C
NOT many years ago, there was a world without smartphones. There was a time with no smartphones. It was a simpler time—a time of face-to-face conversations, physical(实物的)maps and alarm clocks. Let’s go back to that pre-smartphone age.
The first stop is communication. Communication was more personal. People wrote letters and sent faxes(传真). Making a phone call meant dialing on a keypad and waiting. Words were the only way to express feelings, because there were no emojis(表情符号).
Next, let’s talk about navigation(导航). In the past, people depended on physical maps and compasses to find their way. There was a joy in spreading out a large map and using their finger to find their way.
Entertainment(娱乐) was very different as well. People read books, played board games or went outside. There were no online video apps.
In the pre-smartphone age, people also had a different relationship with time. We depended on watches and wall clocks. We had to set our alarm clocks by hand every night before going to bed. And we used calendars(日历) to mark important dates and events.
In short, life before smartphones was different, but not necessarily worse. It made us more patient, more focused on the present. Maybe in the future, we’ll look back at the pre-AI days like we do now. But for now, we should value the process that has shaped our current(目前的) lives. It shows us how technology has changed our world, and also makes us remember the simple joys we once had.
()26. In the pre-smartphone age, people used to express their feelings in communication.
A. emojis
B. handwritten letters
C. faxes
D. words
()27. Which of the following are the forms of entertainment in the past?
①reading books ②playing board games
③watching videos online
④spending time outdoors
A. ①②③④
B. ①②④
C. ①③④
D. ②③④
()28. What did people use to mark important dates and events in the pre-smartphone age?
A. Physical maps and compasses.
B. Physical calendars.
C. Watches and wall clocks.
D. Handwritten letters.
()29.【新考法·篇章结构】What’s the structure of the passage? (1=Paragraph 1)

()30. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Life in the Pre-smartphone Age
B. Old-fashioned Entertainment
C. Life in the Age of Smartphones
D. Smartphones Change Our Lives

26.D 27.B 28.B 29.A 30.A

26.根据第二段“Words were the only way to express feelings”可知选D。27.第四段提到“read books, played board games or went outside”，无“online videos”，选①②④即B。28.第五段“used calendars to mark important dates”，选B。29.第一段引出主题，二至五段分述交流、导航等方面，第六段总结，结构为总-分-总，选A。30.全文围绕“pre-smartphone age”的生活展开，选A。




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C
就在几年前，世界上还没有智能手机。曾经有一段没有智能手机的时光。那是一个更简单的时代——一个面对面交流、使用纸质地图和闹钟的时代。让我们回到那个智能手机出现之前的时代。
第一站是交流。交流更加私密。人们写信、发传真。打电话意味着在键盘上拨号然后等待。语言是表达情感的唯一方式，因为没有表情符号。
接下来，我们谈谈导航。在过去，人们依靠纸质地图和指南针找路。铺开一张大地图，用手指找路，这其中有一种乐趣。
娱乐方式也大不相同。人们读书、玩棋盘游戏或者外出。那时没有在线视频应用程序。
在智能手机出现之前的时代，人们与时间的关系也不同。我们依靠手表和挂钟。我们每天晚上睡觉前都得手动设置闹钟。我们用日历来标记重要的日期和事件。
简而言之，智能手机出现之前的生活是不同的，但不一定更糟糕。它让我们更有耐心，更专注于当下。也许在未来，我们会像现在回顾人工智能出现之前的日子一样回顾那个时代。但就目前而言，我们应该重视塑造我们当下生活的这个过程。它向我们展示了科技是如何改变我们的世界的，也让我们记住了我们曾经拥有的简单快乐。
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（D）26. 在智能手机出现之前的时代，人们在交流中用______来表达自己的情感。
A. 表情符号
B. 手写信
C. 传真
D. 语言
（B）27. 以下哪些是过去的娱乐形式？
①读书 ②玩棋盘游戏
③在线看视频
④在户外度过时光
A. ①②③④
B. ①②④
C. ①③④
D. ②③④
（B）28. 在智能手机出现之前的时代，人们用什么来标记重要的日期和事件？
A. 纸质地图和指南针。
B. 纸质日历。
C. 手表和挂钟。
D. 手写信。
（A）29. 【新考法·篇章结构】这篇文章的结构是怎样的？（1=第一段）
（A）30. 这篇文章最好的标题是什么？
A. 智能手机出现之前的生活
B. 老式娱乐
C. 智能手机时代的生活
D. 智能手机改变我们的生活