Question

Whenever Michael Carl, the fashion market director at Vanity Fair, goes out to dinner with friends, he plays something called the phone pile game: Everyone places their _______ in the middle of the table; whoever looks at their device(设备) before the check arrives _______ for dinner.

Brandon Holley, the former editor of Lucky magazine, had trouble _______ her mobile phone when she got home from work. So about six months ago, she _______ putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in. It remains there until after dinner.

And Mare Jacobs, the fashion designer, didn’t _______ to sleep close to a noisy phone. So he _______ computers and phones from his bedroom—a house rule he _______ with audiences during a screening of his film Disconnect.

As smartphones _______ to make their way into our lives, and wearable devices like Google Glass _______ our personal space even further, users say these disconnecting ________ are improving their relationships—and their brains.

“Disconnect is something that we all ________,” Lesley M.M.Blume, a New York writer, told the New York Times. “The expectation that we must always be ________ to everyone...creates a real problem in trying to ________ private time. But that private time is more important than ever.”

A popular, method for ________ is to choose a box for your cellphone, like Ms.Holley. “________ my phone is lighting up, it’s still a distraction(分心的事物), so it goes in the ________.” she said.

Others choose new ________. “No screens after 11 pm.” said Ari Melber, a TV host. “I found the evenings were more ________, and I was sleeping better.” he said.

“Sleep is a big factor, which is why Peter Som, a fashion designer, doesn’t want to sleep ________ something that is full of photos and emails.” said Mr. Som, who keeps his phone charging in the living room overnight. It ________ a head­clearer.

1.A. wallets    B. handbags    C. watches    D. phones

2.A. pays    B. waits    C. prepares    D. reaches

3.A. examining    B. ignoring    C. charging    D. finding

4.A. stopped    B. forgot    C. began    D. suggested

5.A. hate    B. want    C. expect    D. refuse

6.A. banned    B. lost    C. collected    D. adjusted

7.A. talked    B. agreed    C. provided    D. shared

8.A. intend    B. choose    C. continue    D. happen

9.A. defend    B. threaten    C. improve    D. occupy

10.A. techniques    B. practices    C. manners    D. achievements

11.A. learn    B. consider    C. accept    D. need

12.A. dependable    B. available    C. convenient    D. appealing

13.A. figure out    B. save up    C. set aside    D. take up

14.A. connecting    B. distributing    C. entertaining    D. disconnecting

15.A. Unless    B. If    C. Since    D. Although

16.A. box    B. room    C. pocket    D. bag

17.A. games    B. orders    C. steps    D. rules

18.A. flexible    B. urgent    C. relaxing    D. upsetting

19.A. far from    B. next to    C. beyond    D. within

20.A. definitely    B. rarely    C. finally    D. originally

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】本文属于夹叙夹议文。文章介绍现在手机已经影响人们的生活，夺去人们的私人空间。很多人采取隔离措施，要么将手机放进盒子里，要么在家里规定一些规矩，不让手机和电脑进入卧室，或者是规定11点之后就没有屏幕等等，这些隔离措施让人们睡的更放松。

1.根据上文“he plays something called the phone pile game”可知，此处应指与手机相关的游戏内容。phone“手机”，故选D。

2.句意：结账之前看手机的人买单。A. pays付；B. waits等待；C. prepares准备；D. reaches达到；故选A。

3.根据下文“she putting her phone into a milk tin the moment she walked in”可知，由于Brandon Holley下班回家很难忽视(ignore)手机，所以她想出了这个办法。A. examining测试；B. ignoring忽视；C. charging要价；D. finding发现。故选B。

4.句意：六个月前，当她回家的时候，开始将手机放进牛奶罐里面。begin开始。故选C。

5.句意：Mare Jacobs不想在睡觉的时候离嘈杂的手机太近。A. hate讨厌；B. want想要；C. expect期盼；D. refuse拒绝；故选B。

6.根据上文“didn’t to sleep close to a noisy phone”可知，因为他在睡觉的时候不想离手机太近，所以他禁止(ban)卧室有电脑和手机。A. banned禁止；B. lost失去；C. collected收集；D. adjusted调整；故选A。

7.根据“with audiences”可知，此处指他和观众分享(share)。A. talked谈论；B. agreed同意；C. provided提供；D. shared分享；故选D。

8.句意：随着智能手机继续进入我们的生活，像“谷歌眼镜”这样的可佩带装置更威胁到了我们的私人空间。A. intend打算；B. choose选择；C. continue继续；D. happen发生；故选C。

9.根据上下文内容可知，此处应指智能设备的不利影响，即像“谷歌眼镜”这样的可佩带装置威胁(threaten)我们的私人空间。A. defend保护；B. threaten威胁；C. improve提升；D. occupy占有；故选B。

10.句意：用户说这些隔离技术是在改善他们的人际关系和大脑。A. techniques技术；B. practices练习；C. manners方式；D. achievements成就；故选A。

11.根据下文“But that private time is more important than ever.”可知，人们对私人空间的需求在增加，也就是说隔离是我们都需要的(need)。A. learn学习；B. consider考虑；C. accept接受；D. need需要。故选D。

12.句意：希望每个人都能找到自己的私人空间。A. dependable依赖的；B. available可获得的；C. convenient方便的；D. appealing吸引人的。故选B。

13.根据下文“But that private time is more important than ever.”可知，私人空间的需求在增加，所以这里指每个人都想给自己留出(set aside)一些私人空间。A. figure out计算；B. save up节省；C. set aside留出；D. take up占据；故选C。

14.根据上文可知，Ms. Holley用牛奶罐将自己与手机隔离，所以此处应指隔离的(disconnecting)的方法。故选D。

15.句意：如果我的手机亮了，它仍是一件分心的事情。if如果。故选B。

16.根据上文“choose a box for your cellphone”可知，这里应指让手机进入盒子(box)。故选A。

17.根据下文“No screens after 11 pm.”可知，这是一些人选择的新规则(rules)。A. games游戏；B. orders命令；C. steps步骤；D. rules规则；故选D。

18.根据下文“I was sleeping better”可知，晚上更放松(relaxing)，睡得更好。故选C。

19.根据下文“who keeps his phone charging in the living room overnight”可知，他不想睡在充满照片和电子邮件的东西旁边(next to)。故选B。

20.句意：这确实可以让人头脑清晰。A. definitely确实地；B. rarely稀少地；C. finally最终地；D. originally起初地；故选A。