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快速阅读材料快速阅读材料2 2范文范文 Caught in the Webxx 6A fewmonths ago it wasn t unusualfor47 year old CarlaToebe tospend15hours perday online She d wakeup early turn on her laptopand chaton Interdating sites and instant messaging programs leaving herbed foronly briefintervals Her householdbills piledup along with the dishes and dirtylaundry but ittook near constant plaintsfrom herfour daughtersbefore sherealized she had a problem I wasstarting tofeel likemy wholeworld wasfalling apart kind ofslipping intoa depression said Carla I knewthat ifI didn t getoff thedating sites I d justkeep going detaching 使脱离 herself furtherfrom theoutside world Toebe s conclusion She feltlike she was addicted to the Inter She s notalone Concern aboutexcessive Inter use isn t new As farback as1995 articles inmedical journalsand theestablishment of a Pennsylvaniatreatment centerfor overusersgenerated interestin thesubject There s stillno consensuson howmuch timeonline constitutes too muchor whetheraddiction ispossible But asreliance on the Webgrows there aresigns that the questionis gettingmore seriousattention Last month a studypublished inS Spectrumsclaimed to be thefirst large scale lookat excessive Inter use The AmericanPsychiatric Associationmay considerlisting Interaddiction in the nextedition of its diagnosticmanual And scoresof onlinediscussion boardshave poppedup onwhich peoplediscuss negativeexperiences tiedto too much timeon theWeb There s noquestion that there re people who re seriouslyin troublebecause they re overdoingtheir Interinvolvement said psychiatrist 精神科医生 Ivan Goldberg Goldberg callsthe problema disorderrather thana trueaddiction Jonathan Bishop a researcherin Walesspecializing inonline munities is moreskeptical The Interis anenvironment he said You can t beaddicted to the environment Bishop describesthe problemas simplya matterof priorities which can be solvedby encouragingpeople toprioritize otherlife goalsand plans in placeof timespent online The newS Spectrumsstudy wasbased onresults ofa nationwidetelephone surveyof more than2 500adults Like thexxsurvey this onewas conductedby StanfordUniversity researchers About6 of respondentsreported that their relationshipssuffered becauseof excessive Inter use About9 attempted toconceal nonessential Inter use and nearly4 reported feeling preoupied bythe Interwhen offline About8 said theyused theInter as a way to escapeproblems and almost14 reported they found ithard tostay awayfrom theInter forseveral daysat atime The Interproblem isstill inits infancy said EliasAboujaoude a Stanfordprofessor No singleonline activityis toblame forexcessive use he said They re onlinein chat rooms checking e mail or writingblogs The problemis not limitedto porn 色情 or gambling websites Excessive Interuse shouldbe definednot bythe numberof hoursspent onlinebut in terms of losses said MaressaOrzack a HarvardUniversity professor If it saloss where you re notgetting towork and familyrelationships arebreaking downas aresult then it stoomuch Since theearly1990s several clinicshave beenestablished in the U S to treatheavy Interusers They includethe Center for InterAddiction Recoveryand theCenterforInter Behavior The websitefor Orzack s centerlists thefollowing amongthe psychologicalsymptoms ofputer addiction Having asense ofwell being 幸福 or excitementwhile atthe puter Longing formore and more timeatthe puter Neglect offamily andfriends Feeling empty depressed orirritable whennot attheputer Lying toemployers andfamily aboutactivities Inability tostop theactivity Problems withschool orjob Physical symptomslisted includedry eyes backaches skipping meals poor personalhygiene 卫生 and sleepdisturbances People whostruggle withexcessiveInteruse maybedepressed orhave othermood disorders Orzack said When shediscusses Interhabits withher patients they oftenreport thatbeing onlineoffers a sense ofbelonging and escape excitement and fun she said Some peoplesay relief because theyfind themselvesso relaxed Some partsof theInter seemto drawpeople inmorethanothers Inter gamersspend countlesshours petingin gamesagainst peoplefrom allover theworld One suchgame called Worldof Warcraft is citedon manysites byposters plainingofa gaming addiction Andrew Heidrich an educationwork