定24小時(shí)不去手機(jī)店，那天我感到了一種不熟悉的平靜，這導(dǎo)致了我一周不去。結(jié)合句意可知此處用形容詞unfamiliar“不熟悉的”。故選H。

【3】考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。句意：以下是我注意到的三個(gè)好處，以及為什么你可能想要考慮自己戒掉智能手機(jī)。結(jié)合句意和three可知此處用名詞復(fù)數(shù)benefits“好處”。故選C。

【4】考查一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。句意：在等待的過(guò)程中，因?yàn)闆](méi)有什么東西可以分散我的注意力，我變得無(wú)聊起來(lái)，我的思緒在各種各樣的話題間游移。此處是并列句，結(jié)合句意可知此處用一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)wandered“徘徊，游移”。故選A。

【5】考查副詞。句意：無(wú)聊通常典型地是我們不惜一切代價(jià)避免的事情。此處用副詞修飾整個(gè)句子，結(jié)合句意可知用副詞typically“典型地”。故選J。

【6】考查名詞。句意：然而，無(wú)聊是在商業(yè)想法或項(xiàng)目上取得突破的完美方式。固定搭配：make a breakthrough“有重大發(fā)展獲突破”。結(jié)合句意可知此此處用名詞breakthrough“突破”。故選D。

【7】考查名詞復(fù)數(shù)。句意：當(dāng)你進(jìn)入無(wú)聊的狀態(tài)時(shí)，你可以讓你的大腦放松，從今天的現(xiàn)實(shí)中解脫出來(lái)，進(jìn)入明天無(wú)限的可能性中。結(jié)合句意可知此處用名詞復(fù)數(shù)possibilities“可能性”。故選K。

【8】考查一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。句意：一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，18歲至33歲的成年人每天查看智能手機(jī)85次，即每10分鐘查看一次。結(jié)合句意可知此處用一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)checked“檢查，核實(shí)”。故選G。

【9】考查現(xiàn)在分詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。句意：很多時(shí)候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己都在想下午該做什么，因?yàn)槲乙呀?jīng)完成了當(dāng)天的重要任務(wù)。固定搭配：find+ oneself+賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。此處是現(xiàn)在分詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。故選B。

【10】考查形容詞。句意：很明顯，沒(méi)有手機(jī)，我很少聽(tīng)到負(fù)面新聞和評(píng)論。形容詞修飾名詞，結(jié)合句意可知此處用形容詞negative“消極的”。故填I。