British paychologists have found evidence of a link between excessive(過度的) Internet use and depression, a research has shown.
Leeds University researchers, writing in the Psychopathology journal, said a small part of Internet users were classed as Internet addicts and that people in this group were more likely to be depressed than non-addicted users.
The article on the relationship between excessive Internet use and depression is from a questionnaire-based study of 1,319 young people and adults.
The respondents answered questions about how much time they spent on the Internet and what they used it for; they also complete the Beck Depression Inventory---a series of questions designed to measure the seriousness of depression.
The six—page report, by the university’s Institute of Psychological Science, said 18 of the people who complete the questionnaire were Internet addict.“Our research indicates that excessive Internet use is associated with depression, but what we don’t know is which comes first—are depressed people drawn to the Internet or does the Internet cause depression?” the article’s lead author Dr Catriona Morrison said.”What is clear is that, for a small part of people, excessive use of the Internet could be warning signal for depressive tendencies.”
The age range of all respondents was between 16 and 51 years, with an average age of 21.24. The average age of the 18 Internet addicts was 18.3 years. By comparing the levels of depression within this group to that within a group of 18 non—addicted Internet users, researchers found the Internet addicts had a higher chance of developing depression than non-addicts. They also discovered that addicts spent more time visiting sexually pleasing website, online gaming sites and online communities.
“The public speculation（推測）was further proved by this study. That’s to say, over-engaging in websites which serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction,” Morrison said.”We now need to consider the wider social influence of this relationship and clearly prove the effects of excessive Internet use on mental health.”
小題1:Internet addicts are people who ______ according to the passage.
A．use the Internet more than enough
B．feel depressed when using the Internet
C．seldom connect to the Internet
D．feel depressed without the Internet
小題2:What is confirmed by the study according to the passage?
A．Depression leads to excessive use of Internet
B．Depression results from excessive use of Internet
C．Excessive use of internet usually accompanies depression
D．Excessive use of internet is usually earlier to depression
小題3:It is thought by the public that online communities______.
A．can never replace normal social function
B．a(chǎn)re intended to replace normal social function
C．a(chǎn)re associated with psychological disorders
D．shouldn’t take the blame for psychological disorders
小題4:According to Dr Catriona Morrison, the public speculation________.
A．lacks scientific evidenceB．helps clarify their study
C．finds a theoretical basisD．has little scientific value

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C

小題1:推斷題。 第2段是對第1段的解釋說明，第2段提到的Internet addicts和depression之間的關(guān)系相當于第1段提到的excessive Internet use和depression之間的關(guān)系，由此對等關(guān)系可知Internet addicts應為“過度使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的人”。因此，本題應選A。
小題2:細節(jié)題。
原文該段表明，研究找到沉迷網(wǎng)絡與抑郁癥兩者相關(guān)，但它們孰因孰果卻不明確．該段最后一句中的 warning signal進一步說明了沉迷網(wǎng)絡和抑郁癥相關(guān)，對于沉迷網(wǎng)絡的人，要小心他們同時患有抑郁癥的可能，由此可見，沉迷網(wǎng)絡的人通常伴有抑郁癥，因此，本題應選C。
小題3:細節(jié)題。
最后一段第1句提到的“那些旨在取代正常社變功能的網(wǎng)站”包括上一段最后一句提到的online communities，那么，很顯然網(wǎng)上社區(qū)亦是為取代正常社交功能，因此，B正確，其中are intended to是對serve to的同義改寫。關(guān)于A，最后一段第1句提到“那些旨在取代正常社交功能的網(wǎng)站”時，websites后的定語從句提供的內(nèi)容屬于中性，即該定語從句沒有表明這些網(wǎng)站是好是壞，也沒有討論它們是否“能”真正地取代正常的社交功能，A缺乏原文依據(jù)，故不能選。C是對最后一段第1句中的might be linked to psychological disorders的近義改寫．但原文中，這個謂語的主語為“過度使用……網(wǎng)站”，重點是“過度使用”，因此，那些網(wǎng)站本身與是否會造成心理失調(diào)無關(guān)，而原文也沒有討論這些網(wǎng)站本身和心理失調(diào)之間的關(guān)系，C和D都與原文不符。
小題4:推斷題。
原文表明Dr.Catriona Morrison認為公眾的想法是正確的，因此．本題選C。Dr.Catriona Morrison沒有從“科學性”去評論公眾的猜想，因此，A無原文依據(jù)；本文表明Dr.Catriona Morrison的研究加固(更進一步證實)了公眾的猜想，而B說的卻是公眾的猜想闡明了研究結(jié)果。顯然與原文意思不符；D只是將第1句中的“公眾猜想”和第2句中“需要進一步考慮”的問題硬扯在一起，屬于隨意拼湊。
練習冊系列答案
相關(guān)習題

