Interact use appears to cause a drop in psychological health, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.

Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more bad feelings and loneliness than those who was online less frequently, the two-year study showed. Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.

The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in psychological health, researchers hypothesized (推測). Faceless, bodiless“virtual”(虛的) communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.

“But it' s important to remember this is not about the technology, it' s about how it is used,”says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study' s sponsors (發起人). "It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. "

1. What's the finding of the research undertaken at Carnegie Mellon University?

A) People spend more time on the Internet now.

B) People spend less time with their families and friends now.

C) The Net proves socially healthier than television.

D) Internet use may cause a drop in psychological health.

2. What had the researchers expected before the research?

A) The Net may account for the drop in psychological health.

B) Internet use may improve social health.

C) Internet use has nothing to do with social health.

D) Spending much time on the Internet makes people feel bad and lonely.

3. Which is not true according to the passage?

A) The Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.

B) Internet communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation.

C) Undeveloped Internet technology causes the drop in psychological health.

D) The wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.

4. What does Christine Riley, the psychologist, suggest?

A) It's necessary to take social factors into account in designing applications and services for technology.

B) It's important to tell the users how to design and apply the technology.

C) Compared with social factors, the technology itself has more influence on the Internet users.

D) No social factors should be considered in applications and services for technology.

5. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

A) How to Use the Internet

B) Disadvantages of the Internet

C) Social Factors and the Internet

D) Internet May Cause Bad Feelings

參考譯文

根據Carnegie Mellon大學的研究，網絡的使用似乎能造成人的心理健康水平下降。

歷時兩年的研究表明，即便是一周只上幾個小時網的人也比更不經常上網的人更多地體會到壞心情和孤獨感。研究者對這一結果大惑不解，因為這與他們所預料的情況完全相反。因為網絡能使人選擇信息并與他人交流，所以他們期望網絡比電視更能使社會和諧。

研究者推測，網絡的使用減少了可用于與家人及朋友相處的時間，這一事實可能是造成心理健康下降的原因。不見面而且無形的虛擬交流在心理滿足方面比不上真實對話，而且通過虛擬交流建立的關系更膚淺。另一個可能性是網絡使用者可以接觸更寬廣的世界反而對自己的生活感到不滿。

研究的發起人之一，英特爾心理學家Christine Riley說：“要記得有一點很重要：這并非技術的錯，而是人們怎樣利用它。它確實暗示出在如何設計技術應用和技術服務方面考慮社會因素的必要性。”

答案及精解

1.【答案精解】D。細節題。從第一句Internet use appears to cause a drop in psychological health，according to research at Carnegie Mellon University我們可以得出研究的結果是網絡造成人的心理健康下降。

2.【答案精解】B。細節題。從文章中第二段最后一句They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television可得出B為正確答案。

3.【答案精解】C。判斷題。對照原文，只有選項C沒有被提及，其他三項在原文中都可找到。A項源自第二段最后一句，B項與第三段第二句相對應，D項源自第三段最后一句。

4.【答案精解】A。細節題。在文章中Christine Riley所說的話“It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”可以直接得出答案。

5.【答案精解】D。主旨題。文章的中心思想是網絡給人造成的壞心情及產生這一結果的原因，所以最佳標題是“網絡可能導致壞心情”。

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