题目
Last year, Apple showed people its iPad 4. It is loaded with 128 gigabytes of memory and has a 9.7-inch touch screen, and I think pretty soon I won’t be able to live without it. It will save me time because I’ll never again have to carry my novels to the charity shop, move them from one home to the next, or even go to a bookshop. However, not all so-called convenience items can really do us good to save time. I spent the last year juggling four computers while I worked on a book on how our lives became so heartlessly ruled by e-mail, and I’ve come to see that some modern time-savers don’t really save time. The following are some examples.The digital camera: That old 35-mm camera did save you time. Each roll of film had no more than 36 photos, which meant that when you ran out, you put the camera down and enjoyed yourself. You were living, not simply photographing living. Sure, it’s great you can now take a picture and e-mail it to a friend. But don’t you get bored by having to sort 2,132 photos or more after every trip?E-mail: We e-mail all day from our computers. The hard fact is: The more we e-mail, the more e-mails we get. And that leads to more time spent e-mailing. Studies show that those hours don’t come from the workday or TV viewing; they come from time with our families.The coffeemaker: You can buy one that makes your coffee every morning, but you still have to clean, prepare, and load the machine first, which can take five minutes if you do it right. Add that up and it’s about one day per year spent making coffee.The electric shaver: Eighty years after this new tool was invented, modern man is still in want of a clean shave. Here’s what your guy has to put up with almost daily: After using an electric shaver, he has to go back over his chin with a regular razor to have a clean shave by shaving off what gets away from the electric shaver. Then he has to clean both tools. Then he has to wipe the little hairs off the bathroom sink. And as you know too well, he never gets every last one.Computerized call centers: Call almost any customer-service number and you will be greeted by an automated attendant. That’s when things get trying. You will repeat what you need as she requests to go back a step. And in a few minutes, you may just start shouting: “Operator, operator, operator...” If Samuel Beckett were alive today, Waiting for Godot might have taken place in one of these call center hells.A. he is going to buy an iPad 4 and use it all the timeB. he is going to live without an apple every dayC. he will become pretty with itD. You should have to finish your work
Last year, Apple showed people its iPad 4. It is loaded with 128 gigabytes of memory and has a 9.7-inch touch screen, and I think pretty soon I won’t be able to live without it. It will save me time because I’ll never again have to carry my novels to the charity shop, move them from one home to the next, or even go to a bookshop. However, not all so-called convenience items can really do us good to save time. I spent the last year juggling four computers while I worked on a book on how our lives became so heartlessly ruled by e-mail, and I’ve come to see that some modern time-savers don’t really save time. The following are some examples.The digital camera: That old 35-mm camera did save you time. Each roll of film had no more than 36 photos, which meant that when you ran out, you put the camera down and enjoyed yourself. You were living, not simply photographing living. Sure, it’s great you can now take a picture and e-mail it to a friend. But don’t you get bored by having to sort 2,132 photos or more after every trip?E-mail: We e-mail all day from our computers. The hard fact is: The more we e-mail, the more e-mails we get. And that leads to more time spent e-mailing. Studies show that those hours don’t come from the workday or TV viewing; they come from time with our families.The coffeemaker: You can buy one that makes your coffee every morning, but you still have to clean, prepare, and load the machine first, which can take five minutes if you do it right. Add that up and it’s about one day per year spent making coffee.The electric shaver: Eighty years after this new tool was invented, modern man is still in want of a clean shave. Here’s what your guy has to put up with almost daily: After using an electric shaver, he has to go back over his chin with a regular razor to have a clean shave by shaving off what gets away from the electric shaver. Then he has to clean both tools. Then he has to wipe the little hairs off the bathroom sink. And as you know too well, he never gets every last one.Computerized call centers: Call almost any customer-service number and you will be greeted by an automated attendant. That’s when things get trying. You will repeat what you need as she requests to go back a step. And in a few minutes, you may just start shouting: “Operator, operator, operator...” If Samuel Beckett were alive today, Waiting for Godot might have taken place in one of these call center hells.
- A. he is going to buy an iPad 4 and use it all the time
- B. he is going to live without an apple every day
- C. he will become pretty with it
- D. You should have to finish your work
题目解答
答案
答案：A
解析
步骤 1：理解问题背景
文章讨论了现代科技产品是否真的能节省时间。作者以iPad 4为例，认为它能节省时间，因为不需要再携带书籍去慈善店或搬家。然而，作者也指出，有些所谓的便利产品实际上并没有节省时间，反而可能增加时间的消耗。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. 他打算购买iPad 4并经常使用它。
B. 他打算每天不带苹果。
C. 他会变得漂亮。
D. 你应该完成你的工作。
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据文章内容，作者认为iPad 4能节省时间，因此他打算购买并经常使用它。其他选项与文章内容不符。
文章讨论了现代科技产品是否真的能节省时间。作者以iPad 4为例，认为它能节省时间，因为不需要再携带书籍去慈善店或搬家。然而，作者也指出，有些所谓的便利产品实际上并没有节省时间，反而可能增加时间的消耗。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. 他打算购买iPad 4并经常使用它。
B. 他打算每天不带苹果。
C. 他会变得漂亮。
D. 你应该完成你的工作。
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据文章内容，作者认为iPad 4能节省时间，因此他打算购买并经常使用它。其他选项与文章内容不符。