根据以下材料,回答1-20题 Around the world, coronavirus lockdowns have
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根据以下材料,回答1-20题
Around the world, coronavirus lockdowns have driven professional and social life out of the physical world and into the virtual realm. 1 self-isolation means no longer seeing friends and colleagues in person, it has opened a sudden and alarming window on their private, domestic selves.Many readers, videoconferencing for 2 every day, will find themselves unexpectedly familiar 3 other people's kitchen layouts, wall decorations and interior design— 4, that is, on how they position their devices.
For those unused to working from home, the sudden disappearance of boundaries between domestic and 5 life can be trying.But what about the lack of boundaries between other people's homes and your own? Letting 6 of colleagues and acquaintances peer into your life can be unsettling, 7 it has one advantage:it opens up new 8 for superiority.
Electronics should, by and large, be invisible, 9 there is an inverse relationship between social status and size of televisions.High-end audio gear or home-cinema equipment,however, is 10 in the background, suggesting as it does a superior, arty approach to 11; steering the conversation towards the merits of valve amplifiers or the "texture" of a director's work will let you 12 its presence in your house.Showy sports equipment can be borrowed from friends and just13 in a corner,implying plenty of expensive entertainments that are awaiting you 14 the lockdown is over.
What of the 15 that the sudden appearance of screaming, chocolate-covered children will undermine the impression of domestic perfection? Best if you can to hide them away in another room or dress them smartly and 16 them to serve you with trays of tea and biscuits, as appropriate.Either approach will 17 the desired impression of domestic order and respect, to contrast pleasingly with the yells and curses to be heard in the background of your friends' and colleagues' homes.
Humanity is now coming together to 18 a common enemy.In these dark times, it is essential to 19 some of the pillars of normal life—20 showing that you're doing better than everybody else.
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