Question

I always knew that I depended way too much on my phone.     I didn’t know how much, so I decided to do this challenge to find out.

Every morning since I got a smartphone, I’ve used The Weather Channel App to find out what to     . On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but     I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.

I couldn’t tell what time it was. I haven’t worn a     for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. So I was late for     friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also late for my part-time job. And     , I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.

Getting places was harder, too. I got      because I couldn’t use the GPS (汽车导航系统) on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot     because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while     with the other.

But the number one trouble was not having my contact list (联络簿). I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I     the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn’t     my brother’s and my mom’s cell phone numbers. Oh, how I wished to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!

Even with all the problems, however, I found     not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.

This     was a great learning experience. It surprised me how I’d taken no notice of even the     things like remembering phone numbers. We all should take some time to think about how we can depend     on our cell phones.

1.A. But             B. And           C. Then         D. Still

2.A. carry            B. take           C. wear         D. see

3.A. hopefully        B. thankfully       C. strangely     D. surprisingly

4.A. ring            B. hat             C. suit         D. watch

5.A. picking up       B. bringing up      C. calling out   D. making out

6.A. even so          B. after all         C. in all        D. even worse

7.A. caught          B. lost            C. changed      D. hurt

8.A. happier          B. slower          C. safer         D. quieter

9.A. moving          B. chatting          C. writing       D. driving

10.A. started          B. forgot            C. supported     D. reported

11.A. collect           B. copy            C. read         D. remember

12.A. silence           B. peace            C. patience      D. confidence

13.A. work            B. lesson           C. challenge     D. project

14.A. hardest          B. simplest         C. nicest        D. clearest

15.A. less             B. more            C. little         D. much

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】试题分析：作者想知道自己多么依耐手机，通过自己的体验，建议我们需要花时间思考怎么才能少使用我们的手机。

1.连词辨析。A. But但是；B. And并且；C. Then然后；D. Still仍然。这里前后句之间为转折关系，故用转折连词but。但我不知道是多么的依耐（手机）。故选A

2.上下文连串。根据下文On the first morning I had to dress without guidance的提示可知，这里用动词wear。我使用应用程序天气频道来找到我穿什么。故选C

3.考查副词辨析。A. hopefully希望地；B. thankfully 感谢地；C. strangely奇怪地；D. surprisingly惊讶地。但多亏了我猜到天气会可能非常的冷。故选B

4.上下文连串。根据后面的because my phone showed the time可以推测出这里用wear a watch戴手表。我超过一年不戴手表了。故选D

5.短语辨析。A. picking up接某人；B. bringing up抚养；C. calling out召集；D. making out辨别。这里指作者去接朋友的时候迟到。故选A

6.短语辨析。A. even so即使如此；B. after all毕竟；C. in all总共；D. even worse更糟的是。更糟糕的是，我不能打电话告诉他们我迟到。故选D

7.考查短语固定搭配。这里考查get lost，表示“迷路”。由于我不能够使用手机里的GPS导航，所以我迷路了。故选B
8.形容词比较级。A. happier更快乐；B. slower更慢；C. safer更安全；D. quieter更安静。尽管我的驾驶得到了更大的安全。故选C

9.9】上下文连串。根据上文中的My driving, though,可以知道这里指的作者开车的时候。当我和别人一起开车的时候。故选D

10.0】考查动词辨析。A. started开始；B. forgot忘记；C. supported支持；D. reported 报道。在我开始挑战之前，我忘记写下我朋友和家人的电话号码。故选A

11.1】上下文连串。根据前句中I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers可知这里指作者忘记电话号码。我不能记得我哥哥和我妈妈的电话号码。故选D

12.2】考查名词辨析。A. silence沉默；B. peace安宁；C. patience耐心；D. confidence自信。我发现平静不是担心丢失短信和电子邮件。故选B

13.3】上下文连串。根据文章中第一段最后一句so I decided to do this challenge to find out.可以知道答案。这个挑战是一个很好的学习经验。故选C

14.4】考查形容词辨析。A. hardest最难的；B. simplest最简单的；C. nicest最好的；D. clearest最清晰的。让我吃惊的是，即使是记电话号码最简单的事情都没有注意到。故选B

15.5】上下文连串。这里是文章作者作的一个总结。根据句意全文可知作者建议我们需要花时间思考怎么才能少使用我们的手机。故选A

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