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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When asked by Conan O’Brien if his daughters had smartphones, comedian Louis CK explained that he had ________replied, “No, you can’t have it. It's bad for you. I don’t ________  what you want.” This hit home for me because at the time, I was in difficult negotiations with my ten-year-old daughter ________ one. And frankly, she was winning. CK added, “I’m not raising the ________ --- I’m raising the grown-ups that they’re going to be. So just   ________ the other stupid kids have phones doesn’t mean that my kid has to be stupid, or   ________ she’ll feel weird.” OK, I was sold.

Cell phones are “toxic, especially for kids,” he said, because they don’t help them learn empathy, one of the nicer human ________  . When we text, the ________ we get is in cold, hard text-speak. Why are kids ________? he asked. “Because they’re trying it out. They look at another kid and go. ‘You’re fat.’ Then they find the kid’s unhappy, and they think, Ooh, that doesn’t feel   ________.” There, they’ve experienced empathy. Texting “you’re fat” allows you to bypass the pain you’ve caused.

CK went on to explain to us that smartphones rob us of our ability to be ________. Kids use smartphones to ________y!!! After all, one of the joys of being human is allowing our minds to  ________ . With cell phones, kids are always preoccupied. They never daydream,   ________ in class. And here’s something else we’re ________  out on thanks to Steve Jobs’s little device: our right to be  ________ . This was a right I hadn’t realized I desired until CK pointed out that it’s yet another of the essential human emotions.

“Everybody’s murdering each other with their cars” as they text, CK screamed, because they fear being alone. Too bad —they’re missing out on a life affirming experience.

“I was in my car one time, and Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Jungleland’ came on,” he said. “And he sounds so far away. It made me really sad. And I think, OK, I’ve got to get the phone and write hi to 50 people. I was ________  for the phone, and I thought, Don’t! Just be sad.” So CK ________ over and allowed himself to sob like a little girl ________ that brand-new four-poster bed for her American Girl doll. “It was beautiful. You’re lucky to   ________ sad moments,” he said. And because he didn’t fight and push it away with that little phone, because he allowed himself to be miserable, his body released endorphins(内啡肽). “And that’s why I don’t want to get phones for my kids.” CK said. And I suppose I don’t either.

1.A. hardly B. simply C. voluntarily D. specially

2.A. reject  B. care C. neglect D. separate

3.A. by B. from C. over D. beyond

4.A. children B. money C. standard D. doubts

5.A. after B. unless C. though D. because

6.A. otherwise B. nevertheless C. rarely D. moreover

7.A. emotions B. hobbies C. issues  D. weaknesses

8.A. error B. response C. trouble D. danger

9.A. proud B. stupid C. mean D. delighted

10.A. upset B. awkward C. good D. crazy

11.A. creative B. smart C. critical D. alone

12.A. spare B. occupy C. value D. miss

13.A. focus B. wander C. make D. occur

14.A. even B. still C. ever D. except

15.A. figuring B. finding C. missing D. taking

16.A. capable B. accessible C. changeable D. miserable

17.A. reaching B. answering C. applying D. begging

18.A. pulled B. turned C. got D. came

19.A. reminded B. denied C. rewarded D. neglected

20.A. live B. share C. ignore D. spare

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.C

17.D

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述一个访谈，关于女儿是否要拥有手机，对这一问题展开讨论。

1. hardly几乎不；B. simply仅仅；C. voluntarily义务地；D. specially特别；句意：当被康纳·欧布莱恩问到他的女儿是不否有手机时，Louis CK解释说他只能回答，不，你不能有，这对你有害，我不会关心你想要什么，故选B项。

2. reject拒绝；B. care关心；C. neglect忽略；D. separate分离；句意：当被康纳·欧布莱恩问到他的女儿是不否有手机时，Louis CK解释说他只能回答，不，你不能有，这对你有害，我不会关心你想要什么，故选B项。

3. by B. from C. over D. beyond。句意：这打击了我，因为这时我正与女儿就这个话题进行艰难的谈判，over关于，故选C项。

4. children儿童；B. money钱；C. standard标准；D. doubts怀疑；句意：我不是在养孩子，我在养成年人，故选A项。

5. after之后；B. unless除非；C. though虽然；D. because因为；句意：仅仅就是因为其它的愚蠢的孩子有手机并不意味着我的孩子也是愚蠢的，否则她会感觉很愚蠢，故选D项。

6. otherwise否则；B. nevertheless然而；C. rarely罕有地；D. moreover而且；句意：仅仅就是因为其它的愚蠢的孩子有手机并不意味着我的孩子也是愚蠢的，否则她会感觉很愚蠢，故选A项。

7. emotions情绪；B. hobbies爱好；C. issues问题；D. weaknesses弱点；句意：手机是有毒的，尤其对于孩子来说，他说，因为他们不能让他们获得一种人类的情绪---- 共鸣，根据语境可知共鸣是人类的情感，故选A项。

8. error错误；B. response回应；C. trouble 问题；D. danger危险；句意：当我们发短信时，这种回应是很冰冷的，根据语境可知短信回复，故选B项。

9. proud骄傲的；B. stupid愚蠢的；C. mean吝啬的；D. delighted高兴的；句意：为什么孩子这么吝啬呢，根据语境可知孩子回短信没有感情的投入，所以认为他们是吝啬的，故选C项。

10. upset不安的；B. awkward笨拙的；C. good好的；D. crazy疯狂的；句意：然后他们发现孩子不高兴，他们认为，这让人感觉不好，根据Then they find the kid’s unhappy可知选C项。

11. creative创造性的；B. smart聪明的；C. critical批评的；D. alone单独地；句意：CK进一步解释说，手机剥夺我们独处的权利，根据下文提到one of the joys of being human与人相处的快乐，故指的是独处，故选D项。

12. spare节约；B. occupy忙于；C. value珍惜；D. miss错失；句意：孩子们用手机消磨时光，根据下文提到必须回短信，必须玩游戏，可知时间被占用，故选B项。

13. focus集中精力；B. wander徘徊；C. make使；D. occur发生；句意：毕竟，与人类相处的其中一个快乐就是允许我们更多的思考，根据语境可知选B项。

14. even甚至；B. still仍然；C. ever曾经；D. except除了；句意：他们不会做白日梦，除了在课堂上，故选D项。

15. figuring计算；B. finding发现； C. missing错过；D. taking带来；句意：这有一些我们不能错过的乔布斯的名言，改变的权利，根据下文提到Too bad —they’re missing out on a life affirming experience可知选C项。

16. capable能干的；B. accessible可进入的；C. changeable易变的；D. miserable悲惨的；句意：这有一些我们不能错过的乔布斯的名言，改变的权利，故选C项。

17. 考查动词辨析A. reaching到达；B. answering回答；C. applying申请；D. begging乞求；句意：我求助于电话，我想，不行，太难过了，根据I’ve got to get the phone and write hi to 50 people可知选D项。

18. pulled推； B. turned转向；C. got得到；D. came来到；句意：CK克服这种感觉允许自己象个女孩一样哭泣，get over克服，故选C项。

19. reminded提醒；B. denied否定；C. rewarded奖赏；D. neglected忽视；CK克服这种感觉允许自己象个女孩一样哭泣，得到娃娃做为奖励，故选C项。

20. live住；B. share分享；C. ignore忽视；D. spare节约；句意；这是很美妙的，你很幸运抑制悲伤的情绪，故选D项。

考点：日常生活类短文