Question

【题目】 Aren’t mobile phone, e-mail and voice mail supposed to help us communicate more easily?Sadly,that’s not always the case.Take the other day for example ,when I was walking through the park with my friend ,suddenly his mobile phone rang and he answered it-leaving me alone and cutting our conversation dead!In fact ,the park was filled with people talking on their mobile phone .They were passing other people without even looking at them, or stopping to walk their dogs. Clearly, people preferred talking on the phone to face-to face contacting.

Why is it that the more, connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? New communication technology seems to keep people away from each other. With e-mail over the Internet. We can communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With Wechat or QQ, you can have conversations without even meeting that person. Even some food stores are using self- scanners(自助扫描仪) so that you can check yourself out。 As the contact(联系) between human beings becomes automated自动化的)， my feeling of being disconnected gets stronger. Don’t get me wrong. I'm not against machines. I also own a mobile phone, a QQ, a Wechat and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn't a good idea,as they are useful to have around, It's just that when they keep us away from human contact, I begin to feel sad. More and more, I find myself answering e-mail instead of talking to people. The technology that helps keep us in contact with each other is, in fact making me feel more lonely.

What is to be done? Well, try to use less technology: no e-mailing people who live nearby, and no letting QQ and Wechat catch you all the time.

【1】The purpose of the example in Paragraph 1 is to show that people________.

A.communicate more easilyB.dislike talking face to face at all

C.prefer talking on their mobile phoneD.are good at using mobile phones

【2】The underlined word"disconnected"in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A.lonelyB.satisfiedC.stupidD.interested

【3】It can be inferred from the Paragraph 2 that_________

A.technology keeps people busy than beforeB.technology is always useful to have around

C.the writer is going to give up phonesD.the writer would like to contact face to face

【4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Technology and Human LifeB.The Importance of Technology

C.Technology and Human ContactD.The Development of Technology

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

短文大意：短文关注的是技术对人类生活的影响，描述了在现在代化的时代背景下，人与人的交流更多的是不用面对面，只是手机，语音邮件等就可以了，少了很多人与人面对面的交流，多了些冷漠。建议尽量少用科技，多做面对面的交流。

【1】题意：第1段中例子的目的是告诉人们 。考查目的理解。根据第一段Clearly, people preferred the voice on the mobile phone to human contact.可知人们现在更喜欢用手机交流，故选C。

【2】题意：第2段中划线的“disconnected”一词可能指的是 。考查细节理解。根据下文New communication technology seems to keep people away from each other. 新的通讯技术似乎使人们彼此疏远，联系段尾The technology that helps keep us in contact with each other is, in fact making me feel more lonely.（帮助我们保持联系的技术实际上让我感到更加孤独）可知lonely符合句意，故选A。

【3】题意：从第二段可以推断出 。考查推理判断。A. 科技让人们比以前更忙碌。B. 科技总是有用的。C. 作者打算放弃电话。D. 作者想要面对面的联系。根据Don’t get me wrong. I'm not against machines.和It's just that when they keep us away from human contact, I begin to feel sad.可知作者为新的通讯技术似乎使人们彼此疏远而悲哀，他想人们之间应面对面的交流，the writer would like to contact face to face符合文意，故选D。

【4】题意：这篇文章最好的标题是什么?考查标题归纳。根据短文内容，主要描述了在现在代化的时代背景下，人与人的交流更多的是不用面对面，只用手机、语音邮件等就可以了，少了很多人与人面对面的交流，多了些冷漠；可知Technology and Human Life（技术与人类的生活）符合文意，故选A。