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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60题各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was raining.I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 41 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 42 .I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 43 their souls belonged to the 44 .
I stood up and walked between the tables.When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 45 in front of it.“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was.“I can’t talk with you.I’m 46 ,”he said.He was chatting online and, 47 , he was playing a computer game—a war game.I was 48 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 49 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 50 not a word came out of his mouth.I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应).I was 51 .I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 52 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me.I 53 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
54 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people.They were more 55 having a relationship with the 56 , particularly Steve.I wouldn’t want to 57 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 58 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts.I didn’t even 59 that the coffee was bad, 60 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1..A.Before B.Since C.Although D.While
2..A.pain B.loneliness C.sadness D.fear
3..A.because B.when C.until D.unless
4..A.home B.world C.Net D.Café
5..A.sleeping B.laughing C.sitting D.learning
6..A.busy B.thirsty C.tired D.sick
7..A.first of all B.just then C.at the same time D.by that time
8..A.surprised B.delighted C.moved D.frightened
9..A.once B.again C.first D.even
10..A.but B.so C.if D.or
11..A.excited B.respected C.afraid D.unhappy
12..A.Shut up B.Enjoy yourself C.Leave me alone D.Help me out
13..A.walked about B.walked out C.raised my hand D.raised my head
14..A.From then on B.At that moment C.In all D.Above all
15..A.interested in B.tired of C.careful about D.troubled by
16..A.computer B.soul C.shop D.geek
17..A.tell B.plan C.imagine D.design
18..A.other than B.instead of C.except for D.as well as
19..A.pretend B.understand C.insist D.realize
20..A.as if B.just as C.just after D.even though
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----- I had a really good weekend in the countryside,
----- ___________________________.
A. Oh, that’s very nice of you B. Congratulations
C. It’s a pleasure. D. Oh, I am glad to hear that.
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Not only ______ the book, but he remembered what he had read.
A. he had read B. had he read
C. did he read D. was he reading
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—What is your favorite ______ of sports clothing?
—Nike.
A. equipment B. amusement C. star D. brand
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When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door ____’’Sorry to miss you; will call later.’’
A. reading B. reads C. to read D. read
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When the dog attacked me, I _________ myself with a stick.
A. prevented B. supported C. rescued D. defended