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[1] I was walking in the park with a friend recently,and his cell phone rang,interrupting our
conversation.There we were,walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day.But I became invisible,absent
from the conversation.
[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent.Now it makes people sitting next to you feel
absent.Recently I was in a car with three friends.The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear
the person on the other end of his cell phone.There we were,four friends going down the highway,unable
to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.
[3] Why is it that the more connected we get,____________?Every advance in communications
technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互动). With email and instant messaging over
the Internet,we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.With voice mail,you can
conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.
[4] More_and_more,I_find_myself hiding_behind_email to_do_a_job_ meant_for conversation.Or
being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn't really have time to talk.The industry devoted to
helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
[5] So I've put myself on technology restriction:no instant messaging with people who live near me,no
cellphoning in the presence of friends,no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm home.
1. What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs?
(within 15 words)
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2. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However,I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.
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3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(within 10 words)
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4. Does the author restrict his own activity to improve the situation?Give an example.(within 15 words)
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
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