It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.
36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed
37 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls
38 their souls belonged to the
39 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man
40 in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm 41 ", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn't know--and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game--a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and,
42 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was
43 .
Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried
44 to speak to that computer geek (怪人),
45 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was
46 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, "
47 !"
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I
___48 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more
50 having a relationship with the
___
51 , particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to
52 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines
53 with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even
54 that the coffee was bad,
55 Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Since | C．Although | D．While |
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| 小题2: | | A．pain | B．loneliness | C．sadness | D．fear |
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| 小题3: | | A．because | B．when | C．until | D．unless |
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| 小题4: | | A．home | B．world | C．Net | D．Cafe |
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| 小题5: | | A．sleeping | B．laughing | C．sitting | D．learning |
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| 小题6: | | A．busy | B．thirsty | C．tired | D．sick |
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| 小题7: | | A．first of all | B．just then | C．at the same time | D．by that time |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprised | B．delighted | C．moved | D．frightened |
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| 小题9: | | A．once | B．again | C．first | D．even |
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| 小题11: | | A．excited | B．respected | C．afraid | D．unhappy |
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| 小题12: | | A．Shut up | B．Enjoy yourself | C．Leave me alone | D．Help me out |
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| 小题13: | | A．walked about | B．walked out | C．raised my hand | D．raised my head |
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| 小题14: | | A．From then on | B．At that moment | C．In all | D．Above all |
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| 小题15: | | A．interested in | B．tired of | C．careful about | D．troubled by |
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| 小题16: | | A．computer | B．soul | C．shop | D．geek |
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| 小题17: | | A．tell | B．plan | C．imagine | D．design |
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| 小题18: | | A．other than | B．instead of | C．except for | D．as well as |
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| 小题19: | | A．pretend | B．understand | C．insist | D．realize |
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| 小题20: | | A．as if | B．just as | C．just after | D．even though |
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