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Smartphones are the main invention of modern technology, which are completely part of our daily lives. If we look at our society, we can see that all kinds of people are using smartphones. ( ) 1 , I would like to suggest that all smartphones in the family should be put away for sixty to ninety minutes each evening.
Why? Let's take a ( ) 2 look at what the results of it might be if such a piece of advice was accepted. Families could use the time for a real family hour. Without phones, they might sit around together after dinner and ( ) 3 talk to one another. In fact, many of our problems are ( ) 4 by failing to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to ( ) 5 our problems, we might get to know each other better.
On evenings when such a talk is ( ) 6 , family could discover other active pastimes. They might take a ride or a walk together to ( ) 7 from smartphones. With free time and no smartphones, children and adults might ( ) 8 reading. They might find there is more fun in a good book than in an electronic game. According to some educators, the generation ( ) 9 with smartphones can hardly write an English sentence, even at the college level. Actually, writing is often ( )10 through adequate(充足的) reading. So with more time on books, a more literate new generation could be a product of the ( )11 hour.
A ( )12 form of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. We may find it hard to return from our newly-discovered activities and ( )13 the next story time.
How will we spend the time without smartphones? At first glance, it could be very difficult, or almost ( )14 . The fact is that it has been only ten years since smartphones came to ( )15 our time. Those of us twenty-five or older can remember our childhood without smartphones. It wasn't so difficult as we think.
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Smartphones are the main invention of modern technology, which are completely part of our daily lives. If we look at our society, we can see that all kinds of people are using smartphones. ( ) 1 , I would like to suggest that all smartphones in the family should be put away for sixty to ninety minutes each evening.
Why? Let's take a ( ) 2 look at what the results of it might be if such a piece of advice was accepted. Families could use the time for a real family hour. Without phones, they might sit around together after dinner and ( ) 3 talk to one another. In fact, many of our problems are ( ) 4 by failing to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to ( ) 5 our problems, we might get to know each other better.
On evenings when such a talk is ( ) 6 , family could discover other active pastimes. They might take a ride or a walk together to ( ) 7 from smartphones. With free time and no smartphones, children and adults might ( ) 8 reading. They might find there is more fun in a good book than in an electronic game. According to some educators, the generation ( ) 9 with smartphones can hardly write an English sentence, even at the college level. Actually, writing is often ( )10 through adequate(充足的) reading. So with more time on books, a more literate new generation could be a product of the ( )11 hour.
A ( )12 form of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. We may find it hard to return from our newly-discovered activities and ( )13 the next story time.
How will we spend the time without smartphones? At first glance, it could be very difficult, or almost ( )14 . The fact is that it has been only ten years since smartphones came to ( )15 our time. Those of us twenty-five or older can remember our childhood without smartphones. It wasn't so difficult as we think.
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答案：1. C（However表示转折关系，符合语境）
2. B（serious表示认真的，符合对建议的态度）
3. A（actually表示实际上，符合没有手机时的交流情况）
4. D（caused表示导致，符合问题的产生原因）
5. B（discuss表示讨论，符合利用家庭时间进行的活动）
6. C（unnecessary的反义词是necessary，表示必要的，符合谈话的必要性）
7. A（free from表示远离，符合远离智能手机的活动）
8. B（discover表示发现，符合没有智能手机时人们可能会进行的活动）
9. D（growing up表示成长，符合一代人的成长环境）
10. A（improved表示提高，符合写作能力的提高途径）
11. C（quiet表示安静的，符合家庭时间的特点）
12. A（different表示不同的，符合阅读方式的特点）
13. B（expect表示期待，符合对下一次故事时间的期待）
14. D（impossible表示不可能的，强调没有智能手机时时间的难熬程度，但根据语境，这里是一种夸张的说法，表示会很难适应）
15. D（control表示控制，符合智能手机对时间的影响）
2. B（serious表示认真的，符合对建议的态度）
3. A（actually表示实际上，符合没有手机时的交流情况）
4. D（caused表示导致，符合问题的产生原因）
5. B（discuss表示讨论，符合利用家庭时间进行的活动）
6. C（unnecessary的反义词是necessary，表示必要的，符合谈话的必要性）
7. A（free from表示远离，符合远离智能手机的活动）
8. B（discover表示发现，符合没有智能手机时人们可能会进行的活动）
9. D（growing up表示成长，符合一代人的成长环境）
10. A（improved表示提高，符合写作能力的提高途径）
11. C（quiet表示安静的，符合家庭时间的特点）
12. A（different表示不同的，符合阅读方式的特点）
13. B（expect表示期待，符合对下一次故事时间的期待）
14. D（impossible表示不可能的，强调没有智能手机时时间的难熬程度，但根据语境，这里是一种夸张的说法，表示会很难适应）
15. D（control表示控制，符合智能手机对时间的影响）