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"I was starting to feel like my whole world was falling apart – kind of slipping into a depression," said Carla. "I knew that if I didn"t get off the dating sites, I"d just keep going," detaching (使脱离) herself further from the outside world.
Toebe"s conclusion: She felt like she was "addicted" to the Internet. She"s not alone.
Concern about excessive Internet use isn"t new. As far back as 1995, articles in medical journals and the establishment of a Pennsylvania treatment center for overusers aroused interest in the subject. But as reliance on the Web grows, there are signs that the question is getting more serious attention: Last month, a study published in CNS Spectrums claimed to be the first large-scale look at Internet overuse. The American Psychiatric Association may also consider listing Internet addiction in the next edition. And scores of online discussion boards have popped up, on which people discuss negative experiences tied to too much time on the Web.
The new CNS Spectrums study was based on results of a nationwide telephone survey of more than 2,500 adults. Like the latest survey, this one was conducted by Stanford University researchers. About 6% of respondents reported that "their relationships suffered because of excessive Internet use." About 9% attempted to conceal "nonessential Internet use," and nearly 4% reported feeling " still occupied by the Internet when offline."
"The Internet problem is still in its early stage," said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University professor. No single online activity is to blame for excessive use, he said. "They"re online in chat rooms, checking e-mail, or writing blogs. The problem is not limited to porn (色情) or gambling websites.”
“Excessive Internet use should be defined not by the number of hours spent online but in terms of losses.”said Maressa Orzack. "If it"s a loss where you"re not getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result, then it"s too much."
Since the early 1990s, several clinics have been established in the U. S. to treat heavy Internet users. They include the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and the Center for Internet Behavior.
The website for Orzack"s center lists the following among the psychological symptoms of computer addiction:
● Having a sense of happiness or excitement while at the computer.
● Longing for more and more time at the computer.
● Neglect of family and friends.
● Feeling empty, depremssed or irritable when not at the computer.
● Lying to employers and family about activities.
● Inability to stop the activity.
● Problems with school or job.
Physical symptoms listed include dry eyes, backaches, skipping meals, poor personal hygiene (卫生) and sleep disturbances.
“People who struggle with Internet overuse maybe depressed or have other mood disorders.” Orzack said. When she discusses Internet habits with her patients, they often report that being online offers a "sense of belonging, and escape, excitement and fun," she said. “Some people say relief…because they find themselves so relaxed.”
Some parts of the Internet seem to draw people in more than others. Internet gamers spend countless hours competing in games against people from all over the world. One such game, called World of Warcraft, is cited on many sites by posters complaining of a "gaming addiction."
Andrew Heidrich, an education network administrator from Sacramento, plays World of Warcraft for about two to four hours every other night, but that"s nothing compared with the 40 to 60 hours a week he spent playing online games when he was in college. He cut back only after a full-scale family intervention (干预), in which relatives told him he"d gained weight.
“There"s this whole culture of competition that sucks people in with online gaming, ”said Heidrich, now a father of two. People do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in their lives." Heidrich now visits websites that discuss gaming addiction regularly “to remind myself to keep my love for online games in check”.
Toebe also regularly visits a site where posters discuss Internet overuse. In August, when she first realized she had a problem, she posted a message on a Yahoo Internet addiction group with the subject line:“I have an Internet Addiction.”
“I"m self-employed and need the Internet for my work, but I"m failing to accomplish my work, to take care of my home, to give attention to my children,”she wrote in a message sent to the group. “I have no money or insurance to get professional help; I can"t even pay my loan and face losing everything.”
Since then, Toebe said, she has kept her promise to herself to cut back on her Internet use. "I have a boyfriend now, and I"m not interested in online dating," she said by phone last week. "It"s a lot better now."
小题1: What eventually made Carla Toebe realize she was spending too much time on the Internet?
A.Her daughter"s repeated complaints. |
B.Tiredness resulting from lack of sleep. |
C.The poorly managed state of her house. |
D.The high financial costs adding up. |
A.A study claimed to be the first large-scale look at Internet overuse. |
B.The American Psychiatric Association plans to list Internet addiction in its edition. |
C.There are heated discussions about negative experiences over internet overuse. |
D.There is a growing concern towards internet addiction. |
A.it seriously affected family relationships |
B.one visited porn websites frequently |
C.too much time was spent in chat rooms |
D.people got involved in online gambling |
the Internet may feel ______.
A.discouraged | B.pressured | C.depressed | D.puzzled |
A.improve his online gaming skills |
B.control his desire for online gaming |
C.show how good he is at online gaming |
D.exchange online gaming experience |
A.Humorous | B.Ironic | C.Objective | D.Casual |
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试题【 A few months ago, it wasn"t unusual for 47-year-old Carla Toebe to spend 15 hou】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
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“That umbrella must have 38 you a great deal of money, Uncle.” I said to him one day.
“No,” he replied, “ 39 ”
“Was it a present?” I asked again.
“No,” said he.
