Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个词，用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Our culture has greatly changed as a result of the smartphone. We can get comfort for every doubt just 1. texting our friends as well as can feel approval by getting “likes” on our WeChat status.

However, psychologists argue that the over-reliance on their 2. (phone) can make people unable to sit with uncertainty. They consider 3. as a “safety seeking behavior” which reduces anxiety in the moment. But over time, safety behaviours actually feed anxiety 4. they prevent people from realising their fear has no basis once the situation has actually unfolded, or that it is something they’re able to cope with.

So we need to learn to face uncertainty, 5. is essential to managing our mental health. By sitting with uncertainty, a person 6. (gradual) learns to distract themselves, letting go of trying to control situations and realises they can survive the pain of “not knowing” in the situation. Using phones to push the worry onto another person 7. (prevent) self-management from occurring. Often, we don’t realise that after 8. little while and sometimes a lot of distraction, the unpleasant feeling will go away.

Keep in mind the old saying that “no news is good news”9. resist the tendency to message first. Being able to wait and let go of the desire to control each situation is a major key to 10. (overcome) anxiety.

Answer

1.by

2.phones

3.it

4.because

5.which

6.gradually

7.prevents/will prevent

8.a

9.and

10.overcoming

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述过度依赖手机会增加焦虑，人们应该学会面对不确定性，学会分散自己的注意力才能克服焦虑。

1.考查介词。分析句子结构可知， ___1____ texting our friends给我们的朋友发短信在句中作方式状语，空格处缺失一个表示方式的介词，需用介词by。故填by。

2.考查名词单复数。分析句子可知，their表示复数，后需跟表示复数的名词，phone是单数，需变为phones。故填phones。

3.考查代词。句意：他们把它认为是一种可以立刻减少焦虑的“寻找安全行为”。分析句子结构可知，空格处是宾语，需填一个代词，根据句意，需填代词it，对前一句的“人们过于依赖他们的手机”进行指代。故填it。

4.考查连词。分析句子结构可知，“____4____ they prevent people from realising their fear has no basis once the situation has actually unfolded, or that it is something they’re able to cope with.”在句中是状语从句，表达是他们使得人们无法意识到一旦这种情形实际上已经发生，他们的害怕就变得毫无根据，又或者无法意识到它是他们可以处理的事情。是对主句“safety behaviours actually feed anxiety”的原因说明，需使用连词because表示因果关系。故填because。

5.考查关系代词。分析句子结构可知，“____5____ is essential to managing our mental health.”在句中是非限制性定语从句，对主句所描述的事情进行说明，需使用关系代词which。故填which。

6.考查副词。分析句子可知，动词learns需用副词修饰，gradual是形容词，需转化为副词gradually。故填gradually。

7.考查动词时态。句意：使用手机将焦虑推到其他人身上的做法会阻止自我管理的发生。分析句子结构可知，动词prevent在句中作谓语，根据上下文时态整体是一般现在时，动词prevent可以用一般现在时时态,主语表示的是一种做法，表示单数，故动词prevent需要体现单数，变为prevents。分析句意，本句也暗含使用手机之后将会发生的结果，动词prevent可以用一般将来时will prevent。故填prevents/will prevent。

8.考查冠词。分析句子可知，a little while表示一会儿，固定搭配，需填不定冠词a。故填a。

9.考查并列连词。分析句子可知，“Keep in mind the old saying that “no news is good news”和“resist the tendency to message first.”都是动词原形放句首的祈使句，是并列关系，需填表示并列的连词and。故填and。

10.考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，动词overcome在句中作定语，修饰the key，the key to后接doing，需填动名词overcoming。故填overcoming。