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英語II(1)期末復習資料第一部分
交際用語閱讀下面的小對話,從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個能填入空白處的最佳選項。1.—Hello,Sally.How’severything?
—
.A.Goodforyou
B.Oh,IagreeC.That(yī)’sright
D.Justso-so2.—Excuseme,wouldyoulendmeyourcalculator?
—
.A.Certainly.Hereyouare
B.Pleasedon’tmentionitC.It’snothing
D.Yes,Ihaveahand3.—Idon’tlikethespotsprogramsonSundays.
—
.
A.SodoI
B.NeitherdoI
C.SoamI
D.NeitheramI4.—What’stheproblem,Harry?
—
.A.Noproblem
B.NotroubleatallC.Thankyouforaskingmeaboutit
D.Ican’trememberwhereIleftmyglasses5.—WhatkindofTVprogramdoyoulikebest?
—
.A.Ilikethemverymuch
B.Ionlywat(yī)chthematweekendC.It’shardtosay,actually
D.I’mtoobusytosay6.--CouldyoutellmewhereMr.Lakeis?--________.A.FromEngland
B.Attheoffice
C.He’sworking
D.He’sverybusy7.--MayIhelpyou,madam?--_________.A.Sorry,Ihavenoidea
B.Yes,IknowwhattobuyC.You’dbettergivemeahand
D.Yes,I’dlike2kilosoforanges8.--Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?--________?A.Whoareyou
B.What(yī)’stheproblemC.AreyouJane
D.Who’sspeaking?9.--What(yī)wouldyoulike,teaorcoffee?--_______.A.Yes,Iwould
B.Coffee,pleaseC.Yes,please
D.It’sverynice10.--Whataboutgoingforawalk?--______.A.Whynot?Agoodidea
B.That’sallrightC.So,doI
D.Walkingisgoodtoyou11.—Niceweather,isn’tit?
—
.A.I’mnotsure
B.Youknowitwell
C.Yes,itis
D.Yes,itisn’t12.—IthinktheInternetisveryhelpful.
—
.
A.Yes,sodoI
B.That(yī)’saverygoodidea
C.NeitherdoI
D.I’drathergosurfingonit13.—Whatsubjectsareyoustudying?
—
.
A.Yes,I’mstudyinghistory
B.I’mstudyingnow
C.I’mstudyingphilosophy
D.I’mdoingmyhomework14.—Whichlanguagedoyouspeakathome?
—
.A.IspeakEnglishverywell
B.IcanspeakEnglishandFrenchC.Englishismymothertongue
D.English,mostofthetime15.—Mustwehandinourhomeworknow?
—
.
A.Yes,youwill
B.Yes,youmustn’t
C.No,youneedn’t
D.No,youmustn’t16.—Let’stakeawalk.
—
.A.Yes,let’s
B.Oh,thanks
C.Yes,please
D.No,thankyou17.—Hello,couldIspeaktoDonplease?
—
?A.Whoareyou
B.What(yī)’stheproblem
C.AreyouJane
D.Who’sspeaking18.—Doyouthinktheexamwillbeputoff?
—
.
A.Notgoodnews
B.Theexamisdifficult
C.Notlikely
D.Itwasputoffyesterday19.—Inmyopinion,you’dbettertakeacoupleofdaysoff.
—
.
A.I’lltakeyouradvice
B.Letmesee
C.Nevermind
D.I’mafraidso20.—WouldyoumindifIopenthewindowforabetterview?
—
.A.That’sfine,thankyou
B.Yes,pleaseC.Takeaseat(yī)
D.Ofcoursenot(key:1.D
2.A
3.B
4.D
5.C
6.B
7.D
8.D
9.B10.A
11.C
12.A
13.C
14.D
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.C
19.A
20.D)第二部分
詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu):閱讀下面的句子,從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個能填入空白處的最佳選項。1.IbrokemylegwhenI______skiinginAmerica.A.is
B.was
C.–(不填)
D.wouldbe2.Shewasconvicted_______murder.A.to
B.in
C.of
D.as3.Anewhotel_________inthecenteroftownat(yī)themoment.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_______hersuccesstohardwordandstrongwill.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.a(chǎn)dvises30.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,____,Iurgeyoutosolvetblem.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(Key:1.
