廣東省揭陽市月城中學(xué)2022年高一英語聯(lián)考試題含解析

廣東省揭陽市月城中學(xué)2022年高一英語聯(lián)考試題含解析一、選擇題1.---Father,Igetatleastthreehoursofcarracingpracticealmosteveryday.---Ohgreat,DonaldCampbell!____________.Iamconvincedyouwillbreakmyrecordsomeday.A.Goodluck B.cheerup C.It’sallright D.Keepitup參考答案：D2.Thewayhediditwasdifferent________wewereusedto.A.inwhich.

B.inwhat.

C.fromwhat.

D.fromwhich.參考答案：C3.—Whatisyourplanfortheholiday,Paul?—I’llgoonatriptoYunnanProvincewithmyfamily.—_____.A.Haveanicetime

B.GoodluckC.Comebacksoon

D.Congratulations參考答案：A4.JoeJones,theeldestoftheeightchildren,hadto________outofhighschoolattheageof16tohelphisfatheronthefarm.A．leave

B.drop

C.fall

D.go參考答案：B略5.Thecompanyearnedalotofmoney.Asaresult,themembers’personalincomerosebya/an__of13percent.A.average

B.ordinary

C.common

D.usual參考答案：A6.Ithoughthewouldoffertopickmeup._______,heevenrefusedmewhenIaskedhimtodoso.A.Inotherwords

B.OtherwiseC.What’smore

D.However參考答案：D7.Itwaswhenwewerereturninghome__________Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A.which B.thatC.where D.how參考答案：B【詳解】考查強(qiáng)調(diào)句。句意：正是在我回家的時候我才意識到幫助別人于危難之時感覺是多么令人愉悅。此句是Itwas…開頭且去掉Itwas，whenwewerereturninghomeIrealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.是一個完整意義上的句子，故判斷此句是一個強(qiáng)調(diào)句，強(qiáng)調(diào)whenwewerereturninghome；強(qiáng)調(diào)句常用句型：Itis(was)+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that(who)…。故選B。8.Lastweekthestaffmade______suggestions,butunluckilytheywerejust______impracticalbythemanager.A.dozenof;dismissedfor

B.manydozensof;dismissedfromC.twodozen;beingdismissedas

D.dozensof;dismissedas參考答案：D9.Hedidnotregretsayingwhathedidbutfeltthathe________

itdifferently.A.couldexpress

B.wouldexpress

C.couldhaveexpressed

D.musthaveexpressed參考答案：C10.Thetopleadersofthetwocountriesareholdingtalksinafriendly_______.A.atmosphere

B.state

C.situation

D.phenomenon參考答案：A11.Wordcame_______thestudentswouldputofftheoutinguntilnextweek,whentheywouldn’tbebusy.A.that

B.when

C.which

D.whether參考答案：A解析:that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，中間被謂語came隔斷。12.Afterthepresentrepairingwork,workers__________thetestingandthefirealarmbell__________intermittentlybythetimewestartanewterm.A.isconducting;willringB.willsoonconduct;willhaverang

C.willsoonbeconducting;willhaverangD.willsoonbeconducting;willberinging參考答案：C試題分析：句意：當(dāng)前的維修工作之后，工人們會很快進(jìn)行測試，消防警鈴會一直的響到我們開始新學(xué)期時。根據(jù)句意第一空表示將來正在，第二空將來完成，故選C。13.Johnhadn’tbeenabletoquitsmokingatonce;hehadtocontrolhissmokingdesire

.A.moreorless

B.byandby

C.littlebylittle

D.nowandthen參考答案：C略14.---IamsohappythatJohnnowenjoys

bigparties.---Really?Heusedto

infrontofstrangers.A.tohost;beshy

B.hosting;beingshyC.hosting;beshy

D.tohost;beingshy

參考答案：C15.Knowingtheresultoftheexam,hewenthomeandlayinbed,

.A.upset

B.wasupset

C.feltupset

D.andupset參考答案：A略16.AsfarasI’mconcerned,TheLordoftheRingsisahitfilmanditis_____worth______asecondtime.A.much;tosee

B.very;tobeseen

C.well;seeing

D.quite;beingseen參考答案：C略17.Theworkerwrotedowntheweightofeachstoneandthen_____alltheweights.A.addedto B.addedupto C.addedin D.addedup參考答案：D【詳解】考查動詞短語。句意：工人把每塊石頭的重量記下來，然后把所有的重量加起來。addto增加,addupto共計，addup加起來，結(jié)合句意可知表示“加”短語為addup。故選D。18.Don'tpretend________whenyoudon't.

