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【題目】

Some apps highlight (凸顯)when a person is online—and then share the information with the followers. Researchers at the University of Washington say that people could have more control over whether to show their online status (狀態(tài))in this case.

To find out whether people realize the apps are sharing this information and whether these indicators (標(biāo)識(shí))change how people behave online, the research team carried out a study among users of different apps.

The team asked participants if the apps they used showed their online status to their network. Almost 90% of the participants correctly named at least one of the apps they used that had online status indicators. But for at least one app they used, 62. 5% answered “not sure” and 35. 5% answered "no.” (Actually the app did.) The researchers also asked participants whether they noticed when others were online, whether they thought others noticed when they were online, and whether they had changed their own behavior because they did or didn't want to appear online.

The answers show that many people misunderstand online status indicators but still carefully shape their behavior to control how they are displayed to others. More than half of the participants reported that they had suspected ('懷疑有)that someone had noticed their status. Meanwhile, over half reported that they had logged on to an app just to check someone else5s status. And 43% of the participants mentioned changing their settings or behavior because they were trying to avoid one specific person.

“We see this repeated way of people changing their behavior to meet the demands of technology一as opposed to technology adapting to us and meeting our needs,” said Lucy Simko, a UW doctoral student in the Allen School That means people are choosing to go online not because they want to do something there but because it's important that their status indicator is projecting the right thing at the right time.

“Now, many people are working from home and socializing only online to fight the coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情)，and some employees use their online status to indicate that they are working and available for meetings," the team says. So there's an opportunity to think about how future development of this technology could change how people use online status indicators.

Your comfort zone is a place, activity, situation or psychological state in which you feel free from anxiety and things are within your ability or control. But stepping out of it also has positive results.

When you break free and try new things, you'll be more productive and get more unexpected changes. That's because by living outside your comfort zone when you choose to, you can experience uncertainty in a controlled, manageable environment, which can prepare you for future life changes that force you out of it. Besides, as you step out of your comfort zone, productive discomfort becomes more normal to you, and you'll be willing to push further before your performance falls off.

Here are some ways to break out of your comfort zone without going too far:

Do everyday things differently. Ride your bike instead of taking the bus to school. Try a different diet. Use a new operating system. Don't be upset if things don't work out the way you planned.

Break the activity down into small steps. If you're frightened or overwhelmed (難以承受的)by the challenge you\e picked for yourself, don't do it at once. You can make it a multi-step process that will let you slowly climb that mountain.

Trust yourself and make snap decisions. Perhaps you are more comfortable weighing all of the possible choices several times, but sometimes making a snap call is in order, just to get things moving. Doing so can help you kickstart your personal projects and teach you to trust your judgment.

Yet, with all its possible benefits, you can't live outside of your comfort zone all the time. You need to come back from time to time to review your experiences. Take time to reflect on your experiences so you can apply the benefits you've got to your day-to-day activities.

Your comfort zone is neither a good or bad thing. It's a natural state that most people trend towards (傾向于). Leaving it means increased risk and anxiety, which can have positive and negative results, but don't demonize (妖魔化)your comfort zone as something holding you hack. We all need that headspace where we're least anxious and stressed so we can process the benefits we get when we leave it.

【1】The word "snap” in Paragraph 6 probably means "______________" .

A.quickB.clearC.balancedD.thoughtful

【2】Which might be the best example of breaking out of your comfort zone without going too far?

A.You went shopping when you were bored or upset.

B.You decided to watch a movie before the final exam.

C.You tried on all the shirts in a store to find the one you wanted.

D.You walked to school today although you prefer riding your bike.

【3】The writer probably agrees that ______________.

A.experiencing uncertainty in a controlled way has negative effects

B.making a change to our routine helps to increase our productivity

C.reducing stress and risk is what we need to bring out the best in us

D.breaking activities down into small steps leads to greater achievements

【4】What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To explain the reasons to step out of the comfort zone.

B.To advise people to treat the comfort zone in a proper way.

C.To introduce some ways of improving day-to-day performance.

D.To stress the importance of dealing with uncomfortable moments.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

文章講述了華盛頓大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)關(guān)于在線狀態(tài)標(biāo)識(shí)的的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，期待將來(lái)技術(shù)發(fā)展改變?nèi)藗冊(cè)诰�狀態(tài)標(biāo)識(shí)的使用方式，以及如何能夠在不走的太遠(yuǎn)的情況下突破自己的舒適區(qū)的方法。

【1】

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文中Perhaps you are more comfortable weighing all of the possible choices several times, but sometimes making a snap call is in order, just to get things moving. Doing so can help you kickstart your personal projects and teach you to trust your judgment. 也許你更愿意多次權(quán)衡所有可能的選擇，但有時(shí)打個(gè)電話是為了讓事情順利進(jìn)行。這樣做可以幫助你啟動(dòng)你的個(gè)人項(xiàng)目，教你相信自己的判斷�？芍�這里說(shuō)的是要相信自己，快速做決定，所以snap指的是“快速的”，故選A。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中Do everyday things differently. Ride your bike instead of taking the bus to school. Try a different diet. Use a new operating system. Don’t be upset if things don’t work out the way you planned. 以不同的方式做日常的事情。騎自行車(chē)而不是坐公共汽車(chē)去學(xué)校。嘗試不同的飲食。使用新的操作系統(tǒng)。如果事情沒(méi)有按你計(jì)劃的那樣發(fā)展，不要難過(guò)�？芍�要想打破你的舒適區(qū)而不走太遠(yuǎn)，你也可以步行步上學(xué)，雖然你更喜歡騎自行車(chē)，故選D。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中When you break free and try new things, you'll be more productive and get more unexpected changes. That's because by living outside your comfort zone when you choose to, you can experience uncertainty in a controlled, manageable environment, which can prepare you for future life changes that force you out of it. Besides, as you step out of your comfort zone, productive discomfort becomes more normal to you, and you'll be willing to push further before your performance falls off. 當(dāng)你掙脫束縛，嘗試新事物時(shí)，你會(huì)更有效率，得到更多意想不到的變化。這是因?yàn)楫?dāng)你選擇在舒適區(qū)之外生活時(shí)，你可以在一個(gè)可控的、可管理的環(huán)境中體驗(yàn)不確定性，這可以讓你為未來(lái)的生活改變做好準(zhǔn)備，這些改變迫使你離開(kāi)。此外，當(dāng)你走出你的舒適區(qū)，具有創(chuàng)造性的不適對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)變得更正常，你會(huì)愿意在你的表現(xiàn)下降之前更進(jìn)一步。可知改變我們的日常工作有助于提高我們的工作效率，故選B。

【4】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章的理解以及文中Your comfort zone is a place, activity, situation or psychological state in which you feel free from anxiety and things are within your ability or control. But stepping out of it also has positive results.以及后面的介紹可知，文章主要是介紹我們對(duì)待舒適區(qū)要有正確的態(tài)度和方法，所以B選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選B。