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17.Let me start by saying that I don't have a smartphone,but I probably will in the future.I think smartphones are basically awesome and I have nothing against the basic idea of using smartphones.
My problem starts when the lines between fun and work,between alone and together,between communication and confusion-become blurred.I've just returned from two years in a different country,and haven't been around my friends for a while.The first several times I met them all,I was surprised to discover that even though we're all sitting around in the same room,people are actually sitting around smartphones and playing/surfing/taking pictures.
Smartphones made it easier than ever before to access e-mails everywhere.Whether you're on the bus,in bed or at the bar with your friends-your e-mails are right there and available to you and this can definitely be a problem.Work is great,but is answering e-mails at 3a.m.really necessary?Do you really want to have to choose between friends and work when you're hanging out in a bar,just because you happened to see that e-mail?
Smartphones revolutionized our lives.I'm not here to oppose that.But should they replace many of the other things we used to be doing,together and alone?If you think about it for a minute,I'm sure you'll find someone you know who sometimes finds it hard to draw the line between phone time and people time.This has been a problem for a while,but smartphones make it that much worse.So don't throw away your smartphones just yet; but do try to remember,at the end of the day,they're just phones!

28.What does the underlined word"blurred"(para.2)probably mean?B
A.Blocked.B.Unclear.C.Distinct.D.Concrete.
29.What happened when the writer met his friends after he returned from abroad?C
A.They welcomed him warmly.
B.They sat in the same room talking happily.
C.They played with their smartphones.
D.They went to a net bar to surf the internet.
30.The writer is likely to answer e-mailsA.
A.in his office on the morning of workdays
B.on a bus to work
C.in bed at 3 a.m.
D.in a bar after work
31.What does the writer suggest people do in the passage?C
A.Throw away their smartphones.
B.Check e-mails regardless of time and place.
C.Draw the line between phone time and people time.
D.Communicate with others using smartphones.

分析 本文主要讲的是作者对于使用手机的态度--作者认为手机是很棒的东西,一点也不反对使用手机;但问题是很多人划不清"使用手机"和"与人相处时间"的界限.

解答 28-31.BCAC
28题答案:B 考查细节推理,根据最后一段的"But should they replace many of the other things we used to be doing,together and alone?If you think about it for a minute,I'm sure you'll find someone you know who sometimes finds it hard to draw the line between phone time and people time."(但是它们应该代替我们过去一起或者是单独所做的事情吗?如果你想一想,我肯定你会找到你知道的某个觉得很难划清"手机时间"与"人时间"界限的人)可知本题答案为B选项"不清晰的".
29题答案:C 考查细节推理,根据第二段的"I was surprised to discover that even though we're all sitting around in the same room,people are actually sitting around smartphones and playing/surfing/taking pictures"(我很惊讶地发现尽管我们都坐在同一个房间里,但是人们实际上都坐在手机旁边玩、上网或者是拍照)可知本题答案为C选项.
30题答案:A 考查细节推理,根据文章中的"Whether you're on the bus,in bed or at the bar with your friends-your e-mails are right there and available to you and this can definitely be a problem"(无论你是在车上、床上还是和朋友一起在酒吧,你的邮件都在而且你也可以收到它们--这有可能绝对是个问题)可知本题答案为A选项.
31题答案:C 考查文章理解,本文主要讲的是作者对于使用手机的态度--作者认为手机是很棒的东西,一点也不反对使用手机;但问题是很多人划不清"使用手机"和"与人相处时间"的界限.故本题答案为C选项.

点评 本文是人生感悟类阅读理解.这类题材是高考常考的内容,它注重考查考生整体理解文章大意的能力,在做题时要结合题干以及上下文做出正确的选择.

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