I always knew that I depended way too much on my phone.       I didn’t know how much, so I decided to do this challenge to find out.
Every morning since I got a smartphone, I’ve used The Weather Channel App to find out what to      . On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but       I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn’t tell what time it was. I haven’t worn a       for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. So I was late for       friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also late for my part-time job. And      , I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder, too. I got       because I couldn’t use the GPS (汽車導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)) on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot       because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while       with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list (聯(lián)絡(luò)簿). I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I       the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn’t       my brother’s and my mom’s cell phone numbers. Oh, how I wished to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems, however, I found       not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This       was a great learning experience. It surprised me how I’d taken no notice of even the       things like remembering phone numbers. We all should take some time to think about how we can depend       on our cell phones.
小題1:
A．ButB．AndC．ThenD．Still
小題2:
A．carryB．takeC．wearD．see
小題3:
A．hopefullyB．thankfullyC．strangelyD．surprisingly
小題4:
A．ringB．hatC．suitD．watch
小題5:
A．picking upB．bringing upC．calling outD．making out
小題6:
A．even soB．a(chǎn)fter allC．in allD．even worse
小題7:
A．caughtB．lostC．changedD．hurt
小題8:
A．happierB．slowerC．saferD．quieter
小題9:
A．movingB．chattingC．writingD．driving
小題10:
A．startedB．forgotC．supportedD．reported
小題11:
A．collectB．copyC．readD．remember
小題12:
A．silenceB．peaceC．patienceD．confidence
小題13:
A．workB．lessonC．challengeD．project
小題14:
A．hardestB．simplestC．nicestD．clearest
小題15:
A．lessB．moreC．littleD．much

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B 
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:A
試題分析：作者想知道自己多么依耐手機(jī)，通過自己的體驗，建議我們需要花時間思考怎么才能少使用我們的手機(jī)。
小題1:考查連詞辨析。A. But但是；B. And并且；C. Then然后；D. Still仍然。這里前后句之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but。但我不知道是多么的依耐（手機(jī)）。故選A
小題2:上下文連串。根據(jù)下文On the first morning I had to dress without guidance的提示可知，這里用動詞wear。我使用應(yīng)用程序天氣頻道來找到我穿什么。故選C
小題3:考查副詞辨析。A. hopefully希望地；B. thankfully 感謝地；C. strangely奇怪地；D. surprisingly驚訝地。但多虧了我猜到天氣會可能非常的冷。故選B
小題4:上下文連串。根據(jù)后面的because my phone showed the time可以推測出這里用wear a watch戴手表。我超過一年不戴手表了。故選D
小題5:短語辨析。A. picking up接某人；B. bringing up撫養(yǎng)；C. calling out召集；D. making out辨別。這里指作者去接朋友的時候遲到。故選A
小題6:考查短語辨析。A. even so即使如此；B. after all畢竟；C. in all總共；D. even worse更糟的是。更糟糕的是，我不能打電話告訴他們我遲到。故選D
小題7:考查短語固定搭配。這里考查get lost，表示“迷路”。由于我不能夠使用手機(jī)里的GPS導(dǎo)航，所以我迷路了。故選B
小題8:考查形容詞比較級。A. happier更快樂；B. slower更慢；C. safer更安全；D. quieter更安靜。盡管我的駕駛得到了更大的安全。故選C
小題9:上下文連串。根據(jù)上文中的My driving, though,可以知道這里指的作者開車的時候。當(dāng)我和別人一起開車的時候。故選D
小題10:考查動詞辨析。A. started開始；B. forgot忘記；C. supported支持；D. reported報道。在我開始挑戰(zhàn)之前，我忘記寫下我朋友和家人的電話號碼。故選A
小題11:上下文連串。根據(jù)前句中I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers可知這里指作者忘記電話號碼。我不能記得我哥哥和我媽媽的電話號碼。故選D
小題12:考查名詞辨析。A. silence沉默；   B. peace安寧；C. patience耐心；D. confidence自信。我發(fā)現(xiàn)平靜不是擔(dān)心丟失短信和電子郵件。故選B
小題13:上下文連串。根據(jù)文章中第一段最后一句so I decided to do this challenge to find out.可以知道答案。這個挑戰(zhàn)是一個很好的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗。故選C
小題14:考查形容詞辨析。A. hardest最難的；B. simplest最簡單的；C. nicest最好的；D. clearest最清晰的。讓我吃驚的是，即使是記電話號碼最簡單的事情都沒有注意到。故選B
小題15:上下文連串。這里是文章作者作的一個總結(jié)。根據(jù)句意全文可知作者建議我們需要花時間思考怎么才能少使用我們的手機(jī)。故選A
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小題4:What is Dick Gates’ attitude towards whether teenagers should use mobile phones?
A．Supportive.B．Objective. （客觀的）
C．Negative. （消極的）D．Uninterested.

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Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it？Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power？Start writing.
By putting thoughts into words，you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think，feel，or only partly understand. Often，explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words，you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power”.
Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many，if not most，highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head，but if you keep a journal(日志)of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project，you’ll probably have more success.
Want to understand a topic？Write a book about it. That’s an extreme example，but if you are learning something new，write a letter to a friend about it，and you will understand it better. Want to invent something？Write an explanation of the problem—why you want to solve it，and why it is worth solving，and you’re half­way there.
Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often，they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A Way on How to Write
B．Increase Your Brain Power Through Writing
C．Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing
D．How to Start Your Writing
小題2:According to the passage，writing can help you a lot except________.
A．to increase your brain power
B．to improve the ability to remember
C．to develop your interest in study
D．to strengthen the understanding of a topic
小題3:If a writer writes something，it means that he or she________.
A．has understood it very well
B．needs to understand it better
C．wants to remember it in his or her mind
D．is testing his or her new ideas
小題4:The underlined sentence“you’re half­way there”in the fourth paragraph means that________.
A．you are already successful
B．there’s a long way for you to go to reach your goal
C．you are left wondering what to do
D．you have been on the way to success

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