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空


Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 36  than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more   37  than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言語交際) takes up about 50% of what we really   38  , And body language is particularly  39  when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. Indeed, what is called body language is so   40   a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.   41  , different societies treat the   42  between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having  43  contact(接觸)even with friends, certainly not with  44 . People from Latin American countries， 45 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in  46 ， it may look like a Latino is  47  a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving   48  . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep  49   - which the Latino will in return regard as 50 _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people  51  . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from  52  cultures, there's a strong possibility of  53 . But whatever the situation, the best  54 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be  55 _.
小題1:
A．straighterB．louderC．harderD．further
小題2:
A．soundsB．invitationsC．feelingsD．messages
小題3:
A．hopeB．receiveC．discoverD．mean
小題4:
A．immediateB．misleadingC．importantD．difficult
小題5:
A．wellB．farC．muchD．long
小題6:
A．For exampleB．ThusC．HoweverD．In short
小題7:
A．tradeB．distanceC．connectionsD．greetings
小題8:
A．eyeB．verbalC．bodilyD．telephone
小題9:
A．strangersB．relatives C．neighboursD．enemies
小題10:
A．in other wordsB．on the other hand
C．in a similar wayD．by all means
小題11:
A．troubleB．conversationC．silenceD．experiment
小題12:
A．disturbing B．helpingC．guidingD．following
小題13:
A．closerB．fasterC．inD．a(chǎn)way
小題14:
A．stepping forwardB．going onC．backing awayD．coming out
小題15:
A．weaknessB．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
小題16:
A．talkB．travelC．laughD．think
小題17:
A．differentB．European C．LatinoD．rich
小題18:
A．curiosityB．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
小題19:
A．chanceB．timeC．resultD．a(chǎn)dvice
小題20:
A．noticedB．treatedC．respectedD．pleased

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Agatha Christie went out at night．She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago．
That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o’clock in the morning．Agatha walked in the quiet street alone． Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her． “Good morning, lady,” the man said in a low voice, “I don't think you wish to die here!”
“What do you want?” Agatha asked．
“Your earrings(耳環(huán))． Take them off!”
Agatha suddenly had a bright idea． She tried to cover her necklace with the collar (衣領(lǐng) ) of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then she quickly threw them on the ground．
“Take them and let me go,” she said． The robber saw that the girl didn’t care for the earrings at all, only trying to protect the necklace． He thought the necklace would cost more, so he said, “Give me your necklace．”
“Oh, sir． It’s not worth much． Please let me keep it．”
“Stopping rubbish(廢話)． Quick!”
With shaky hands, Agatha took off her necklace． As soon as the robber disappeared, she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends．
The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds．
小題1:Agatha never forgot the night, for she _______．
A．was robbed of her earrings
B．had a good time at the birthday party
C．was robbed of her necklace
D．was robbed, but she fooled the robber
小題2:The birthday party ___________．
A．was over at 2B．didn’t end after 2
C．ended before 2D．didn’t end at 2
小題3:Which of the following is not true? ______．
A．Agatha pretended not to care for her earrings
B．Agatha pretended to care for her necklace
C．Agatha really cared for her earrings
D．Agatha didn’t care for her earrings at all because they were not too expensive
小題4:After reading the story，you may know that Agatha was a _____ girl．
A．brave and famousB．clever and brave
C．foolishD．beautiful

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.
In the middle of the wall, there is a big "VICTORY". It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.
A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.　　         Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!
If you "explore" the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(圖案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can't understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.
For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don't know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.
小題1:There is ____ special on this wall.
A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything
小題2:What was the "VICTORY" written in?
A．ChalkB．PencilC．PenD．Brush
小題3:When has the poem been written?
A．At the beginning of the last semester.
B．At the end of the year.
C．At the end of the last semester.
D．At the beginning of the last month.
小題4:What's the meaning of the underlined word?
A．部分B．分離C．和好D．聚集
小題5:What's the title of the passage?
A．The Pictures of the Wall
B．The Feelings of the Students
C．The Patterns of the Classroom
D．The Hope of the Writer

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Finding a suitable place to live is not easy for a student who first arrived in a strange place . I was lucky because I had booked a dormitory with the school before I arrived .. I t was a flat with seven independent rooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen . all of my flatmates are all students form Britain . I thought I was lucky to be part of this flat with these energetic young men . However , I found myself unhappy with them only a few days after I stayed there . These young people seemed never to be quiet . Usually they would not come back until late into the night .They even played football in the room whenever they like , whether it was early morning or late night . Worse still , they always had parties . Those loud music and laughter made me sleepless the whole night . Finally , I had no choice but to ask the authority to move me to another flat where most of the students were international students pursuing their master degrees . They were older in age and hold heavier study burden . So they were quieter .
My advice for those who want to study in the UK is to get in touch with the international student accommodation service of your school first and tell them to arrange for you to share a flat with graduates before you come here.
小題1:What was the trouble while living with the British students?
A．They loved football too much
B．They often held parties .
C．They disturbed the writer’s living greatly .
D．They went to bed too late and got up too early .
小題2:The measure the writer took to solve the problem was     .
A．a(chǎn)sking some older students for help
B．giving the British students heavier study burden
C．a(chǎn)sking the authority to make the British student burden
D．changing a place to live
小題3:The advice the writer gave us was      .
A. don’t live with young British students
B live with students who have study burden
C. get your housing fixed before your arrival
D. better live in your school
小題4:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “        ” .
A． the roomB． footballC．timeD．the night

