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时文阅读(五)——潮流风尚
I was walking around. It was cold and it was starting to rain. I was looking for a café to sit and have something to drink. When I saw one, I crossed the street and I was there. I sat down and asked for a coffee.
While I was waiting for my coffee, I saw many people sitting in front of their computers. I stood up and came to a thin, small man. I tried to talk to him. But he answered, "I'm Steve. I can't talk with you. I'm busy." I thought he was working, and I apologized(道歉). Before going back to my seat, I wanted to see what he was doing. I stood behind him and found he was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn't know. I tried again to communicate with him but not a word came out of his mouth. I was getting upset. I touched his shoulder and put my hand in front of the monitor. What he did shocked me. He started to shout, "Leave me alone!" I took a few steps back. I was ashamed(感到羞愧的). I wanted to look and see if all those people in the café were looking at me, so I raised my head, but there was nobody interested in what was happening because they were all busy with their computers.
At that moment, I realized that the people in that place were not having a cup of coffee and they were only looking for a place to have a nice conversation with their computers. I could see their bodies, but couldn't feel their souls(灵魂). That was because their souls didn't belong to them, instead they belonged to the "Net".
( )1. What was the weather like when the story happened?
A. It was sunny.
B. It was cool.
C. It was rainy.
D. It was cold and rainy.
(D)2. What were people doing when the author was waiting for his coffee?
A. They were reading magazines.
B. They were using their computers.
C. They were also waiting for their drinks.
D. They were listening to the nice music.
(B)3. Why Steve didn't talk to the author?
A. Because he was very busy working.
B. Because he was busy talking to someone else in the café.
C. Because he was busy talking with someone on the Internet.
D. Because he didn't like talking.
(C)4. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Steve was busy with his computer.
B. When the author tried to talk to Steve again, Steve shouted at him.
C. People continued using their machines when Steve shouted at the author.
D. The author went out of the café after Steve shouted at him.
(D)5. Do you like talking with your friends online? (10-20 个单词之间)
Yes, I do. Because it's convenient and I can leave a message.

答案： 1-4. DBCD
5. Yes, I do. Because it's convenient and I can leave a message. (合理即可)