上海重点高中自主招生英语试题及答案

冲刺四校自招5套精析版模拟卷（2）一、单选：Youshouldbeconfrontingyourroommatesoveranyproblems,especiallyifyouhavejustmet.Remember,bepolitebutfirm.A.curiousaboutB.cautiousaboutC.adapttoD.accustomedtoIbelievealeafofgrassisthanastarintheskyEveryplantgivesuspleasureinitsownwayA.notlessthanB.noless C.muchlessD.morelessThedifferenceinachievementbetweenthepupilsarepartlybytheirdifferencesinage.A．accountedfor B．putforwardC．cutdown D．sortedoutThisjobisdoing,butitisn,ttospendsomuchtimeonit.A.worth;worthB.worth;worthwhileC.worthwhile;worthD.worthwhile;worthwhile.Althoughwehaveonlymet,Ifindwehavealotincommon.A.fromtimetotimeB.intimeC.bychanceD.overandoveragainAcomputerissousefulamachinewecanuseeverywhere.thatwhichaswhatThetimehehasdevotedinthepastyearsthedisableisnowconsideredofgreatvalue.A.tohelp;beingtohelping;tobetohelp;tobehelping;being8.differentlifetodayiswhatitwas30yearsago.How;fromWhata;fromWhat;fromHow;withThemanagerdecidedtogivethejobtohebelievedhadastrongsenseofduty.whoeverwhomeverwhothose一Whydidn,tyoucometoMike,sbirthdaypartyyesterday?一Well,I,butIforgotit.shouldmustshouldhavemusthave【答案】BBABCCBAAC【解析】.考查短语：A.curiousabout好奇B.cautiousabout谨慎C.adaptto适应D.accustomedto习惯，句意：在任何问题上你应该谨慎面对你的室友，特别是如果你刚刚认识。记住，要有礼貌但坚定。选B。.试题分析：句意：我认为一片叶草不亚于天空中的一颗星星。每一种指物都以他们特有的方式给予我们乐趣。nolessthan不亚于，不比...差，notlessthan不少于，muchless更不用说，moreless多一事不如少一事，故选B.试题分析：A.accountedfor引起，对...负责B.putforward提出C.cutdown削减D.sortedout挑选出；句意：在不同孩子们中所取得成就上的差异，在一定程度上是由于他们年龄方面的差异所引起的。故选A.考察固定搭配。固定搭配sthbeworthdoing某事值得被做；第二空的itbeworthwhiletodosth值得做某事，it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式。句意：这份工作值得被做，但是花如此多的时间再上面是不值得的。故B正确。.考察固定搭配。Fromtimetotime时而不时；intime及时；bychance偶然；overandoveragain一再；再三；句意：尽管我们只是偶尔见面，我仍然发现我们有很多共同之处。根据句意说明C正确。.本题考查句子结构和关系代词的选用。首先表示认清句子结构，use后面应该接一个及物动词，先行词应该充当宾语，而前面出现souseful不能用that与which来修饰，可以排除。另外，what不能引导定语从句。.前一部分考查devoteone,stimetodoingsth句式。其中devote的宾语thetime在定语从句中提到了前面并省略了；后一部分中的consider的后面接了主语补足语，所以用不定式作补语。整个句子的意思为：他在过去的十年中用在帮助残疾人身上的时间现在被认为是很有价值。.实际上本句主句的主语是lifetoday,而differentfrom是主句的表语。可以把它变成普通句式：Lifetodayisdifferentfromwhatitwas30yearsago..作宾语从句的主语；hebelieved可视为插入语。.shouldhave的后面省略了come。shouldhavecome表示“本应该而实际上没有“。二、DirectionsFillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.technologyB.contemporaryC.stretchedD.hiddenE.recognizedF.discoveryG.updatedH.extensiveI.countlessJ.estimatedK.definitionMostofuslearnatprimaryschoolthattherearesevencontinents,butthenextgenerationofkidsmaybeaddingonemoretothatlist.AccordingtoarecentpaperpublishedintheGeologicalSocietyofAmericanJournalbyagroupofresearchers,"Zealandia"isanewcontinentthat's__31__beneaththeocean.Zealandiais__32__tobefivemillionsqkm.Mostofthismassiveareaiscoveredbywater,butitshighestmountainsalreadyhavetheirownname:NewZealand.ThesmallcountryistheonlypartofZealandiathatisn'tunderwater,butthepaper'sauthorswantthehugelandmasstobe__33__worldwideasitsowncontinent."ThescientificvalueofclassifyingZealandiaasacontinentismuchmorethanjustanextranameonalist,"theresearcherswroteintheirpaper.ScientistsdiscoveredZealandiaallthewaybackin1995,thenstarted__34__researchontheareausingunderwaterandsatellitemapping__35__.Aftercompletingtheirwork,theywerefinallyabletowriteareportsuggestingthatZealandiabenamedacontinent.Butwhodecidesonwhatisacontinentandwhatisn't?Thereis,infact,noofficialorganizationthatdoes.Somecountries'schoolsteachthattherearesixorevenfivecontinents.Thischangesdependingonwhereintheworldtheschoolis.Duetotheir__36__asa"continuousexpanseofland",someclassifyEuropeandAsiaasthesamecontinent--knownasEurasia.SchoolsinRussiaandpartsofEasternEuropeteachthis.Andtomakethingsevenmoreconfusing,FranceandGreece,aswellasothercountries,classifyNorthAmericaandSouthAmericaassimplyAmerica.Thisargumentoverhowlandisdefinedhaseven__37__intoouterspace.In2006,theInternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU)decidedthatPlutowasnolongeraplanet,76yearsafterits__38__in1930.Expertsarguedthatitnolongermettherequirementsneededtobecalledaplanetalongsidetheeightothersinoursolarsystem.Itwasthereforerenameda"dwarfplanet( 矮行星)”，meaningthat__39__books,modelsandmuseumexhibitsallovertheworldhadtobe__40__.ButwilltheworldtakethesamenoticeofZealandia?Thebestwaytotellistokeepaneyeonourtextbooks.【分析】本文属于科普类的短文阅读.主要介绍了新发现的一个新大洲，对‘西兰洲"是藏在海洋底下的一块新大陆这一现象进行了深刻的论述，并提出了更鲜明的观点.【解答】31-40DJEHAKCFIGD.考查动词的用法.根据上段中but后面的句子thenextgenerationofkidsmaybeaddingonemoretothatlist可知，应该是还有一个大洲，即根据发现还有一个被藏在海洋底的大洲.故选D.J.考查动词的用法.根据后面的表语成分fivemillionsqkm可知，这是描述的新大洲的地域面积，应该是beestimatedtobe估计是…；故选J.E.考查动词的用法.这是对新西兰的地位的介绍，这篇论文的作者希望这个庞大的大陆能被全世界认可(recognized),成为世界一大洲.故选E.H.考查形容词的用法.此处强调科学家对这一现象展开了广泛的研究，extensive广泛的；故选H.A.考查名词的用法.usingunderwaterandsatellitemapping..为现在分词短语作方式状语，研究水下的未知因素应该使用的是水下科技和卫星地图技术；故选A.K.考查名词的用法.本句中包含句式as...as…和…一样，即一些人将大陆定义(definition)为"蔓延不断的陆地"，倒数第二段的第一句Thisargumentoverhowlandisdefined也是提示；故选K.C.考查动词的用法.由这一发现引发的争论延伸到了(stretched)外太空领域；故选C.F.考查名词的用法.这是对冥王星(Pluto)的进一步界定，在1930年发现(discovery)冥王星的76年后，国际天文学联合会(IAU)认定其不再是一颗行星.故选F.I.考查形容词的用法.由此引发的变化是一连续的，所以会导致一连续的书籍等都要被更新；故选I.G.考查动词的用法.研究发现了新的事实，自然会使得以前的结论得到更正.故选G.【点评】该题型选词填空的选项词义互不关联，词性也不同，而且还有干扰项，一定要先了解文章大意，带着文章脉络去找选项.务必先沉着地把文章读一遍，尤其注意横线前后的位置，为寻找正确选项打下铺垫.通读时要根据首段原则以及首末句原则，迅速抓出文章的主题.判定文章主题对于篇章的整体把握具有积极意义三、Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.BeingBiggerisn/tNecessarilyConsideredBetterThefirm,whichfamouslystartedlifein1939,hasnowdeclaredanewage:thatofsmallerstartup.By2014,whenMsWhitmanannouncedHP,sdecisiontoseparateitscomputerandprinterbusinessfromitscorporatehardwareandservicesoperations,thecompanyhadgrownintoaclumsy—41—.Itsfortunesstartedto_42—withaseriesofexpensiveandmuchcriticizedpurchases.By2012ithadlostitspositionastheworld,sleadingsupplierofPCstoLenovo.Thedramatic__43__wasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggresive_44—.