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12.Recently,university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged.It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos,a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University.During the experiment,Dr Gerodimos said there were already  signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers.He said:"They're reporting withdrawal symptoms,overeating,feeling nervous,isolated and disconnected."
During their 24-hour test,three of the experiment's participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman.They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline,but of course,they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Elliot Day wrote:"Today,my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air.Despite being  aware of the social importance of the media,I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers."
From Caroline Scott,we read:"I didn't expect it,but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn't break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to,but It's not something l would like to do again!"
And Charlotte Gay wrote:"I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been  my  mobile;not  only is it a social device,it's  my main access point of communication."
Earlier in the year,a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media,often plugged into several things at once.So,with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate,how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
71.What can we learn about the volunteers?B
 A.Volunteers didn't write down about their day offline.
 B.Volunteers weren't allowed to use any media for 24 hours.
 C.Volunteers  were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos.
 D.Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment.
72.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants'feelings?

A.Anxious.  B.Lonely  C.Bored.   D.Despaired.
73.Which of the following is true of Caroline Scott?C
 A.The media ban affected his temperature.
 B.His work went on smoothly without the media.
 C.His work was carried on hard without the media.
 D.His life was empty without the radio or newspapers.
74.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A
 A.People should use the media devices reasonably.
 B.People can easily survive the media devices addict.
 C.People can spend more time sleeping in the future.
 D.People spend about half the time using the media devices.
75.The text is most probably a.C
 A.newspaper ad     
B. book review
 C.news report   
D.science fiction story.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了年轻人对于电器装备的过分依赖,为了研究这一现象的具体影响,进行了一项被称为Unplugged的活动,根据研究,媒体已经对我们造成了深刻的影响,离开媒体的人产生了暴饮暴食,精神紧张的症状,作者旨在呼吁我们合理使用媒体技术,不要被它掌控.

解答 71.B 细节理解题.根据文章第一段It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.可知是让那些年轻人24小时不使用电器.故选B.
72.D  细节理解题.根据文章第一段最后一句"They're reporting withdrawal symptoms,overeating,feeling nervous,isolated and disconnected."可知ABC三项的内容都是文章提及的症状,只有D项是文章没有提及的症状;故选D.
73.C 推理判断题.根据文章倒数第二段From Caroline Scott,we read:"I didn't expect it,but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn't break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to,but It's not something I would like to do again!"说明他的工作是要依靠媒体的,如果没有了媒体,他的工作很难进行.故选C.
74.A 推理判断题.根据So,with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate,how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?说明我们要拿出一点时间出来做别的事情,不要受媒体的影响.可推测作者希望我们要合理使用媒体技术.故选A.
75.C 推理判断题.通读全文,可知本文讲述的是年轻人对于电器装备的过分依赖,为了研究这一现象的具体影响,而进行的一项被称为Unplugged的活动.文章中对此进行了报到和说明,可推测本文属于新闻报道类.故选C.

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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32.This article is mainly aboutD.
A.the lives of school children            
B.the cause of arguments in schools
C.how to analyze youth violence         
D.how to deal with school conflicts
33.From Paragraph 2we can learn thatB.
A.violence is more likely to occur at lunchtime
B.a small conflict can lead to violence
C.students tend to lose their temper easily
D.the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight
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B.To get ready to try new things.
C.To make clear what the real issue is.
D.To figure out how to stop the shouting match.
35.The writer's purpose for writing this article is toC.
A.complain about problems in school education
B.teach students different strategies for school life
C.advocate teaching conflict management in schools
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