题目内容
I recently visited London and traveled on the tube while I was there. Apart from the people , almost everybody else was on their phones, and because of the nature of the tube, it is difficult not to see what they are all doing. Of course, being it is difficult to get any signal, which rules out texting or using the Internet, there is still plenty you can use your phones for. People were playing , reading articles and listening to music, and I’m sure that as soon as they from the train station they would start texting, calling or checking their emails. There is a constant to everyone in the world, you have a mobile phone in your hand.
Recently, my smart-phone broke and had to be to the warehouse for for a week or so. In the meantime I had to use a really , basic phone just to keep in touch with my family and friends. All I could do on this phone was send , 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 about what my friends were doing or what the latest celebrity story was. It was quite and it allowed me to spend more time my surroundings—I could my time in London more, for example, and I could watch the people around me and really see what was going on.
, I knew that as soon as I got my smart-phone back I would be one of those people once again, to finding out what everyone is doing and my time playing games or checking social network sites. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and I ever got my smart-phone back...
1.A. present B. asleep C. disabled D. opposite
2.A. exactly B. carefully C. immediately D. sensitively
3.A. crowded B. faraway C. outdoors D. underground
4.A. and B. but C. so D. or
5.A. cards B. records C. games D. jokes
6.A. survived B. differed C. suffered D. emerged
7.A. approach B. connection C. access D. communication
8.A. as far as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as well as
9.A. given away B. left behind C. sent off D. sold out
10.A. change B. recycle C. repair D. use
11.A. cheap B. familiar C. modern D. old
12.A. e-mails B. massages C. photos D. signals
13.A. actions B. worries C. updates D. complaints
14.A. boring B. embarrassing C. inspiring D. refreshing
15.A. getting across B. looking after C. taking in D. thinking about
16.A. cost B. enjoy C. waste D. save
17.A. However B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Therefore
18.A. opposed B. equal C. addicted D. blind
19.A. burdening B. devoting C. sparing D. wasting
20.A. insist B. forget C. deny D. Admit
