Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV, friend requests, exciting online games and your mobile – or would you easily survive?
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. The experiment is now over but he doesn’t yet know the full findings. However, during the experiment, Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers. He said: “They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms(症状), overeating, feeling nervous, isolated and disconnected.” During their 24-hour painful experience, three of the experiment’s guinea pigs had to endure one intrusion(侵扰) from the media: a BBC reporter plus cameraman who followed them around for the day. 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 prevented from the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities being 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 tool, it’s my main access point of munication.”
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. And a recent study by Nielson found that on average, US teenagers send and receive over 3,000 texts per month ---that’s about six texts per waking hour. So, with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate, how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
【小题1】What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?A．To ask for information.B．To entertain the readers.C．To lead to the topic.D．To present an idea.【小题2】About Dr. Roman Gerodimos’ experiment, we know that .A．volunteers felt unfortable in it.B．volunteers didn’t want to eat anything.C．the experiment was still going on.D．volunteers were allowed to take their laptops.【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．Three pigs were included in the experiment.B．A BBC reporter discussed the experiment.C．During the 24 hours’ experiment the volunteers wrote out their experiences.D．The lecturer had expected sweat would suddenly appear on the volunteers through fear.【小题4】What does the sentence “…was thrown up into the air” most probably means?A．went on normally.B．was pletely disturbed.C．turned out perfect.D．was badly designed.【小题5】Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A．Surviving without the Media.B．Unplugging Your Life.C．Valuing Social Communication.D．Setting Aside Time for Sleep.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】推断题。第一段讲到如果你在两小时内没有电视，交友请求，网络游戏和你的手机时 ，你会发疯吗？第二段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，举出事例说明有一项针对年青人在24小时内没有任何形式的媒体设备时，他们是如何反应的 调查。可知，第一段是为了引出下文的主题。故选C
【小题2】推断题。第三段三位志愿者的讲述中，从I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.可知，Elliot Day认为如果没有收音机或报纸他会觉得很空虚。从but it’s not something I would like to do again!可知，Caroline Scott不想再尝试一次。从 I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile可知，没有手机对Charlotte Gay来讲是最困难的事情。故可知，他们在实验中感觉不舒服。故选A。文中并未讲到吃东西，所以排除B，从第三段The experiment is now over.可知，实验已结束，排除C。从but of course, they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.可知，只有第二天才能用电脑，故排除D。
【小题3】判断题。文中并不是讲三头猪被包括在实验中，文中第三段提到guinea pigs应理解为试验品而并非是猪，排除A.文中第三段a BBC reporter plus cameraman who followed them around for the day.一个BBC记者和摄影师会跟踪报道他们并非讨论这个实验，排除B。文中第三段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.他们被要求写100行的实验感受，但必须在第二天才写，可知并非在实验期间，排除C。文中第三段Caroline Scott话中I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to他并没有出现讲师所期望的突然冒冷汗的现象，可知讲师期望志愿者因恐惧而突然冒冷汗。故选D
【小题4】推断题。前文讲到Today, my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air. I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.他一天的日常工作打乱了，他感到没有收音机或报纸，自己的生活很空虚，可知他的日常工作被完全扰乱了，而不能说日常生活设计很糟糕，排除D，故选B
【小题5】主旨题。结合全文，第二段江大这项全球性试验的名称是Unplugged。文章整个围绕没有电子设备的生活，人们的感受，故选B，答案更为形象，即让你的生活不插电，而A只在第一段最后一句提到生存，排除，文中并不是主要讨论重视社会交流，排除C，D只在最后一段出现，排除。