A.knowing

B.know

C.toknow

D.toknowing參考答案：C19.---WhenTom______,pleaseletmeknow.---MarysaidwhenTom______,justtellheraboutit.A.comes;comes

B.came;came

C.comes;came

D.comes;coming參考答案：C二、完型填空20.YearsagoIwashiking(徒步旅行)intheHimalayasandhadmadethemistakeofchangingalargeamountofmoneyintothelocalcurrency(貨幣).AsIwalkedthroughthevillagesoftheAnnapurnas,itsoonbecame___41___thatthepeopleweretoopoorto

___42___eventhesimplest___43___.Theyhadnothing.Thismeantthatitwasnousecarryingthewad(捆)of___44___inmypackandIwasavirtual(虛擬的)walking___45___comparedtothelocalpeople.Igrewto___46___themoneyanditwas___47___tohaveitinmybag.Thisledtoaremarkableexperiencethat___48___medeeplyandits___49___hasneverleftme.OnthisparticulardayIwasleftbehindbymyfellowhikersandfoundmyselfinavalley.AsImademyselfdown,Inoticedayounggirlofaround13___50___somesheep.LikesomanyofthechildrenoftheamazingNepalesepeople,shewasverybeautiful.Icouldn’t___51___lookingatherandshelookedatme.AsIapproachedhershesuddenlyrushed___52___tome,andwithouta___53___,handedmeaflower.She___54___atmeforatinymomentandthensheranaway.Thespiritinthislovelychildhadrespondedtosomethingshesawinmeandherfirst___55___wastofindsomethingto___56___.Duetoher___57___,therewasnothingshehad___58___asingleflower.The___59___ofmybagwasneverheavierthanatthismomentandIhadjustreceivedoneofthemostvaluable___60___Ihaveeverhadinmylife.41.A.possible

B.unnecessary

C.strange

D.obvious42.A.own

B.supply

C.obtain

D.export43.A.goods

B.questions

C.surroundings

D.activities44.A.clothes

B.flowers

C.money

D.bricks45.A.victim

B.contributor

C.millionaire

D.donator46.A.dislike

B.charge

C.treasure

D.display47.A.optimistic

B.embarrassing

C.pleasant

D.honorable48.A.encouraged

B.hurt

C.broughtup

D.impressed49.A.effect

B.shadow

C.result

D.limit50.A.hurting

B.gathering

C.caring

D.feeding51.A.choose

B.continue

C.help

D.remember52.A.on

B.over

C.off

D.away53.A.pause

B.smile

C.word

D.voice54.A.attacked

B.stared

C.shouted

D.glanced55.A.expression

B.impression

C.view

D.idea56.A.offer

B.escape

C.eat

D.buy57.A.anxiety

B.poverty

C.mind

D.bag58.A.besides

B.apartfrom

C.ratherthan

D.morethan59.A.value

B.amount

C.weight

D.package60.A.experiences

B.fortune

C.changes

D.presents參考答案：41.D

42.B

43.A

44.C

45.C

46.A

47.B

48.D

49.A

50.D

51.C

52.B

53.C

54.B

55.D

56.A

57.B

58.B

59.C

60.D【41題詳解】考查形容詞。A.possible可能的；B.unnecessary沒必要的；C.strange奇怪的；D.obvious明顯的。根據(jù)AsIwalkedthroughthevillagesoftheAnnapurnas,itsoonbecame___1___thatthepeopleweretoopoorto

___2___eventhesimplest___3___.可知，當(dāng)我走過theAnnapurnas的村莊時，很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們太窮了，連最簡單的商品都無法供應(yīng)。Itisobviousthat---，很明顯，---，故選D?！?2題詳解】考查動詞。A.own擁有；B.supply供應(yīng)；C.obtain獲得；D.export輸出。根據(jù)AsIwalkedthroughthevillagesoftheAnnapurnas,itsoonbecame___1___thatthepeopleweretoopoorto

___2___eventhesimplest___3___.可知，當(dāng)我走過theAnnapurnas的村莊時，很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們太窮了，連最簡單的商品都無法供應(yīng)。故選B。【43題詳解】考查名詞。A.goods貨物，商品；B.questions問題；C.surroundings環(huán)境；

