Question

    It’s a Saturday night, the kids are asleep and we have no plans. Before we fall into our routine and watch a movie, I try to talk my husband into playing a card game. Unconvinced, he continues tapping away on his phone. But just before disappearing into the social media rabbit hole, he has an idea. He looks over me and suggests, “Why don’t we try calling one of our friends?”

I look at him with raised brows, as if his suggestion is somewhat ridiculous and perhaps even socially unacceptable. You can’t just call someone out of the blue now…right? But then I realize in the not so distant past, this was the norm. My early teenage years saw me connecting with friends through a phone. We could chat for hours about the latest gossip and news, sometimes hidding under my blanket in order to avoid the chances of being caught by my parents. I could even memorize the phone numbers of loved ones then. I guess these days, they would be on my “Favorites” list in my smartphone.

Today, many of my “favorite” people are followed from a distance through social media, and even they very rarely—if ever—would get an actual call from me. The birth announcement by my oldest friend is received through scrolling the past pictures. The news of a divorce from a couple arrives after a photo of a woman led me on a search for more gossip. Bits of such information, may have been a part of my digital feed for years. The idea of actually picking up the phone to reconnect with a long-lost friend is a frightening one—even seeing the name of an old friend pop up in an incoming call can feel a little afraid.

I ask my husband, “Who would we call?” After tossing around a few names, we agree on some potential candidates—people whose lives have taken them in different directions, but with whom we still share deep friendships.

1.How does the author feel about her husband’s suggestion at first?

A.Excited. B.Motivated.

C.Nervous. D.Surprised.

2.With the phone, the author’s teenage years was_____.

A.difficult but interesting B.peaceful and meaningful

C.pleasant and unforgettable D.inconvenient but enjoyable

3.In the following days, the couple may ____.

A.share more of their private information with others

B.contact more long-lost friends through social media

C.have more personal communications with their friends

D.add more friends’ names to the contact lists in their phones

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A.To argue for the need of the contact of long-lost old friends.

B.To tell us about one of his unforgettable experiences.

C.To remind us to turn to phones to keep in toch with friends.

D.To persuade us to follow our friends through the social media.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.C

【解析】

本文是夹叙夹议文。智能手机时代人们和朋友们的电话交流少了，作者和丈夫决定给一些老朋友打电话，进行更多的交流。通过本文作者提醒我们要用手机和朋友多联系。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段I look at him with raised brows, as if his suggestion is somewhat ridiculous and perhaps even socially unacceptable.作者听到丈夫提议给朋友打电话时，皱起眉头看着他，好像他的建议有些可笑，甚至在社会上是不能接受的。由此可知作者对丈夫的提议感到吃惊，故选D。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段My early teenage years saw me connecting with friends through a phone. We could chat for hours about the latest gossip and news, sometimes hidding under my blanket in order to avoid the chances of being caught by my parents. I could even memorize the phone numbers of loved ones then.作者对青少年时期的描述：当时通过电话和朋友联系，我们可以聊上几个小时最新的八卦和新闻，有时躲在毯子下面以免被父母发现。那时我甚至能记住亲人的电话号码。由此可推断作者的青少年时代是快乐的，是至今难忘的。故选C。

3.

推理判断题。丈夫提议给朋友打电话，作者思考后同意。根据最后一段After tossing around a few names, we agree on some potential candidates—people whose lives have taken them in different directions, but with whom we still share deep friendships.可知在讨论之后，我们就一些可能的候选人达成了一致——这些人的生活将他们引向不同的方向，但我们仍然和他们有着深厚的友谊。由此推知，找到人选后，作者夫妇会和这些朋友联系，进行更多的个人交流。故选C。

4.

推理判断题。作者描述了智能手机时代的普遍现象：和朋友们的电话交流少了，一想到拿起电话与失散已久的朋友重新取得联系，就会让人害怕——即使在来电时看到老朋友的名字突然出现，也会让人感到有点害怕。于是和丈夫决定给一些老朋友打电话，进行更多的交流。通过这篇文章，作者提醒我们要用手机和朋友多联系。故选C。