阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was raining．I went into a café and asked for a coffee． 41 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 42 ．I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 43 their souls belonged to the 44 .
I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 45 in front of it．“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“I can’t talk with you．I’m 46 ,”he said．He was chatting online and, 47 , he was playing a computer game—a war game．I was 48 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 49 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 50 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was 51 ．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 52 !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me．I 53 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
54 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more 55 having a relationship with the 56 , particularly Steve．I wouldn’t want to 57 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 58 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn’t even 59 that the coffee was bad, 60 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
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A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear
A．because B．when C．until D．unless
A．home B．world C．Net D．Café
A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick
A．first of all B．just then C．at the same time D．by that time
A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened
A．once B．again C．first D．even
A．but B．so C．if D．or
A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy
A．Shut up B．Enjoy yourself C．Leave me alone D．Help me out
A．walked about B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head
A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
A．interested in B．tired of C．careful about D．troubled by
A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek
A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize
A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though
Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks or your money back”?
Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language which is easy to learn is the native tongue. Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the nation. Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How can they do it?
Some people try at home, with books or tapes; some use radio or television programs. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time. A few people have to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is easier to learn a language in the country where it is spoken in everyday life. However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not nesessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and books will help. But they cannot do the students’ work for them.
A．replaces B．takes C．follows D．happens
A．native B．common C．spoken D．special
A．spoke B．liked C．learnt D．disliked
A．world B．tradition C．time D．nation
A．that B．why C．what D．because
A．shows B．programs C．activities D．plays
A．However B．Also C．Afterwards D．Still
A．pay B．afford C．obtain D．gain
A．practical B．possible C．necessary D．successful
A．result B．succeed C．decide D．help
Human beings may be the most intelligent animal species, but most of us are not too sure what we mean when we talk about intelligence. One moment we all use the word to __1__ someone who knows the answer to a difficult questions, and the next we will say that someone is __2__ because they have made a lot of money. Intelligence is the ability to __3__ new approaches to solve problems, as __4__ to doing things out of habit or conditioning. Rats in a maze (迷宫) can learn __5__ the mistake that they made, but this isn’t really intelligence. A good example of intelligence is the way to learn a language isn’t directly __6__ to intelligence. As children, we are all programmed to learn to speak and it is not the __7__ that intelligent children always speak at a younger age. But as we grow older, intelligent people have an advantage because they will find ways of making the most of the __10__ they have.
A．refer B．say C．mention D．describe
A．intelligent B．aggressive C．capable D．successful
A．come up with B．put up with C．get up with D．make up with
A．contrast B．different C．opposed D．compared
A．of B．about C．from D．with
A．speed B．way C．effect D．goal
A．gets B．is C．makes D．takes
A．related B．joined C．compared D．combined
A．instance B．example C．case D．fact
A．abilities B．time C．money D．chance
There are many kinds of entertainment for children today－books, movies, games and sports are only a few of possibilities. Television is one of the most influential kinds of __1__. Studies show that elementary school children in the United States watch television about twenty-five hours a week.
Some people feel that television has had __2__ influence on children because it offers educational programs for them. One of the best and most __3__ programs is Sesame Street (芝麻街). One study __4__ that Sesame Street helps children do better in school. Many people hope that programs like this will provide a better education for children prom poor communities and schools.
Other people feel that television is bad for children. They feel that there are too many programs about __5__ and violence, and that even educational programs don’t help a child’s education. Children __6__ watch too much television, and therefore they don’t do a lot of other things that are important to them. Preschool children need to __7__ their language and communicate with people. When they are watching television they are only listening to the __8__, they aren’t communicating with anyone. When elementary school children watch television, they read a lot less. __9__ this, they don’t learn to read and write as quickly at school.
All children learn by doing, and they need time to __10__ in order to learn about the world. When they watch television, they play less. They also have less time to develop relationship with their parents and friends, and they have less time to exercise and develop their bodies.
A．electronic B．products C．entertainment D．teaching aid
A．no B．little C．a good D．a bad
A．popular B．obvious C．colourful D．demanding
A．assumes B．suggests C．declines D．claims
A．theft B．crime C．joke D．comedy
A．simply B．inevitably C．secretly D．independently
A．write B．listen to C．speak D．read
A．story B．people C．language D．radio
A．Except for B．In spite of C．As for D．Because of
A．play B．work C．watch D．speak
Since 1980 there have been four major developments in TV. The first is video, which has given __1__ the power to control what they watch and when they watch it. These days, fifty percent of homes have a VCR (video-cassette recorder) and millions more are being sold every year. The second is satellite TV. Thanks to DBS (__2__), dozens of new channels are now __3__ to anyone who buys a receiving “dish”.
The third development is cable－a system of hi-tech __4__, which provides even more channels. But not only that, cable also makes __5__ possible for you to communicate through your TV.
Fourthly, there’s HDTV (high definition television), which now offers a much __6__ and more realistic picture than was possible even a few years ago.
So more channels, more choice, more clarity (清晰). What is there left for __7__ to achieve in the future? The answer to that is two-way __8__. Modern technology means that 21st century televisions will be linked to computer data-banks. This way. Views will be able to ask questions about what they’re watching and the answers will appear on their __9__. This idea is called “hyper-media” and it’s still at an early __10__. But then, as we’ve just seen, TV had come a very long way in a very short time. The hyper0media revolution could happen sooner than any many people think.
A．listeners B．players C．viewers D．engineers
A．direct business system B．direct broadcast satellites C．digital broadcast sound D．data bank system
A．available B．access C．linked D．sent
A．televisions B．lines C．strings D．wires
A．it B．them C．this D．that
A．cheaper B．clearer C．colourful D．delight
A．TV B．invention C．viewers D．video
A．communication B．traffic C．dialogue D．operation
A．books B．minds C．screens D．computers
A．age B．time C．process D．stage
The wonders of Virtual Reality (VR) (虚拟现实) can now take you back into a world that no person has ever seen. In this amazing new VR game, you will go back __1__ 100 million years, and live among the dinosaurs (恐龙).
You will __2__ dinosaurs eat, sleep and fight. You will admire the great __3__ of the strange flowers and huge trees.
You will __4__ a huge, friendly dinosaur with your hands. You will glide- through the __5__ on the back of a flying dinosaur and look down on the land and seas far __6__ you.
You will watch a terrifying struggle, as two of the world’s most __7__ and dangerous dinosaurs fight each other right in front of you. You will __8__ down into the deep seas, and discover mysterious dinosaurs __9__.
Remember that, as in all VR games, you will enjoy all these experiences in complete __10__. This is an excellent, exciting and educational game which brings the world of the dinosaurs to life as never before.
A．at age B．in time C．for D．to
A．see B．watch C．stare D．glance at
A．beauty B．smell C．bloom D．figure
A．feed B．train C．catch D．rescue
A．land B．water C．air D．sea
A．under B．above C．below D．behind
A．fierce B．tame C．talented D．naughty
A．jump B．drop C．fall D．dive
A．in the past B．on the ground C．under the water D．in the forest
A．loneliness B．danger C．happiness D．safety