Question

    Technological life is and will be a series of upgrades and the rate of advancement is increasing. If we are honest, we must admit that one aspect of the ______ upgrades and eternal becoming of the technium (技术元素) is to make holes in our heart. One day not too long ago we（all of us）decided that we could not live another day ______ we had a smart phone; a dozen years earlier this need would have ______ us. Now we get angry if the network is slow, but before, when we were ______ , we had no thoughts of the network at all. We keep inventing new things that make new ______ , new holes that must be filled.

Some people are furious that our hearts are pierced (刺穿) ______ by the things we make. They see this ever-neediness as a devaluing of human nobility, the source of our ______ discontent. I agree that technology is the source. The momentum of technologies pushes us to chase the ______ , which are always disappearing beneath the arrival of the next newer thing, so satisfaction continues to retreat from our ______ .

But I celebrate the never-ending discontent that technology brings. We are different from our animal ancestors in that we are not ______ to merely survive, but have been incredibly busy ______ new itches that we have to scratch, new desires we've never had before. This is the trigger for our ingenuity and growth.

We cannot expand our self, and our collective self, ______ making holes in our heart. We are ______ our boundaries and widening the small container that holds our identity. It can be painful. Of course, there will be rips and tears. Late-night infomercials (信息广告) and endless web pages of about-to-be-out-of-date gizmos(新玩意儿)are hardly uplifting techniques, and the path to our ______ is very boring, and everyday. When we imagine a better future, we should factor in this constant ______ .

1.A.ceaseless B.effortless C.meaningless D.regardless

2.A.whether B.once C.while D.unless

3.A.dismayed B.astonished C.delighted D.bothered

4.A.tactless B.humble C.innocent D.suspicious

5.A.longings B.findings C.understanding D.warnings

6.A.thus B.yet C.even D.rather

7.A.half-hearted B.continual C.peculiar D.social

8.A.wildest B.latter C.newest D.utmost

9.A.grasp B.era C.sight D.share

10.A.allowed B.content C.privileged D.spontaneous

11.A.wrapping up B.smoothing over C.carrying out D.making up

12.A.through B.against C.without D.despite

13.A.defining B.stretching C.overstepping D.marking

14.A.enlargement B.formation C.sensation D.pleasure

15.A.demand B.tolerance C.companion D.discomfort

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。短文讲述了科技发展造成了人们无止境地追求最新科技，内心有越来越多的空洞需要填满。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我们诚实一点的话，我们必须承认技术元素的不断升级和永恒发展的一个方面是造成了我们心中的空洞。A. ceaseless 不停的； B. effortless无需费力的；C. meaningless 无意义的；D. regardless 不理会的。根据本段第一句可知技术生活现在和将来都是一系列的升级，而且进步的速度在不断加快。所以科技的发展升级一直在增加。故选A项。

2.考查连词辨析。句意：不久前的一天，我们（所有人）都下了结论除非有一部智能手机，否则我们一天都过不下去。A. whether 是否 ；B. once一旦，曾经 ；C. while 当...时； D. unless 除非。由前一句“ make holes in our heart.”可知科技让人们的心变得空洞，所以现在的人没有智能手机就觉得无法生存，“除非”有手机才能活下去。故选D项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：十几年前，这种需求会让我们觉得惊讶无比。A. dismayed惊恐，使丧气；B. astonished 使惊讶； C. delighted 使开心； D. bothered 打扰。根据和前句的对比可知，如果这种情况放在十几年前，人们肯定会对没有手机就活不下去这件事感到十分惊讶。

故选B项。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：现在当网速很慢的时候我们会生气，但是当我们对网络一无所知时，就不会想到这些。A. tactless 不圆通的；B. humble谦虚的； C. innocent 无知的，无辜的；D. suspicious 怀疑的。由后文“we had no thoughts of the network at all.”可知，我们对网络一无所知时我们就不会想到网速慢的问题。故选C项。

5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们持续发明那些新的东西，产生必须被填满的新渴望和新空洞。A. longings渴望；B. findings发现；C. understanding理解；D. warnings警告。横线处和后文new holes是同类词，都是需要被填满的。故选A项。

6.考查副词词义辨析。句意：有人感到愤怒，我们的心被我们制造的东西刺穿。A. thus 这样，因此；B. yet 到目前为止；C. even甚至 ；D. rather相当。根据上下文可知，人们现在已经被科技影响了正常生活，thus在此处理解为“in this way,以这样的方式”。故选A项。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们认为这种永恒的需要是对人类高贵品质的贬低，是我们持续不满的根源。A. half-hearted冷淡的；B. continual持续的；C. peculiar奇怪的；D. social社会的。由前半句的ever-neediness可知，人们的需要一直存在，所以不满也是持续存在的。故选B项。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：技术的动力驱使我们追逐最新的科技。A. wildest最狂野；B. latter 后者的；C. newest最新的；D. utmost最大的。由后文which are always disappearing beneath the arrival of the next newer thing可知，我们一直追求最新的东西，而这些东西又会在下一个新东西的到来时消失。故选C项。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以满足感会继续从我们的掌控中消失。A. grasp掌控，理解； B. era时代；C. sight视力；D. share分享。由前文可知，人们心中的空洞一直无法被填满，所以满足感一直不在人们的掌控中。故选A项。

10.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们与动物祖先的不同之处在于我们不满足于仅仅能生存下来。A. allowed被允许的；B. content对...满足；C. privileged有特权的；D. spontaneous自发的。由下文“but have been incredibly busy ___11___ new itches that we have to scratch, new desires we've never had before”可知，我们有之前从未有过的渴望，所以不仅仅满足于生存。故选B项。

11.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们与动物祖先的不同之处在于我们不满足于仅仅能生存下来，而是一直忙于弥补那些不得不抓挠的新瘙痒和那些从未有过的新愿望。A. wrapping up包起来；B. smoothing over缓和；C. carrying out执行；D. making up弥补；化妆；组成。由前文never-ending discontent可知人们的不满一直会存在，总有新的“痒处”要弥补。故选D项。

12.考查介词词义辨析。句意：我们不制造内心的空洞就无法拓展自我以及集体自我。 A. through通过；B. against反对；C. without没有；D. despite尽管。由上一段可知，人类一直对于现状的不满导致了科技的不断发展，所以没有内心的空洞就无法拓展自我。故选C项。

13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们正在拉伸自己的边界以及拓宽盛有自己的小容器。A. defining阐明；B. stretching拉长C. overstepping越权；D.marking制作。由后一句widening the small container that holds our identity可知，我们要拓展自己，而和boundary搭配使用“延伸”一词。故选B项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：深夜电视广告和没完没了的网页，上面都是过时的小玩意儿，这些都不是什么振奋人心的技术，而且我们的扩宽之路非常无聊，而且每天都是如此。A. enlargement扩大；B. formation形成；C. sensation感觉；D. pleasure快乐，满足。由前文“t expand”可知，我们在拓宽自我。故选A项。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们设想美好的未来时，我们应该考虑这种持续的不适感。

A. demand需求；B. tolerance忍耐；C. companion伙伴；D. discomfort不适。由上文It can be painful. Of course, there will be rips and tears.可知，在向未来前进时，可能伴随着痛苦和眼泪等种种不适。我们应该考虑这种持续的不适感。故选D项。