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【题目】B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)

How many times has this happened to you? you're trying to pass a crowded sidewalk. And someone talking or texting on a cell phone slows you down, or worse, _________ you.

What if we could put these multi taskers(一心二用的人) into their own lane, freeing up half of the sidewalk for pedestrians(行人) who are paying attention?

That's the idea behind the new show Mind Over Masses. The show created a separate lane on a Washington, DC sidewalk for those who wanted to look at their phones, while the other lane was for _________ walkers. It was part of a behavior experiment by the National Geographic Channel in the US.

However, the experiment didn't really work _________ it could have because a lot of phone users didn't notice the markings at all. "it's no surprise walkers didn't notice the lanes because they were _________ looking at their phones, "said Yahoo

Checking phones on the go is just one of a few annoying things about modern mobile phone usage. Below are some phone etiquettes (礼仪) tips provided by the Guardian. Take a look

You should reply to messages. It's very frustrating to text a friend who takes a long time to reply, yet _________ to update their statuses(状态)on their social networking sites in the meantime.

You should pick a nice ringtone. No one appreciates it when an annoying ringtone breaks into what they’re doing

You should not visit someone's home and immediately ask for Wi-Fi. Do you seriously want to climb over the back of the couch, grab the router(路由器), and read the Wi-Fi password off the back of it? _________ go to your friend's home, drink and eat what your host gives you, and chat face to face.

【1】A. runs away B. runs out of C. runs into D. runs after

【2】A. slower B. quicker C. more careful D. more patient

【3】A. as well as B. as soon as C. as good as D. as long as

【4】A. too afraid B. too busy C. too careful D. too difficult

【5】A. fails B. succeeds C. manages D. enables

【6】A. Instead B. Instead of C. In addition D. In return

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】A

【6】A

【解析】本文介绍了现在很多人忙于在手机上发送文本或者等着回复信息，文中告诉人们一些使用手机的礼仪。

【1】C

考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. runs away 逃跑；B. runs out of 用完；C. runs into 遇见； D. runs after追逐；句意：正在电话上聊天或者发短信让你慢下来，或者更糟糕，撞到你身上。根据And someone talking or texting on a cell phone slows you down,可知有些人在走路时玩手机，因此会撞到你身上，故选C。

【2】B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. slower较慢的； B. quicker 更快的； C. more careful 更认真的；D. more patient更有耐心的。句意：这个节目在华盛顿的步行路上为那些想要看手机的人创造了一条单独的车道，而在另一条车道是专为更快的步行者准备的。此处与for those who wanted to look at their phones,与在走路时看手机的步行者相比较，应是走路不看手机的人，应是走路更快的人，故选B。

【3】A

考查形容词短语及语境的理解。A. as well as 和……一样好，修饰动词； B. as soon as 不久； C. as good as 和……一样好，修饰名词；D. as long as只要。句意：然而，这个实验没有真正地起到它本应该起的作用，因为很多手机使用者根本没有注意到那些标志。根据because a lot of phone users didn't notice the markings at all.使用手机的人没有注意到那个玩手机的人专用的车道的标志，因此没有起到本应该起到的作用，修饰动词work故用副词，故选A。

【4】B

考查形容词及语境的理解。A. too afraid 太害怕的；B. too busy 太忙的；C. too careful 太认真的； D. too difficult太难的；句意：雅虎说：“步行者没有注意到那个车道，这并不奇怪，因为他们太忙于查看他们的手机。”be busy doing sth忙于做某事，故选B。

【5】A

考查动词及语境的理解。A. fails 失败；B. succeeds 成功； C. manages 管理； D. enables使能够；句意：你应该回复邮件，令人沮丧的是给一个需要很长时间才能回复的朋友发短信，然而同时在他们的社交网站上无法更新他们的状态。fail to do sth不能做某事，故选A。

【6】A

考查副词和介词短语及语境的理解。A. Instead反而； B. Instead of 而不是； C. In addition 此外；D. In return作为报答。句意：而是去你朋友的家，吃喝这家主人给你的东西，面对面地聊天。根据You should not visit someone's home and immediately ask for Wi-Fi.和go to your friend's home, drink and eat what your host gives you, and chat face to face.可知前面表示不应该去某人家就马上要Wi-Fi，此处表示要去你朋友的家，吃喝东西，聊天。此处表示要做的事，故用副词instead。故选A。