高三英语培优高考阅读模拟真题练习7:
班级:____________学号:____________姓名:____________
真题模拟精选|翻盖手机:当今社会依旧有其忠实粉丝?
老式的翻盖屏幕手机虽早就已经被市场所淘汰,但这类手机直到现在依旧拥有着一众忠实粉丝。对这些“忠实粉丝”来说,手机的性能甚至智能与否已经不再是考虑的首要因素,甚至有部分人的本意就是以孱弱的性能换取自己对手机依赖的降低。而折腾这些老手机,让它们尽可能满足当下的日用需求,也是用翻盖手机的新乐趣之一
I switched to a flip phone. It vastly improved my life. I felt empty and frustrated at how much time I spent on my smartphone. So I spent the last five years steadily stripping my phone down to the basics. Social media was the first to go, then email, then news apps, and then even internet browsers.
I long considered switching to a flip phone, but I always found an excuse to stay. Ultimately it was two of my students, 15- and 18-year-old sisters, who pushed me over the edge. Word spread around school that they had bought flip phones. If they were brave enough to take the plunge, I could, too. I spent $9 on a flip phone, plus $120 for a year of unlimited talk and text on a new number. For the last five months, I haven’t carried a smartphone with me, just my flip phone.
This is the charming, romantic side of owning a flip phone: more conversations, more eye contact, more connection. The separation between work and life is much more noticeable. I don’t overthink work emails all day, since I no longer carry my work email in my pocket. I am living more like my creative, curious, phone-free children.
This all sounds wonderful because it is wonderful. And now it’s confession time: I still have my smartphone. As it turns out, our addiction to smartphones is not just on an individual level. Intentionally or not, we have built structures that depend upon smartphone access, making it an essential feature of modern life. While most of the flip phone inconveniences are charming, some of them are so frustrating that they make you want to pull your hair out.
Despite that, I will continue to use a flip phone as my primary phone so I don’t have to carry a smartphone with me. And I will continue to evangelize for it. I hope many others get flip phones. We will all be better for it. If nothing else, it’ll be nice to have more people to talk to in the grocery line.
25.What ultimately caused the author to switch to a flip phone
A.Disturbance of social media.
B.Inspiration from his students.
C.Time overspent on his smartphone.
D.Negative feelings to smartphones.
26.What happened after the author used a flip phone
A.More interactions with people.
B.Less work assignments.
C.More time with his children.
D.Low work effeciency.
27.What can be inferred about the author
A.Belief that flip phones are completely without inconveniences.
B.Thought that smartphone addiction is solely an individual problem.
C.Complete abandonment of smartphones for flip phones.
D.Belief in widespread integration and importance of smartphones in modern society.
28.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A.To recommend using a flip phone.
B.To advocate living without a smartphone.
C.To share his story of switching to a flip phone.
D.To stress the disadvantages of having a smartphone.
【词块学习】
第一段:
switch v. 转换;交换 n.倒班;转变、改变
flip v./n.快速翻动、浏览
vast adj.巨大的
empty adj.空的
frustrated adj.沮丧的,失望的
steady adj.稳定的
strip v.剥夺,脱去 n.条、带;脱衣舞
browser n.浏览器
第二段:
long adj.长的;adv.长久地
10.ultimately adv.最终地
11.edge n.边缘
12.take plunge to do 冒险去做某事
13.charming adj.吸引人的,具有魅力的
第三段:
14.separation n.分离;隔离
15.noticeable adj.显而易见的;显著的
16.overthink v.想得太多、思虑过重
17.no longer 不再
第四段:
18.confession n.坦白,忏悔
19.As it turns out 事实上
20.access v.靠近;接近;n.通道;机会
第五段:
21.despite prep.即使,尽管
22.evangelize v.传播福音
选项单词
23.disturbance n.干扰、打扰
24.assignment n.任务,派发
25.efficiency n.效率
25.solely adv.单独地,唯一地
26.abandonment n.放弃
27.integration n.整合、一体
28.widespread adj.广泛的;普遍存在的
【全文翻译】
我换了一部翻盖手机。它极大地改善了我的生活。我在智能手机上花了这么多时间,感到空虚和沮丧。因此,在过去的五年里,我稳步地将手机剥离到最基本的部分。社交媒体是第一个被淘汰的,然后是电子邮件,然后是新闻应用程序,甚至是互联网浏览器。
我早就考虑过换一部翻盖手机,但我总是找借口留下来。最终,是我的两个学生,15岁和18岁的姐妹,把我推到了边缘。学校里传开了他们买了翻盖手机的消息。如果他们有足够的勇气冒险,我也可以。我花了9美元买了一部翻盖手机,再加上120美元,用一个新号码进行了一年的无限通话和短信。在过去的五个月里,我没有带智能手机,只有翻盖手机。
这就是拥有翻盖手机的迷人、浪漫的一面:更多的对话、更多的眼神交流、更多的联系。工作与生活的分离更加明显。我不会整天过度思考工作邮件,因为我不再把工作邮件放在口袋里了。我的生活更像是我富有创造力、好奇心强、没有电话的孩子。
这一切听起来都很棒,因为它太棒了。现在是忏悔的时候了:我还有我的智能手机。事实证明,我们对智能手机的沉迷不仅仅是个人层面的。无论是否有意,我们都建立了依赖智能手机接入的结构,使其成为现代生活的一个重要特征。虽然大多数翻盖手机的不便之处都很迷人,但其中一些非常令人沮丧,让你想把头发拔出来。
尽管如此,我仍将继续使用翻盖手机作为我的主要手机,这样我就不必随身携带智能手机。我将继续为此进行宣传。我希望很多人都能使用翻盖手机。我们都会因此而变得更好。如果没有别的,在杂货店排队时有更多的人可以聊天会很好。
拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
25.D 26.D 27.A 28.B
【词汇打卡背诵】
第一段:
switch ___________________
flip ___________________
vast ___________________
empty ___________________
frustrated ___________________
steady ___________________
strip ___________________
browser ___________________
第二段:
long ___________________
10.ultimately ___________________
11.edge ___________________
12.take plunge to do ___________________
13.charming ___________________
第三段:
14.separation ___________________
15.noticeable ___________________
16.overthink ___________________
17.no longer ___________________
第四段:
18.confession ___________________
19.As it turns out ___________________
20.access ___________________
第五段:
21.despite ___________________
22.evangelize ___________________
选项单词
23.disturbance ___________________
24.assignment ___________________
25.efficiency ___________________
25.solely ___________________
26.abandonment n.___________________
27.integration ___________________
28.widespread ___________________