17.Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good:the iPad.Instead of looking at nature,I checked my e-mail.Instead of paddling a small boat,I followed my Twitter feed(推特简讯).Instead of reading great novels,I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning.I was behaving as if I were still in the office.My body was on vacation,but my head wasn't.
So this year I made up my mind to try something different:withdrawal(退出)from the Internet.I knew it wouldn't be easy,since I'm bad at self-control.But I was determined.I started by giving the iPad to my wife.
The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past,making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮丧).I was trapped,forced to go through with my plan.Largely cut off from e-mail,Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites,I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio-and how much radio can one listen to,really?I had to do what I had planned to do all along:read books.
This experience has had a happy ending.With determination and the strong support of my wife,I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet,realizing finally that it was I,not the iPad,that was the problem.I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi."I don't need it,"I said.
However,as we return to post-vacation life,a harder test begins:Can I continue when I'm back at work?
There are times when the need to know what's being said right now is great.I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely.But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑)to check my e-mail every five minutes,which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two
I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive.Here I hope this one worked.
24.What do we know about the author's last summer vacation?D
A.He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.
B.His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.
C.He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.
D.He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation.
25.What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?A
A.He handed his iPad to his wife.
B.He cut off his cellphone signal.
C.He refused to cheat in his house.
D.He listened to the radio most of the time.
26.When back at work,the author will probably choose toC.
A.stay away from the Internet for ever
B.continue to read more and more books
C.keep control of when and how to use the Internet
D.stop checking what is being said right now completely
27.What is the author's opinion of a great vacation in the passage?D
A.A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.
B.A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.
C.A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to.
D.A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.
分析 本文主要讲的是,作者通过自己的亲身经历认识到,在旅行和休息放松过程中,不要再做与工作有关的事情,放弃那些会让人分心的事物,这样人们才能真正地放松起来,享受假期.
解答 DACD
24.D 细节题.根据第一段的最后一句话I was behaving as if I were still in the office.My body was on vacation,but my head wasn't得知我在度假的时候表现出好像仍然在工作一样,身体在度假,但是大脑不是,故选D.
25.A 细节题.文章But I was determined.I started by giving the iPad to my wife我决定把平板交给我的妻子,故选A.
26.C 细节题.I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely.But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑)to check my e-mail every five minute…这句话告诉我们作者回来之后,学会了如何控制使用电脑,故选C.
27.D 细节题.最后一句话I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive作者任务真正的度假是让自己变得更有创造力,故选D.
点评 做本题的关键在于对整篇文章的深入理解,弄清句与句之间以及句子与所在段落的关系;由于本文结构清晰,内容明确,所以在做本题时,可以根据每一部分的中心意思或根据上下句的内容,推测出空缺部分的意思;另外,还可以通过仔细阅读备选项,排除与本文无关的选项或找到与相应段落意义相关的选项.