D.activities活動。根據(jù)AsIwalkedthroughthevillagesoftheAnnapurnas,itsoonbecame___1___thatthepeopleweretoopoorto

___2___eventhesimplest___3___.可知，當(dāng)我走過theAnnapurnas的村莊時，很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們太窮了，連最簡單的商品都無法供應(yīng)。結(jié)合句意可知答案為A。【44題詳解】考查名詞。A.clothes衣服；B.flowers花；C.money錢；D.bricks磚塊。根據(jù)Thismeantthatitwasnousecarryingthewad(捆)of___4___inmypackandIwasavirtual(虛擬的)walking___5___comparedtothelocalpeople.可知，這意味著，在我的背包里攜帶一大筆錢是沒有用的，與當(dāng)?shù)厝讼啾龋沂且粋€虛擬的步行百萬富翁。再根據(jù)下文Igrewto___6___themoney，故選C?！?5題詳解】考查名詞。A.victim犧牲品；B.contributor捐助人；C.millionaire百萬富翁；D.donator捐贈者。根據(jù)Thismeantthatitwasnousecarryingthewad(捆)of___4___inmypackandIwasavirtual(虛擬的)walking___5___comparedtothelocalpeople.可知，這意味著，在我的背包里攜帶一大筆錢是沒有用的，與當(dāng)?shù)厝讼啾龋沂且粋€虛擬的步行百萬富翁。故選C?！?6題詳解】考查動詞。A.dislike不喜歡；B.charge索價，控告；C.treasure珍愛；

