【春走向高考】高三英语一轮复习Unit2Robots练习新人教版选修7Ⅰ.阅读理解(·北京市海淀区下学期期中)EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhightechdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwithtimesuckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Butit'stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies”.Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'soverusedtechnology.文章大意：文章作者指出了人们过度使用科技的许多弊端，反对大众对高科技设备的过度依赖。1．Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．advantageB．attractionC．adaptionD．attempt答案：B词义猜测题。根据该词所在句Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.可猜出allure意思是吸引，故选B。2．Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto________.A．attractpeopletobuytheirproductsB．providethelatestinformationC．improvepeople'squalityoflifeD．dealwithculturaldiseases答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.可知从这篇文章来看，技术公司目标是吸引人们来买他的产品，故选A。3．Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople________.A．considertoomuchtechnologywonderfulB．haverealizedtheharmofhightechdevicesC．canregainfreedomwithouthightechdevicesD．mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology答案：D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句话Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'soverusedtechnology.可推断出人们如果不过度使用科技，可以更好地享受生活。故选D。4．What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhightechdevices?A．Neutral.B．Sceptical.C．Disapproving.D．Sympathetic.答案：C推理判断题。根据全文内容来看，作者指出了人们过度使用科技的许多弊端，所以作者对过度使用高科技设备的态度是反对。故选C。Ⅱ.七选五__1__Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyouareawake...
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