三、七选五
Make a plan. To earn a college degree, you select specific classes happening at specific times and you attend them. This keeps you on track, moving steadily towards your goal.52．Choose specific times to check texts, social media updates, and so on, and then do your best to stick to the plan. Create phone-routines that help you to create the kind of day (and life) that you want.
Enjoy the sound of silence to the fullest. If your phone is continually ringing every time “something happens.” it’s going to be tough for you to stay focused- you cannot help checking in and seeing what’s up！ It may seem obvious to turn off those noisy notifications.53．You can also create a “call filter” so that certain people’s calls come through even if your phone is on “silent.” That way you can rest easy, knowing you won’t miss something truly urgent.
54．For many couples and families, dinnertime is the only time of the day when everyone is gathered together in one place Make dinner a special, sacred time without techie distractions. No phones at the table. If people get restless or bored, strike up an interesting conversation by playing a question game.
Ask yourself, “What am I desiring right now?” When you feel the urge to check your phone and you don’t really “need” to, pause for moment.55．Do you seek out company, entertainment or inspiration? Whatever you want, see if you can find a non-phone-related wav to satisfy yourself. Go for a jog, listen to music or pop by a friend`s house to say “hi”. Feeding your spirit in the “real world”, you may discover that the “phone world” just isn’t that appealing anymore.
A．Take some phone-free time
B．Make dinnertime a phone-free zone.
C．You can apply that same logic to your smartphone usage,
D．See how it feels to move freely without your phone.
E.Check in with yourself and see what you want.
F.You can take specific steps to create healthier, more balanced relations of technology.
G.Better yet, turn the volume on your phone down to zero or power down your phone complete.
51．F 52．C 53．G 54．B 55．E
【分析】
本文是一篇选句填空，说明文。文章说明了四点关于如何平衡人们与手机技术关系的建议。
51．
根据上文“Actually you don’t necessarily need to throw your brand new iPhone into the toilet or promise to never, ever use it again. Things don’t have to be that black or white. (实际上，你不必把新买的iPhone冲进马桶，也不必发誓永远不再用它。事情不必那么非黑即白。)”，可知此处说明是有方法可以解决这个问题。因此推断F项“You can take specific steps to create healthier, more balanced relations of technology. (你可以采取的特定的步骤来创造更健康、更平衡的科技关系。)”，符合文意。故选F。
52．
根据下文“Choose specific times to check texts, social media updates, and so on, and then do your best to stick to the plan. (选择特定的时间查看信息、社交媒体更新等，然后尽最大努力坚持计划。)”，可知上文中“This keeps you on track, moving steadily towards your goal.（这让你保持在正轨上，朝着你的目标稳步前进。）”的建议也可以应用到你的手机使用上。C项“You can apply that same logic to your smartphone usage (你可以把同样的逻辑应用到你的智能手机上。)”，符合文意。故选C。
53．
根据上文“It may seem obvious to turn off those noisy notifications. (关掉那些嘈杂的通知似乎是显而易见的。)”，可知此处与建议关掉手机的提示音有关。G项“Better yet, turn the volume on your phone down to zero or power down your phone complete. (更好的是，把你手机的音量调到零或者完全关机。)”，符合文意，故建议如何控制手机音量提示。故选G。
54．
根据下文“For many couples and families, dinnertime is the only time of the day when everyone is gathered together in one place Make dinner a special, sacred time without techie distractions. (对许多夫妇和家庭来说，晚餐时间是一天中唯一的时间，所有人都聚集在一个地方，让晚餐成为一个特殊的、神圣的时间，没有技术的干扰。)”，dimnertime可对应到B选项dinnertime，“without techie distractions”对应“ a phone-free zone”。因此推断B项“Make dinnertime a phone-free zone. (让晚餐时间成为一个没有手机的时区。)”，符合文意。故选B。
55．
根据下文“Whatever you want, see if you can find a non-phone-related wav to satisfy yourself. (无论你想要什么，看看你是否能找到一个非手机相关的方式来满足自己。)”，Whatever you want可与选项E中what you want对应。因此推断E项“Check in with yourself and see what you want. (检查一下自己，看看你想要什么。)”，符合文意。故选E。
Feeling Phone-overwhelmed?