D.display顯示，陳列。根據(jù)Igrewto___6___themoneyanditwas___7___tohaveitinmybag.沒有地方花，所以我越來越不喜歡這些錢，把它放在我的包里是很尷尬的。故選A?！?7題詳解】考查形容詞。A.optimistic樂觀的；B.embarrassing令人尷尬的；C.pleasant令人愉快的；D.honorable光榮的。根據(jù)Igrewto___6___themoneyanditwas___7___tohaveitinmybag.沒有地方花，所以我越來越不喜歡這些錢，把它放在我的包里是很尷尬的。故選B。【48題詳解】考查動詞。A.encouraged鼓勵；B.hurt使傷害；C.broughtup提出，教育；D.impressed留下印象。根據(jù)Thisledtoaremarkableexperiencethat___8___medeeplyandits___9___hasneverleftme.可知，這給我留下了深刻的印象，它的影響從未離開過我。故選D?！?9題詳解】考查名詞。A.effect影響；B.shadow陰影，影子；C.result結(jié)果；D.limit限制。根據(jù)Thisledtoaremarkableexperiencethat___8___medeeplyandits___9___hasneverleftme.可知，這給我留下了深刻的印象，它的影響從未離開過我。故選A?！?0題詳解】考查動詞。A.hurting傷害；B.gathering聚集；C.caring關(guān)心；D.feeding飼養(yǎng)。根據(jù)AsImademyselfdown,Inoticedayounggirlofaround13___10___somesheep.可知，當(dāng)我躺下時，我注意到一個13歲左右的小女孩給一些羊喂食。故選D?！?1題詳解】考查動詞。A.choose選擇；B.continue繼續(xù)；C.help幫助；D.remember記得。根據(jù)Icouldn’t___11___lookingatherandshelookedatme.可知，我情不自禁地看著她，她也看著我。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查介詞。A.on在---上面；B.over在---之上，越過；C.off離開；D.away遠(yuǎn)離。根據(jù)AsIapproachedhershesuddenlyrushed___12___tome,andwithouta___13___,handedmeaflower.可知，當(dāng)我走近她時，她突然沖到我身邊，一句話也沒說，遞給我一朵花。rushover沖過來，故選B?！?3題詳解】考查名詞。A.pause暫停；B.smile微笑；C.word單詞；D.voice聲音。根據(jù)AsIapproachedhershesuddenlyrushed___12___tome,andwithouta___13___,handedmeaflower.可知，當(dāng)我走近她時，她突然沖到我身邊，一句話也沒說，遞給我一朵花。故選C?！?4題詳解】考查動詞。A.attacked攻擊；B.stared凝視；C.shouted大喊；D.glanced掃視。根據(jù)She___14___atmeforatinymomentandthensheranaway.可知，她盯著我看了一會兒，然后就跑開了。故選B?！?5題詳解】考查名詞。A.expression表達(dá)；B.impression印象；C.view觀點；D.idea主意，想法。根據(jù)Thespiritinthislovelychildhadrespondedtosomethingshesawinmeandherfirst___15___wastofindsomethingto___16___.可知，這個可愛的孩子的精神對她在我身上看到的東西做出了回應(yīng)，她的第一個想法就是找到一些可以提供的東西。故選D。【56題詳解】考查動詞。A.offer提供；B.escape逃脫；C.eat吃；D.buy買。根據(jù)Thespiritinthislovelychildhadrespondedtosomethingshesawinmeandherfirst___15___wastofindsomethingto___16___.可知，這個可愛的孩子的精神對她在我身上看到的東西做出了回應(yīng)，她的第一個想法就是找到一些可以提供的東西。故選A?！?7題詳解】考查名詞。A.anxiety焦慮；B.poverty貧窮；C.mind思想，頭腦；D.bag包。根據(jù)Duetoher___17___,therewasnothingshehad___18___asingleflower.可知，由于她的貧窮，她除了一朵花之外，什么也沒有。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查詞組。A.besides除---之外，還有；B.apartfrom除---之外，再也沒有；C.ratherthan而不是；D.morethan超過。根據(jù)Duetoher___17___,therewasnothingshehad___18___asingleflower.可知，由于她的貧窮，她除了一朵花之外，什么也沒有。故選B。【59題詳解】考查名詞。A.value價值；B.amount數(shù)量；C.weight重量；D.package包裹。根據(jù)The___19___ofmybagwasneverheavierthanatthismomentandIhadjustreceivedoneofthemostvaluable___20___Ihaveeverhadinmylife.可知，我的包的重量從來沒有比現(xiàn)在重，我剛剛收到了我一生中最珍貴的禮物之一。故選C?！?0題詳解】考查名詞。A.experiences經(jīng)歷；B.fortune運氣；C.changes改變；D.presents禮物。根據(jù)The___19___ofmybagwasneverheavierthanatthismomentandIhadjustreceivedoneofthemostvaluable___20___Ihaveeverhadinmylife.可知，我的包的重量從來沒有比現(xiàn)在重，我剛剛收到了我一生中最珍貴的禮物之一。故選D。21.MaryandI,togetherwithourhusbands,helpedlookafterourneighbors’childrenthisweekend.Our___21___havetwochildrenaged3and6andmyhusbandandIchosethesix-year-oldchild.Whatapleasure!We___22___lastnightwithMarywhoinvitedustohavedinner.Theywerelookingafterthe3-year-oldboyfor___23___attheirdiningtable.The3-year-oldchildwas___24___hisparentswhowereoverseasfortheweekend.Whenhesawhissisterhe___25___withtearsflowingonhisface.Ihad“PlanB”inthebackofmyhead.WhenIsawthatthechildwas___26___andmyfriendswhowerelookingafterhimwerealso___27___,Iofferedtotakebothofthemwithus.Ithoughtanother___28___forthenightwasn’tthebestidea,sowe___29___madeadecisiontogobacktoourownhouse.ThenI___30___thechild’sovernightbed___31___,andwecamebackhometogether.Ihada___32___nightastheboywasawake5timesthroughthenight,cryingforhismommy,andittookawhileto___33___himdown.Maryandher___34___cameoverthismorningwiththeirownchildrenwhoareunder2yearsold___35___Icouldhaveashort___36___.Atnoon,theyleft.Ihadjustgottogetthroughthe___37___,bathsanddinner,and___38___theirparentswouldbeback.Atnight,bothmyhusbandandIweretiredbutwethoughtitwasgoodtohave“PlanB”,andhowhappywewerewithsuch___39___friendsthatinvitedusfordinner,andwerethoughtfulenoughto___40___meabreakthismorning.21.A.neighbors

