职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题14
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 29</p><p> <span word="Live">Live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Computer">Computer</span></p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Net">Net</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="boyfriends">boyfriends</span> <span word="Liverpudlian">Liverpudlian</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="indecipherable">indecipherable</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secretarys">secretarys</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="fluid">fluid</span> - <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="alternately">alternately</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Weekends">Weekends</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highlight">highlight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telecommuter">telecommuter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="submit">submit</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="edit">edit</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="mailing">mailing</span> <span word="lists">lists</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="mediated">mediated</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="desired">desired</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blizzard">blizzard</span> <span word="of">of</span> 96 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="unreal">unreal</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="merged">merged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="node">node</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Net">Net</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="socializing">socializing</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="sipped">sipped</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Net">Net</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>; <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>.</p>
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