题目内容
4.Are Mobile Phones Taking Over Our Lives?I recently visited London and traveled on the tube while I was there.Apart from the people(41)B,almost everybody else was on their phones,and because of the nature of the tube,it is difficult not to see(42)Awhat they are all doing.Of course,being(43)Dit is difficult to get any signal,which rules out texting or using the Internet,(44)Bthere is still plenty you can use your phones for.People were playing(45)C,reading articles and listening to music,and I'm sure that as soon as they(46)Dfrom the train station they would start texting,calling or checking their emails.There is a constant(47)Bto everyone in the world,(48)Byou have a mobile phone in your hand.
Recently,my smart-phone broke and had to be(49)C to the warehouse for(50)Cfor a week or so.In the meantime I had to use a really(51)D,basic phone just to keep in touch with my family and friends.All I could do on this phone was send (52)B,make calls and play one game.And I loved it.I loved being free from the Internet,and I really didn't mind not having constant(53)Cabout what my friends were doing or what the latest celebrity story was.It was quite(54)Dand it allowed me to spend more time(55)Cmy surroundings-I could(56)Bmy time in London more,for example,and I could watch the people around me and really see what was going on.
(57)A,I knew that as soon as I got my smart-phone back I would be one of those people once again,(58)Cto finding out what everyone is doing and(59)Dmy time playing games or checking social network sites.Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and(60)BI ever got my smart-phone back…
41.A.present | B.asleep | C.disabled | D.opposite |
42.A.exactly | B.carefully | C.immediately | D.sensitively |
43.A.crowded | B.faraway | C.outdoors | D.underground |
44.A.and | B.but | C.so | D.or |
45.A.cards | B.records | C.games | D.jokes |
46.A.survived | B.differed | C.suffered | D.emerged |
47.A.approach | B.connection | C.access | D.communication |
48.A.as far as | B.as long as | C.as soon as | D.as well as |
49.A.given away | B.left behind | C.sent off | D.sold out |
50.A.change | B.recycle | C.repair | D.use |
51.A.cheap | B.familiar | C.modern | D.old |
52.A.e-mails | B.massages | C.photos | D.signals |
53.A.actions | B.worries | C.updates | D.complaints |
54.A.boring | B.embarrassing | C.inspiring | D.refreshing |
55.A.getting across | B.looking after | C.taking in | D.thinking about |
56.A.cost | B.enjoy | C.waste | D.save |
57.A.However | B.Instead | C.Otherwise | D.Therefore |
58.A.opposed | B.equal | C.addicted | D.blind |
59.A.burdening | B.devoting | C.sparing | D.wasting |
60.A.insist | B.forget | C.deny | D.admit |
分析 对比智能手机和旧手机的利与弊,作者倾向于选择旧手机,保持一份远离网络的清静.
解答 41-45 BADBC 46-50 DBBCC 51-55 DBCDC 56-60 BACDB
41.B 考查形容词词义辨析 根据生活常识可知,不少人会利用乘坐地铁、汽车、火车的时间打盹休息.除了睡觉的外,其他乘客几乎都在玩手机.
42.A 考查副词词义辨析由于地铁的性质(在地铁上就像在公交车上一样,人挨人地坐着),要想不看清楚别人在干什么,是很难的.
43.D考查名词词义 根据常识可知,地铁是修建在城市"地下"的,故信号不好.
44.B 考查连词词义辨析地铁里信号不好,这使得发信息或上网不太可能,但还是有很多事情可以使用手机做的.前后为转折关系.
45.C考查名词词义 使用手机打牌,也属于play games,显然games可以包括A以及很多类似的活动.下一段第三句"All I could do on this phone was send,make calls and play one game"中的game也是提示信息.
46.D 考查动词词义辨析此处指人们只要从地铁站出来就会开始发短信、打电话或查收他们的邮件.
47.B考查名词词义 有了手机(收发短信、接打电话和收发电子邮件),我们就可以保持与世界上每个人持续不断的"联系".
48.B考查固定用法 as far as"远到,据…,就…而言";as long as"只要",表示条件;as soon as"一…就",表示时间;as well as"此外,又",表示添加.与外界保持联系的"前提"是你手中要有一部手机,前后为条件与结果的关系.故选B.
