1.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 lessattention 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 作者通過描述商場里人們購買禮物的現(xiàn)象,揭示人們只顧表面而不相互關(guān)注的事實,從而進一步論證現(xiàn)在人們在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上相互關(guān)注而忽視現(xiàn)實生活中的關(guān)注的危害,最終指出了現(xiàn)實生活中相互關(guān)注的重要性.
解答 DDA
59:D 細節(jié)題.由第五段第二、三句"But the truth is that human beings need attention,and giving attention to each other is,to a large extent,what civilization is based upon.This perhaps explains the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook."可知作者認為 Twitter 和 Facebook 成功的原因是人們需要被關(guān)注,也需要給予關(guān)注,C項正確.A、D項,文章未提及,A、C項錯誤.B項只說到了給與關(guān)注一方面,B項錯誤.故正確答案為D.
70:D 推斷題.由第七段最后兩句"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."可知,已經(jīng)變味的交換關(guān)注的方式給心理和社會帶來的影響要更久才能識別,它的破壞性和科技進步下食物產(chǎn)品帶來的心臟病,糖尿病和肥胖癥同樣大.由此可推知,這樣的交換關(guān)注方式對社會有危害,D項正確.
A項,由第六段最后一句"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."可知越來越多的人在網(wǎng)上相互關(guān)注,而現(xiàn)實生活中的關(guān)注就少,這就迫使更多人去網(wǎng)上尋求關(guān)注,否則他們就會冒急缺關(guān)注(attention-starvation)的險.由此可推斷人們上網(wǎng)尋求關(guān)注就不會 risk attention-starvation,A項錯誤.B項,由第七段第一句"The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed…"可知交換關(guān)注的本質(zhì)發(fā)生了改變,B項錯誤.C項,文章只提到了科技進步帶來了心臟病,糖尿病和肥胖癥,而并非所有疾病,C項錯誤.故正確答案為D.
71:A 主旨題.作者通過描述商場里人們購買禮物的現(xiàn)象,揭示人們只顧表面而不相互關(guān)注的事實,從而進一步論證現(xiàn)在人們在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上相互關(guān)注而忽視現(xiàn)實生活中的關(guān)注的危害,最終指出了現(xiàn)實生活中相互關(guān)注的重要性.由文章最后一段"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."也可知作者認為現(xiàn)實生活中相互關(guān)注最為珍貴.因而,作者寫作的目的是提倡人們注重現(xiàn)實生活中的相互關(guān)注,A項正確.
B項,作者只有在分析關(guān)注方式時提到了給與關(guān)注是人們的本性,是必要的,但并沒有深入分析,B項錯誤.C項,作者并沒有給出實用的交換關(guān)注的點子,C項錯誤.
D項,作者指出了人們著重網(wǎng)上相互關(guān)注而忽視現(xiàn)實生活相互關(guān)注的危害,而不是推薦社交網(wǎng)站,D項錯誤.故正確答案為A.
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