英语-II-(1)中央电大期末考试模拟题及答案

PAGEPAGE13英语II(1)中央电大期末考试模拟题第一部分交际用语阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。1.—Hello,Sally.How’severything?—_________A.Goodforyou

B.Oh,IagreeC.That’srightD.Justso-so2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?—________A.Certainly.HereyouareB.Pleasedon’tmentionitC.It’snothingD.Yes,Ihaveahand3.—Idon’tlikethespotsprogramsonSundays.—_________A.SodoIB.NeitherdoIC.SoamID.NeitheramI4.—What’stheproblem,Harry?—______A.NoproblemB.NotroubleatallC.ThankyouforaskingmeaboutitD.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?—________A.IlikethemverymuchB.IonlywatchthematweekendC.It’shardtosay,actuallyD.I’mtoobusytosay6．--CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?--_________________.A.FromEnglandB.AttheofficeC.He’sworkingD.He’sverybusy7.--MayIhelpyou,madam?--______________.A.Sorry,IhavenoideaB.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You’dbettergivemeahandD.Yes,I’dlike2kilosoforanges8．--Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?--______________?A.WhoareyouB.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who’sspeaking?9．--Whatwouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?--_________________.A.Yes,IwouldB.Coffee,pleaseC.Yes,pleaseD.It’sverynice10.--Whataboutgoingforawalk?--_______________.A.Whynot?AgoodideaB.That’sallrightC.So,doID.Walkingisgoodtoyou11.—Niceweather,isn’tit?—_______A.I’mnotsureB.YouknowitwellC.Yes,itisD.Yes,itisn’t12.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.—_______.A.Yes,sodoIB.That’saverygoodideaC.NeitherdoID.I’drathergosurfingonit13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?—________A.Yes,I’mstudyinghistory

B.I’mstudyingnowC.I’mstudyingphilosophyD.I’mdoingmyhomework14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?—______IspeakEnglishverywellB.IcanspeakEnglishandFrenchC.EnglishismymothertongueD.English,mostofthetime15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?

—_______A.Yes,youwillB.Yes,youmustn’tC.No,youneedn’tD.No,youmustn’t16.—Let’stakeawalk.—______A.Yes,let’sB.Oh,thanksC.Yes,pleaseD.No,thankyou17.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?—______?A.WhoareyouB.What’stheproblemC.AreyouJaneD.Who’sspeaking18.—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?—_______A.NotgoodnewsB.TheexamisdifficultC.NotlikelyD.Itwasputoffyesterday19.—Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.—______A.I’lltakeyouradviceB.LetmeseeC.NevermindD.I’mafraidso20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?—______A.That’sfine,thankyouB.Yes,pleaseC.TakeaseatD.Ofcoursenot第二部分

词汇与结构阅读下面的句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。1.IbrokemylegwhenI________skiinginAmerica.A.is

B.was

C.–(不填)

D.wouldbe2.Shewasconvicted_______murder.A.to

B.in

C.of

D.as3.Anewhotel_________inthecenteroftownatthemoment.A.hasbeenbuilt

B.isbuilt

C.wasbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt4.Itisveryconvenient________here.A.living

B.live

C.lived

D.tolive5.Ihavelivedhere_________1997.A.for

B.since

C.at

D.from6.Thebedroomneeds__________.A.decorating

B.todecorate

C.decorate

D.decorated7.Heistheman_________dogbitme.A.that

B.which

C.who

D.whose8.I’mtired.I__________workingveryhard.A.have

B.havebeen

C.had

D.has9.Beforesheleftonthetrip,she__________hard.A.trained

B.hastrained

C.wouldtrained

D.hadtrained10.Hekeeps_________athimselfinthemirror.A.tolook

B.looking

C.look

D.looked

11.Thesunheatstheearth,_________isveryimportanttolivingthings.A.that

B.what

C.which

D.where12.Iftheman_________succeed,hemustworkashardashecan.A.will

B.isto

C.isgoingto

D.should13.AncientGreeceisthe__________ofwesterncivilization.A.origin

B.source

C.place

D.sources14.Pleasestop__________.Itcannothelpthesituation.A.toshout

B.shouting

C.tospeak

D.speaking15.Thebigmanhasalwaysbeeneatingonthego,_______hehasgotstomachache.A.so

B.however

C.as

D.because16.Letme___________thecasecarefullybeforeIdrawaconclusion.A.lookup

B.lookinto

C.lookafter

D.lookout17.He,aswellasI,__________astudent.A.be

B.am

C.are

D.is18.She_______hersuccesstohardworkandstrongwill.A.owns

B.gives

C.owes

D.regards19.Mr.Smith_________amostimportantpartinthedevelopmentofourcity.A.took

B.had

C.played

D.made20.I’dratherstayathomethan________awalk.A.taking

B.totake

C.take

D.tobetaking21.Motherwasbusy.AlthoughshewasnotwatchingthebasketballonTV,she_______itontheradio.A.waslisteningto