administratorfrom Sacramento plays Worldof Warcraftfor abouttwo tofour hoursevery othernight but that s nothingpared with the40to60hours aweek hespent playingonline gameswhen hewas incollege He cut back onlyafter afull scale familyintervention 干预 in whichrelatives toldhim he d gainedweight There s thiswhole cultureof petitionthat suckspeople in with online gaming said Heidrich now afather oftwo People doit atthe expenseof everythingthat wasa constantin theirlives Heidrich now visits websites that discussgaming addictionregularly to remindmyself tokeep mylove foronline gamesin check Toebe alsoregularly visitsa sitewhere postersdiscuss Interoveruse In August when shefirst realizedshehadaproblem she posteda messageon aYahoo Interaddiction groupwith thesubject line I have an InterAddiction I m self employed andneed theInter formy work but I m failingto aomplishmy work to takecare ofmy home to giveattention tomy children she wrotein amessage sentto thegroup I haveno moneyor insuranceto getprofessional help I can t evenpay mymortgage 抵押贷款 and facelosing everything Since then Toebe said she haskept herpromise toherself tocut backonherInteruse I have a boyfriendnow and I m notinterested inonline dating she saidby phonelast week It sa lot betternow 注意此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 1 What eventuallymade CarlaToebe realizeshewasspending toomuch timeon theInter A Her daughter s repeatedplaints B Fatigue resultingfrom lackof sleep C The poorlymanaged stateof herhouse D The highfinancial costsadding up 2 What doesthe authorsay aboutexcessiveInteruse A People shouldbe warnedof itsharmful consequences B It hasbee virtuallyinevitable C It hasbeen somewhatexaggerated D People haven t yetreached agreementon itsdefinition 3 Jonathan Bishopbelieves thattheInteroveruse problemcan besolved ifpeople A try toimprove theInter environmentB bee awareofitsserious consequencesC can realizewhat isimportant inlife D can reacha consensuson itsdefinition4 Aording toProfessor MaressaOrzack Interusewould beconsidered excessiveif A it seriouslyaffected familyrelationships B one visitedporn websitesfrequently C toomuchtime wasspent inchatroomsD people gotinvolved inonline gambling5 Aording toOrzack peoplewhostruggle withheavy relianceontheInter mayfeel A discouraged B pressured C depressed D puzzled6 Why didAndre Heidrichcutbackonline gaming A He hadlost a lot ofmoney B His familyhad intervened C He hadoffended hisrelatives D His careerhad beenruined 7 Andrew Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscuss online gaming addictionto A improve hisonline gamingskills B curb hisdesire foronlinegamingC show howgood heis atonlinegamingD exchange onlinegaming experience8 In one of themessages sheposted on a website Toebe admittedthat she 9 Excessive Interuse hadrendered Toebeso poorthat shecouldn t affordto seek 10 Now thatshe s gota boyfriend Toebe is no longercrazy about British Cuisine the Bestof Oldand Newxx 6British cuisine 烹饪 has eof agein recent years aschefs 厨师 bine thebest ofold andnew Why doesBritish foodhaveareputation forbeing sobad Because itis bad Those arenot the most encouragingwords tohear justbefore eatinglunch atoneofHong Kong s smartestBritish restaurants Alfie s byKEE but headchef Neil Tomes hasmore tosay The past15years orso havebeen anoticeable periodof improvementfor food in England the Englishchef says citing thetrend inBritish cuisinefor better ingredients preparation andcooking methods andmore appealing presentation Chef such as DeliaSmith Nigel Slater Jamie Oliverand GordonRamsay madethe publicrealise thatcooking and eating didn t havetobea boringthing And now most of the Britishpublic isfamiliar evenwiththeextremes ofHeston Blumenthal s moleculargastronomy a formof cookingthat employsscientific methodsto createthe perfectdish It snolonger thecase thatthe monman inEngland isembarrassed toshow heknows aboutfood Tomes says There wasplenty ofroom forimprovement The problemswiththenation s cuisinecanbetraced backto theSecond World War Before thewar much ofBritain s foodwas importedand whenGerman U boats beganattacking shipsbringing foodto thecountry Britain wenton rations 配给 As rationingcame toan endinthe1950s technology pickedup andwas usedto mass produce food Tomes says And bythen peoplewere justhappy