B
2.C
3D
4.A
5.B
6.A
7.D
8.B
9.D
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.B
15.A
16.B
17.D
18.C
19.C
20.C
21.A
22.A
23.D
24.A
25.B
26.B
27.B
28.A
29.B
30.C31.D
32.B
33.B
34.B
35.C
36.B
37.C
38.A
39.A
40.B第三部分
完形填空。閱讀下面的短文,從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項。Passage1Althoughinternationaltravelisusuallyan(21)___andpleasantexperience,travellersshouldtakestepstoensurethattheirhealthdoesnotsuffereither(22)____theirtime___theairor___theirtimeabroad.Beforeyougo,checkwithyourdoctororlocaltravelclinic(23)___injectionsarenecessaryfortheareasyouaretravelling(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
(Key:21.B
22.D
23.C
24.C
25.C
26.D
27.A28.D
29.C
30.BPassage2Astudy(21)___thatfitnessisthekey(22)____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshapeorevensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeople(23)____exerciselivelongerthanthosewhodonot,(24)_____theyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthattheleastfitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimes(25)____todiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastruewhetherornotthemenhadheartproblems,smokedor(26)___overweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbettertobefat(yī)andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.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)encourage(Key:21.C
22.A
23.D
24.C
25.D
26.B
27.B
28.A29.C
30.D)Passage3Moreandmorepeople(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.havebeenaskedB.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.estimat(yī)es
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.toinstall(Key:21.B
22.D
23.A
24.C
25.C
26.B
27.D
28.A29.C
30.D)Passage4Astudyhasshownthatfitnessisthekey(21)_____longlife,irrespectiveofbodyshape(22)_____evensmokinghabits.Researchersdiscoveredthatpeoplewhoexerciselivelongerthan(23)______,eveniftheyareoverweightandsmoke.Thestudyfoundthat(24)______fitofthe6,000middle-agedmeninthestudywerefivetimesmorelikelytodiewithinsixyearsofthestartoftheresearchthanthefittest.Thiswastrue(25)_______themenhadblems,smokedorwereoverweight.Scientistsconcludedthatitwasbetter(26)_______andactivethanskinnyandsedentary.DrKencooper,afitnessexpert,said,“Youarebetteroffsmokingapacketofcigarettesadayandexercisingregularlythan(27)_______anon–smokerandsedentary.”Althoughheadds,“Butdon’tmisunderstandme.Iamnotendorsing(28)_____,Iamtryingtotellyouhowdangerousitistobesedentary.”TheBritishGovernmentisputtingpressure(29)_____manufacturerstoreducehighlevelsofsugarinfoodandtorestrictthehard-sellofjunkfoodtochildreninordertoimprovethenat(yī)ion’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(Key:21.C
22.A
23.D
24.D
25.B
26.B
27.A
28.C29.A
30.C)第四部分
閱讀理解閱讀下列短文,從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出一個對的答案。Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SOnedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.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.
hedidnotfeelthat(yī)hewasworkingforthestore3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas_______.A.
worriedaboutherB.
lessworriedaboutherC.
unabletoforgether
D.
proudofhimself4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby____________.A.
persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTVB.
persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTVC.
askingadoctortoperformtheoperationforfreeD.
visitingtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation5.Themainreasonthat(yī)theauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis____________.A.
itgiveshimsalaryB.
itmakeshimfeelexcitedC.
ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldD.
itenableshimtowork(Key:1.A
2.B
3.D
4.B
5.C)
Passage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtreesgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaper.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.in14003.Everyfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaperwillneed____.A.halfatree
B.onetreeC.twotrees
D.morethanonetree4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown____thantheyarebeingplanted.A.moreslowly
B.muchfasterC.muchmoreslowly
D.faster5.Thelat(yī)estthingsmadeofpaperare____________.A.chairs
B.tablesC.clothes
D.houses(Key:1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.D)Passage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethat(yī)asmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhat(yī)themaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.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.
CultureandUnderstanding(Key:1.D
2.D
3.A
4.D
5.C)Passage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.
Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.
Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopat(yī)theirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.
Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.
Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofheraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversat(yī)ionswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.
Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourotheATM?
Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthat(yī)voicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.
Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisg
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