B.washearing

C.waslistening

D.wasseeing22.Hardly_________homewhenitbegantorain.A.hadIgot

B.Ihadgot

C.hadIarrivedin

D.Ihadarrivedat23.Ipreferclassicmusic__________popmusic.A.than

B.on

C.with

D.to24.Alltheteammemberstriedtheirbest.Welostthegame,_________.A.however

B.therefore

C.since

C.as25.Whenwewerehavingameeting,thedirector_________thebadnewsbytelephone.A.wastelling

B.wastold

C.couldtell

D.wouldtell26.Silk__________byChineseforthousandsofyearsnow.A.hasused

B.hasbeenused

C.wasused

D.isused27.You_______tolockthedooratnight.A.should

B.ought

C.must

D.shall28.BeforeIgottothecinema,thefilm_________.A.hadbegun

B.hasbegun

C.isbegun

D.wasbeginning29.Thepatientactedonthedoctor’s_________andfinallyrecovered.A.advices

B.advice

C.advise

D.advises30.Alecturehallis_________wherestudentsattendlectures.A.there

B.which

C.one

D.that31.Don’tworry,yourwatch_________andyoucanhaveitinnotime.A.isrepaired

B.hasbeenrepaired

C.wasrepaired

D.isbeingrepaired32.Thedefinitionleaves______fordisagreement.A.asmallroom

B.muchroom

C.greatdealroom

D.notsobigaroom33.Notalways_________theywant(to).A.peoplecandowhat

B.canpeopledowhatC.peoplecannotdowhat

D.can’tpeopledowhat34.Sadam________for25years.A.gotmarried

B.wasmarried

C.married

D.weremarried35.Idon’twantyoutomakeanytrouble,_________,Iurgeyoutosolvetheproblem.A.thus

B.consequently

C.onthecontrary

D.justas36.Why________theoldblockofflats_________demolishednextmonth?A.are…being

B.is…being

C.has…been

D.have…been37.Inthefiftieslastcenturymanynewcities________inthedesert.A.bringup

B.makeup

C.grewup

D.buildup38.MoreandmorepeopleinChinanow__________toworkregularly.A.drive

B.drives

C.drove

D.havedriven39.Atpresent,themostimportantthingisthatBritainneeds________moretoimprovetherelationshipwiththeUSA.A.todo

B.doing

C.tobedone

D.do40.Wehaveourhouse________everyweekbyacleaner.A.clean

B.cleaned

C.cleaning

D.toclean第三部分

完形填空阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上圈出所选的字母符号。Passage1Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)__________andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22)______theirtime_____theairor______theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)______injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretraveling(24)_____.Allowsufficienttimetohavetheseinjectionsbeforeyou(25)_______becausetheymaytaketimetobecomeeffective.Besurethattheinformationonhealthisup-to-date.CheckontheInternetifyouarenotsure.Don’tgotobedlatetheday(26)_______youfly.Yourbodyhasanaturaldailysleeppattern.Ittakestimetoadjust

toanewtimezone.Therearemanydifferent(27)__________ofjetlag:youmaynotbeabletosleep,youmaynotwanttoeatoryoumayfeelsickandtired.Youmaynotbeabletoconcentrateforsomedaysafteryouarrive.Thereareseveralthingsyoucandoto(28)________theeffectsofjetlag:－Doyour(29)______torelaxduringtheflight;－Sleepasmuchasyoucanontheflight.Useamildsleepingpillifnecessary;－Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan;－Don’tdrinkalcoholandcaffeine;－Takemildsleepingpills(30)______thefirstfewdaysinthenewtimezoneifyouneedthem.21.A)excited

B)exciting

C)excitted

D)excitting22.A)of…on…of

B)of…in…of

C)from…on…from

D)from…in…from23.A)where

B)-（不填）

C)which

D)that24.A)-（不填）

B)in

C)to

D)at25.A)willleave

B)isleaving

C)leave

D)haveleft26.A)after

B)in

C)on

D)before27.A)effects

B)effect

C)affect

D)affects28.A)short

B)shorten

C)less

D)lessen29)A)good

B)better

C)best

D)most30.A)at

B)for

C)of

D)on

Passage2Astudy(21)_____________thatfitnessisthekey(22)______longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)_________exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)__________theyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)_____________todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)______overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefatandactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKenCooper,afitnessexpert,said,"Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayand(27)__________regularlythanbeinganon-smokerandsedentary."Althoughheadds,"Butdon'tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsingsmoking.Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary."(28)________,thestudyappearstoflyinthefaceofresearchlastyearwhichconcludedthatmorethan30,000peopledieprematurelyeveryyearinBritainfromillnessescausedbybeingoverweight.TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressureonmanufacturers(29)____________highlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation'shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernment(30)__________morepeopletoexercise.21.A)showing

