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It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 1 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 2 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 3 their souls belonged to the 4 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 5 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 6 ,”he said. He was chatting online and, 7 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 8 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 9 to speak to that computer geek (怪人), 10 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction (反应). I was 11 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout,“ 12 ”!
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 13 and saw nobody showed any interest.
14 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 15 having a relationship with the 16 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 17 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 18 with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 19 that the coffee was bad, 20 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1．A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
2．A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear
3．A．because B．when C．until D．unless
4．A．home B．world C．net D．care
5．A．sleeping B．1aughing C．sitting D．learning
6．A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick
7．A．first of all B．just then C．at the same time D．by that time
8．A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened
9．A．once B．again C．first D．even
10．A．but B．so C．if D．or
11．A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy
12．A．Shut up B．Enjoy yourself
C．Leave me alone D．Help me out
13．A．walked about B．walked out
C．raised my hand D．raised my head
14．A．From then 0n B．At that moment
C．In all D．Above all
15．A．interested in B．tired of C．careful about D．troubled by
16．A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek
17．A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
18．A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
19．A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize
20．A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though
(2005年浙江卷)
答案与提示：
1．D
While指当我等着饮料时。
2．B
从正文可以看出，虽然有很多人，但他们都在与电脑打交道而不理身边的人，作者感到孤独。
3．A
因为人们的心灵、精神都给了电脑，所以我不能感到。
4．C
下文说在上网聊天，玩游戏。
5．C
6．A
“……我很忙”，那人没时间搭理作者。
7．C
at the same time：与此同时，指那个人同时干两件事：聊天、打游戏，first of all首先，by that time到那时，just then就在那时。
8．A
作者对此现象感到吃惊，人们宁可和网上的聊天，而不理身边的人。
9．B
指作者再一次跟那人说话。
10．A
但是那人一句也不说了。
11．D
即使作者摸他肩膀他也没反应，因此觉得很不高兴。
12．C
那人受打扰了大喊“别给我捣乱”。
13．D
作者抬头看看周围的人反应。
14．B
From then on 从那时起，At that moment．在那一刻，In all总计，Above all首先。
15．A
他们对计算机更感兴趣。
16．A
17．C
tell告诉，plan计划，imagine想像，design设计。根据目前的情况想像将来。
18．B
instead of而不是，指将来人们是否会更愿与机器分享生活而不是与人；other than 除了，except, for 除了；as well as 也
19．D
pretend 假装，understand 理解，insist 坚持，realize 意识到。指作者思考问题而没有注意到咖啡难喝。
20．B
as if 似乎，just as 就像，just after 在……之后，even though 即使
