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The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone,

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问题    The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car, and now you can tell your kitchen appliances what to do. But even without gadgets that understand our spoken commands, research suggests that, as bizarre as it sounds, under certain【C1】______, people regularly ascribe human traits to everyday objects.
   Sometimes we see things as human because we are【C2】______In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute【C3】______to various gadgets. In turn, feeling close to objects can【C4】______loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they had been【C5】______in a social setting, they compensated by exaggerating their number of friends—unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities. According to the researchers, the participants’ phones【C6】______substituted for real friends.
   At other times, we personify products in an effort to understand them. One study found that three in four respondents yelled at their computer. Further, the more their computer gave them problems, the more likely the respondents were to report that it had its own "beliefs and【C7】______."
   So how do people assign traits to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, wide faces are【C8】______with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces as more dominant-looking than narrow-faced ones, and preferred them—especially in【C9】______situations. An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with grilles (护栅) that were upturned like smiles sold best. The purchasers saw this【C10】______as increasing a car’s friendliness.
   A) alleviate F) competitive K) feature
   B) apparently G) conceded L) lonely
   C) arrogant H) consciousness M) separate
   D) associated I) desires N) spectacularly
   E) circumstances J) excluded O) warrant [br] 【C4】
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答案 A
解析 [语法判断]空格前为情态动词can，由此推断空格处需填入动词原形。[语义判断]根据常识可知，与事物有亲密关系可以消除孤独感或缓解孤独的状态。因此空格处应填入一个含有“缓解，减少”意思的动词，结合备选项中的动词原形可知，A)alleviate为本题答案。
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