D

　　After too long on the Net, even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend?s Liverpudlian accent suddenly become too difficult to understand after his clear words on screen; a secretary?s tone seems more rejecting than I?d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid-hours becomes minutes, and alternately seconds stretch into days. Week ends, once a highlight of my week, are now just two ordinary days.

　　For the last three years, since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose, I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit(提交) articles and edit them by E?mails and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is computer?mediated. If I desired, I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food, and manage my money, love and work. In fact, at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home, going out only to get mails and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the blizzard of 96 on TV.

　　But after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I?ve merged(融合) with my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out, just another node(波节) on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms(症状). We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. It?s like attending an A. A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half?sipped drink. We have become the Net opponents? worst nightmare.

　　What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has becomes avoidance(逃避), a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber interaction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.

　　At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I?d never done previously. The voices of the programs relax me, but then I?m jarred by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. "Dateline", "Frontline", "Nightline", CNN, New York 1, every possible angle of every story over and over, and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to background.

　　58. Compared to the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent becomes______ .

　　A. unreal B. unbearable

　　C. misleading D. not understandable

　　59. What does the last paragraph mean?（ ）

　　A. Having worked on the computer for too long, she became a bit strange.

　　B. She is so interested in TV programs that she often forgets her work.

　　C. She watches TV a lot in order to keep up with the latest news and the weather.

　　D. She turns on TV now and then in order to get some comfort from TV programs.

　　60. What is the author′s attitude to the computer?（ ）

　　A. At first she likes it but later becomes tired of it.

　　B. She likes it because it is very convenient.

　　C. She dislikes it because TV is more attractive.

　　D. She dislikes it because it cuts off her relation with the outside world.

　　61. The underlined phrase "coming back out of the cave" probably means .

　　A. going back to the dreaming world

　　B. coming back home from the outside world

　　C. bringing back direct human

　　D. getting away from living a strange life

　　E

　　Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life. These people have something in common. And once we know what it is, we can try to do it ourselves.

　　How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they ( 贵;大,在线 )hTTp://wWw.gZu521.nEt′ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.

　　First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well?known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It′s a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters-sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

　　Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn′t. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively.

　　Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the subject of conversation. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he?s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull, then, it?s time for you to change the subject.

　　Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If you?re saying good bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, "I′ve really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don′t keep it a secret. Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if they′ve known you half their life.

　　62. Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way______ .

　　A. for you to make more and more new friends

　　B. to begin your business talks

　　C. to get the conversation going smoothly

　　D. for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others

　　63. After having asked somebody a question, it′ll be polite of you to .

　　A. make clear what kind of person he is

　　B. listen to his reply attentively

　　C. wait quietly and patiently for his answer

　　D. go on asking him more questions

　　64. Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who______ .

　　A. are good at making any topic interesting

　　B. never talk too much or too little

　　C. always speak in a gentle way

　　D. know how and when they should change the topic of the talk

　　65. If you really take delight in meeting someone again, .

　　A. you may take him as your lifelong trustworthy friend

　　B. it seems necessary for you to let him know it

　　C. it′s proper for you to give him a second handshake

　　D. it′ll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him