“IwouldgofromlaserjetprintingtoourbigenterpriseservicescontractswherewewererunningthebackendofITformanybigcompaniesandorganizations.Thesetwothingsarenotlikeeachother.Sotheabilitytofocusandengagewithcustomersona(n)—45—setofobjectivesandbusinessoutcomes...Icanalreadyseethedifference.”MsWhitmann,whonowheadsthenewspi-off,HewlettPackardEnterprise(HPE)sellingserversandservices,saysthechangehasalready_46—herperformance.“Onebigchangeisit __47__eachofthedivisionstopursuethestrategythatisrightforthem.__48__,thereis‘noway'printerandPCcompanyHPInc,sdecisionlastyeartobuySamsung,sprintingbusinessfor$1bnwouldhavehappenedwhenitwaspartofthelargerfirm.Soit'sthatabilitytodriveyourownprogram,not__49__byotherbusinessesthatdon,thavethesamecharacteristics.”MsWhitmanissoconvincedherstrategyisworkingthatshe,s__50__HPEfurther,spinningoffbothitsbusinessservicesdivisionanditssoftwarebusinessintoseparatecompanieslastyear.Herassumptionthatbiggerdoesn,talwaysmeanbetterseems__51__.Aferall,alargercompanyshouldfinditeasiertodominatethemarketitoperatesin.Buttherapidriseofmuchsmallerstart-ups,competingandoftenovertakingtheseestablishedpowerfulcompaniesmeanstheacceptedwisdomthat_52—equalssuccessisbeingchallenged.—53—in2014,eBaycarvedPayPal,theelectronicpaymentsarmitboughtin2001,offfromthemainonlinesalebusiness.Box,acloudstoragecompany,isanothercaseinpoint.FounderAaronLeviesays“WhetherUber,Airbnb,thosesamelessons__54__,whichisifyoucanbuildsomethingthat,scheaper,fasterandmorescalableanddeliversafarbettercustomerexperiencethanwhatthetraditionalsellerswereabletodo,thenyoucanbeextremely__55__.”41.A.appearanceB.constructionC.giantD.possession42.A.declineB.increaseC.stayD.vary43.A.adventureB.combinationC.developmentD.split44.A.behaviorB.growthC.marketsD.policies45.A.ambitiousB.complexC.narrowD.overall46.A.deliveredB.improvedC.measuredD.standardized47.A.allowsB.employsC.remindsD.threatens48.A.AllinallB.ForexampleC.OnthecontraryD.What,smore49.A.heldbackB.keptonC.lookedoverD.takendown50.A.dissolvedB.expandedC.operatedD.shrunk51.A.fundamentalB.reasonableC.surprisingD.widespread52.A.diligenceB.disciplineC.profitD.size53.A.ComparativelyB.GenerallyC.SimilarlyD.Unexpectedly54.A.applyB.failC.hideD.increase55.A.friendlyB.miserableC.motivatedD.troublesome参考答案：CADBCBABADCDCAD解析：C名词辨析.本句By2014,whenMsWhitmanannouncedHPfromitscorporatehardwareandservicesoperations,thecompanyhadgrownintoaclumsy(41)C.句意是直至U2014年，当MsWhitman宣布HP公司从公司的硬件和服务体系中脱离，公司变得更大，giant巨大的，grow是向好的方面转变，故选C.A动词辨析.