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I forgot to pay my property tax last year. Was it a sign of early onset dementia(痴呆)? Had I spent last September as an anti-government tax resister and the entire month of September had ________ my mind? Then I realized the real problem: I have notification ________.

Since 2020, many of us have lived ________ online, relying on a trillion apps to send helpful, pinging notifications. So many notifications that they’ve become a waterfall of sound I no longer hear. I’ve grown ________ of every notification. I live in a continuous state of “oops.”

My bad decisions and my ________ are to blame. My first error was inviting these pings and beeps into my life decades ago. As someone with a memory as reliable as an inattentive goldfish’s, I once depended on a detailed paper calendar and to-do list system to keep me on ________. My careful notes worked for years. But I was eventually ________ transferring all the birthdays from one year’s calendar to the next. The coming of the PalmPilot (掌上电脑) thrilled me: I could enter the info once and, five days before each loved one’s birthday, the device would automatically inform me of the coming date.

That little PalmPilot was a gateway drug. I eventually ________ my brain to more powerful devices. And for years, generally they were at a ________ level. Then the pandemic hit and my notification stream became a series of alerts and even alerts for other unimaginable demands of alertness.

Then the other factor ________ kicked in. My actual hearing loss, a genetic gift from my father’s side, started getting worse, turning the world into a series of dull noises. Even with my hearing aids in, maybe I didn’t hear a notification.

Having become deaf to alerts both ________ and metaphorically, I reasoned that enduring a little wrist vibration with every notification would bring me back into being a responsible adult. ________, I felt like I had severe nerve damage. After month 13 of the pandemic, my general stress level was peaking and I was too ________ to turn some off.

“You’re not the boss of me!” I yelled one afternoon when seven notifications popped up ________. I turned away like a bad-tempered teen. The solution? I’m turning off all notifications and moving my life back to ________. Yes, it will be a tough adjustment. But it will force me to grab responsibility for my daily life back from all the devices.

The good news: Paper doesn’t chirp, buzz, flash or “pop up.” Paper just waits, quietly, non-judgmentally and trust you.

1.
A．failedB．slippedC．lostD．bent
2.
A．attentivenessB．alertnessC．unwillingnessD．deafness
3.
A．largelyB．barelyC．closelyD．specially
4.
A．guiltyB．ignorantC．unawareD．incapable
5.
A．geneB．ageC．jobD．lifestyle
6.
A．feetB．toesC．trickD．track
7.
A．used toB．tired ofC．exposed toD．involved in
8.
A．outsourcedB．positionedC．swayedD．split
9.
A．tangibleB．manageableC．approachableD．measurable
10.
A．at lengthB．at playC．at oddsD．at intervals
11.
A．franticallyB．accidentallyC．literallyD．excessively
12.
A．FurthermoreB．MeanwhileC．TherebyD．However
13.
A．overwhelmedB．overblownC．overflownD．overtaken
14.
A．contemporarilyB．instinctivelyC．spontaneouslyD．simultaneously
15.
A．easeB．workC．paperD．optimism
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【推荐1】Learn to Use a Computer

There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine(内燃机) has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons(活塞) being driven. For people should have some basic ideas of how the things that they use do what they do. _______ , students might be helped by a course that considers the computer’s impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer _______ . For computer literacy is not a form of literacy (读写能力); it is a trade skill that _______ be taught as a liberal art.

Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct _______ . A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should _______ themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know _______ program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. _______ programming can be lots of fun, our society needs some people who are experts at it, the same is true of auto repair and violin-making.

Learning how to use a computer is not that _______, and it gets easier all the time as programmes become more “user-friendly”. Let us assume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a _______ citizen. What does the phrase “learning to use a computer” mean? It sounds like “learning to drive a car”, ________ , it sounds as if there is some set of definite skills that, once ________ , enable one to use a computer.

________ , “learning to use a computer” is much more like “learning to play a game”, ________ learning the rules of one game may not help you play a second game, whose rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as ________ someone how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that programme and generally that is easily ________ .

1.
A．OtherwiseB．FurtherC．ThereforeD．However
2.
A．scienceB．gamesC．softwareD．literacy
3.
A．might notB．should notC．canD．must
4.
A．resultsB．objectsC．processesD．activities
5.
A．separateB．keepC．freeD．open
6.
A．when toB．where toC．what toD．how to
7.
A．WhileB．BecauseC．SinceD．If
8.
A．easyB．enjoyableC．difficultD．different
9.
A．positiveB．trustedC．competentD．reliable
10.
A．as thoughB．likewiseC．that isD．so that
11.
A．inquiredB．acquiredC．heldD．lost
12.
A．In factB．In additionC．On the contraryD．On the whole
13.
A．soB．thusC．butD．as
14.
A．tellingB．teachingC．askingD．persuading
15.
A．accomplishedB．droppedC．developedD．approved
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【推荐2】Developments in artificial intelligence, robotics and sensors (传感器) are making houses and apartments smarter than ever.