B)show

C)hasshown

D)hadshown22.A)to

B)for

C)of

D)in23.A)–(不填)

B)which

C)whom

D)who24.A)if

B)unless

C)evenif

D)because25.A)like

B)likely

D)lesslikely

D)morelikely26.A)was

B)were

C)is

D)are27.A)toexercise

B)exercising

C)exercise

D)exercised28.A)However

B)So

C)Although

D)Furthermore29.A)reduce

B)reducing

C)toreduce

D)reduced30.A)encouraged

B)encouraging

C)toencourage

D)encouragePassage3Moreandmorepeople(21)____toinstallburglaralarmsintheirhousesiftheywanttogetinsurance.Insurancecompanies(22)____peopleincertainareastoinstallthealarmsbeforetheywillgivetheminsuranceforthefastyear.Thisis(23)____toincreasingcrimeinsomepartsofthecountry.Thiscanbeaproblemforpeople(24)____arestrugglingtomake(25)____endsmeet.Thealarms,(26)____canbeveryexpensive,needtobeinstalledbyanelectrician.Itis(27)_____that20%ofhomeshavealarmsinstalled,andthatanother20%ofpeopleplan(28)_____buthavenotinstalledthem(29)_____.Theinsurancecompaniestoldpeople(30)_____thealarmsonalldoorsandwindows.21.

A.must

B.have

C.had

D.has22.

A.havebeenasked

B.asked

C.willask

D.havebeenasking23.

A.due

B.caused

C.because

D.becauseof24.

A.which

B.what

C.who

D.–25.

A.the

B.all

C.-

D.those26.

A.that

B.which

C.who

D.it27.

A.estimate

B.estimating

C.estimates

D.estimated28.

A.tohavetheminstalled

B.tohavetheminstalling

C.tohavebeeninstallingthem

D.toinstallthem29.

A.still

B.already

C.yet

D.too30.

A.install

B.installed

C.installing

D.toinstallPassage4Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23)______,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(24)______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)_______themenhadheartproblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(26)_______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)_______anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28)_____,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)_____manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenation’shealth.ButthenewstudysuggeststheGovernmentshouldencouragemorepeople(30)_____.21.

A.for

B.of

C.to

D.in22.

A.or

B.and

C.but

D.either23.

A.thosewhodoesnot

B.thesewhodonot

C.thesethatdonot

D.thosewhodonot24.

A.thelittle

B.less

C.least

D.theleast25.

A.that

B.whetherornot

C.ifornot

D.when26.

A.beingfat

B.tobefat

C.todo

D.doing27.

A.being

B.be

C.tobe

D.is28.

A.smoke

B.tosmoke

C.smoking

D.smoked29.

A.on

B.in

C.to

D.for30.

A.exercise

B.exercising

C.toexercise

D.exercised第四部分

阅读理解阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfying.Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?A.

Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.B.

Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.C.

Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.D.

Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because____________.A.

heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwagesB.

ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimselfC.

ithelpedhimpayforhisfreshmanyearofcollegeD.

hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas____________.A.

worriedaboutherB.

lessworriedaboutherC.

unabletoforgetherD.

proudofhimself4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby____________.A.

persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTVB.

persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTVC.

askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfreeD.

visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis____________.A.

itgiveshimsalaryB.

itmakeshimfeelexcitedC.

ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldD.

itenableshimtoworkPassage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.1.Wherewaspaperinvented?A.InChina.

B.InsouthernEurope.C.InScandinavia.

D.InBritain.2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper____________.A.in1100

B.in1400C.in1500

D.inthefirstcentury3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed____________.A.halfatree

B.onetreeC.twotrees

D.morethanonetree4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown____________thantheyarebeingplanted.A.moreslowly

B.muchfasterC.muchmoreslowly

D.faster5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare____________.A.chairs

B.tablesC.clothes

D.housesPassage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.

Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople’sgesturesmean.B.

Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.C.

Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.D.

Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause____________.A.

peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferentlyB.

peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressionsC.

peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretationsD.

peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____________.A.

gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelingsB.

gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelingsC.

wordsareoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangesturesD.

gesturesareusedasfrequentlyaswordstoexpressfeelings4.Inthesameculture,people____________.A

hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother’sideasandfeelingsB

areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgroundsC.

almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamethingD.

mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe____________.A.

Gestures

B

Feelings

C.

GesturesandFeelings

D.

CultureandUnderstandingPassage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel_____________.A.

unhappyB.

funnyC.

sunnyD.

wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans____________.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.talkingonthemobilephoneandgettingconnectedwiththeotherpeopleD.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the___________weare.A.moreautomaticB.easierC.moredisconnectedD.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hejustleavestheansweronhermachine.D.Alloftheabove.5.