tohaveadecent quantityof foodin theirkitchens They weren t looking for curedmeats organic produceor beautifulpresentation they werelookingforwhatever theycould get their handson and thisprioritisation ofquantity overquality prevailedfor decades meaning ageneration wasbrought upwith foodthat couldn t pete with neighbouringFrance Italy Belgium orSpain Before starchefs suchas Oliverbegan makingcooking fashionable it washard tofind arestaurant inLondon thatwas openafter9pm But inrecent yearsthe capital s culinary 烹饪的 scene hasdeveloped tothe pointthat itis nowconfident ofits abilityto pleasethe tastesof anyinternational visitor With theopening ofAlfie sinApril and otherssuchasThe Pawn two yearsago modern British food hasmade itswaytoHong Kong With British food I thinkthat Hong Kong restaurantare keepingup says David Tamlyn the Welsh executive chefat The Pawn inWan Chai Hong Kongdiners areextremely responsiveto newideas orpresentations which isgood newsfor newdishes Chefs agreethat dinersin HongKong areembracing themodern Britishtrend Some restaurantsare modifyingthe recipes 菜谱 of Britishdishes tobreathe newlife intothe classics while otherare usingbetter quality ingredients butremaining trueto Britishtraditional andtastes Tamlyn isinthesecond camp We selectour foodvery particularly We useUS beef New Zealandlamb andfor ourcustards 牛奶蛋糊 we useBird s CustardPowder Tamlyn says Some restaurantsgo forcustard madefresh witheggs sugar andcream but Britishcustard isdifferent and westay trueto that Matthew Hill senior manageratthetwo year old SoHorestaurant Yorkshire Pudding also usesbetteringredientsasameans ofimproving dishes There are alot of existingperceptions aboutBritishfoodand sowe can t alterthese toomuch We reatraditional Britishrestaurant sothere aresome staples 主菜 that willremain essentiallyunchanged These traditionaldishes includefish andchips steak andkidney pieand largepieces ofroasted meats At Alfie s the newestof the British restaurantsin townand perhapsthemostgentlemen s club like indesign Neil Tomesexplains hispassion forprovenance 原产地 Britain hasstarted tobee reallyproud ofthe foodit s producing It hasexcellent organicfarms beautifully craftedcheeses high quality meats However theBritishdon t havea historyof exportingtheir foodstuffs which makesit difficultfor restaurantsin HongKong tosource authenticingredients We canget alotofour ingredientsonce aweek from the UK Tamlyn explains But thereis alsopressure tobuy localand saveon foodmiles which meanswe takeour vegetables fromthelocal markets and therearealot thatwork wellwith Britishstaples The Phoenix in Mid Levels offers thewidest interpretationof British cuisine while stilltrying tomaintain itssoul The gastro pub hasexisted invarious locationsin HongKong sincexx Singaporean headchef TommyTeh KumChai offersdaily specialsonablackboard rather thansticking toa menu This enableshim toreinterpret Britishcuisine dependingon whatis availableinthelocal markets We usealotof ingredientsthat peoplewouldn t perhapsassociate asBritish but arepresented in a Britishway Bell peppersstuffed withcouscous alongside ratatouille is avery populardish Although theingredients maynot strikediners asbeing traditional they canbe foundin dishesacross Britain Even thetraditional chefsare awareoftheneed toadapt tolocal tastesand customs while maintainingthe Brutishnessof theircuisine At YorkshirePudding Hill saysthat hisstaff asksdiners whetherthey would like toshare theirmeals Small dishes shared mealsand mixing itup is notsomething monlydone in Britain but YorkshirePudding will bring fulldished tothe tableand offerindividual platesfor eachdinner That way people stillgetthepresentation ofthe dishesas theywere designed but cancarve themup howeverthey like Hill says This practiceis alsopopular atThePawn although largelyfor rotisseries 烤肉馆 Tamlyn says Some tableswill arriveon Sunday order awhole chickenand ashoulder oflamb ora babypig and juststay forhours enjoyingeverything webring outfor them Some Britishtraditions aretoo sacred 神圣的 to messwith however Tomes says I d neverchange afull Englishbreakfast 1 What isBritishfoodgenerally knownfor A Its uniqueflavor B Its badtaste C Its specialcooking methodsD Its organicingredients 2 The SecondWorldWarled to inBritain A an inadequatesupply offood B