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【題目】

You’re chatting with friends on the phone, but you can’t help looking through shopping websites in the meantime. You’re having lunch alone in the dining hall, but it only feels right when you start playing a show on your phone ---as if it’s a necessary “side dish”.

We’re now living in a world that is filled with information. It seems unnatural to do only one thing at a time. It’s as if we’re all suffering from a recent article called “multitasking OCD”.

“With news reduced to 140 characters and communication increasingly by emojis, we have developed the ability to focus our attention on several activities and devices at once,” Sabry Otmani, founder of Pulpix website, once wrote. “We need something exciting to keep us interested and to fight off boredom.”

But perhaps “fighting off boredom” is not the only reason.

My own obsession with multitasking mainly comes from the fact that everyone around me seems to study all the time. Each minute I’m not taking in something new feels like a waste of time. So I always have my headphones on, whether I’m commuting, exercising or walking in the park. I’m forever listening to something---a course on classical music, or on new media management, and heaven knows what else---just so I can keep up with the world.

People who can’t stay away from social media are known by “FOMO” (fear of missing out): They have to be updated about what their friends are doing and saying. But I’d guess that “FOFO” better describes me – “fear of falling out”.

No matter what reason you’re doing it for, “multitasking” is already a part of the modern lifestyle. Just make sure you make the most out of it.

【1】In the first paragraph, the author wants to ______.

A. show how busy today’s life is

B. show that people today often feel lost

C. explain what “multitasking OCD” is like

D. say people like to compare with each other

【2】According to Sabry Otmani people today like multitasking because _______.

A. it can help them to communicate their ideas

B. it can help them out of being bored

C. they are impatient to finish one thing at a time

D. they are more able than the past generations

【3】The underlined word “obsession” may mean “_______”.

A. interestB. knowledgeC. understandingD. worry

【4】Which of the following is correct about the writer?

A. She wants to stay ahead of her friends.

B. She wants to have something to show off.

C. She doesn’t want to get left behind by others.

D. She thinks it is boring to do one thing at a time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：作者想解釋一下“多任務(wù)OCD”是什么樣子的。布道壇網(wǎng)站的創(chuàng)始人SabryOtmani曾經(jīng)寫道�！拔覀冃枰�一些令人興奮的東西來保持我們的興趣和擺脫無聊。但也許“擺脫無聊”不是唯一的原因。我對多重任務(wù)的癡迷主要來自于我周圍的每個人似乎都在學(xué)習(xí)。每一分鐘，我不接受新的東西，感覺就像是在浪費(fèi)時間。不管你為什么這么做，“多任務(wù)”已經(jīng)成為現(xiàn)代生活方式的一部分。只要確保你充分利用它。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)You’re having lunch alone in the dining hall, but it only feels right when you start playing a show on your phone ---as if it’s a necessary “side dish”. 你一個人在餐廳吃午飯，但只有當(dāng)你開始用手機(jī)播放節(jié)目時，你才會感覺到這是一種必要的“配菜”�？芍�，在第一段中，作者想解釋一下“多任務(wù)OCD”是什么樣子的。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sabry Otmani, founder of Pulpix website, once wrote. “We need something exciting to keep us interested and to fight off boredom.” 布道壇網(wǎng)站的創(chuàng)始人SabryOtmani曾經(jīng)寫道。“我們需要一些令人興奮的東西來保持我們的興趣和擺脫無聊。”可知，根據(jù)Sabry Otmani的說法，如今人們喜歡多任務(wù)處理，因為它可以幫助他們擺脫無聊。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But perhaps “fighting off boredom” is not the only reason.

My own obsession with multitasking mainly comes from the fact that everyone around me seems to study all the time. Each minute I’m not taking in something new feels like a waste of time. 但也許“擺脫無聊”不是唯一的原因。我對多重任務(wù)的癡迷主要來自于我周圍的每個人似乎都在學(xué)習(xí)。每一分鐘，我不接受新的東西，感覺就像是在浪費(fèi)時間�？芍�，帶下劃線的單詞“強(qiáng)迫癥”可能意味著興趣。

【4】理解總結(jié)題。根據(jù)So I always have my headphones on, whether I’m commuting, exercising or walking in the park. I’m forever listening to something---a course on classical music, or on new media management, and heaven knows what else---just so I can keep up with the world所以我總是戴著耳機(jī)，不管是上下班、鍛煉還是在公園散步。我一直在聽一些東西——古典音樂課程，或者新媒體管理課程，天知道還有什么別的——這樣我才能跟上世界的步伐�？芍�，.她不想被別人落在后面。