A
Where am I? What am I doing? If you're one of my 500 friends online, you'll always be the first to know. My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance, so I'm endlessly checking through all my social networking apps - whether I'm having a coffee, on my way to school, watching TV. . . even when I'm in the shower. I have a never - ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online. Yet the truth of the matter is: I feel lonely
I'm not the only person who feels this way. According to research, over two-thirds of young people find it easier to make friends online than it is “in real life”. I'm a shy person, but I'm wired up (上线) every day, like most of my friends. On the surface, phones bring us closer together. But in reality, my mind is always a million miles away.
I often feel depressed, dissatisfied and alone. Since I spend so much time socializing online, I even become a procrastinator (拖延者) . I keep postponing things that are important in my real life: homework, tasks, connecting with my friends and family members in a meaningful way. It's funny that my friends and I chatter away online so much, but we end up having nothing to say when we meet.
What is rally worrying is that no one I know, including myself could go cold turkey. I can't even imagine going without social networking for a week - think of all the important appointments, invitations and news updates you would miss! Alcoholics (酗酒者) who want to quit drinking can avoid drinks, but how do we give up our phones? After all, I need it for my studies because my teachers and classmates need to contact me at any time. So, that's the problem with social networking. We're hard-wired in, but we're more disconnected than ever.
1. The author always uses his phone and laptop to __________ .
A. avoid feeling a sense of loneliness
B. explore ways of enriching his social life
C. follow the updates on his online social network
D. receive help with his addiction to online socializing
2. What is the main problem the author is facing now?
A. He is an alcohol addict B. He is a poor web chatter
C. He is a mild procrastinator D. He is a heavy social media user
3. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 suggests that ________.
A. social media have created many offline problemsB. it's difficult to break away from online socializing
C. people are unwilling to interact face to face anymoreD. the benefits of social networking are too good to miss
4. What is the best title for the text?
A. So Close, Yet So FarB. The Young Never Felt More Alone
C. Social Networking Worsens RelationshipsD. More Social Media, Better Online Socializing
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述社交媒体似乎将现代人的联系拉近了，然而它却无法在现实生活中消除人们的寂寞感和距离感。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第一段“My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance, so I'm endlessly checking through all my social networking apps - whether I'm having a coffee, on my way to school, watching TV. . . even when I'm in the shower. I have a never - ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online.( 我的手机和笔记本电脑总是保持着能够随手拿到的距离，所以我不停地查看我所有的社交网络应用程序，包括喝咖啡，上学路上，看电视……甚至是在洗澡的时候。所有和我有联系的人，都给我发来无穷无尽的信息和更新)”可知，作者经常用他的手机和笔记本电脑来关注他在线社交网络的更新。故选C项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第一段“My phone and laptop are never out of touching distance, so I'm endlessly checking through all my social networking apps - whether I'm having a coffee, on my way to school, watching TV. . . even when I'm in the shower.( 我的手机和笔记本电脑总是保持着能够随手拿到的距离，所以我不停地查看我所有的社交网络应用程序，包括喝咖啡，上学路上，看电视……甚至是在洗澡的时候)”以及最后一段“I can't even imagine going without social networking for a week - think of all the important appointments, invitations and news updates you would miss!(我甚至无法想象一个星期没有社交网络——想想所有你会错过的重要约会、邀请和新闻更新)”可知，作者现在面临的主要问题是过度使用社交媒体。故选D项。
【3题详解】
词句猜测题。由文章第四段“I can't even imagine going without social networking for a week - think of all the important appointments, invitations and news updates you would miss!( 我甚至无法想象一个星期没有社交网络——想想所有你会错过的重要约会、邀请和新闻更新)”可知，作者过度依赖社交媒体、手机，他甚至无法想象一个星期没有社交网络，由此可以推出此处应是指社交媒体难以抗拒，难以戒掉的意思。B项表述符合语境。故选B项。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章总领段第一段“I have a never - ending flow of messages and updates from all the people I associate with online. Yet the truth of the matter is: I feel lonely.( 我有源源不断的消息和更新，来自所有我在网上联系的人。然而事实是：我感到孤独)”，以及结合下文所讲内容可知，本文主要讲述社交媒体似乎将现代人的联系拉近了，然而它却无法在现实生活中消除人们的寂寞感和距离感。文章最佳标题彰显文章大意，故A项“如此近，却又如此远”表述符合题意。故选A项。
