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One of my earliest memories was watching my Mom talk on our old telephone.I was __1__ that she could talk to someone who wasn't actually in the __2__ with her.When she finally hung up and left the room, I slowly walked over to the phone and __3__ at it for a while.I was wondering how she managed to talk with someone she couldn't __4__.
That was a long time ago. __5__ we had mobile phones that could be __6__ around the room.Then came computers and smart phones.These days I can send a(n) __7__ halfway around the world in a second.My daughter's smart phone has a hundred apps and a dozen social media accounts.She __8__ all of her information in a mysterious place __9__ as “the cloud”．It seems that we are more __10__ in this world than ever before.
__11__， what bothers me is that we __12__ connect with each other nowadays.Few people write letters to each other these days.Few take the time to talk __13__.Instead of talking on the phone, we text.Instead of looking into the eyes of our loved ones, we stare at our __14__.It seems as if the most connected generations were also the __15__.
Don't let technology take our time and __16__ our life.Make the time to talk, to live, and to love.Make the time to meet and to communicate with each other.Take a walk on the beach with a__17__.Sit on the porch and watch the sunset.Play a game with the people around you.Have a long conversation with the phones off and the __18__ on.Connect offline as well as online.
We should__19__ each other, help each other and make this world a __20__ place.When your technology can help you to do these things then use it.But when it can't turn it off.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。随着现代科技的发展，很多人沉迷于手机，严重地影响了人们的生活。让我们主动放下手机，开心地享受生活。
1．A.disappointed B．fascinated
C．shocked D．annoyed
解析：选B 根据空处所在的句子可知，作者的妈妈通过电话与在其他地方的人进行交谈，这强烈地吸引了(fascinated)作者。故选B。
2．A.office B．kitchen
C．room D．yard
解析：选C 根据下文“When she finally hung up and left the room”可知，作者的妈妈在房间里(room)与他人通话。故选C。
3．A.knocked B．smiled
C．pointed D．stared
解析：选D 根据语境可知，作者对此很好奇，因此走到电话旁，盯着电话看了一会儿。stare at是固定搭配，意为“盯着”。故选D。
4．A.see B．hear
C．know D．touch
解析：选A 根据前文可知，作者想知道妈妈是如何设法与看(see)不见的人交谈的。故选A。
5．A.Yet B．Later
C．Shortly D．Once
解析：选B 根据上文的“That was a long time ago.”可知，这里交代时间的先后顺序，先有电话，之后(Later)就有了可以随身携带的(carried)手机。故选B。
6．A.borrowed B．repaired
C．carried D．sold
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
7．A.letter B．invitation
C．telegraph D．email
解析：选D 根据空处所在的句子可知，现在能在很短时间内发电子邮件(email)。故选D。
8．A.stores B．shares
C．downloads D．updates
解析：选A 根据空后的“the cloud”和常识可知，“云空间”是储存信息的地方，作者的女儿把所有的信息储存(stores)在云盘里。故选A。
9．A.appointed B．known
C．remembered D．considered
解析：选B 根据语境可知，作者的女儿把信息储存在一个被称为“云空间”的神秘的地方。be known as是固定搭配，意为“被称作……”。故选B。
10．A.convenient B．informed
C．connected D．knowledgeable
解析：选C 根据空处所在的句子和常识可知，智能手机让我们比以前联系(connected)更密切了。故选C。
11．A.Meanwhile B．Moreover
C．Therefore D．However
解析：选D 根据空处所在句可知，智能手机虽然让我们更亲密了，然而(however)人与人之间的“联系”越来越少(rarely)了。故选D。
12．A.rarely B．nearly
C．usually D．never
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
13．A.hand in hand B．face to face
C．side by side D．back to back
解析：选B 根据空处所在句可知，很少人花费时间去面对面地(face to face)与他人进行交谈。故选B。
14．A.notebooks B．bulletin board
C．smart phones D．blue sky
解析：选C 根据空处所在句可知，我们不是看着亲人的眼睛，而是盯着智能手机(smart phones)看。故选C。
15．A.healthiest B．wealthiest
C．happiest D．loneliest
解析：选D 根据空处所在句可知，联系最方便的这代人也是最孤独的(loneliest)。故选D。
16．A.ruin B．enrich
C．improve D．change
解析：选A 根据空处所在句可知，不要让先进的技术夺走我们的时间，毁掉(ruin)我们的生活。故选A。
17．A.guide B．friend
C．stranger D．tourist
解析：选B 根据空处所在句可知，和你的朋友(friend)一起去海滨散步。故选B。
18．A.electricity B．music
C．hearts D．lights
解析：选C 关掉电话，敞开心扉(hearts)，进行一次长谈。故选C。
19．A.beat B．impress
C．influence D．love
解析：选D 根据空所在的句子可知，我们应该彼此相爱(love)，互相帮助，让这个世界更加美好(better)。故选D。
20．A.better B．cleaner
C．newer D．quieter
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
