It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 21 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 22 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 23 their souls belonged to the 24 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 25 in front of it. "I’m Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can’t talk with you. I’m 26 ", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn’t know--and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game--a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, 27 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 28 .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 29 to speak to that computer geek (怪人), 30 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was 31 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, " 32 !"
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___33 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
34 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 35 having a relationship with the ___36 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 37 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 38 with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 39 that the coffee was bad, ___40 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
21.A.Before B.Since C.Although D.While
22.A.pain B.loneliness C.sadness D.fear
23.A.because B.when C.until D.unless
24.A.home B.world C.Net D.Cafe
25.A.sleeping B.laughing C.sitting D.learning
26.A.busy B.thirsty C.tired D.sick
27.A.first of all B.just then C.at the same time D.by that time
28.A.surprised B.delighted C.moved D.frightened
29.A.once B.again C.first D.even
30.A.but B.so C.if D.or
31.A.excited B.respected C.afraid D.unhappy
32.A.Shut up B.Enjoy yourself C.Leave me alone D.Help me out
33.A.walked about B.walked out C.raised my hand D.raised my head
34.A.From then on B.At that moment C.In all D.Above all
35.A.interested in B.tired of C.careful about D.troubled by
36.A.computer B.soul C.shop D.geek
37.A.tell B.plan C.imagine D.design
38.A.other than B.instead of C.except for D.as well as
39.A.pretend B.understand C.insist D.realize
40.A.as if B.just as C.just after D.even though
21.D 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.A 29.B 30.A 31.D 32.C 33.D 34.B 35.A 36.A 37.C 38.B 39.D 40.B
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment(预约)into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally become 39 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 41 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 42 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 43 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 44 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 45 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 46 would look like a cemetery(墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady 47 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 48 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 49 at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 51 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 54 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36.A.lab B.library C.hall D.office
37.A.watched B.stopped C.followed D.interviewed
38.A.hoping B.finding C.realizing D.imagining
39.A.surprised B.disappointed C.worried D.troubled
40.A.hopelessly B.carefully C.unexpectedly D.unwillingly
41.A.pleasant B.funny C.cold D.sad
42.A.attended B.visited C.studied D.served
43.A.clever B.brave C.proud D.happy
44.A.set about B.set up C.take down D.take over
45.A.satisfied B.excited C.moved D.ashamed
46.A.house B.part C.garden D.place
47.A.explained B.expressed C.refused D.admitted
48.A.building B.yard C.playground D.square
49.A.laughed B.shouted C.glanced D.called
50.A.suggestion B.idea C.thought D.opinion
51.A.bored B.astonished C.interested D.pleased
52.A.department B.university C.business D.club
53.A.Once B.While C.Since D.Though
54.A.name B.character C.picture D.sign
55.A.talked B.knew C.heard D.cared
答案 36.D 37.B 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.C 46.D 47.A 48.A 49.C 50.B 51.D 52.B 53.C 54.A 55.D