B.classmates

C.parents

D.enemies22.A.turnedaround

B.dressedup

C.settledown

D.metup23.A.fun

B.dinner

C.concern

D.power24.A.joining

B.visiting

C.missing

D.hating25.A.smiled

B.cried

C.drank

D.played26.A.kind

B.shocked

C.sad

D.funny27.A.nervous

B.quiet

C.excited

D.moved28.A.weekend

B.overcoat

C.cab

D.house29.A.frequently

B.hardly

C.quickly

D.gradually30.A.ateup

B.packedup

C.made

D.threw31.A.toys

B.shoes

C.clothes

D.foods32.A.terrible

B.peaceful

C.hopeful

D.sweet33.A.send

B.let

C.pull

D.calm34.A.children

B.husband

C.students

D.sister35.A.but

B.for

C.or

D.so36.A.trip

B.break

C.stay

D.moment37.A.afternoon

B.morning

C.evening

D.week38.A.even

B.still

C.then

D.ever39.A.strong

B.honest

C.bad

D.good40.A.offer

B.suggest

C.avoid

D.request.參考答案：21.A

22.D

23.B

24.C

25.B

26.C

27.A

28.D

29.C

30.B

31.C

32.A

33.D

34.B

35.D

36.B

37.A

38.C

39.D

40.A通過作者和朋友瑪麗夫婦照看鄰居家孩子的經(jīng)過，作者因為有這樣的朋友而感到高興。21.A考查名詞。A.neighbors鄰居；

B.classmates同學(xué)；

C.parents

父母；

D.enemies敵人。作者本周要照顧?quán)従蛹业暮⒆?，可知鄰居家有一個3歲和一個6歲的孩子。故選A。22.D考查動詞詞組。A.turnedaround轉(zhuǎn)過身；

B.dressedup打扮；

C.settleddown定居；

D.metup偶遇，見面。從上文可知Mary家和作者家分別照顧?quán)従蛹业囊粋€孩子，昨晚Mary邀請我們見面，一塊吃飯。故選D。23.B考查名詞。A.fun快樂；

B.dinner晚餐；

C.concern關(guān)心；

D.power力量。在餐桌上他們照顧三歲的男孩吃晚飯。故選B。24.C考查動詞。A.joining參加；

B.visiting訪問；

C.missing想念；

D.hating厭惡。這3歲的孩子想念在國外度周末的父母。故選C。25.B考查動詞。A.smiled

微笑；

B.cried哭；

C.drank喝；

D.played玩。根據(jù)withtearsflowingonhisface可知小男孩看見6歲的姐姐就哭了。故選B。26.C考查形容詞。A.kind友好的；

B.shocked震驚的；

C.sad傷心的；

D.funny逗樂的。我看見朋友照顧的小男孩傷心時我也緊張不安，我打算把他們兩個都帶走。故選C。27.A考查形容詞。A.nervous

緊張不安的；

B.quiet安靜的；

C.excited興奮的；

D.moved感動的。我看見朋友照顧的小男孩傷心時我也緊張不安，我打算把他們兩個都帶走。故選A。28.D考查名詞。A.weekend周末；

B.overcoat外套；

C.cab出租車；

D.house家，房子。根據(jù)后半句中的ourownhouse可知，我認(rèn)為在另一個家過夜不是最好的，所以我們很快決定回我們自己的家。故選D。29.C考查副詞。A.frequently頻繁地；