“Then how did you get it?” I asked.
“Well,” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening 40 it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat and no umbrella. No buses ran through that street and there were no 41 in sight. As I was on my way to a party, I didn"t want to get 42 . So I stood at a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite 43 .There wasn"t a person around, and 44 it rained and rained. 45 a young man came to the place where I was standing, 46 a large umbrella over his head. 47 I hoped he would 48 me to walk to the next corner with him in order that I could get a taxi, I stepped 49 the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said: “ 50 , where are you going with that umbrella?”
51 by my sudden appearance, the young man 52 the umbrella, which, I"m afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and 53 into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be 54 in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I"ve kept it 55 .”
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Jack’s elder brother took him to buy a new backpack. There were so many cool ones. How would he ever decide? He saw blue ones—his favorite color. He saw ones with his favorite action hero on the front. And then Jack saw a backpack with a black square design. When he opened it, he saw it had a hidden, secret small bag. He liked it, which made it different from others.
“This is the one,” he said, then carried it to the check-out counter.
That evening, Jack carefully filled his new backpack with his school things. He put his special pen in the secret small bag. The next day in English class, Mr. Mack said, “Let’s write an essay about earthquakes!” Jack looked for his pen in his backpack, but he couldn’t found it! He rummaged through his desk and his pockets, but no pen.
Jack asked if anyone had seen his pen, but no one had. Mr. Mack lent him a pencil, but Jack was feeling anxious because he lost his pen. When he got home, Jack told his brother he couldn’t find his favorite pen. His brother said, “You must have put it in that secret small bag.”
Jack laughed and said, “That small bag was so secret that I forgot all about it.”
小题1: Which backpack did Jack buy?
A.A blue one. | B.One with a black square design. | C.One with an action hero. | D.A small one. |
A.it had his favorite color |
B.he liked the black square design |
C.the secret small bag made it special |
D.his brother suggested he get that one |
A.forgot to look at | B.searched really well | C.turned sideways | D.threw away |
A.funny | B.annoying | C.surprising | D.cool |
A.a story of Jack’s old backpack |
B.that Jack was studying earthquakes |
C.that Jack was old enough to do shopping |
D.a story of Jack’s pen and new backpack |
As soon as he could hold a pencil, Tsai Chin Chung lived only for drawing. Every day he practised drawing people and things around him and from his favorite stories.
When he was only 15 years old, he left home to work for a publisher in Taipei. He worked hard to draw pictures for books. Two years later, he left his job and started to work on drawing cartoon series, which he liked better. He made up his mind to succeed as a cartoonist.
Now Tsai Chin Chung has achieved something unusual for a modern cartoonist. He has become extremely successful at changing Chinese literature (文学) and philosophy (哲学) into humorous comic stories. In this way, he has made the Chinese classics (古典文学) known to thousands of people.
Because of his great achievement, several years ago Tsai Chin Chung was given a prize as one of the 10 Outstanding Young People of Taiwan. Since then, he has won many prizes, and his cartoons have become popular throughout Asia, America and Europe. So far, he has published more than 20 comic books. Ten of these are about ancient Chinese philosophers based on Chinese historical and literary classics.
Many of Tsai Chin Chung’s books of cartoons and comics have now been published in English in countries like Singapore. His books have also been translated into several other languages, including Japanese, Korean and Thai. Even publishers in France and Indonesia have recently signed agreements for permission to publish his cartoon series.
小题1: Tsai Chin Chung first worked as ________.
A.a book seller | B.a cartoonist |
C.a writer of Chinese stories | D.an artist drawing pictures for books |
A.preferred drawing cartoons | B.wanted to go back to school |
C.enjoyed drawing pictures for books | D.wanted to be famous |
A.left school | B.was a very small child | C.was 15 | D.started to be a cartoonist |
A.Chinese and foreign comics | B.countries in Asia, America and Europe |
C.foreign languages learning | D.Chinese history and literature |
A.travelled a lot in Asia and Europe | B.went to live in Singapore | C.won an important prize in Taiwan | D.has become famous in Africa. |
They all 37 the train. The accountants took their own 38 , and all the three engineers went into a restroom and 39 the door behind them. The train 40 the station, and after a while the conductor (售票员) came to 41 tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and said, “Ticket, please!” The door opened just a 42 and a single arm appeared with a ticket in hand. The conductor 43 it and moved on.
The accountants saw this and 44 it was quite a clever idea. 45 after the conference, the accountants decided to 46 what the engineers did on the return trip and 47 some money.
When they got to the station, they bought a single ticket for the return trip. To their 48 , the engineers bought no tickets 49 .
“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asked one 50 accountant. “Watch and you’ll see,” answered an engineer. 51 they got on the train the three accountants went into a restroom and the three engineers went into another one that was 52 . Then the train started. Shortly afterwards(不久之后), one of the engineers left his restroom and walked 53 to the restroom 54 the accountants were 55 . He knocked on the door and said, “Ticket, please!”
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