Question

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the “death of conversation”. It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e­mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more ____ than ever, they're also driving us ____ from people around us.

Users get final connectivity ____ the price of ____ face­to­face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are ____ to a different way of being “alone together”．

Actually, ____ text messages or wring micro­blogs allows us to ____ thoughts. _______ bits and pieces of online cannot _______ a “real conversation.” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University, said that she would like to hear people's tone of voice and see their faces in a(n) _______. “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds.” she said. She also mentions that _______ ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and ______ people.

Turkle mentioned the popular ________ of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it's a mindset adopted by most young people. They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget how to live a(n) ______ life. For example, they may ________ more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being _______.

________， experts remind us that it's unfair to blame mobile technology.  Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth & Children Research Center, points out that it is still owners of gadgets, such as cell phones and tablets, who're avoiding personal _______. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves _______ others. Texting messages or calling may be a(n) ________ to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution.” she said.

1.A. received  B．shared     C．connected     D．respected

2.A. off        B．back       C．away         D．down

3.A. beyond     B．at         C．for           D．above

4.A. having     B．risking     C．sacrificing    D．sharing

5.A. related     B．committed   C．devoted       D．accustomed

6.A. sending    B．getting      C．reading       D．taking

7.A. change     B．exchange    C．deliver       D．raise

8.A. So        B．And         C．Or          D．But

9.A. indicate          B．replace      C．cover      D．involve

10.A. conversation     B．computer    C．party       D．Internet

11.A. abandoning      B．joining      C．burying    D．attaching

12.A. interviewing     B．introducing   C．knowing   D．meeting

13.A. feeling          B．concept     C．fact        D．truth

14.A. colorful         B．interesting   C．real         D．meaningful

15.A. worry           B．care        C．ask        D．debate

16.A. there          B．out          C．down      D．in

17.A. Therefore       B．Altogether   C．Instead      D．However

18.A.information     B．space       C．contact      D．management

19.A. from           B．of          C．behind      D．under

20.A. approach       B．source      C．result       D．excuse

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了现代生活中人们运用一些现代化的移动装置来代替面对面的交流，这样做让人们失去了很多面对面交流的机会。

1.词组辨析。A：received接受；B：shared分享；C：connected联系：D：respected尊敬。It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e­mails, and Internet posting makes us feel more _______ than ever尽管手机，网络等让我们感觉和别人的联系比以前更紧密。故选C。

2.介词辨析。A：off关系；B：back回去；C：away远离；D：down向下。Drive sb away from...使人们远离...,但是他们却人人们远离他们身边的人。故选C。

3.介词辨析。A：beyond在……外；B：at在……具体位置，以，达；C：for为了；D：above以上。这里运用固定搭配At the price of以...为代价；Users get final connectivity ________ the price of ______ face­to­face conversation.让人们以牺牲面对面的交流为代价。故选B。

4.动词辨析。A：having用；B：risking冒险；C：sacrificing牺牲；D：sharing分享。Users get final connectivity ________ the price of _______ face­to­face conversation.让人们以牺牲面对面的交流为代价。故选C。

5.固定搭配。A.：related；B．committed；C：devoted；D：accustomed。固定词组be accustomed to sth/doing sth习惯于sth/做某事。people are _______ to a different way of being “alone together”．这里指人们习惯于“孤独的聚在一起”的不同的方式。故选D。

6. 动词辨析。A：sending发送；B：getting得到；C：reading阅读；D：taking带走。Actually, ________ text messages or wring micro­blogs allows us to ____thoughts.指人们发送短信息写微博让我们交流思想。故选A。

7.动词辨析。A：change变化；B：exchange交流；C：deliver发表，投递；D：raise提高。Actually, ________ text messages or wring micro­blogs allows us to _______ thoughts. 指人们发送短信息写微博让我们交流思想。根据句意，故选B。

8.连词辨析。A：So因此；B：And而且；C：Or或者；D：But但是。_______ bits and pieces of online cannot _______ a “real conversation.”上下文串联。虽然短信和网络能让我们交流思想，但是它们并不能真正代替面对面的交流。故选D。

9. 动词辨析。A.：indicate显示；B：replace代替；C：cover覆盖；D：involve涉及。。_______ bits and pieces of online cannot _______ a “real conversation.”上下文串联。虽然短信和网络能让我们交流思想，但是它们并不能真正代替面对面的交流。句意和上句相同。根据句意，故选B。

10. 名词辨析。A：conversation对话；B：computer计算机；C：party聚会；D：Internet网络。故选A。she would like to hear people's tone of voice and see their faces in a(n) ______.她在对话中能够听见对方的语调看见对方的脸。

11.动词辨析。A：abandoning遗弃；B：joining加入；C：burying专心致置于；D：attaching贴上。bury sb in...让某人专注于...专注网络会让我们失去和陌生人交流以及遇见别人的机会。故选C。

12.动词辨析。A：interviewing采访；B：introducing介绍；C：knowing知道；D：meeting遇见。专注网络会让我们失去和陌生人交流以及遇见别人的机会。故选D。

13.名词辨析。A：feeling感觉；B：concept概念；C：fact事实；D：truth真相。Turkle提出一个很流行的新概念：我分享，我存在。故选B。

14.形容词辨析。A：colorful多彩的；B：interesting有趣的；C：real真正的；D：meaningful有意义的。人们忙于树立网络人格而忘记了如何过真正的生活。故选C。

15.动词辨析。A：worry焦虑，担心；B：care关心；C：ask询问；D：debate辩论。care about在乎，在意...他们在意的是网络上的微博聚会而不是真正聚在一起。故选B。

16.介词辨析。A：here；B：out；C：down；D：in。上下文串联。there在那里。他们在意的是网络上的微博聚会而不是真正聚在一起。故选A。

17.连词辨析。A：Therefore因此；B：Altogether全部地，总共；C：Instead代替；D：However然而。上下文串联。然而，专家说责备移动技术的不公平的，因为真正的原因在于我们自身，而不是这些现代化的技术。是我们自己不愿意与人进行面对面的交流。故选D。

18.名词辨析。A：information信息；B：space空间；C：contact交流，联系；D：management管理。是手机的主人避免面对面的与人交流，与别人联系。故选C。

19.介词辨析。A：from来自于；B：of所属；C：behind在……后面；D：under在……下面。固定词组。hide...from...把…藏起来不让…发现。句中. We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves _______ others.是指我们可以利用这些设备把我们自己掩饰起来。故选A。

20.名词辨析。A：approach方法；B：source来源；C：result结果；D：excuse借口。Texting messages or calling may be a(n) ______ to avoid contact with others发短信或者打电话只是人们避免见面的借口而已。故选D。

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