B.hardly幾乎不；

C.quickly

迅速地；

D.gradually逐漸地。我認(rèn)為在另一個家過夜不是最好的，所以我們很快決定回我們自己的家。故選C。30.B考查動詞詞組。A.ateup吃光；

B.packedup整理，打包；

C.made制造；

D.threw扔。然后我把孩子晚上的衣服放在包里。故選B。31.C考查名詞。A.toys

玩具；

B.shoes鞋；

C.clothes衣服；

D.foods食品。然后我把孩子晚上的衣服放在包里。故選C。32.A考查形容詞。A.terrible可怕的；

B.peaceful和平的；

C.hopeful有希望的；

D.sweet甜的。小男孩一晚上醒五次，所以說我有一個糟糕的晚上。故選A。33.D考查動詞。A.send

寄派；

B.let讓；

C.pull拉；

D.calm使冷靜。他晚上哭著找媽媽，使他冷靜下來需要一段時間。故選D。34.B考查名詞。A.children孩子；

B.husband丈夫；

C.students學(xué)生；

D.sister姐妹。第二天早上瑪麗和她的丈夫帶著她們的孩子來了，所以我能休息一會兒。故選B。35.D考查并列連詞。A.but但是；

B.for因為；

C.or或者；

D.so所以。第二天早上瑪麗和她的丈夫帶著她們的孩子來了，所以我能休息一會兒。故選D。36.B考查名詞。A.trip旅行；

B.break休息；

C.stay停留；

D.moment片刻。第二天早上瑪麗和她的丈夫帶著她們的孩子來了，所以我能休息一會兒。故選B。37.A考查名詞。A.afternoon下午；

B.morning上午；

C.evening晚上；

D.week周。在中午，他們離開。我剛剛熬過了下午，洗澡和晚餐，然后等他們的父母回來。故選A。38.C考查副詞。A.even甚至；

B.still仍然；

C.then

然后；

D.ever曾經(jīng)。我剛剛熬過了下午，洗澡和晚餐，然后等他們的父母回來。故選C。39.D考查形容詞。A.strong強(qiáng)壯的；

B.honest

誠實的；C.bad壞的；

D.good好的。朋友邀請我們吃晚飯，今天早上還讓我休息，他們考慮得很周到，有這樣的朋友是非常開心的。故選D。40.A考查動詞。A.offer提供；

B.suggest

建議；

C.avoid

避免；

D.request請求。朋友邀請我們吃晚飯，今天早上還讓我休息，他們考慮得很周到，有這樣的朋友是非常開心的。故選A。三、閱讀理解22.InfrontoftheenormousShibuyatrainstationinTokyo,thereisalife-sizebronzestatue(雕像)ofadog.Eventhoughthestatueisverysmallwhencomparedtothehugeneonsignsflashing,itisn’tdifficulttofind.Ithasbeenusedasameetingpointsince1934andtodayyouwillfindhundredsofpeoplewaitingtherefortheirfriendstoarrive—justlookforthecrowds.Hachiko,anAkitadog,wasbornin1923andbroughttoTokyoin1924.Hisowner,ProfessorEisaburoUyenoandhewereinseparablefriendsrightfromthestart.EachdayHachikowouldaccompanyhisowner,aprofessorattheImperialUniversity,toShibuyatrainstationwhenheleftforwork.Whenhecameback,theprofessorwouldalwaysfindthedogpatientlywaitingforhim.Sadly,theprofessordiedsuddenlyatworkin1925beforehecouldreturnhome.AlthoughHachikowasstillayoungdog,thebondbetweenhimandhisownerwasverystrongandhecontinuedtowaitatthestationeveryday.Sometimes,hewouldstaytherefordaysatatime,thoughsomebelievethathekeptreturningbecauseofthefoodhewasgivenbystreetvendors(商販).Hebecameafamiliarsighttocommutersovertime.In1934,astatueofhimwasputoutsidethestation.In1935,Hachikodiedattheplacehelastsawhisfriendalive.1.Whyisthestatuenotdifficulttofind?A.It’safamousscenicspotinJapan.B.ThestationisthelargestinJapan.C.It’slargerthantheotherstatues.D.It’sameetingplaceforthepeople.2.Whichhasthesimilarmeaningastheunderlinedword“bond”inthelastparagraph?A.relationship

B.desire

C.contact

D.difference3.Whichofthefollowingwordcanbestdescribethedog?A.Friendly.

B.Thoughtful.C.Devoted.

D.Enthusiastic.參考答案：1.D

2.A

3.C23.

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Ihaveoftenbeentoldthatthebigadvantageofhavingasmartphoneisthat"youcandoeverythingwiththem!"Butwhenwasthelasttimeyousawsomeonedoing"everything"withasmartphone?Okay,sotheymayhaveanendlesslistoffunctions,butgenerallytheyareusedforcheckingsocialnetworkingsites,playinggames,andreceivingandreplyingtoemails.I'mhappyjustdoingallofthosethingsathomeonmylaptop.

AsfarasIcantell,thebestthingabouthavingasmartphoneisthatyoucanbeconnectedtotheinternetallthetime.Don'tgetmewrong,Ilovetheinternet,butIjustdon'tseethepointofconstantlybeingonline.Ican'trememberthelasttimeIreceivedaFacebookupdatewhichwassourgentthatIhadtoreaditassoonasitappeared,andIcan'timagineeverhavingajobwhichwassoimportantthatIwouldneedtoreadwork-relatedemailsimmediately.Iwouldthinkthatifsomeoneneededmeurgently,theywouldjustringmeratherthansendanemail.AndmytrustyNokiacanmanagethat.

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