题文
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 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 tool, 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. 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 uncomfortable 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 completely 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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
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。
点评：文中主要介绍了一项年轻人在24小时内没有电子设备时的生活感受，进而作者发出随着科技进步，在未来又会留出多长时间来睡觉呢？这样的疑问，文中对于推断题要采用排除法，把握文章的中心思想，再结合选项逐一排除作答。主旨题，尤其是选标题的题目，标题一般需要形象生动，可适当留有疑问，激发读者阅读的欲望。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Are you a media addi.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
