Oneday，Isawthreeteenagegirlswerewalkingupthestreettogether，（16）theydidn'tseemtogetheratall．（17）theywalkedsidebyside，theyweren't（18）toeachother．Theyweren'tlaughingtogether．（19）eachgirl

Question

One day，I saw three teenage girls were walking up the street together，（16）___they didn't seem together at all．（17）___they walked side by side，they weren't（18）___to each other．They weren't laughing together．（19）___each girl's eyes rested firmly on their hands outstretched in front of them（20）___in each girl's palm was a cellphone．I am not（21）___why they weren't talking to each other．With today's（22）___it is hard to tell．Still，it made me shake my head to（23）___that something as small as a cellphone could put so much（24）___between girls who were so close together．
    Since the beginning of time，ideas and（25）___have flowed into the minds of  people，and people have used these ideas and inventions to both help and（26）___themselves．The person who first cast （浇铸）metal saw his idea turned into plowshares（犁刀）that helped（27）___thousands and swords that killed thousands more．Nobel saw his invention of dynamite used to（28）___apart mountains，to build roads for the（29）___of everyone．He also saw it used to blow apart bodies and end（30）___lives in war．Albert Einstein saw the（31）___of his genius used to create abundant power that helps millions of people every day．He saw（32）___it used to build bombs that could kill us all a hundred times over．
   Every invention and every piece of technology can be used to help us grow better and（33）___together or it can be used to distance us and destroy us．The（34）___is in how we use it．The key I feel is love．If there is someone right beside you who needs your love，don't be（35）___to turn off the electronics，look them in the eye，and give them a hug．

16．A．or	B．and	C．but	D．so
17．A．If only	B．As though	C．Even though	D．Only if
18．A．pointing	B．coming	C．approaching	D．talking
19．A．Besides	B．Instead	C．Then	D．Anyway
20．A．when	B．while	C．although	D．because
21．A．sure	B．doubtful	C．confident	D．anxious
22．A．technology	B．situation	C．lifestyle	D．options
23．A．wonder	B．think	C．understand	D．realize
24．A．effort	B．relation	C．distance	D．fun
25．A．inventions	B．opinions	C．practice	D．information
26．A．stop	B．blind	C．control	D．hurt
27．A．settle	B．feed	C．save	D．maintain
28．A．pull	B．tear	C．blow	D．cut
29．A．benefit	B．goal	C．dream	D．direction
30．A．homeless	B．fearless	C．careless	D．countless
31．A．idea	B．advantage	C．seed	D．fruit
32．A．for sure	B．as well	C．once again	D．in time
33．A．quicker	B．higher	C．longer	D．closer
34．A．choice	B．result	C．process	D．hope
35．A．passive	B．sorry	C．afraid	D．angry

Answer 1

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16．C  考查连词辨析及上下文理解  根据前一句"一天，我看到三个小女孩在街上一起走，"可知此句意思为"但是（but）她们似乎不是一起的"，故答案为C；
17．C 考查连词及上下文理解  句意为"即使（even though）她们肩并肩地走着，却并没有交流"，故答案为C；
18．D 考查动词及上下文理解 句意为"即使她们肩并肩地走着，却并没有交流（talking）"，故答案为D；
19．B 考查副词及上下文理解  根据上文were not laughing，可知她们而是（instead）目光牢牢锁定在手机上，故答案为B；
20．D 考查连词及上下文理解  句意为"因为（because）她们每个人的手中都有一部手机"，故答案为D；
21．A 考查形容词及上下文理解 句意为"我不确定（sure）她们为什么不彼此交谈"，故答案为A；
22．A 考查名词及上下文理解 前面提到了手机，使用此处应该是"有了当今的技术（technology）"，故答案为A；
23．D 考查动词及上下文理解  句意为，这让我摇头并意识到（realize）像这样小的手机竟然使得如此近距离接触的朋友形同陌路，故答案为D；
24．C 考查名词及上下文理解  句意为"像这样小的手机竟然使得如此近距离接触的朋友形同陌路，产生了距离（distance）"，故答案为C；
25．A 考查名词及上下文理解  根据下一句people have used these ideas and inventions，可知，此处应该填inventions，故答案为A；
26．D 考查动词及上下文理解 根据上下文可知，句意为"人们使用这些想法和发明即是在帮助他们自己又是在伤害（hurt）他们自己"，故答案为D；
27．B 考查动词及上下文理解  前后对照一下，人们用镰刀喂养（feed）了很多人，也用刀剑杀死了很多人，故答案为B；
28．C 考查动词及上下文理解 句意为"诺贝尔发明炸药是为了炸开（blow）山"，故答案为C；
29．A考查名词及上下文理解 句意为"为了每个人的利益来修路"，for the benefit of sb，属于固定搭配，故答案为A；
30．D考查形容词及上下文理解 句意为"他也看到人们用炸药来炸死说不清（countless）的生命"，故答案为D；
31．D 考查名词及上下文理解 句意为"爱因斯坦见证了他的天才带来的成果（fruit）用来为人民谋福利"，故答案为D；
32．B 考查介词短语及上下文理解 承接上文"他也（as well）见证了炸药被用来炸死很多生命"，故答案为B；
33．D  考查形容词及上下文理解 句意为"每一项发明和科技都可以用来使我们变得更好，走得更近（closer）"，故答案为D；
34．A 考查名词及上下文理解 句意为"选择（choice）在于我们如何使用"，故答案为A；
35．C  考查形容词及上下文理解 句意为"不要害怕（afraid）关闭手中的电子设备"，故答案为C．