17.The malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones.Some of the malls remained open around the clock,partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts.
Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring,being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives.However,to use a well-worn play on words:it is our presence,not our presents,that truly counts.Many of us,unfortunately,can be so inattentive,even in the presence of our loved ones,that we might as well not be there at all.
Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other.Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time.Whole industries-media,entertainment,education-rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence.A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to be psychologically unhealthy.
In earlier times,both diet and attention could be left unregulated (沒人管的) without major cause for concern.There were natural checks and balances:limited availability of food meant few got fat,for example.Similarly,in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller; today,watching an entire TV series,while speaking to nobody,is common.In traditional societies,with smaller population,everyone would get a fair deal of attention.On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa; now we have Google and Wikipedia.
"She just wants attention."people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention.But the truth is that human beings need attention,and giving attention to each other is,to a large extent,what human civilization is based upon.This perhaps explains the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.While we use such sites for"micro Hogging","idea voicing"and"status updates"-the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange.
I friend you,you friend me,I retweet you,you retweet me.The charming ease with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly attached to their smart phones.It is also a vicious (惡性的) circle.As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online,there is increasingly less attention to be paid in the real world,which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online,or else risk attention-starvation.
The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed,and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices.Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea,so it is with too much attention exchange.The biological consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible; heart disease,diabetes and obesity.The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social,and so may take longer to identify,but they will be equally damaging.
Face-to-face attention is becoming rarer,and therefore more valuable.In a sense it is priceless.And it is a gift that can be given all-year-round.
59.People use social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook toD.
A.obtain information                      
B.give attention to others
C.voice their opinions                     
D.notice and get noticed
60.What can we infer from Paragraphs 6-7?D
A.More people will risk attention-starvation in future.
B.The nature of attention exchange is rarely changed.
C.Technological advancement contributes to all diseases.
D.Transformed attention exchanges do harm to society.
61.The writer's purpose for writing the passage is toA.
A.a(chǎn)dvocate more focus on real life attention  
B.a(chǎn)nalyze the necessity of attention giving
C.give practical tips on attention exchange   
D.recommend some social networking sites.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀.作者通過這篇文章主要向我們敘述了在信息發(fā)展快速的年代,由于網(wǎng)絡(luò)的普及,人們都非常關(guān)注網(wǎng)上交友聊天,而很少親自去關(guān)心看望自己的親戚朋友,作者最后指出我們要多進(jìn)行面對(duì)面的交流和溝通.

解答 59.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)giving attention to each other is,to a large extent,what human civilization is based upon.This perhaps explains the runaway success(一舉成功)of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.可知人們使用社交軟件的目的是互相關(guān)注,故選D.
60.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social,and so may take longer to identify,but they will be equally damaging.這種做法會(huì)給社會(huì)帶來危害,可推測(cè)未來更多的人將面臨缺乏關(guān)注的危險(xiǎn),故選D.
61.A.主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知文章指出我們要多進(jìn)行面對(duì)面的交流和溝通,本文旨在要更多的人去關(guān)注現(xiàn)實(shí)生活,故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)新聞報(bào)道類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù)

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