根据下句withaseriesofexpensiveandmuchcriticizedpurchases可知购买了非常昂贵和很多让人批评的设备，说明公司的财产在下降(decline),故选A.D名词辨析.本句Thedramatic(43)Dwasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggresive(44)B.句意是这种戏剧化的分裂的目的是帮助公司适应手机和在线电脑的新时代，对于股东为了更巨大的增长做出反应，split分裂，指的是HP公司从公司的硬件和服务体系中脱离，故选D.B名词辨析.本句Thedramatic(43)Dwasaimedathelpingthefirmadapttothenewageofmobileandonlinecomputing,respondingtoshareholderdemandsformoreaggresive(44)B.句意是这种戏剧化的分裂的目的是帮助公司适应手机和在线电脑的新时代，对于股东为了更巨大的增长(growth)做出反应，股东是为了增加收益而搞分裂，故选B.C名词辨析.本句Sotheabilitytofocusandengagewithcustomersona(n)(45)Csetofobjectivesandbusinessoutcomes…Icanalreadyseethedifference.”句意是能力都集中在狭窄的目标和生意后果上，说明经济不景气，narrow狭窄的，故选C.B动词辨析. 本句thechangehasalready(46)Bherperformance."句意是这种变化已经改善(improve)了她的表现，故选B.A动词辨析.本句Onebigchangeisit(47)Aeachofthedivisionstopursuethestrategythatisrightforthem.句意是一个巨大的变化是它允许每个分支去追求适合他们的策略，allowsbtodo允许某人做某事，故选A.B介宾短语辨析.本句.(48)B,thereis'noway'printerandPCcompanyHPIicwouldhavehappenedwhenitwaspartofthelargerfirm句意是例如，当它是更大公司的一部分的时候，HP公司就不会出现，forexample例如，故选B.A动词辨析.本句Soit'sthatabilitytodriveyourownprogramnot(49)Abyotherbusinessesthatdon'thavethesamecharacteristics"句意是因此是那种能力给你自己的项目带来动力，而不是被其他没有相同特点的生意而阻止(holdback),holdback与前面的drive是相反的，故选A．D动词辨析.根据下句spinningoffbothitsbusinessservicesdivisionanditssoftwarebusinessintoseparatecompanieslastyear.可知MsWhitman去年将其商业服务部门和软件业务分拆成独立公司.说明她进一步缩小HPE公司，shrink缩小，故选D.C形容词辨析.本句Herassumptionthatbiggerdoesn'talwaysmeanbetterseems(51).句意是她的假设(大的公司看起来并不总是意味着更好)看起来很令人惊讶，下句的theacceptedwisdom可知这个假设已经成为被人接受的理论，故选C.D名词辨析.本句theacceptedwisdomthat(52)equalssuccessisbeingchallenged句意是这个被接受的理论(大小等同于成功)现在正在被挑战，这与上句的biggerdoesn'talwaysmeanbetter大的公司看起来并不总是意味着更好，相一致，故选D.C副词辨析.本句.(53)in2014,eBaycarvedPayPal,theelectronicpaymentsarmitboughtin2001,offfromthemainonlinesalebusiness句意是相似的是，在2014年，eBay把它在2001年收购的电子支付部门从主要的在线销售业务中除去，similarly相似地，故选C.A动词辨析.本句thosesamelessons(54),句意是那些相同的课都可以应用(apply),这里的意思是MsWhitman缩小公司的政策可以应用到很多状况，故选A.D形容词辨析.本句ifyoucanbuildsomethingthat'scheaper,fasterandmorescalableanddeliversafarbettercustomerexperiencethanwhatthetraditionalsellerswereabletodo,thenyoucanbeextremely(55).”句意是如果你能够比传统的销售者营造更便宜快速数量巨大的体系，并且传递更好的顾客经历，那么你可能有更多的麻烦(troublesome),故选D四、DirectionsReadthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)FrankensteinFrankensteinwasabookbyMaryShelly---it,sbeenadaptedforthescreendozensoftimes.ThestoryofFrankensteinistoldthroughaseriesofletterswrittenbyCaptainRobertWaltontohissister,asheleadsanexpedition(远征)totheNorthPole.Ontheway,hemeetsVictorFrankenstein,whotellsWaltonthestoryofhislife.Frankensteinisthesurnameoftheguywhocreatesthemonster.Themonsterdoesn,tactuallyhaveaname.Anyway,Victorisascientistwho,sdesperatetodiscoverthesecretoflife.Afteryearsofstudy,hemakesanenormouscreatureoutofhumanremainsandbringsittolife.Victorintendsittobebeautiful.Unfortunately,thecreatureturnsoutreallyideous,andVictorrunsawayinterror.Althoughthemonsterisgoodandkind,humansarescaredofit.Whentheymistreatit,themonsterbecomesangryandevil.Wantingrevengeonitscreator,themonstermurdersDr.Frankenstein,sbrother,hiswife,andhisbestfriend.WhenVictorfiguresoutthemonsterisbehindallthedeaths,heswearstotrackitdownandkillit.Thisbookwaswrittenin1816,rightafteraperiodcalledtheEnlightenment.TheEnlightenmentemphasizedthepursuitofknowledgeandreason,andgaverisetothescientificmethod.MaryShelleycriticizedtheEnlightenmentthroughthecharacterofVictorFrankenstein,“HeisanegativeexampleofanEnlightenmentscientist---hepursuesknowledgeatanycost,andhisobsessionwithdiscoveringthesecretoflifedestroyshim,aswellashisfriendsandfamil”.SomeEnlightenmentthinkersmighthaveseensuchalossasnecessaryfortheadvancementofscience,butnotMaryShelley.Sheandherhusband,poetPercyShelley,werepartoftheRomanticMovementinartandliterature.RomanticismwasareactionagainsttheEnlightenment,sembraceofrationalityandreason.TheRomanticsemphasizedemotionoverrationality,andthoughtpeopleshouldfeelaweandterrorinregardtonature.Frankensteinincorporatesalltheseideas.ToShelley,Frankensteindoesn'tfearandrespecttheworldofnatureenough---shesaysthatbytamperingwithnature,hebringsaboutcompletedisaster.FrankensteinisnotjustagreatRomanticnovel.Ifsalsoconsideredoneofthefirstmajorworksofsciencefiction.Itinfluencesawholegenerationofwriters,andthemonsterhasbecomeoneofthemostrecognizablefiguresinWesternculture.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinthemeaningto“hideous”inParagraph1?A.Unattractive.B.Engaging.C.Charming.D.Handsome.WhatisVictorFrankenstein,sfatalweakness?A.Hisloveofscience. B.Hisrejectionofhisowncreation.C.Hislackofrespectfornature.D.Hisinabilitytoformhumanrelationship.HowwastheRomanticeradifferentfromtheEnlightenment?TheRomanticeraemphasizedemotion;theEnlightenmentemphasizedreason.TheRomanticeraoccurredduringthe20thcentury;theEnlightenmentoccurredduringthe19thcentury.TheRomanticeraemphasizedpoetry;theEnlightenmentemphasizedprose.TheRomanticerasawmajorscientificdiscoveries;theEnlightenmentwasaneraofliterarydiscovery.Whateffectdid“Frankenstein”haveonlaterworksoffiction?.ItinspiredbooksabouttheEnlightenment.B.Itinspiredtechnicalwriting.C.Itinspiredbooksofpoetry. D.Itinspiredscience-fictionwriting.答案56-59ACAD解析：.由第一段“Victorintendsittobebeautiful.Unfortunately,thecreatureturnsoutreallhideous”可知，该词应该是与beautiful是反义词。A.Unattractive.无吸引力的；B.Engaging迷人的.C.Charming迷人的.D.Handsome帅气的.故选A.第二段：Frankensteindoesn,tfearandrespecttheworldofnatureenough得知，故选C..第二段：TheEnlightenmentemphasizedthepursuitofknowledgeandreason,andgaverisetothescientificmethod.,/TheRomanticsemphasizedemotionoverrationality,andthoughtpeopleshouldfeelaweandterrorinregardtonature.