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


One of the most difficult problems a young person faces is deciding what to do. Some people, however, from the time they are six years old “know” that they want to be doctors or teachers or firefighters, but most of us do not get around to making a decision about a job until someone or something forces us to face the problem.
Choosing a job takes time, and there are a lot of things you have to think about as you try to decide what you would like to do. You may find that you will have to take special courses for a particular kind of work, or you may find out that you will need to get enough knowledge for a particular job.
Fortunately, there are a lot of people you can turn to for advice and help in making your decision. At most schools, there are teachers to give you information about jobs. And you can talk over your ideas with family members and friends who are always ready to listen and to offer suggestions.
小題1:In the third paragraph “turn to” means ______.
A．turn your face around
B．change into
C．go to someone for help
D．give advice
小題2:The best title of this passage is ______.
A．Getting a Job
B．Kind People to Help You
C．Choosing a job
D．Difficulties Facing Young People
小題3:The passage tells you that ______ for a particular job.
A．you should have ideas when you are a child
B．it’s impossible for you to get enough knowledge
C．you have to face the problem
D．you may enter a class to study
小題4:Making a decision about choosing your job ______.
A．needs friendsB．needs timeC．cost moneyD．cost your ability

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap．Some call it the summer learning setback．Simply speaking，it means the longer kids are out of 'school，the more they forget．The only thing they might gain is weight.
Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation．Some schools follow a year-round calendar．They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between．The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count．They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.
But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school．Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，“Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback．They simply spread it out across the year.
Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students．Experts say this can be prevented．They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.
But calling them “summer school” could be a problem．The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins，Ron Fairchild，said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood．The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp,” “extra time” and “hands-on learning.”
小題1:According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gap ____
A．helps children to gain weight
B．leads children to work harder
C．improves children's memories
D．a(chǎn)ffects children's regular studies
小題2:Compared to traditional schools，students in the year-round ones _____
A．perform better and have more learning gains
B．have much less time for relaxation every year
C．have generally the same number of class days
D．hold more classes with more free weeks off
小題3:Which of the following statements is true?
A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vocation.
B．Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.
C．There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar．
D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.
小題4:Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?
A．They cherish the children's rights of freedom very much.
B．They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”．
C．They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.
D．They can't afford to the further study during the vacation.
小題5:What would be the best title of this passage?
A．Opening Summer Camps
B．Forbidding Summer Schools
C．Spreading Year-Round Education
D．Minding the Summer Learning Cap

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

  Dear Betty,
　　My roommate’s family wants me to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with them in their home. I accepted the invitation, and I’m excited about going, but I’m a little nervous about it, too. The social customs in my country are different from those here, so I’m a little worried about making mistakes.
　　Should I bring a gift, such as candy or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late?  At the dinner table, how can I know which fork or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?
Yours,
Knowing Nothing
Dear Knowing Nothing,
　　It’s a good idea to bring a gift when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always welcome, or you can bring a bottle of wine if you know the family drink it.
　　You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you are going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
　　Try to relax at the dinner table. If you don’t know how to use the right fork, knife or spoon, just watch the other guests, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do, don’t be shy about asking the person next to you; it’s better to ask them than to be silently uncomfortable and nervous.
　　If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank the host and hostess for the meal and for their kindness. It’s also a good idea to send a card to thank them the day after.
Yours,
Betty
小題1: Knowing Nothing wrote a letter to Betty to _____.
A．tell Betty some good newsB．a(chǎn)sk for some advice
C．a(chǎn)nswer some questionsD．invite her to dinner
小題2:According to Betty, Knowing Nothing ______ when going to a dinner party.
A．can only bring some flowers
B．can’t bring wine
C．should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late
D．should arrive twenty minutes late
小題3: Betty does NOT advise Knowing Nothing to _____.
A．relax at the dinner tableB．watch the other guests
C．a(chǎn)sk the person beside himD．keep silent at table

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, or maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he omitted important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an advertisement, saying “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples(粉刺).” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
小題1:Which statement is true according to the article?
A．Whenever people tell the truth, they may lie
B．You cannot trust lottery agent.
C．All governors help their states.
D．The truth can be used in dishonest ways.
小題2:The author clearly wants people ___________.
A．to think carefully about what they read and hear
B．to vote for female candidates
C．not to believe advertisements of any kind
D．not to trust any politician
小題3:Governor Smith’s opponents wanted __________.
A．to make her a liarB．to beat her in the campaign
C．to get jobs in the governmentD．to detect her lie

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案