Many people are feeling “phone-overwhelmed”, longing for a “simpler time” when smart-phones didn’t exist. Actually you don’t necessarily need to throw your brand new iPhone into the toilet or promise to never, ever use it again. Things don’t have to be that black or white.51．Here are a few simple stepsMake a plan. To earn a college degree, you select specific classes happening at specific times and you attend them. This keeps you on track, moving steadily towards your goal.52．Choose specific times to check texts, social media updates, and so on, and then do your best to stick to the plan. Create phone-routines that help you to create the kind of day (and life) that you want.
Enjoy the sound of silence to the fullest. If your phone is continually ringing every time “something happens.” it’s going to be tough for you to stay focused- you cannot help checking in and seeing what’s up！ It may seem obvious to turn off those noisy notifications.53．You can also create a “call filter” so that certain people’s calls come through even if your phone is on “silent.” That way you can rest easy, knowing you won’t miss something truly urgent.
54．For many couples and families, dinnertime is the only time of the day when everyone is gathered together in one place Make dinner a special, sacred time without techie distractions. No phones at the table. If people get restless or bored, strike up an interesting conversation by playing a question game.
Ask yourself, “What am I desiring right now?” When you feel the urge to check your phone and you don’t really “need” to, pause for moment.55．Do you seek out company, entertainment or inspiration? Whatever you want, see if you can find a non-phone-related wav to satisfy yourself. Go for a jog, listen to music or pop by a friend`s house to say “hi”. Feeding your spirit in the “real world”, you may discover that the “phone world” just isn’t that appealing anymore.
A．Take some phone-free time
B．Make dinnertime a phone-free zone.
C．You can apply that same logic to your smartphone usage,
D．See how it feels to move freely without your phone.
E.Check in with yourself and see what you want.
F.You can take specific steps to create healthier, more balanced relations of technology.
G.Better yet, turn the volume on your phone down to zero or power down your phone complete.
51．F 52．C 53．G 54．B 55．E
【分析】
本文是一篇选句填空，说明文。文章说明了四点关于如何平衡人们与手机技术关系的建议。
51．
根据上文“Actually you don’t necessarily need to throw your brand new iPhone into the toilet or promise to never, ever use it again. Things don’t have to be that black or white. (实际上，你不必把新买的iPhone冲进马桶，也不必发誓永远不再用它。事情不必那么非黑即白。)”，可知此处说明是有方法可以解决这个问题。因此推断F项“You can take specific steps to create healthier, more balanced relations of technology. (你可以采取的特定的步骤来创造更健康、更平衡的科技关系。)”，符合文意。故选F。
52．
根据下文“Choose specific times to check texts, social media updates, and so on, and then do your best to stick to the plan. (选择特定的时间查看信息、社交媒体更新等，然后尽最大努力坚持计划。)”，可知上文中“This keeps you on track, moving steadily towards your goal.（这让你保持在正轨上，朝着你的目标稳步前进。）”的建议也可以应用到你的手机使用上。C项“You can apply that same logic to your smartphone usage (你可以把同样的逻辑应用到你的智能手机上。)”，符合文意。故选C。
53．
根据上文“It may seem obvious to turn off those noisy notifications. (关掉那些嘈杂的通知似乎是显而易见的。)”，可知此处与建议关掉手机的提示音有关。G项“Better yet, turn the volume on your phone down to zero or power down your phone complete. (更好的是，把你手机的音量调到零或者完全关机。)”，符合文意，故建议如何控制手机音量提示。故选G。
54．
根据下文“For many couples and families, dinnertime is the only time of the day when everyone is gathered together in one place Make dinner a special, sacred time without techie distractions. (对许多夫妇和家庭来说，晚餐时间是一天中唯一的时间，所有人都聚集在一个地方，让晚餐成为一个特殊的、神圣的时间，没有技术的干扰。)”，dimnertime可对应到B选项dinnertime，“without techie distractions”对应“ a phone-free zone”。因此推断B项“Make dinnertime a phone-free zone. (让晚餐时间成为一个没有手机的时区。)”，符合文意。故选B。
55．
根据下文“Whatever you want, see if you can find a non-phone-related wav to satisfy yourself. (无论你想要什么，看看你是否能找到一个非手机相关的方式来满足自己。)”，Whatever you want可与选项E中what you want对应。因此推断E项“Check in with yourself and see what you want. (检查一下自己，看看你想要什么。)”，符合文意。故选E。