故选A.第二段：FrankensteinsnotjustagreatRomanticnovel.It,salsoconsideredoneofthefirstmajorworksofsciencefiction.故选D(B)16-25Railcard16-25Railcard(TheYoungPerson,sRailcard)entitlestheholdertoupto1/3offmostrailfaresacrossBritain.Justimagirwhereitcouldtakeyou---tofestivals,toseedistantfriendsortoLondonforaweekendbreak.Whocanapply?Absolutelyanybodybetween16and25canapply.Youwillneedtoprovideproofthatyouareunder26yearsofage.Forthis,onlyyourbirthcertificate,drivinglicence,passportormedicalcardwillbeacceptable.Alternatively,ifyouareamaturestudentoverthisagebutinfull-timeeducationyoucanalsoapply.Inordertoproveyoureligibility(适用性),youwillneedtogetyourheadteacher,tutor,orheadofdepartmenttosigntheapplicationformaswellasoneofyourphotosthelatteralsoneedingtobeofficiallystamped.“Fulltimeeducation”isdefinedasover15hoursperweekforatleast20weeksayear.Thengoalongtoanymajorrailwaystation,rail-appointedtravelagentorauthorizedstudenttravelofficewithyourcompletedapplicationformfromthisleaflet,togetherwith£28,twopassport-sizedphotosandproofofeligibility.UsingyourrailcardYoucanuseitatanytime-weekends,BankHolidaysorduringtheweek.Butifyoutravelbefore10amMondaytoFriday(exceptduringJulyandAugust)minimumfareswillapply.Forfulldetailsofthese,pleaseaskatyourlocalstationorcontactarail-appointedtravelagent.ConditionsIncaseswherearailcarddoesnotbeartheuser,ssignature,itwillbetreatedasinvalid.Neitheyourrailcardnoranyticketsboughtwithitmaybeusedbyanybodyelse.Unlesstherearenopurchasefacilitiesavailableatthestationwhereyoubeganyourjourney,youwillberequiredtopaythefullfareifyouareunabletoproduceavalidticketforinspectionduringajourney.Reducedrateticketsarenotavailableforfirst-classtravelorforEurostarlinkstoFranceandBelgium.Passengerswillbechargedthefullrateiftheywanttousetheseservices.Ifyouarea22-year-oldnurse,youcanapplyfortherailcardwithout.A.thesignatureofyourdirector B.£28C.applicationform D.passport-sizedphotosThe1/3OFFdiscountmaynotapplyfortherailcardholderswhotravelat.A.11pmonSundayinAugust B.7amonTuesdayinFebruaryC.7amonMondayinJuly D.11pmonFridayinMarchWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheleaflet?Ifyourrailcarddoesn,thaveyournamesigned,itwillbeusedbysomeoneelse.Thebenefitsofarailcardaretransferabletoyourfriendsofyourage.Ifyouhavenoticketbuthaveboardedatrain,youwillstillbeeligibleforadiscountedticket.IfrailcardholderswishtousetheEurostarnetwork,theymustpaythefullfare.答案60-62ABD解析：由：togetherwith£28,twopassport-sizedphotosandproofofeligibility.可知需要带这边些文件，而student需要校长等老师的签名。由：Butifyoutravelbefore10amMondaytoFriday（exceptduringJulyandAugust）minimumfareswillapply.