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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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