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【题目】How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the vital time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friends.

The advantage of technological devices is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible we’re more lonely than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, a fascinating portrait of our changing relationship with technology. Turkle details the ways technology has redefined our comprehension of closeness and loneliness—and warns us of the danger of accepting such virtual(虚拟的) relationships in place of lasting emotional connections.

For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect all these shallow connections have on our development. Is technology offering us the lives we want to live? “We’re texting people at a distance,” says Turkle, “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—constantly on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”

What can’t be denied is that technology, whatever its faults, makes life a whole lot easier. It allows us to communicate with more people in less time and makes conversation simple. But it can also be seductive(具有诱惑性的), providing more stimulation than our natural lives. There are usually some unhealthy videos online which remove teenagers’ attention from their schoolwork. Besides, some online activities make people addicted, which occupied their daily life and affected their ability to form real-world relationships.“Technology can be more immediately satisfying than the labor of building an intimate relationship,” said one highschool student, “Every time I text, I start to have some happy feelings.”

But are any of those feelings equal to the kind we feel when engaged in real, face-to-face communication? Online, you can neglect others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of teens is less sympathetic than ever. That doesn’t spell disaster, says Turkle—but，

【1】From the first paragraph we can infer that_________.

A. email checking helps people wake up early

B. technological device production has been simplified

C. using technological devices costs teens much time

D. people communicate mainly by text-messaging now

【2】Turkle’s new book mainly discussed________.

A. ways to draw a fascinating portrait

B. how technology influences human relationships

C. the dangers of accepting emotional connections

D. the advantages of technology

【3】What worries Turkle most is that more and more people are_________.

A. starting to accept emotional connections in place of virtual connections

B. convincing themselves by using fewer lifeless objects in connections

C. dropping the use of technological devices for connection with each other

D. being affected by the shallow connections through the mobile devices

【4】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Others’ feelings can be ignored in online communication.

B. No stimulation is provided in natural life connections.

C. People always send text messages to avoid eye contact.

D. It may be a disaster that teens are less sympathetic than ever.

【5】What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To instruct people how to do with emails.

B. To stress the importance of technology.

C. To promote a wider use of technological devices.

D. To lead us to consider what’s important in human connections.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】试题分析：本文是一篇探讨型的文章，启发我们对于现代高科技技术的使用对我们日常生活的改变，前面提出现在的青少年花大量的时间在这些高科技产品上，肤浅的社会关系的维系将会对个人的发展造成一定的影响。其后，作者又辩证地阐述了高科技对我们生活带来的便捷，引人深思。

【1】分析推断题。从文章第一段最后一句The technology that was supposed to simplify our lives has become the vital time-suck: the average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, plus an additional hour just text-messaging friends.”本应简化我们生活的科技正处于糟糕的时期：青少年普遍一天使用7个小时以上的科技装置，算上额外的给朋友传简讯的时间。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。从文中第二段最后一句Turkle details the ways technology has redefined our comprehension of closeness and loneliness—and warns us of the danger of accepting such virtual(虚拟的) relationships in place of lasting emotional connections.” Turkle详细介绍了高科技技术重新定义我们对于亲密和孤独的理解，也警告了我们接受这样虚拟的关系正在代替长久的情感联系。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。从文中第三段里“For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect all these shallow connections have on our development.”对于Turkle，最令人担心点的是这些肤浅的关系将对我们的发展造成影响。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。从文中最后一段第二句Online, you can neglect others’ feelings.”在网络上，你会忽略其他人的感受。故选A。

【5】文章主旨题。本文认为现在的青少年花大量的时间在这些高科技产品上，肤浅的社会关系的维系将会对个人的发展造成一定的影响。故选D。