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Dear helpful Hannah,

I’ve got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smart phone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado, it was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant urge 1.      for next messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He’s so addicted to it that he just can’t stand the idea2.      there may be an important text. He can’t help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves 3.      any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he know he shouldn’t. The temptation to see 4.     is connecting him is just too great. When I ask him to put down the phone and stop 5.       (ignore) me, he say, “In a minute.” but still checks to see if 6.     has posted something new on the Internet. Our life 7.        (interrupted). If we go somewhere and I ask him to have the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptom. May this dependency on his smart phone has become more than an everyday problem.

I recently read an article about “nomophobia,” 8.     is a real illness people can’t suffer from the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam maybe suffering from this illness because he feels anxious if he doesn’t have his phone with him, even for a short time.

Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!

Sick and Tired Sadie

Answer

1.to check

2.that

3.as if/as though

4.who

5.ignoring

6.someone/somebody

7.has been interrupted/is being interrupted/is interrupted

8.which

【解析】

1.分析句子成分，句子已经有了一个谓语have, 所以空格填写的是非谓语形式。结合句意和结构不难得出答案。该题考查了一个结构是have sth to do sth表目的。也就是不定式作后置定语修饰urge。此句意为：他有一个持续的强烈欲望想要查看手机信息。

2.分析句子成分，该句还有三个谓语形式，is,can't stand 和may be,含有一个连词that，综合分析之后可以知道划线部分是应该填一个连词。he just can’t stand the idea 他不能忍受一种想法，that句子到最后都是idea的同位语（也就是想法的具体内容）。类似抽象名词：thought/fact/news/truth等，考生们应引起注意。

3.本句意为他表现的好像一点点小打扰就要迫使他再检查一遍手机。分析句子成分，知道behave是不及物动词，后面的句子是状语从句。然后根据划线部分是两条横线，也就是要填入两个单词，然后根据语意“好像”，不难得出答案是as if/as though.

4.】根据划线部分的前面是see和后面的is,可以知道该空要填写的是一个宾语从句的连词，既作宾语从句的连词，也在宾语从句中充当主语的成分。根据语意“看谁在和他联系”，可以知道答案是who.整句的意思是“查看是谁和他联系的诱惑是如此的强列”

5.根据划线部分前面的stop可以知道答案有两种选择，一是Stop doing sth 停止做某事,doing是stop 的宾语,是要停止的动作,二是stop to do sth 是“停下来开始做另一件事”,to do是stop的状语,表示目的，是要开始做的事情。根据句意“当我要求他放下手机和停止不理睬我，他说，就一分钟。”可以知道答案是doing的形式。由于ignore是以e结尾，所以答案是ignoring.

6.分析句子成分，38空所在if从句作see的宾语，故从句缺少主语，考虑所填的是代词。根据句意“查看是否有人已经发布一些新的消息在网络上”可知填入所需代词someone或somebody.

7.本句意为“我们的生活被影响了。”分析句子成分，our life 是主语，划线部分充当的是谓语。所以该句考查的是谓语的时态，时态的特征一般是有时间的提示词。如果在没有提示词的情况下，那么根据句意只要讲得通的情况下都可以填。根据句意可以是现在完成时，也可以是现在进行时，也可以是一般现在时。另外由于是物（our life）作主语，所以都应该是使用被动语态

8.分析句子结构，这是一个非限制性定语从句的句子。先行词nomophobia无手机恐惧症，划线部分在从句中作主语，表示那些无法忍受手机不在身边的人群很可能得这种恐惧症。所以答案是which.