Question

Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being（安康）, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.

Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feeling.

    Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.

    The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested. Faceless, bodiless “virtual”（虚拟的）communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationship formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.

    “But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors. “It really points to the need for considering social effects in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”

1.The best title for this passage would be ________.

A. Internet may Cause Depression

B. The Dark Side of Internet

C. How to Use Technology Properly

D. The Importance of Psychological Well-being

2.Internet use may cause a decline in psychological well-being because ________.

A. people who were already feeling bad spend more time on the Internet

B. Internet users thought the world was wider than it really was

C. people were too eager to turn the “virtual” communication into reality

D. people have less time for actual communication with their family and friends

3.What does the underlined Latin word “per se” (in Para. 5) mean?

A. probably	B. absolutely
C. oneself	D. itself

4.What’s the tone of the passage?

A. Optimistic.	B. Critical.
C. Objective.	D. Pessimistic.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过研究表明互联网可能会导致抑郁症。

1.A主旨大意题。本文通过研究表明互联网可能会导致抑郁症。故选A。

2.D细节理解题。根据文章的内容 The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested.可知，互联网使用减少了于家庭和朋友的时间可能会使幸福下降。故选D。

3.D词义猜测题。But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se重要的是记住这不是几十本身。per se本身，本质上。故选D。

4.

考点：考查日常生活类阅读

【名师点睛】

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。

为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：

1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。

2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。比如第25题：细节理解题。根据文章的内容 The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested.可知，互联网使用减少了于家庭和朋友的时间可能会使幸福下降。故选D。

3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。比如第26题：词义猜测题。But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se重要的是记住这不是几十本身。per se本身，本质上。故选D。

4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。