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2.Escape from FoMOHere's a test you might enjoy:rate these situations on a number scale,ranging from 1for mild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress.
Situation 1:you're visiting New York City and realize there's no way you'll be able to get to all the exhibits,see all the recommended plays or take in even part of the"musts".How do you feel now?Something like 5?
Situation 2:you,re at dinner with friends,and you've all agreed to make it a strictly phone-free evening.But your smartphone won't stop beeping Twitter and text alerts.Something is obviously up in your social network,but you can't check.Even 7wouldn't match the stress you're feeling now.
Welcome to FoMO (Fear of Missing Out),the latest mental disorder caused by social media connections sharing updates that leaves individuals feeling that they are missing out on something more exciting,important,or interesting going on somewhere else.It is an outcome of technological advancement and booming social information.According to a recent study,56per cent of those who use social networks suffer this.
It is not uncommon that at night when you've sworn again to put the phone aside or turn off the computer,you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you miss some titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers'requesting your"friendship".
We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn't do,rather than on what we did.If so,constantly watching others doing things that we are not is rich ground for a future of looking back in sorrow.Attractive online images-so charming from afar-make FoMO more destructive.Technology has become the major construct through which we define intimacy (亲密).You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless text message instead of actually talking to the person they're with.Being connected to everyone,all the time,is a new human experience; we,re just not equipped to cope with it yet.
Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separate ourselves,even for short periods of time,from our gadgets.However,the problem can only be settled when we grasp that our brains and our humanity-not our technologies-enable this addiction.We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid of missing out.Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychological needs in fields such as love,respect and security.FoMO levels are highest in young people,in particular young men.
What,then,can we do about something so damaging to our quality of life?The best way to cope with FoMO is to recognize that,at our fast-paced life,we are sometimes bound to miss out.Instead of trying to maximize our benefits,we seek a merely"good enough"result.If you still doubt that"good enough"is the best cure for FoMO,the words of the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson might strike the right chord,"For everything you have missed,you have gained something else,and for everything you gain,you lose something else."
Escape from FoMO
Main Points | Details |
Concept of FoMO | FoMO,constantly (71)disturbing our peace of mind,refers to the unease of feeling that we are not part of social connection. |
Examples of FoMO | •When having dinner with friends,we feel extremely depressed when (72)forbidden to check our social network. •Determined as we are to put aside phones,we can't shift our (73)attention/focus/concentrationfrom them until we go to bed. |
(74)Reasons/Triggers/Causesbehind FoMO | •Technology develops and social information explodes. •Images of online friends (75)appeal more to us,compared to our real world friends. •Some of us attempt to feel(76)psychologically A fulfilled on social network. |
Bad effects of FoMO | •We are constantly (77)regretful/sorryfor things that we didn't do. •Communicating with friends in the virtual world gives(78)rise to the decline of important relationships with friends and family. |
Suggestions on avoiding FoMo | •Get (798)separated/away/disconnected from the modern technology. •Recognize that missing out is part of our life. •Accept that (80)losses/losscan sometimes be"a blessing in disguise". |
分析 本文主要讲述了FOMO (Fear of Missing Out害怕错过)这一现象.智能手机让很多人全天都在网上更新微博,看朋友圈的动态,或者看看自己所在的小组最近有什么活动可以参加.他们最怕错过新鲜八卦.如果有一两天没有上网看这些,他们会感到自己已经"与世隔绝"太久了.
解答 71.disturbing 信息转换题.根据第一段ranging from 1 for mild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress可知这个测试的速度范围从1--轻度不适到7--窘迫不堪.再根据其中的关键词discomfort和unbearable distress进行判断.故该处填disturbing.
72.forbidden 信息提取题.根据第三段Something is obviously up in your social network,but you can't check.可知社交网络中出现信息的不能查看.再根据其中的关键词can't check进行判断.故该处填forbidden.
73.attention/focus/concentration 信息转换题.根据第五段you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you miss some titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers'requesting your"friendship".可知我们在上床之前还得看一眼频幕,防止错过一些信息. 再根据其中的关键词in case you miss可以得出我们不能转移注意力.故该处填attention/focus/concentration.
74.Reasons/Triggers/Causes 概括总结题.根据文章结构及题文该部分所对应的Details细节可知,该部分讲述的是FOMO产生的原因.故该处填Reasons/Triggers/Causes.
75.appeal 信息提取题.根据第六段Attractive online images-so charming from afar-make FoMO more destructive.可知在线图象很迷人,更加吸引我们,让FOMO更具破坏性.故该处填appeal.
76.psychologically 信息提取题.根据倒数第二段的Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychological needs in fields 可知我们在社会网络上是为了得到心理上的满足.故该处填psychologically.
77.regretful/sorry 信息提取题.根据第六段We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn't do可知研究表明临终的遗憾主要是我们没能做的事.故该处填regretful/sorry.
78.rise 信息提取题.根据第六段You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless text message instead of actually talking to the person they're with.可知虚拟朋友的增多导致现实朋友的联系渐少,而"give rise to"的意思是"使发生,引起".故该处填rise.
79.separated/away/disconnected 信息提取题.根据倒数第二段Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separate ourselves可知如果我们远离现代科技能够降低对它的依赖性.故该处填separated/away/disconnected.
80.losses/loss 信息提取题.根据倒数第二段We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid of missing out.可知如果我们不诚实地问自己为什么如此害怕损失,那么就不能找到解决方案.故该处填losses/loss.
点评 本文考察学生的综合概括能力. 在理解文章整体的情况下,准确筛选出相关信息,找出其中的关键词,进行填空.
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