49.C考查固定用法 根据前文中的"my smartphone broke"可知,作者的智能手机坏了.根据下段首句中的"as soon as I got my smartphone back I would be one of those people once again"可知,作者会再次拿回智能手机.综合上下文信息可推知,智能手机坏了之后需要返修--返回到商家或厂家修理.be sent off"送去,拿去,寄去".故选C.
50.C考查名词词义 智能手机坏了之后需要返修--返回到商家或厂家修理.repair"修理,维修".
51.D 考查形容词词义辨析根据上句可知,作者的智能手机坏了,返修需要一周左右的时间.这期间,作者只好找出原来的"旧"手机凑合凑合.故选D.
52.B考查名词词义 旧手机只能发"信息"、接打电话和玩一个游戏.故选B.
53.C 考查名词词义不能上网,就无法持续不断地获得有关朋友或名人的"最新消息",即最新的"更新".故选C.接下来的"the latest"是提示信息.
54.D 考查形容词词义辨析不能上网,自然就没有以前那么累,休息得好,体力精力"恢复得好",精神焕发.故选D.
55.C 考查固定用法get across"使理解,(使)被接受";look after"照顾,照看";take in"吸收,领会,欺骗,接纳";think about"考虑,琢磨".手机不能上网,作者就可以多花些时间来观光、欣赏周围的风景.此处take in my surroundings意为"欣赏周围的风景".
56.B考查动词词义辨析 此处指作者可以更多地享受在伦敦的时间.
57.A考查副词词义辨析 上段主要讲述作者智能手机坏了之后,使用旧手机不能上网,反而获得了难得的清静.本段笔锋转到如果智能手机修好了,自己就会又回到以前泡在网上的原地.本段与上段为转折关系,故选A.
58.C考查形容词词义辨析 be opposed to"反对";be equal to"胜任…";be addicted to"沉溺于";be blind to"对…视而不见".以前,智能手机能够上网,作者"迷恋于"上网获得每个人的动向、玩游戏或上社交网站等.故选C.
59.D考查动词词义辨析 根据语境,作者还会把时间"浪费"在玩游戏、上社交网站上等.waste time (in) doing sth."浪费时间在做某事上".
60.B 考查动词词义辨析对比智能手机和旧手机的利与弊,作者倾向于选择旧手机,保持一份远离网络的清静.根据前半句中的"go back to using the basic phone"可知,作者决定"忘记"自己已拿回智能手机.
点评 完型填空,解题时要抓住文章的脉络,一定要读懂全文,弄清文章要表达的思想,注意前后段落之间的关系.答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系.对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来.答完后再通读一篇文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯.
A.moderately B.chances C.accommodate D.volume E.conflicting F.flow G.constant H.tapped I.instinct J.seemingly K.slowing |
1.The way we merge (合并) causes problems
Whether you're merging from the left or the right,(42)chances are good that you're doing it wrong and causing all sorts of problems.When most people see that they need to merge,their first (43)instinct is to do it right away.They brake,slow down,speed up,and change lanes in between oncoming traffic.According to the Minnesota department of Transportation,that's completely wrong.Sudden (44)slowing causes traffic to back up,a problem that's made worse by sudden lane changes and other cars braking to (45)accommodate the merging traffic.
So what should you do?Exactly what you probably blame drivers for doing:waiting until the last minute.If you do that,traffic will fall into a more natural pattern called a"zipper merge",meaning there are no surprises,no sudden braking,and a smoother transition from one lane to another,which cuts down on backups.This does,of course,rely on other drivers to let you in at the last minute and be polite enough not to cut you off,which causes all sorts of other problems.
=2.You are causing the traffic Jams you hate
Traffic jams have long been chalked up to (取决于) the (46)volume of traffic on the roads,but it turns out that even heavy traffic can (47)flow smoothly if people maintain a (48)constant speed.The problem is that we can't.Researchers have found that just one person even slightly stepping on their brakes can have a terrible effect on the traffic around them.
On even (49)moderately busy road,it can be only a few minutes for traffic to a complete halt behind someone who (50)tapped their brakes to let another driver merge.The standstill usually occurs several minutes after the braking,well after the person that causes the problem in the first place has gone on his way.