完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Is the art of conversation dying? The other day, my wife _______ two teenage children did something we haven't _______ for ages. It didn't require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries or anything else for that matter. But we all _______it so much we're thinking of doing it again sometime.
We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was _______ when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare these days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the _______ of communicating face-to-face. We all know_______young people are out on a date(约会)these days, they spend most of that time _______ their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to _______ communicating with their friends by sending text messages rather than actually _______to them.
If we carry on like this, in the future, we'll lose the use of our _______ . What do you think? E-mail me, and who knows? Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!
1.A. and B.or C.but D.after
2.A. made B.known C.done D.seen
3.A. acted B.blamed C.decided D.enjoyed
4.A.common B.careful C.extra D.enough
5.A.name B.art C.attention D.aim
6.A. because B.how C.when D.unless
7.A. buying B.collccting C.repairing D.answering
8.A.dislike B.prefer C.admire D.believe
9.A.writing B.introducing C.speaking D.hurrying
10.A. eyes B.voiccs C.mouths D.hands
---Would you mind turning off the TV?
----____________, I am listening to an important report.
A. Of course not B. No, not at all
C. I’m afraid not D. Yes, I do
----Would you please __________ the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
-----Of course I will.
A. look around B. look through C. look up D. look into
The Greens used to live in London, but they ___________ in Beijing so far.
A. are used to living B. are used to live
C. have been used to living D. have been used to live
My father ___________________________ when he was in his twenties.
A. would rather play basketball than to sing
B. would rather play basketball to singing
C. prefers basketball to football
D. preferred playing basketball to singing
It is dangerous ____ you ______ a close look at the tiger in the zoo.
A. for , to have B. for you, take
C. of ,to have D. of , take