题文
British paychologists have found evidence of a link between excessive(过度的) Internet use and depression, a research has shown.
Leeds University researchers, writing in the Psychopathology journal, said a small part of Internet users were classed as Internet addicts and that people in this group were more likely to be depressed than non-addicted users.
The article on the relationship between excessive Internet use and depression is from a questionnaire-based study of 1,319 young people and adults.
The respondents answered questions about how much time they spent on the Internet and what they used it for; they also complete the Beck Depression Inventory---a series of questions designed to measure the seriousness of depression.
The six—page report, by the university’s Institute of Psychological Science, said 18 of the people who complete the questionnaire were Internet addict.“Our research indicates that excessive Internet use is associated with depression, but what we don’t know is which comes first—are depressed people drawn to the Internet or does the Internet cause depression?” the article’s lead author Dr Catriona Morrison said.”What is clear is that, for a small part of people, excessive use of the Internet could be warning signal for depressive tendencies.”
The age range of all respondents was between 16 and 51 years, with an average age of 21.24. The average age of the 18 Internet addicts was 18.3 years. By comparing the levels of depression within this group to that within a group of 18 non—addicted Internet users, researchers found the Internet addicts had a higher chance of developing depression than non-addicts. They also discovered that addicts spent more time visiting sexually pleasing website, online gaming sites and online communities.
“The public speculation（推测）was further proved by this study. That’s to say, over-engaging in websites which serve to replace normal social function might be linked to psychological disorders like depression and addiction,” Morrison said.”We now need to consider the wider social influence of this relationship and clearly prove the effects of excessive Internet use on mental health.”
小题1:Internet addicts are people who ______ according to the passage.A．use the Internet more than enoughB．feel depressed when using the InternetC．seldom connect to the InternetD．feel depressed without the Internet小题2:What is confirmed by the study according to the passage?A．Depression leads to excessive use of InternetB．Depression results from excessive use of InternetC．Excessive use of internet usually accompanies depressionD．Excessive use of internet is usually earlier to depression小题3:It is thought by the public that online communities______.A．can never replace normal social functionB．are intended to replace normal social functionC．are associated with psychological disordersD．shouldn’t take the blame for psychological disorders小题4:According to Dr Catriona Morrison, the public speculation________.A．lacks scientific evidenceB．helps clarify their studyC．finds a theoretical basisD．has little scientific value 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
小题1:推断题。 第2段是对第1段的解释说明，第2段提到的Internet addicts和depression之间的关系相当于第1段提到的excessive Internet use和depression之间的关系，由此对等关系可知Internet addicts应为“过度使用互联网的人”。因此，本题应选A。
小题2:细节题。
原文该段表明，研究找到沉迷网络与抑郁症两者相关，但它们孰因孰果却不明确．该段最后一句中的 warning signal进一步说明了沉迷网络和抑郁症相关，对于沉迷网络的人，要小心他们同时患有抑郁症的可能，由此可见，沉迷网络的人通常伴有抑郁症，因此，本题应选C。
小题3:细节题。
最后一段第1句提到的“那些旨在取代正常社变功能的网站”包括上一段最后一句提到的online communities，那么，很显然网上社区亦是为取代正常社交功能，因此，B正确，其中are intended to是对serve to的同义改写。关于A，最后一段第1句提到“那些旨在取代正常社交功能的网站”时，websites后的定语从句提供的内容属于中性，即该定语从句没有表明这些网站是好是坏，也没有讨论它们是否“能”真正地取代正常的社交功能，A缺乏原文依据，故不能选。C是对最后一段第1句中的might be linked to psychological disorders的近义改写．但原文中，这个谓语的主语为“过度使用……网站”，重点是“过度使用”，因此，那些网站本身与是否会造成心理失调无关，而原文也没有讨论这些网站本身和心理失调之间的关系，C和D都与原文不符。
小题4:推断题。
原文表明Dr.Catriona Morrison认为公众的想法是正确的，因此．本题选C。Dr.Catriona Morrison没有从“科学性”去评论公众的猜想，因此，A无原文依据；本文表明Dr.Catriona Morrison的研究加固(更进一步证实)了公众的猜想，而B说的却是公众的猜想阐明了研究结果。显然与原文意思不符；D只是将第1句中的“公众猜想”和第2句中“需要进一步考虑”的问题硬扯在一起，属于随意拼凑。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“British paychologist.....”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。
