Question

【题目】Directions: After reading the passage, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in the blank with the proper form of the given word; for the others, use one word that best fits each blank.

Electronic devices can seem like 【1】 “third party” in some relationships because some partners spend more time on them than with each other.

When Amanda Gao, a 26-year-old white-collar worker in Beijing, went to a hotpot restaurant with her boyfriend on Friday night several weeks ago, she expected that they would have a good time together. To her disappointment, however, it did not turn our that way later. As soon as they 【2】 (lead) to their seats and she began to order dishes, he buried himself in his mobile phone.

“It seemed that his phone was making its way 【3】 us. A date that 【4】 have belonged to us turned into one where my boyfriend dated a third party and I felt left out.” Gao said, Some people, like her, have found that electronics have been sabotaging (破坏) their romantic relationships.

A study, 【5】 (publish) in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture in April 2017, questioned nearly 200 college aged adults who were in committed relationships to report on their and their partner’s smartphone dependency. The results showed people who were more dependent 【6】 their phones were less sure about their relationships, and people who considered their partners excessively (过度地) dependent on their devices were 【7】 (satisfied) in their relationship.

Lin Yuan, a relationship advisor in Beijing, noted that 【8】 more and more electronics come out and spice up people’s lives, they are at the same time becoming a third party in relationships, especially for young people.

Lin said she knew of some people who suggest that electronics should be kept out of bedrooms, 【9】 she considered challenging and hard to be put into practice for most couples. She recommended that 【10】 people are feeling neglected in their relationship, they need to respectfully let their partners know their feeling. “Communication is always the best and the most efficient way,” she said.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】a

【2】were led

【3】between

【4】should

【5】published

【6】on

【7】less satisfied

【8】as

【9】which

【10】if

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章讲到随着越来越多的电子产品面世，给人们的生活增添了情趣。但他们同时也成为了“第三者”，尤其是年轻人之间。这一存在的普遍现象影响了人们的关系。

【1】

考查冠词。句意：在某些关系中，电子设备似乎是一个“第三者”，因为有些人花在电子设备上的时间比两人在一起的时间还多。分析句子，表示一个“第三者”，表示泛指，third首字母的发音为辅音音素。故填a。

【2】

考查被动语态。句意：当他们被领到座位，她开始点餐时，他就埋头于手机。分析句子可知，主语和lead之间表示被动逻辑，且时间发生于过去时。所以用过去时的被动。故填were led。

【3】

考查介词。句意：他的手机似乎在我们之间走来走去。分析句子可知，此处缺“两者之间”的介词。故填between。

【4】

考查情态动词+have done。句意：一场本应属于我们的约会变成了我男朋友和第“三者”约会，我感到被冷落了。分析句子可知，此处表示对过去的猜测，should have done译为“本应该做某事确没有做某事”，此处符合句意。故填should。

【5】

考查非谓语动词。句意：2017年4月发表在《流行媒体文化心理学》杂志上的一项研究对近200名大学生进行了调查。分析句子可知，简单句中除了publish外还有动词questioned，故提示词需填非谓语动词。又因为publish和逻辑主语表示被动，所以用过去分词表示被动。故填published.

【6】

考查固定短语。句意：结果显示，那些更依赖手机的人对他们的关系不太确定。be dependent on 译为“依赖于，依靠”是固定短语。故填on。

【7】

考查形容词的比较级。句意：那些认为伴侣过分依赖他们的设备的人对他们的关系不太满意。分析句子可知，and前提到“过分依赖手机的人对关系不太确定”，该处用了形容词的比较级less sure。and前后级别一致，根据句意，此处也应用形容词的比较级。故填less satisfied。

【8】

考查时间状语从句。句意：北京的关系顾问林媛（Lin Yuan）指出，随着越来越多的电子产品问世，给人们的生活增添了情趣，他们同时也成为了关系中的“第三者”，尤其是年轻人。分析句子可知，此处缺“随着”之意来引导后面的时间状语从句。故填as。

【9】

考查非限制性定语从句。句意：林说，她认识一些人，他们建议把电子产品放在卧室外面，她认为这对大多数夫妇来说都很有挑战性，很难付诸实践。分析句子可知，设问处考查非限制性定语从句，从句部分缺宾语且先行词指代前面的主句部分内容。故which。

【10】

考查条件状语从句。句意：她建议，如果人们在恋爱中感到被忽视，他们需要尊重地让伴侣知道他们的感受。分析句子，根据后面的“他们需要尊重地让伴侣知道他们的感受”可知，前句需表达“如果”感觉被忽略。所以此处需填if来引导条件状语从句。故填if。