Question

    Playing video games can be a fun way to relax. It is a way to spend time with friends in schools. Teachers use video games like Minecraft to encourage teamwork. But for some players, gaming is an unhealthy habit. At night, they are glued to a screen. Their schoolwork becomes worse. The video-game world seems like a friendly place. It seems friendlier than the real world.

Mental health experts have taken notice. In June, the World Health Organization (WHO) added gaming disorder to its list of diseases and health conditions. A person may have the disorder if gaming has done harm to his or her relationships with family and friends. Gaming may also disrupt his or her everyday activities.

Not all experts agree with WHO . They don’t think too much gaming should be called a disorder. They say people hooked on(对……入了迷) video games may have other mental health problems. These should be treated first.

Others think WHO made the right call .Clifford Sussman, who has worked with kids as young as 12, says they often have feelings of anxiety(焦虑). They feel lonely. They get angry when a parent stops them from playing games.

Playing video games excites the brain’s reward center. After a while, the brain becomes numb(麻木) to pleasure. You feel bored without a controller in your hand. So you play even more.

Sussman advises you should take at least a one-hour break after every hour of play. The brain need time to return to a normal condition. Young gamers who think they might have a problem should ask an adult for help. Sussman suggests you first answer a simple question: “Are you in control, or is the game in control?”

1.The underlined word "disrupt" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A.be valuable to B.have a bad influence on

C.have nothing to do with D.change in some way.

2.Which of the following is Not Clifford Sussman’s opinion?

A.Too much gaming shouldn’t be called a disorder. B.Parents are helped to young gamers.

C.A break is necessary during the long video games. D.Kids hooked on video games age angry easily.

3.The fifth paragraph is mainly about ________.

A.what excites the brain’s reward center B.how the brain becomes numb to video games

C.what makes you hook on video games D.how you feel without playing video games

4.When the gamers are stopped from playing games they like very much, the gamers will be ________.

A.anxiety B.lonely C.angry D.happy

5.Why do some people hook on game-playing?

A.When they play the game, they are free from working.\

B.When they play the game, the game excites their brain’s reward center.

C.When they play the game for a while, they will become numb to trouble.

D.When they don’t have a controller in hand, they will feel relaxed.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是玩电子游戏可以放松心情，在学校里老师也可以利用电子游戏鼓励学生进行团队协作，但是玩太多电子游戏可能给人带来不好的影响。

1.词句猜测题。be valuable to对……有价值；have a bad influence on对……有不好的影响；have nothing to do with没什么做的；change in some way以某种方式改变。根据文章第二段中画线词所在上文“A person may have the disorder if gaming has done harm to his or her relationships with family and friends”“如果玩电子游戏损害了一个人与家人和朋友的关系，他/她可能会有这种混乱”可知，玩电子游戏会给人带来不好的影响。disrupt是“have a bad influence on”的意思。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Others think WHO made the right call.”可知，其他人认为WHO做出了正确的决定，然后以Clifford Sussman的观点为例进行阐述，可知Clifford赞成WHO的观点，即玩太多游戏是一种疾病，所以A项玩太多游戏不应该是一种病不是Clifford的观点，故选A。

3.段落大意题。通读第五段可知，全段解释了为什么人们会对电子游戏上瘾，所以C项的“什么让你沉迷于电子游戏”最佳，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“They get angry when a parent stops them from playing games”可知，当游戏者被阻止玩他们喜欢的游戏时，他们会感到生气，anxiety焦虑的；lonely孤独的；angry生气的；happy开心的。故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“Playing video games excites the brain’s reward center”可知，一些人对电子游戏入迷是因为玩电子游戏会刺激大脑的奖赏中枢。故选B。