Question

    During a conversation with someone, you've probably had to compete for their attention with a technological device and lost. Maybe the person in front of you diverted their attention to their latest ''urgent" notifications. They' ve probably even interrupted your conversation to answer a call, answer a text message, or check their social media.

Clinical psychologist and sociologist Sherry Turkle has conducted extensive research on the subject that she shared in her book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age(2015). In this book, she stated that teenagers have reduced their empathetic capacity by 40%，as well as their ability to engage in deep conversation, and that cell phones are to blame.

Nowadays, a large part of social and work related interactions occur through electronic means, such as computers, phones, and tablets. Face- to-face conversations have been relegated to the background, and some people even see them as a waste of time. If you have to solve a business problem, you send an email. If you want to ask for forgiveness, you write a text message.

Since facing conflict or emotional situations can generate anxiety, new technologies offer the possibility of reducing some of it. Young people justify using new forms of communication as an easier and faster way to express their thoughts. They say that mobile devices allow them to rewrite what they want to say, correct mistakes, or avoid tense situations that they wouldn't know how to solve in person.

The problem is that screens don't allow us to enjoy one of the most enriching part of conversation: non-verbal language. We miss out on gestures, intonation, looks, and real emotions. This is quite worrying because, according to experts, 70% of communication is non-verbal.

Human interaction has been replaced with “memes" or emoticons. It's even hard for people to maintain deep conversations for extended periods of time. As a result, humans now have a lot of difficulties in managing their emotions, facing difficulties, and carrying out responsibilities. If you don't share content on the Internet, it's like you don't exist. If you don't share your vacation on social media, people may believe that you didn't actually take it or that you didn't enjoy it, Therefore, what you share is a reflection of who you claim to be, but not who you really are.

Under these circumstances, it's harder to empathize with others and put yourself in their shoes to try to understand their emotions and thoughts. The world is becoming purely visual and superficial.

People build and reinforce their connections during face to-face conversations. This is because you can see how the other person feels and listen to their ideas and concerns. You can empathize with them because you can see their joy or suffering with your own eyes.

Deep, personal conversations awaken emotions inside you. They give you a space to open up and vent, to be heard and respected.

1.We can infer from Para.2 that the book.

A.stresses the importance of face to-face conversation

B.explains teenagers' ability to engage in deep conversation

C.analyzes the reasons for competing for others' attention

D.regards face to-face conversation as a waste of time

2.The underlined word ''non—verbal" in Para. 5 probably means

A.foreign B.spoken C.written D.sign

3.The author would agree that social media platforms.

A.promote deep personal conversations

B.help to put yourself in others' shoes

C.don't necessarily show people's true emotions

D.build connections because you can see joys and sorrows of others

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述随着人们越来越多用社交媒体进行交流，他们的移情和深度交流能力都大幅下降。因此，作者提倡面对面交流，只有这样，我们才能进行深入、私人的对话，唤醒自己的情感。它为我们提供了一个倾听和倾诉的空间。

1.

推理判断题。根据第二段的In this book, she stated that teenagers have reduced their empathetic capacity by 40%，as well as their ability to engage in deep conversation, and that cell phones are to blame.(在书里，她指出青少年的移情能力和深度交谈能力下降了40%，手机应该对此负责)可知，这本书抨击了用手机交流导致的问题。由此推测，这本书要强调面对面交流的重要性。A. stresses the importance of face to-face conversation(强调面对面交流的重要性)符合以上推测，故选A项。

2.

词义猜测题。根据第五段的The problem is that screens don't allow us to enjoy one of the most enriching part of conversation: non-verbal language. We miss out on gestures, intonation, looks, and real emotions.可知，问题是屏幕不允许我们享受对话中最精彩的部分：non-verbal语言。我们错过了手势、语调、表情和真实的情感。根据句意，尤其下文的gestures, intonation, looks, and real emotions猜测划线部分的意思是“手势/肢体”。D. sign(手势)符合以上说法，故选D项。

3.

推理判断题。根据第六段的Therefore, what you share is a reflection of who you claim to be, but not who you really are.(因此，你分享的只是你声称的自己，而不是真实的你)可推测，作者社交媒体不一定会展示出人们真正的感情，因为人们在社交媒体上展示出来的是声称的自己，而非真正的自己。C. don't necessarily show people's true emotions(不一定会展示出人们的真正情感)符合以说法，故选C项。