Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I'm going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning.
The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite(無(wú)限的） applications. Virtually in any public space.
Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can't walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.
So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don't dial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to avoid.
For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business:
"Yes, I'm glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What's that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there."
Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.
Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, you'd be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.
One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. "So I don't need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news."
And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. "What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.
"Hello? Are you still there?"  Oops.
小題1:According to the passage Fake Foning is _______________________.
A．a(chǎn) strategy to avoid peopleB．a(chǎn) device newly produced
C．a(chǎn) service provided everywhereD．a(chǎn) skill of communication
小題2:In the author's opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has to__________________.
A．talk about interesting mattersB．behave politely to people passing by
C．hold the phone while walkingD．a(chǎn)ppear absorbed in conversation
小題3:What does the last example show?
A．One effective way is to fake fone one's doctor.
B．One has to be careful while fake foning.
C．Fake foning may not cheat people.
D．Fake foning is always quite successful.
小題4:After his phone suddenly began ringing, the author___________________.
A．immediately started talking to the caller
B．immediately started talking to his colleague
C．put the phone away and stopped talking
D．continued with his fake conversation
小題5:What is the tone of the passage?
A．Critical.B．Humorous.C．Serious.D．Unclear.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述的是在人際交往中人們常常采用的一種避開自己不喜歡的人的方法——假裝打電話。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第四段3,4行Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to avoid.說(shuō)明假裝打電話是人們采取的一種躲避自己想要避開的人的方法，故A正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to avoid說(shuō)明你假裝打電話的時(shí)候，電話的內(nèi)容要逼真，要裝的很像，好像很投入的樣子。故D正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)"What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.
"Hello? Are you still there?"  Oops.說(shuō)明假裝和醫(yī)生打電話總是很成功，對(duì)方會(huì)回電話過(guò)來(lái)。這會(huì)讓你的行為更為逼真。故B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. "What is the matter with this thing?" I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear.說(shuō)明如果你假裝打電話的時(shí)候，電話鈴聲突然響起，那么你要繼續(xù)裝下去，故D正確。
小題5:B 推理題。文章中多次使用了幽默的語(yǔ)氣，如And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it等等。說(shuō)明B正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是在人際交往中人們常常采用的一種避開自己不喜歡的人的方法——假裝打電話。
要求考生讀懂文章中的每個(gè)句子的意思還要推理它們之間的關(guān)系，結(jié)合自己的生活常識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，再通過(guò)邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義。任何一篇文章都有其特定的寫作目的，讀者應(yīng)當(dāng)知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問(wèn)題。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理時(shí)我們務(wù)必要忠于原文，在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據(jù)，即：已知部分－推論的前提，從中推測(cè)出未知部分－推理的結(jié)論，切忌妄加評(píng)論，把自己的觀點(diǎn)當(dāng)成作者的觀點(diǎn)。
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小題2:It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _____ .
A．perform relatively betterB．grow up more healthily
C．behave more responsiblyD．receive a better education
小題3:What does Tony Little say about the British education system?
A．It fails more boys than girls academically.
B．It focuses more on mixed school education.
C．It fails to give boys the attention they need.
D．It places more pressure on boys than on girls.
小題4:According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _____.
A．teaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys
B．boys can focus on their lessons without being absent-minded
C．boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
D．teaching can be designed to promote boys’ team spirit
小題5:Which of the following is the characteristic of boys according to Abigail James’ report?
A．They enjoy being in charge.
B．They act the same to stereotypes.
C．They have sharper vision.
D．They are violent and sexist.

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