2018年11月浙江卷

第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Some people are so rude. Who sends an e-mail or a text message that just says "Thank you”? Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you?Who asks for a fact easily found on the Internet? 31

Maybe I'm the rude one for not appreciating life's little courtesies(礼节). But many social norms(规范)just don't make sense to people drowning in digital communication.

Take the thank-you note. Daniel Post Senning, a coauthor of Emily Post's Etiquette, asked, “At what point does showing appreciation outweigh the cost?"

32 Think of how long it takes to listen to one of those messages.In texts, you don't have to declare who you are or even say hello. E-mail, too, is slower than a text. The worst are those who leave a voice mail and then send an e-mail message to tell you they left a voice mail.

This isn't the first time technology has changed our manners. 33 Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people say, "Ahoy!” Finally,hello won out, and the victory sped up the greeting's use in face-to-face communications.

In the age of the smart phone, there is no reason to ask once-acceptable questions about: the weather forecast, a business's phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, or an office, which can be easily found on a digital map. 34 And when you answer, they respond with a thank-you e-mail.

How to handle these differing standards? Easy: consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones ,appreciate a thank-you message. 35 In traditional societies, the young learn from the old.But in modem societies, the old can also learn from the young. Here's hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but that time-wasting forms of communication do.

A.Then there is voice mail.

B.Others,like me,want no reply.

C.But people still ask these things.

D.Don't these people realize that they're wasting your time?

E.Won't new technology bring about changes in our daily life?

F. Face-to-face communication makes comprehension much easier.

G.When the telephone was invented,people didn't know how to greet a caller.

答案解析：

31. D 前文列举了一些在数字通信时代看起来无礼的行为，后文提到这些行为实际上是在浪费接收者的时间。因此，D选项“这些人难道没有意识到他们是在浪费你的时间吗?”符合语境，是对前文所列行为的评价。

32. A 本段开始讨论语音邮件的问题，A选项“然后还有语音邮件。”自然地引出了下文对语音邮件的讨论。

33. G 本段讨论了技术的变化如何影响我们的礼仪，G选项“当电话被发明时，人们不知道如何问候来电者。”与下文提到的亚历山大·格拉汉姆·贝尔建议人们说“啊哈!”相呼应，说明技术变化对礼仪的影响。

34. C 前文提到在智能手机时代，没有必要问一些曾经可以接受的问题，因为这些问题可以通过数字地图轻松找到答案。C选项“但是人们仍然问这些问题。”表明尽管有了新技术，人们仍然会问这些问题，与上下文意思相符。

35. B 本段讨论了如何处理不同的标准，B选项“其他人，像我一样，不希望有任何回复。”与上下文提到的考虑你的听众，有些人，尤其是年纪较大的，会欣赏一条感谢信息相呼应，说明不同的人有不同的期待。