It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls their souls belonged to the .
I stood up and walked the tables. When I came to the biggest puter, I saw a thin, small man in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m ,” he said. He was chatting online and, , he was playing a puter game – a war game. I was .
Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried to speak to that puter geek （怪人）， not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction. I was . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ !”
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I raised my head, and saw nobody showed any interest.
, 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 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines with people.
I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even that the coffee was bad, Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
【小题1】A．BeforeB．SinceC．AlthoughD．While【小题2】A．painB．lonelinessC．sadnessD．fear【小题3】A．becauseB．whenC．untilD．unless【小题4】A．homeB．worldC．netD．café【小题5】A．besideB．amongC．betweenD．on【小题6】A．sleepingB．laughingC．sittingD．learning【小题7】A．finallyB．quicklyC．patientlyD．loudly【小题8】A．busyB．thirstyC．tiredD．sick【小题9】A．first of allB．just thenC．at the same timeD．by that time【小题10】A．surprisedB．delightedC．movedD．frightened【小题11】A．onceB．againC．firstD．even【小题12】A．butB．soC．ifD．or【小题13】A．excitedB．respectedC．afraidD．unhappy【小题14】A．Shut upB．Enjoy yourselfC．Leave me aloneD．Help me out【小题15】A．From then onB．At that momentC．In allD．Above all【小题16】A．puterB．soulC．shopD．geek【小题17】A．tellB．planC．imagineD．design【小题18】A．other thanB．instead ofC．except forD．as well as【小题19】A．pretendB．understandC．insistD．realize【小题20】A．as ifB．just asC．so thatD．even thoughD
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解析：本文是关于网络和人际关系的讨论，从“我”遇见的一件事情说明现实社会中很多年轻人沉迷于网络，让“我”思考未来的世界会是什么样的。
【小题1】考查连词辨析：A. Before在…前面，B. Since自从，C. Although虽然，D. While然而，当…时候，根据前后文的信息，可知我在等饮料的过程中发生后面的事情。选D
【小题2】考查名词辨析：A. pain痛苦，B. loneliness孤单，C. sadness悲伤，D. fear害怕，转折连词but前后的句意，还有54空后的那句I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people 都说明我的感觉的孤单loneliness.选B
【小题3】考查连词辨析： A. because因为，B. when当…时候，C. until直到，D. unless除非，前后句的因果关系。I couldn’t feel their souls是因为their souls全放在了电脑上。选A
【小题4】考查名词辨析： A. home家，B. world世界，C. net网，D. café咖啡屋，后文多次提及puter chatting online, playing a puter game, puter geek说明本题与net 形成呼应。选C
【小题5】考查介词辨析：A. beside在…旁边，B. among在（三者以上）之间，C. between在两者之间，D. on在…上面，我站起来在桌子中间走，选C
【小题6】考查动词辨析：A. sleeping睡觉，B. laughing笑，C. sitting坐，D. learning学习，前文的I stood up and waked between the table提示该是坐在那儿聊天打游戏。选 C
【小题7】考查副词辨析： A. finally最后，B. quickly快地，C. patiently耐心地，D. loudly大声地，从下文的：after I asked him a couple of times what his name was.可知是在问了几次后，最后他才回答，选A
【小题8】考查形容词辨析： A. busy忙的，B. thirsty渴的，C. tired累的，D. sick生病的，后句的he was chatting online and…he was playing a puter game---a war game.说明他很忙。选A
【小题9】考查词组辨析：A. first of all首先，B. just then就在那时，C. at the same time同时，D. by that time在那之前，一边聊天，一边打游戏，所有用at the same time。选C
【小题10】考查形容词辨析：A. surprised惊讶地，B. delighted高兴的，C. moved感动的，D. frightened害怕的，下文的why didn’t Steve want to talk with me?说明我很惊讶。选A
【小题11】考查副词辨析：A. once曾经，B. again再次，C. first首先，D. even甚至，呼应上段多次主动交谈，所有这里选择再一次。选B
【小题12】考查连词辨析：A. but但是，B. so所以，C. if如果，D. or或者，后句的转折关系。我多次主动和他交谈，但是他一句话也不说。选A
【小题13】考查形容词辨析：A. excited兴奋的，B. respected受人尊敬的，C. afraid害怕的，D. unhappy不高兴的，呼应上文多次询问没有结果。所以后文采取的行动，说明我很不高兴。选D
【小题14】考查动词短语辨析：A. Shut up闭嘴，B. Enjoy yourself玩的愉快，C. Leave me alone别管我，D. Help me out帮助我，根据上下文的情景应用leave me along别打扰我，走开。符合语境。选 C
【小题15】考查词组辨析：A. From then on从那时起，B. At that moment 在那时候，C. In all总共，D. Above all首要的是，承上启下。就在那时，我发现他们和机器而不是和人进行很好的交流。选B
【小题16】考查名词辨析：A. puter电脑，B. soul灵魂，C. shop商店，D. geek极客，呼应全文信息。他们更感兴趣的是人于电脑之间的关系而不是人于人之间的关系。选 A
【小题17】考查动词辨析：A. tell告诉，辨别，B. plan计划，C. imagine想象，D. design设计，呼应全文，我发出感慨，无法想象人类的未来会怎么样？选C
【小题18】考查词组辨析：A. other than除了，B. instead of代替，而不是，C. except for除了（排除）D. as well as还有，与本段的前两句照样。选择了和机器交流而不是与别人交流。选B
【小题19】考查动词辨析：A. Pretend假装，B. Understand理解，C. Insist坚持，D. Realize意识到，我陷入了沉思，没有意识到coffee was bad。正如Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him选D
【小题20】考查连词辨析：A. as if好像，B. just as就像，C. so that为了，因此，D. even though即使，前后句呼应。正如Steve没有注意到边上有人一样。选B