- 完形填空
题干:Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith—orevenlookingat—astrangerisvirtuallyunbearable.Everyonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyclingtotheirphones,evenwithouta(1)onasubway.It’sasadreality—ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings—becausethere’s(2)tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn’tknowit,(3)intoyourphone.Thisuniversalprotectionsendsthe(4):“Pleasedon’tapproachme.”Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide(5)ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,anexecutivementalcoach.Wefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe(6)as“weird”.Wefearwe’llbe(7).Wefearwe’llbedisruptive.Strangersareinherently(8)tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel(9)whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintances.Toavoidthisanxiety,we(10)toourphones.“Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket,”Wortmannsays.“Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore(11).”Butonceweripofftheband-aid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesn’t(12)sobad.Inone2011experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta(13).TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow(14).“WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto(15)howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir(16)wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,”theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn’texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey(17)withtheexperiment,“notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeenembarrassed.”(18),thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosewithoutcommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,(19)humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It’sthat(20):Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.
题目:(19) - A 、unless
- B 、since
- C 、if
- D 、whereas

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【正确答案:B】
A. unless除非;B. since因为;C. if如果;D]whereas然而
根据前一句"交流是绝对有意义的",而后面是"人的成功要借助社会关系",因而这里是一种"因果关系",选择B项。

- 1 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、involved
- B 、joined
- C 、concerned
- D 、budgeted
- 2 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、that
- B 、what
- C 、whichever
- D 、whatever
- 3 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、at
- B 、over
- C 、into
- D 、through
- 4 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、manageable
- B 、defendable
- C 、vulnerable
- D 、 invisible
- 5 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、With
- B 、To
- C 、Among
- D 、Beyond
- 6 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、cope with
- B 、fight against
- C 、adapt to
- D 、call for
- 7 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、discussions
- B 、businesses
- C 、policies
- D 、studies
- 8 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、shape
- B 、rediscover
- C 、simplify
- D 、share
- 9 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、off
- B 、against
- C 、behind
- D 、into
- 10 【完形填空】(19)
- A 、towards
- B 、against
- C 、out of
- D 、without
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