Ⅰ.七选五
Without us even realizing it, smartphones have taken over our lives.Most of us can't go much longer than 10 minutes before we check our phones. __1__.There was a time, however, before smartphones even existed.
1.Watching Gigs Without Being Compelled to Film
Before smartphones took over our lives, we actually watched concerts with our eyes. __2__.
2.Trying and Failing to Date Other People
Dating without the help of the smartphone was a very real and painful situation.The sheer terror of actually having to approach a real person, in real life, is utterly unthinkable and we can all let out a sigh of relief for the invention of dating apps.
3.__3__
Before access to online maps was a regular part of our world, we faced the very real danger of getting lost and having no idea how to get out.The fact that more of us didn't vanish off the face of the earth is frankly a miracle.
4.Making Proper Mixtapes, on Real Tapes
If we wanted to express how we felt to others, we had to do the following.We went to all of the effort of finding real CDs and somehow, recording all of the best bits onto another blank disc.That was love.Now, we're just all a bit lazy.
5.Learning Phone Numbers off by Heart
If we wanted to call our beloved out of the blue, we had to commit their digits to memory.The fact that we managed to memorize all of our essential numbers is an incredible feat and should be celebrated.
6.Ignoring Your Embarrassing Questions
If you wanted to find out more about a weird spot on your back, or look into a trashy celebrity's early life, you normally just let it go. __4__ and unless you really wanted the truth, you normally forgot all about it.
7.Twiddling Your Fingers on the Toilet
__5__. With nothing to look at but white walls and the ground, most of us took up finger twiddling as a bathroom pastime.
A.Finding out information required a lot of effort
B.Getting Genuinely Lost
C.Having Unpleasant Experiences
D.A trip to the toilet used to be a blank spot in the day
E.Toilet was always a good place to make a serious thought about life
F.If we find ourselves without the device, we can feel more than a little lost
G.But now, seeing anything that isn't framed by a mini screen just feels wrong
手机已经占领了我们的生活,手机控无处不在。文章帮我们回忆了手机发明前的生活状况。
1.F 解析:上文从正面介绍了人们对手机的依赖和痴迷程度:许多人甚至坚持不了10分钟,就一定要去看一下手机。所以此处应该是从反面阐述人们对手机的依赖。故F项“如果我们发现手机不在身边,就会有一种深深的失落感”符合逻辑。
2.G 解析:本段阐述的是在手机占领我们的生活前后视觉的变化。空前句子中的watched和G项中的seeing相呼应。
3.B 解析:本段的关键词为getting lost,只有B项“真的会迷路”与之匹配。
4.A 解析:本段的小标题意为“无视你脑中的囧问题”。这些“问题”就是空格前所说的问题,A项“Finding out information required a lot of effort”是对这些问题的进一步描述。故选A项。
5.D 解析:本段的小标题Twiddling Your Fingers on the Toilet意为“在马桶上无聊地玩手指”。空后表达的意思是:除了白色的墙壁和地板没有什么可看的,所以许多人就只好玩手指,当作如厕时间的消遣。这与D项“过去,上厕所的时间通常是一天中空白的时间”一致。故选D项。