22-Friday 交流问题 246词
题材： 交流问题 词数： 246 建议阅读时间： 5分钟
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It was raining．I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee． 1 I was waiting for my drink，I realized there were other people in the place，but I sensed 2 ．I saw their bodies，but I couldn't feel their souls because their souls belonged to the 3 ．
I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer，I saw a thin，small man 4 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 5 ，”he said．He was chatting online and，at the same time，he was playing a computer game—a war game．I was 6 ．
Why didn't Steve want to talk with me？I tried 7 to speak to that computer geek， 8 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder，but no reaction．I was 9 ．I put my hand in front of the monitor，and he started to shout，“Leave me alone！”
I took a few steps back，wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me．I 10 ，and saw nobody showed any interest．
11 ，I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines，not with people．They were more interested in having a relationship with the 12 ，particularly Steve．I wouldn't want to 13 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 14 with people．
I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn't even 15 that the coffee was bad，just as Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him．
生词
geek n． ［美俚］怪人
reaction n． 反应：What was the critic's reaction to the book？这位评论家对该书有什么反应？
monitor n． 监视器，显示屏：a 17-inch colour monitor 17英寸的彩色显示器
1．A．Before B．Since C．Although D．While
2．A．pain B．loneliness C．sadness D．fear
3．A．home B．world C．Net D．Cafe
4．A．sleeping B．laughing C．sitting D．learning
5．A．busy B．thirsty C．tired D．sick
6．A．surprised B．delighted C．moved D．frightened
7．A．once B．again C．first D．even
8．A．but B．so C．if D．or
9．A．excited B．respected C．afraid D．unhappy
10．A．walked about B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head
11．A．From then on B．At that moment C．In all D．Above all
12．A．computer B．soul C．shop D．geek
13．A．tell B．plan C．imagine D．design
14．A．other than B．instead of C．except for D．as well as
15．A．pretend B．understand C．insist D．realize
参考译文
天下着雨。我走进一家咖啡馆要了一杯咖啡。当我等着咖啡上来时，我意识到尽管这个地方有其他人，但我却很孤独。我看见他们的身体，却感受不到他们的灵魂，因为他们的灵魂属于网络。
我站起来，在桌子间来回走着。当我来到最大的那台电脑旁，我看见一个瘦小的男人坐在前面。我问了他好几遍他叫什么，他才最终回答我他叫斯蒂夫。“我不能和你说话。我很忙。”他说。他正在在线聊天，同时还打着电脑游戏——一种战争游戏。对此我很吃惊。
为什么斯蒂夫不想和我交谈？我又试着和那个电脑怪人说话，但他一言不发。我碰了碰他的肩膀，毫无反应。我不高兴了，我把手放在显示器前，他开始大叫：“别烦我！”
我倒退几步，想知道是不是这里的所有人都在看我。我抬起头，发现没人对我感兴趣。
那一刻，我意识到人们和机器交流得很好，但和人却不行。他们对和电脑建立关系更感兴趣，特别是斯蒂夫。我不愿想象，将来的人们宁愿和机器共同生活，而不愿和同类生活。
我很担心，我陷入沉思中。我甚至没有意识到咖啡很难喝，正如斯蒂夫没有注意到他的旁边还有个人一样。
参考答案
Friday 1．D 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．A 6．A 7．B 8．A 9．D 10．D 11．B 12．A 13．C 14．B 15．D
