深圳卷·语法填空-2024年中考英语短文填空考前冲刺练

2024年中考英语短文填空考前冲刺练 深圳卷·语法填空 练习01 Smartphone Addiction 笔记 Many of us look at our smartphones hundreds of times a day. We depend ___1___ them to finish a lot of tasks and to connect with our friends and family. But have we become addicted to our phones? Certainly, the ___2___ (invent) of the first mobile phone, American engineer Martin Cooper, thinks we might be. In a BBC interview, he suggested people should stop scrolling and “get a real life”. But of course, once we start watching videos in our smartphones, we just can’t kick the habit. Many of us compulsively check our phones if we’re waiting for a text or getting really into social media. And then we look up and realize that an hour ___3___ (pass). There’s even a word — a phubber — to describe a person ___4___ ignores the real people around them because they are ___5___ (concentrate) on their phones. But does it matter if we make full use of this technology? Possibly, because like a drug, the problem appears when it ___6___ (take) away. A study from King’s College London found young people couldn’t control ___7___ amount of time they spend on their phones. Such addictive behavior means that people become unhappy or upset if they are not allowed ___8___ (use) their smartphones, which can cause anxiety and mental health issues. ___9___ (interesting), another study by the scientists of the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests we don’t just look at our phones because of a text or an e-mail. The people they studied felt they couldn’t help ___10___ (use) their phones, just as a smoker would light a cigarette. Professor Saadi Lahlou, one of the writers of the study, told the BBC: “We must learn tricks to avoid the temptation when we want to concentrate or have good social relations.” [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] 练习02 Failing Is Part Of Learning 笔记 A number of years ago, a man went to visit a circus in New York. He was able to walk around looking at the lions, monkeys, bears a