Question

Women consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found. The survey was asked to carried out by Pencourage, a new anonymous（匿名的）"diary-style" social media website.  

Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated or twisted what they are doing on social media once a month. The survey of 2000 women found they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone, and beautify about an exotic holiday or their job.

The most common reasons for women to write " fibs" included worrying their lives would seem “ boring", jealousy at seeing other people's more exciting posts and wanting to impress their friends and acquaintances.

Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to stay connected on social media, they can in fact be left more isolated. They also said that the more we try to make our lives seem perfect, the less perfect we feel. According to the OnePoll survey, one third of women surveyed admitted to dishonesty on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter at some stage. Almost one in four admitted to lying or exaggerating about key aspects of their life online between one and three times a month while almost one in 10 said they lied more than once a week. Nearly 30 percent of women lied about "doing something when I am home alone", almost a quarter overstated their alcohol consumption while one in five were not truthful about their holiday activities or their jobs. Almost one in five women even lied about their "relationship status".

"We work very hard presenting ourselves to the world online, pretending and attempting to be happy all the time which is exhausting and ultimately unfulfilling," said Dr Michael Sinclair, a leading British consultant psychologist. "Leaving out the less desirable imperfections of our lives from the conversations with our 'friends online leads to less opportunity to feel empathized(有同感的)with, resulting in a greater sense of disconnection from others. "

1.According to the passage, women tend to lie on social networking sites because         .

A. they have little fun in their daily lives

B. they are not satisfied with their present life

C. they want to entertain their friends and acquaintances

D. they don't want to go out and communicate with others

2.Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in para. 3 ?

A. lies.          B. posts.        C. diaries.  D. impressions.

3.In the view of psychologists, people who attempt to stay connected on social media will

 eventually      .

A. feel better about their life            B. become a regular liar in the future

C. get more isolated in life      D. drink more alcohol in their daily life

4.In Dr Michael Sinclair's opinion,      .

A. we don't have to feel empathized with our "friends" online

B. we cannot get satisfaction by lying on social networking sites

C. it is worthwhile to work hard presenting ourselves to the world online

 D. the imperfections of our lives result in a sense of disconnection from others

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇调查报告，报告说：一项调查发现，女性总爱在Facebook或Twitter这样的社交网站上说谎，把自己的生活描述得比实际更精彩。英国知名心理学顾问迈克尔•辛克莱博士对此做出的评价是：人们努力地把自己呈现给网上的世界，假装自己一直都很开心并尽力保持这一状态，这不但让人精疲力竭，而且最终会让人感到空虚。在和线上‘好友’的谈话中，把生活中不那么如意的不完美部分省去，这会减少人们产生共鸣的机会，从而导致与他人更大的隔绝感。

1.B推理判断题。根据第三段“女性爱在社交网站上编写‘谎言’最常见的原因有担心自己的生活看上去会显得‘单调乏味’”可以推断答案“女性在社交网站倾向于撒谎，是因为她们对眼下的生活不满意”。

2.A 词义猜测题。根据上题的提问就可以知道" fibs"是“谎言”的意思。我们还可以通过“Women consistently lie on social networking sites”和“they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone,”来推测 " fibs"是“谎言”的意思。

3.C细节理解题。根据第四段“Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to stay connected on social media, they can in fact be left more isolated. 心理学家们指出，在人们试图通过社交媒体‘保持联系’的同时，事实上他们反而会变得‘更孤立’”得出答案“在根据心理学家们看来，试图通过社交媒体‘保持联系’ 的人们最终会让他们在生活中变得‘更孤立’”。

4.B推理判断题。其中英国知名心理学顾问迈克尔•辛克莱博士的话“我们努力地把自己呈现给网上的世界，假装自己一直都很开心并尽力保持这一状态，这不但让人精疲力竭，而且最终会让人感到空虚。”我们可以推出答案B：我们不可能依靠在社交网站上撒谎而获得满足感。

考点：社会生活调查报告类阅读理解。