15．A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolutions：we stopped talking to one another．
I was walking in the park with a friend recently，and his cell phone rang，interrupting our conversation．There we were，walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and…I became invisible（看不见的），absent from the conversation．
The telephone used to connect you to the absent．Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent．Why is it that the more connected we get，the more disconnected I feel？Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction．With email and instant messaging over the Internet，we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another．With voice mail，you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone．If my mom has a question，I just leave the answer on her machine．
As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated，we are now feeling more distant from one another．You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more．Directory assistance is almost always fully automated．
I am not against modern technology．I own a cell phone，an ATM card，a voice mail system，and an email account．Giving them up isn't wise…they're a great help to use．It's some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy．
More and more I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation，or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn't really have time to talk．The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier．
So I've put myself on technology restriction：no instant messaging with people who live near me，no cell phoning in the presence of friends，no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home．
64．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？B
A．The Advance of Communications Technology．
B．The Consequences of Modern Technology．
C．The Story of Communications Revolution．
D．The Automation of Modern Communications
65．The sentence"Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent，"means thatC．
A．the people sitting beside you have to go away to receive a phone call
B．you can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside you
C．modern technology makes it hard for people to have a face-to-face talk
D．people can now go to work without going to the office
66．The writer feels that the use of modern communications isD．
A．encouraging B．disappointing C．satisfying D．embarrassing
67．The passage implies thatA．
A．modern technology is separating the people
B．modern technology is bridging the people．
C．modern technology is developing too fast
D．modern technology is interrupting our communications．
分析 本文主要论述现代技术的消极影响--现代技术的使用在疏远人与人之间的距离．
解答 BCDA
64 B 主旨大意题．开篇点题，第一段：一件奇怪的事情发生在信息革命的路上，我们停止了相互交谈（这就是信息革命的结果）．下面通过实例来说明通讯革命带来的结果．A．The Advance of Modern Technology现代技术的进步B．The Consequences of Communication Technology信息革命的结果C．The Story of Communication Revolution信息革命的故事D．The Automation of Modern Communication现代通讯自动化．故选B．
65 C 句意猜测题．根据第二段原文"…and his cellphone rang…I became invisible，absent from the conversation．"和第三段原文"we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another"可知，当朋友接电话的时候，作者仿佛成了摆设，随着科技的发展，人们通过电话，邮件等途径进行交流，这使得面对面的交谈变得很难．故选C．
66 D 推理判断题．根据第五段可知，作者并不反对现代技术，也认为它极有帮助，只是某一些结果让他感到不安，比如第二段中他所举的生活例子．由此判断他会认为使用现代技术有时令人感到尴尬，故选D项．
67 A 推理判断题．根据倒数第二段The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier．致力于帮助人们保持联系的产业使我更加孤独和第三段开头The telephone used to connect you to the absent．Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent．电话用来连接不在场的人．现在它让坐在你旁边的人感觉不在场似的，可推断现代技术正在疏远人们之间的关系，故选A项
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