Question

Recently, university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged. It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours．

Unplugged is being run by Dr. Roman Gerodimos, a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University．During the experiment, Dr. Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers．He said：“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms, overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected．”

During their 24-hour test, three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman．They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline, but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops．

Elliot Day wrote：“Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air．Despite being aware of the social importance of the media, I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers．”

From Caroline Scott, we read：“I didn’t expect it, but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but It’s not something I would like to do again！”

And Charlotte Gay wrote：“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been  my mobile；not only is it a social device, it’s my main access point of communication．”

Earlier in the year, a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media, often plugged into several things at once．So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?

1.What can we learn about the volunteers?

A．Volunteers didn’t write down about their day offline．

B．Volunteers weren’t allowed to use any media for 24 hours．

C．Volunteers were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos．

D．Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment．

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the participants’ feelings？

A．Anxious．         B．Lonely            C．Bored．          D．Despaired．

3.Which of the following is true of Caroline Scott？

A．The media ban affected his temperature．

B．His work went on smoothly without the media．

C．His work was carried on hard without the media．

D．His life was empty without the radio or newspapers．

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．People should use the media devices reasonably．

B．People can easily survive the media devices addict．

C．People can spend more time sleeping in the future．

D．People spend about half the time using the media devices．

5.The text is most probably a         ．

A．newspaper ad      B．book review       C．news report        D．science fiction story

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.B 细节题。根据第一段2,3行It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours．可知是让那些年轻人24小时不使用电器。故B正确。

2.D 细节题。根据文章第一段最后一句“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms, overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected．”可知ABC三项的内容都是文章提及的症状，只有D项是文章没有提及的症状。

3.C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段From Caroline Scott, we read：“I didn’t expect it, but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to, but It’s not something I would like to do again！”说明他的工作是要依靠媒体的，如果没有了媒体，他的工作很难进行。故C正确。

4.A 推断题。根据So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?说明我们要拿出一点时间出来做别的事情，不要受媒体的影响。要合理使用媒体技术。故A正确。

5.C 推理题。本文讲述的是年轻人对于电器装备的过分依赖，为了研究这一现象的具体影响，而进行的一项被称为Unplugged.的活动。文章中对此进行了报到和说明，说明本文属于新闻类。故C正确。

考点：考查新闻报告类的阅读

点评：本文讲述的是年轻人对于电器装备的过分依赖，为了研究这一现象的具体影响，而进行的一项被称为Unplugged.的活动。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。