大学英语四级真题讲解2010年6月.ppt

Caught in the web 沉迷网络,2010.6月大学英语四级快速阅读,答案在第1段最后一句,1. What eventually made Carla Toebe realize she was spending too much time on the Internet? A) Her daughters repeated complaints. B) Fatigue（疲劳） resulting from lack of sleep. C) The poorly managed state of her house. D) The high financial costs adding up.,打开笔记本电脑， 几个月以前,47岁的 Carla Toebe 每天上网 15 个小时是司空见惯的事情:她会很早起床， 在 她家里各种账单、 脏乱的餐具和衣服堆积如山。 网上约会网站或者即时聊天程序聊天， 只会偶尔短时间下床。 1她 是在她的 4 个女儿不停地抱怨之后才意识到自己出了问题。,A few months ago, it wasnt unusual for 47-year-old Carla Toebe to spend 15 hours per day online. Shed wake up early, turn on her laptop and chat on Internet dating sites and instant-messaging programsleaving her bed for only brief intervals. Her household bills piled up, along with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughters before she realized she had a problem.,答案在第4段,2. What does the author say about excessive Internet use? A)People should be warned of （被警告的）its harmful consequences. B) It has become virtually inevitable（几乎不可避免）. C) It has been somewhat exaggerated（夸张的）. D) People havent yet reached agreement on its definition.,早在 1995 年， 对过度使用网络的担心并不是什么新鲜事。 医学期刊上的文章以及一个在宾夕法尼亚州专门针 对过度上网者的治疗中心的建立都激发了人们对该领域的兴趣。2不过对于究竟上网多长时间才算过多或是上 瘾， 这些问题都还没有一致的说法。,Concern about excessive Internet use isnt new. As far back as 1995, articles in medical journals and the establishment of a Pennsylvania treatment center for overusers generated interest in the subject. Theres still no consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether addiction is possible.,答案在第7段,3. Jonathan Bishop believes that the Internet overuse problem can be solved if people _. A) try to improve the Internet environment B) become aware of its serious consequences C) can realize what is important in life D) can reach a consensus （共识）on its definition,Bishop 把此问题称为优先权问题。3他认为只要鼓励人们把其他人生目标和计 划代替上网置于优先考虑的地位就可以解决这个问题。,Jonathan Bishop, a researcher in Wales specializing in online communities, is more skeptical. “The Internet is an environment,“ he said. “You cant be addicted to the environment.“ Bishop describes the problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people to prioritize other life goals and plans in place of time spent online.,答案在11段最后一句,4. According to Professor Maressa Orzack, Internet use would be considered excessive if _. A) it seriously affected family relationships B) one visited porn（色情） websites frequently C) too much time was spent in chat rooms D) people got involved in online gambling,过度上网不应该根据在线时间的长短来定义， 而定， 4哈佛大学教授 Maressa Orzack “如果你上网造成的损失是以不上班，家庭关系破裂为结果，那么上网时间就太长了。”,Excessive Internet use should be defined not by the number of hours spent online but “in terms of losses,“ said Maressa Hecht Orzack, a Harvard University professor “If it is a loss where you are not getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result, then its too much.“,答案在本页第15段第一句,5. According to Orzack, people who struggle with heavy reliance（依赖） on the Internet may feel _. A) discouraged B) pressured C) depressed D) puzzled,5Orzack 说与过度上网抗争的人可能心情抑郁或有其他情感性疾患。,People who struggle with excessive Internet use may be 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, an escape, excitement and fun,“ she said. “Some people say relief . . . because they find themselves so relaxed.“,答案在本页第6段最后一句,6. Why did Andrew Heidrich cut back on online gaming? A) He had lost a lot of money. B) His family had intervened（干预）. C) He had offended(伤害) his relatives. D) His career had been mined.,6他是在家里人全面干预后才开始减少玩游戏的时间的。 家人告诉他因为玩游戏他的体重增加了。,Andrew Heidrich, an education network administrator from Sacramento, plays World of Warcraft for about two to four hours every other night, but thats 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 hed gained weight.,答案在倒数第四段,7. Andrew Heidrich now visits websites that discuss online gaming addiction to _. A) improve his online gaming skills B) curb（控制） his desire for online gaming C) show how good he is at online gaming D) exchange online gaming experience,7Heidrich 如今会定期访问讨论打游戏上瘾的网站， 目的是提醒自己对游戏的喜爱要适 度。” 她在雅虎网瘾讨论群 Toebe 也定期访问讨论过度上网的网站。,Theres 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.“,答案在倒数第三段,8. In one of the messages she posted on a website, Toebe admitted that she had an internet addiction.,8当她第一次意识到自己出了问题时， 题目就是 “我有网瘾” 发了一个帖子， 。,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.“,答案在倒数第二段,9. Excessive Internet use had rendered Toebe so poor that she couldnt afford to seek professional help.,没能照顾好我的家庭， 没能关注我的孩子，她 ” “我是自由工作者。 我的工作需要上网， 但我没能完成我的工作， 我甚至不能支付抵押贷款。 我面临失去一切 在一个帖子上写到， “9我没有钱也没有保险来获得专业人士的帮助， 的困境。”,“I am self-employed and need the Internet for my work, but Im failing t