河北衡水-某中学高一英语测试题(8)

25. What does the underlined word "vanishing" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Moving. B. Increasing. C. Changing. D. Disappearing.
26. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?
A. The road to change was smooth. B. Many other fears were on the way.
C. The author felt empty in face of fear. D. The author started changing rapidly.
27. What"s the purpose of the text?
A. To inspire the readers. B. To prove a new idea.
C. To teach how to speak publicly. D. To show how to get rid of fears.
C
Everyone has a phone in their pocket nowadays, but how often do we really use them for their original purpose—to make a call? Telephone culture is disappearing. What brought us to this moment, and what are its effects?
“No one picks up the phone anymore,” wrote Alex C. Madrigal on The Atlantic. “The reflex (习惯性动作)of answering—20th-century telephonic culture—is gone.”
The shift is of course due in large part to more communication options: texting with photos, videos, emojis, reaction gifs, links and even voice messages can be a more attractive option.