成人英语三级考试：阅读理解模拟题(5)

成人英语培训网提供：成人英语培训网提供：成人英语三级考试：阅读理解模拟题(5)(5)(5)(5)Directions:Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36through40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)orD),YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Interactuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmorebadfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowasonlinelessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth,researchershypothesized(推测).Faceless,bodiless“virtual”(虚的)communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.AnotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.“Butit'simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnology,it'sabouthowitisused,”sayspsychologistChristineRileyofIntel,oneofthestudy'ssponsors(发起人).Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.36.What'sthefindingoftheresearchundertakenatCarnegieMellonUniversity?A)PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternetnow.B)Peoplespendlesstimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsnow.C)TheNetprovessociallyhealthierthantelevision.D)Internetusemaycauseadropinpsychologicalhealth.37.Whathadtheresearchersexpectedbeforetheresearch?A)TheNetmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth.B)Internetusemayimprovesocialhealth.C)Internetusehasnothingtodowithsocialhealth.D)SpendingmuchtimeontheInternetmakespeoplefeelbadandlonely.38.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A)TheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.成人英语培训网提供：成人英语培训网提供：)Internetcommunicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation.C)UndevelopedInternettechnologycausesthedropinpsychologicalhealth.D)ThewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.39.WhatdoesChristineRiley,thepsychologist,suggest?A)It'snecessarytotakesocialfactorsintoaccountindesigningapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.B)It'simportanttotelltheusershowtodesignandapplythetechnology.C)Comparedwithsocialfactors,thetechnologyitselfhasmoreinfluenceontheInternetusers.D)Nosocialfactorsshouldbeconsideredinapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A)HowtoUsetheInternetB)DisadvantagesoftheInternetC)SocialFactorsandtheInternetD)InternetMayCauseBadFeelings参考译文根据CarnegieMellon大学的研究，网络的使用似乎能造成人的心理健康水平下降。历时两年的研究表明，即便是一周只上几个小时网的人也比更不经常上网的人更多地体会到坏心情和孤独感。研究者对这一结果大惑不解，因为这与他们所预料的情况完全相反。因为网络能使人选择信息并与他人交流，所以他们期望网络比电视更能使社会和谐。研究者推测，网络的使用减少了可用于与家人及朋友相处的时间，这一事实可能是造成心理健康下降的原因。不见面而且无形的虚拟交流在心理满足方面比不上真实对话，而且通过虚拟交流建立的关系更肤浅。另一个可能性是网络使用者可以接触更宽广的世界反而对自己的生活感到不满。研究的发起人之一，英特尔心理学家ChristineRiley说：“要记得有一点很重要：这并非技术的错，而是人们怎样利用它。它确实暗示出在如何设计技术应用和技术服务方面考虑社会因素的必要性。”36.【答案精解】D。细节题。从第一句Internetuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth，accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity我们可以得出研究的结果是网络造成人的心理健康下降。37.【答案精解】B。细节题。从文章中第二段最后一句TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision可得出B为正确答案。38.【答案精解】C。判断题。对照原文，只有选项C没有被提及，其他三项在原文中都可找到。A项源自第二段最后一句，B项与第三段第二句相对应，D项源自第三段最后一句。成人英语培训网提供：成人英语培训网提供：【答案精解】A。细节题。在文章中ChristineRiley所说的话“Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.”可以直接得出答案。40.【答案精解】D。主旨题。文章的中心思想是网络给人造成的坏心情及产生这一结果的原因，所以最佳标题是“网络可能导致坏心情”。