IT’S 6 A.M., and the alarm clock is ringing earlier than usual. It’s not a malfunction: the smart clock scanned your schedule and_______ because you’ve got that big presentation first thing in the morning. Your shower automatically turns on and warms to your preferred temperature. The electric car is_______ to go, charged by the solar panels. When you get home later, there’s a(n) _______package waiting, delivered by drone. You open it to find cold medicine. It turns out that health sensors in your bathroom detected _______of an approaching illness and placed an order automatically.

That at least is the ideal version of the smart home that exists 10 years out. Swedish research firm Berg Insight says 63 million American homes will_______as “smart” by 2022,with everything from Internet-connected light bulbs to cameras that let us spy on our pets from the office. But a decade from now, experts say, we’ll move from turning the lights on and off with our voices to total engagement in the Internet of Things (IoT)._______advancements in artificial intelligence, the smartest homes will be able to truly learn about their owners, eventually foretelling their_______. Developments in robotics will give us machines that offer a helping hand with cleaning, cooking and more. New sensors will be_______watching our well-being._______ to all of this will be the data that smart homes collect, analyze and act upon, helping to turn the houses of the future from a mere collection of devices and accessories into truly “smart” homes.

Of course, as our homes learn more about us, keeping them________will become all the more important. Every________ that’s connected to the Internet is a potential target for hackers. Therefore, cybersecurity will become all the more vital.

A range of technological developments will drive smart-home technology well beyond what’s available on store shelves today. Innovations in artificial intelligence, ________, stand to reverse almost everything in our lives, including our homes. You might already be using some kind of Al-powered voice-assistant device to get the latest news or weather forecast every morning. But in the smart home of the future, those AI platforms could serve as the brain for entire homes, learning about________and organizing and automating all of their various smart devices. IT company Crestron, for example, is working on software that________ a person’s habits, like which music they want to hear in the morning or which lights they want to be on at a certain time of the day. Then, once it knows a user’s________ automatically plays just the right playlists or dims the lights before bedtime.

1.
A．attemptedB．adjustedC．approvedD．assisted
2.
A．freeB．likelyC．readyD．eager
3.
A．unexpectedB．disconnectedC．unsealedD．misplaced
4.
A．symbolsB．signalsC．codesD．signs
5.
A．serveB．qualifyC．behaveD．model
6.
A．In spite ofB．Instead ofC．In addition toD．Thanks to
7.
A．needsB．dangersC．instinctsD．responses
8.
A．deeplyB．barelyC．closelyD．manually
9.
A．AccessibleB．CentralC．RelativeD．Objective
10.
A．personalB．specialC．specificD．secure
11.
A．cameraB．bulbC．deviceD．model
12.
A．by contrastB．for exampleC．in turnD．at least
13.
A．residentsB．operatorsC．relativesD．consumers
14.
A．transformsB．tracksC．treatsD．trains
15.
A．conditionsB．featuresC．preferencesD．characters
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【推荐3】Technology is the application of knowledge to production. _______modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped_______time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher_______of living. Technology has also increased the amount of food_______to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animal breeding techniques, and has_______our life span via medical technology.

Will mankind_______to live longer and have a higher quality of life？In large measure, the answer_______technology and our ability to use it wisely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is_______yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest_______ show that the United States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually into such efforts. ________, while we are running out of some scarce resources we may well find technological substitutes(替代品)for many of them__________our research programs.

Therefore, in the final analysis, the three major factors of production(land, labor and capital)are all__________by technology. When we need new skills or techniques. in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those__________. As equipment proves to be slow or__________, new machines will be invented. Technology________ to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.

1.
A．In addition toB．Instead ofC．In spite ofD．Thanks to
2.
A．cut offB．cut downC．take downD．take off
3.
A．standardB．profitC．stageD．range
4.
A．inferiorB．blindC．availableD．close
5.
A．extendedB．transformedC．savedD．developed
6.
A．refuseB．planC．pretendD．continue
7.
A．gives upB．makes upC．depends onD．insists on
8.
A．temporarilyB．definitelyC．willinglyD．equally
9.
A．fashionB．dataC．attentionD．category
10.
A．HoweverB．FurthermoreC．OrD．So
11.
A．onB．intoC．withoutD．through
12.
A．retainedB．appliedC．influencedD．introduced
13.
A．needsB．issuesC．studiesD．dreams
14.
A．illegalB．inefficientC．inexactD．illogical
15.
A．appealsB．turnsC．respondsD．objects
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