故选B由：Reducedrateticketsarenotavailableforfirst-classtravelorforEurostarlinkstoFranceandBelgium.Passengerswillbechargedthefullrateiftheywanttousetheseservices.得知，故选D（C）The“PhoneStack（堆）"GameWheneverMichaelCarl,thefashionmarketdirectoratVanityFair,goesouttodinnerwithfriends,heplayssomethingcalledthe“phonestack'game：Everyoneplacestheirphonesinthemiddleofthetable;whoeverlooksattheirdevicebeforethecheckarrivespicksupthebill.Assmartphonescontinuetoburrow（钻入）theirwayintoourlives,andwearabledeviceslikeGoogleGlassthreatentoeatintoourpersonalspaceevenfurther,overburdenedusersarecarvingouttheirowndevice-freezoneswithspecialtricksandlifehacks.“Disconnectingisaluxurythatweallneed,”saidLesleyM.M.Blume,aNewYorkwriterwhokeepsherphoneawayfromthedinnertableathome.“Theexpectationthatwemustalwaysbeavailabletoemployers,colleague,family:Itcreatesarealobstacleintryingtosetasideprivatetime.Butthatprivatetimeismoreimportantthanever.”Muchofthedigitaldetoxing（戒瘾）iscentredonthehome,whereurgente-mailsfromco-workers,textsfromfriends,InstagramphotosfromacquaintancesandupdatesonFacebookgettogethertodisturbdomesticquietness.Apopularmethodistoappointakindofcellphonelockbox,likethemilktinthatBrandonHolley,theformereditorofluckymagazine,uses.“Ifmyphoneisbuzzingorlightingup,it,sstilladistraction,soitgoesinthebox,”saidMs.Holley,wholivesinarowhouseinRedHook,Brooklyn,withherson,Smith,andhusband,John.“It,snotsomethingIwantmykidtosee.”Sleepisabigfactor,whichiswhysomepeopledrawthecellphone-freelineatthebedroom.“Idon,twanttosleepnexttosomethingthatisachargedballofinformationwithphotosande-mails,”saidPeterSom,thefashiondesigner,whokeepshisphonepluggedinthelivingroomovernight.“Itdefinitelyisaheadcleareranddescribesdaytimeandsleeptimeclearly.”Householdswithyoungchildrenareespeciallymindfulaboutbeingoverconnected,withparentssensitivetohowchildrenmayimitatebadhabits.Butit,snotjustinsidethehomewhereusersareseparatingthemselvesfromthehabit.Cellphoneoverusersaremakingeffortstodisconnectinsocialsettings,whetherattherequestofthehostorintheformoffriendlycompetition.Thephone-stackgameisalightheartedwayforfriendstopoliceagainstrudebehaviorwheneatingout.ThegamegainedpopularityafterBrianPerez,adancerinLosAngeles,postedtheideaonline.WhatmightbethereasonforMichaelCarltoplaythe“phonestack”game?Hisfriendsaren,twillingtopayforthemealvoluntarily.Hewantstodosomefunnythingswiththosephones.Hehasbeenfedupwithdigitaldevicesbeingpresenteverywhere.Thewearabledeviceshavebroughtthreatstohisprivacy.Whyisitdifficultforpeopletobreakawayfromtheirdigitaldevicesathome?Becausetheyhavetodosomeworkathome.Becausetheyareexpectedtobealwaysavailabletotheoutside.Becausepeoplehavebeenaddictedtodigitaldevices.Becausedigitaldevicescanenrichpeople'sfamilylife.WhatdoesPeterSomdotoensurehissleepingqualityatnight?Heputshisphoneinthelivingroom.Heignore