Facebook (臉譜網(wǎng)) friends cannot replace the real thing, say psychologists(心理學(xué)家).
People are happier and laugh 50% more when they talk face to face with friends or via webcam (web camera) than when they use social networking sites, a study has found.
Dr. Roberts, a famous lecture at the University of Chester, said such websites don't appear to help make true friendships. Based on two questionnaires(調(diào)查表), he found there was no link between Facebook use and people with larger groups of friends.
Dr. Roberts, whose work will be presented at the British Psychological Society conference in Harrogate, said, "The bottom lime conclusion is that our relationships are not dependent on the quantity of communication. They depend on quality, and even Skype(一種網(wǎng)絡(luò)即時語音溝通工具) is better at increasing the quality of our communication than time on Facebook." Even talking on the phone or texting does not make people feel as good as sharing a smile, the research says. The studies suggest quality, not quantity, of communication is the most important for keeping friends for life.
People find the most satisfying relationships come from a small number of close friends, with an outer "ring" of 10 significant others. With these people, it doesn't matter what type of social media you use for communication. But people who want to "contact the world at large" using Facebook can be disappointed because they spread themselves too thinly, claim researchers.
In a third study, Dr. Roberts asked people to communicate with friends face to face or via Skype and keep a 14-day diary. This was compared with communicating via phone, text messages or social networking sites. People communicating face to face on Skype were 50% more likely to laugh, and they rated themselves as significantly happier.
小題1: Dr. Roberts's finding that there was no connection between Facebook use and people with many friends was         .
A．based on questionnairesB．based on conversations
C．through instant messagesD．through social media
小題2: What is the idea of the fourth paragraph?
A．Most people contact each other online.
B．Keeping a friend for life is not easy.
C．The quality of communication is important.
D．Skype is better at understanding us than Facebook.
小題3: What does the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph probably suggest?
A．They are too excited to express themselves.
B．They limit their social circle to a small range.
C．They spread their information at a low speed.
D．They lack information to introduce themselves.
小題4: What is Dr. Roberts's attitude towards the use of Facebook?
A．Positive.B．Casual.C．Responsible.D．Unsupportive.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
本文中作者講述了一個新的研究成果，發(fā)現(xiàn)網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的facebook這樣的網(wǎng)站對于我們與別人的交流并沒有太大的作用，在交流中真正重要的是交流的質(zhì)量而不是交流的數(shù)量。
小題1: A
【試題解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第2句Based on two questionnaires(調(diào)查表), he found there was no link between Facebook use and people with larger groups of friends.可知他的研究是以兩份調(diào)查表為基礎(chǔ)的，他發(fā)現(xiàn)這兩者之間沒有聯(lián)系。故A正確。
小題2: C
【試題解析】段落大意題。根據(jù)本段最后一句The studies suggest quality, not quantity, of communication is the most important for keeping friends for life.可知這個研究發(fā)現(xiàn)交流的質(zhì)量而不是數(shù)量是維持友誼最重要的東西。故C項正確。
小題3: B
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)本句But people who want to "contact the world at large" using Facebook can be disappointed because they spread themselves too thinly,那些想多和別人聯(lián)系的人使用了Facebook，結(jié)果很失望，是因為他們在使用Facebook的時候，反而限制了自己與別人交流的范圍。劃線的句子與前面的"contact the world at large"的意思是相反的。故B正確。
小題4: D
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段Dr. Roberts, a famous lecture at the University of Chester, said such websites don't appear to help make true friendships.可知他認(rèn)為像Facebook這樣的網(wǎng)站并不能幫助我們?nèi)〉谜嬲挠颜x。說明Dr. Roberts對這樣的網(wǎng)站是不支持的。故D正確。
【長難句解析】
Dr. Roberts, whose work will be presented at the British Psychological Society conference in Harrogate, said……
【翻譯】Dr. Roberts他的成果將會在英國社會心理學(xué)會議上展示，他說….
【分析】本句中含有一個由關(guān)系代詞whose引導(dǎo)的定語從句，關(guān)系代詞whose的先行詞既可以是人，也可以是物；whose在定語從句中做定語，修飾后面的名詞。相當(dāng)于“the + n + of which/who”的結(jié)構(gòu)�；蛘摺皁f which/who+ the +名詞”
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