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Unit4Bodylanguage
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2020·安徽省部分重点中学高三联考)
RememberVitaminwaters“freeofrollingscreensforayear”challengethatpeopletobefreefromsmartphonesforawholeyearwillwin$100,000?Well,ElanaMugdan,aNewYorkwoman,hasbeenintoitforeightmonths,andjustfourmonthsawayfromclaimingthegrandprize.
VitaminwatermadenewsheadlineslastDecemberwhenitannounceditsuniquechallenge.Thousandsofpeopleappliedtobechosenastheperfectcandidatetospendayearwithouttouchingtheirsmartphones,butintheend,theonlypersonwhogottotryandsurvivedforanentireyearwithoutahandheldsmartphonewasElanaMugdan,a29yearoldfictionwriterfromQueens,NewYork.Eightmonthsintothechallenge,sheclaims,ithasbeenafreeandeyeopeningexperiencethatshowsherjusthowdependentshebecomesonhersmartphone.Eventhoughtherearetimeswhenshemissesherhandheldsmartphone,sheplanstogoonlivingwithoutitevenafterthechallengeends,becauseshereallydoesntwanttogobacktodayswhensheoverusedit,wastedtime,stayedupallhoursofthenightonit,andwasobsessed_
Butnothavingaccesstohersmartphonereallymadecertainsituationsalotharderthanshecouldhaveimaginedthembefore.“Manypeopledidmeafavor.However,once,Ialmostgetstranded(被滞留的)intheSeaTacAirportbecausethephonenumberIdwrittendownwaswrong,andIhadnowayofreferrngtotherightone,nowayofcallingacab,andnooneinthestatewhocouldhelpme,”theyoungwritersaid.
Anothertime,hercars“checkengine”lightturnedonwhileshewasdrivinginanunfamiliarareaatnight.ShecouldntuseherphonesGPS,orevencheckwhatthelightmeantonlineorfindanearbycarrepairshop.Butshelearnedtoovercomethesesituations.Andnowsheclaimsthelasteightmonthsofphonefreelifehavebeenoneofthebestadventuresofherlifeandthatshellkeepitforanotherfourmonths.
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