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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习Unit2Robots练习新人教版选修7Ⅰ.阅读理解(xx·北京市海淀区下学期期中)EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhightechdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobeetechnologyaddict
2、ed.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostmonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.Themaingoaloftechnologypaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremo
3、neyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwi
4、thtimesuckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevit
5、alquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,beethemasteroftechnologyanddis
6、coverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Butit'stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies”.Tobreakthegran
7、ddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'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.advantage B.attractionC.adaptionD.attempt答案:B 词义猜测题。根据该词所在句Onestudyfoun
8、dthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheall
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