1、.七选五Without us even realizing it, smartphones have taken over our lives.Most of us cant go much longer than 10 minutes before we check our phones. _1_.There was a time, however, before smartphones even existed.1Watching Gigs Without Being Compelled to FilmBefore smartphones took over our lives, we a
2、ctually watched concerts with our eyes. _2_.2Trying and Failing to Date Other PeopleDating 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 rel
3、ief 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 didnt vanish off the face of the earth is frankly a miracle.4Making Proper Mixtapes, on Real
4、 TapesIf 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, were just all a bit lazy.5Learning Phone Numbers off by HeartIf we wanted to call ou
5、r 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.6Ignoring Your Embarrassing QuestionsIf you wanted to find out more about a weird spot on your back, or look into a tras
6、hy celebritys early life, you normally just let it go. _4_ and unless you really wanted the truth, you normally forgot all about it.7Twiddling 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.AFinding ou
7、t information required a lot of effortBGetting Genuinely LostCHaving Unpleasant ExperiencesDA trip to the toilet used to be a blank spot in the dayEToilet was always a good place to make a serious thought about lifeFIf we find ourselves without the device, we can feel more than a little lostGBut now
8、, seeing anything that isnt 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。1F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。2G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。3B解析：本段的关键词为getting lost，只有B
9、项“真的会迷路”与之匹配。4A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。5D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。.翻译下列句子，注意黑体部分要用到本单元的单词、短语或句型，
10、然后将其合并成一篇短文1李平决定开始努力学习英语。Li_Ping_decided_to_set_out_to_study_English_hard.2首先，他着手研究与电话有关的词语。To_begin_with,_he_set_about_doing_a_research_on_the_expressions_associated_with_the_phone.3他想弄清楚怎样区分“hang on”和“hang up”。He_wanted_to_make_clear_how_to_distinguish_“hang_on”_from_“hang_up”4昨天他打电话给老师，却打不通。He_ca
11、lled_up_his_teacher_yesterday_but_couldnt_get_through.5他的电话偶尔出毛病。His_phone_was_out_of_order_now_and_then.6所以他查词典弄清楚了它们的区别。So_he_looked_them_up_in_the_dictionary_to_tell_the_difference_between_them.7通过这件事他得出一个结论：如果抓住每个学习英语的机会，他一定会学好它的。He_drew_a_conclusion_from_this_thing_that_if_he_seized_every_oppor
12、tunity_to_learn_English,_he_was_sure_to_learn_it_well.请将以上句子连成一篇语言流畅、逻辑严密的短文。Li_Ping_decided_to_set_out_to_study_English_hard._To_begin_with,_he_set_about_doing_a_research_on_the_expressions_associated_with_the_phone._He_wanted_to_make_clear_how_to_distinguish_“hang_on”_from_“hang_up”，_so_he_called_
13、up_his_teacher_yesterday.However,_he_couldnt_get_through_because_his_phone_was_out_of_order_now_and_then._So_he_looked_them_up_in_the_dictionary_to_tell_the_difference_between_them._He_drew_a_conclusion_from_this_thing_that_if_he_seized_every_opportunity_to_learn_English,_he_was_sure_to_learn_it_well.
