Question

Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being（安康）, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.

Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feeling.

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 well-being, researchers suggested. Faceless, bodiless “virtual”（虚拟的）communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationship formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.

“But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se; it’s about how it is used,” says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors. “It really points to the need for considering social effects in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”

1.The best title for this passage would be ________.

A.Internet may Cause Depression

B.The Dark Side of Internet

C.How to Use Technology Properly

D.The Importance of Psychological Well-being

2.Internet use may cause a decline in psychological well-being because ________.

A.people who were already feeling bad spend more time on the Internet

B.Internet users thought the world was wider than it really was

C.people were too eager to turn the “virtual” communication into reality

D.people have less time for actual communication with their family and friends

3.What does the underlined Latin word “per se” (in Para. 5) mean?

A.probably B.absolutely

C.oneself D.itself

4.What’s the tone of the passage?

A.Optimistic. B.Critical.

C.Objective. D.Pessimistic.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文为说明文。本文通过研究表明互联网可能会导致抑郁症。

1.主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed.指出，为期两年的研究显示，与上网频率较低的人相比，即使是每周上网几小时的人也更容易感到抑郁和孤独。可知本文通过研究表明互联网可能会导致抑郁症。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章的内容 The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested.可知，互联网使用减少了用于家庭和朋友的时间可能会使幸福下降。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据it’s important to remember this is not about the technology per se ，结合划线词后一句it’s about how it is used 可知，重要的是要记住这与技术本身无关，而是如何使用它。因此per se指“the technology”本身，表示强调，故per se意为itself，故选D。

4.作者态度题。根据文章的内容可知，文章在引用研究结果以及陈述事实，可知这篇文章的语气是客观的。故选C。