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"The age of melancholy" is how psychologist Daniel Goleman describes our age. People today experience more depression (feeling of sadness) than older generations, though the technological wonders help us every day. It might be because of them. Our lifestyles are increasingly driven by technology. Our days are filled with phones, computers and the Internet. There is a constant need to check for texts and emails, to update Facebook, MySpace and Linkedin profiles and to acquire the latest notebook or 3G cell phone. Are we being served by these technological wonders or have we become enslaved by them? I study the psychology of technology, and it seems to me that we are sleepwalking into a world where technology is severely affecting our well-being. Technology can be hugely useful in the fast-paced modern living, butwe need to stop it from taking over. For many of us, it is becoming increasingly difficult to control the impulse to check our inbox yet again or see whether the headlines have changed since we looked last time. Our children are in a similar position. In many homes, the computer, with which we work and play, has become the centre of attention. How does this arise, and what is it doing to us? People who place a high value on material goals are unhappier than those who are less materialistic. Our culture also Constantly reminds us that time is money. This indicates a need for total efficiency (效 率), which is the reason for us to allow laptop computers and mobile phones to blur the separation, between work and home. As one unhappy human resource manager in a high-tech company 'put it, "They gave me a mobile phone so they can own me 24 hours a day, and a potable computer, so my office is now with me all the time-I cannot break out of this. pressure." Sound familiar? Psychologists generally believe that the lack of a clear separation between work and home greatly damages our relationships with loved ones. It also makes us quite likely to focus on the here and now at the expense of long-term goals. Modern society is in danger of exchanging standard of living for quality of life. We need ways to help recover those increasingly large parts of our lives that have been controlled by technology, to regain mastery over technology and learn to use it in a healthy and positive way. |
1. Why does the author mention Daniel Goleman's words "the age of melancholy"? |
A. To prove the point that people are addicted to advanced technology. B. To introduce his idea of a more depressed society due to technology. C. To introduce his view about the advantage of technological wonders. D. To prove that modern people are puzzled by the technological wonders. |
2. By saying that "we need to stop it from taking over" in paragraph 3, the author means _____. |
A. we should stop using these technological wonders B. we should use these technological wonders wisely C. we are severely affected by these technological wonders D. we are frequently trapped in these technological wonders |
3. What does the underlined word"it" in paragraph 6 refer to? |
A. The lack of a clear separation between work and home. B. The pressure that the manager cannot break out of. C. The need for total efficiency in modern life. D. The high value placed on material goals. |
4. What is the best title for the passage? |
A. Sad Feeling in Advanced Society B. Standard of Living or Quality of Life? C. Technology Wonders Bring New Lifestyle D. Free Yourself: from Control by Technology |
Psychologists now believe that noise has a considerable effect on people’s attitudes and behavior. Experiments have proved that in noisy situations (even temporary ones ), people behave more irritably and less cooperatively; in more permanent noisy situations, many people cannot work hard, and they suffer from severe anxiety as well as other psychologecal problems. However psychologists distinguish between“sound”and “noise”.“Sound”is measured physically in decibels.“Noise”cannot be measured in the same way because it refers to the psychological effect of sound and its level of “intensity”depends on the situation. Thus, for passengers at an airport who expect to hear airplanes taking off and landing, there may be a lot of sound, but not much noise (that is, they are not botered by the noise). By contrast, if you are at a concert and two people behind you are whispering you feel they are talking noisily even if there is not much sound. You notice the noise because it affects you psychologically. Both sound and noise can have negative effects, but what is most important is if the person has control over the sound. People walking down the street with earphones listening to music that they ecjoy, are receiving a lot of decibels of sound, but they are probably happy hearing sounds that they control. On the other hand, people in the street without earphones must tolerate a lot of noise which they have no control over. It is noise pollution that we need to control in order to help people live more happily.
According to the passage people_________.
A.can not work better in a noisy situation
B.will suffer from complete deafness because of noise pollution
C.can be psychologically affected by working in very noisy factories
D.may cooperate well in a noisy surrounding
“Sound”, as defined by the psychologist,_________.A.can be measured in the same way that “noise” in measured
B.may be extremely harmful to health
C.is not at all different from “noise”
D.can be measured by machines
Peple waiting at an airport_________.A.enjoy hearing airplanes taking off and landing
B.are usually not troubled by the noise
C.can easily tell sound from noise
D.are often physically affected by the noise
People enjoy listenting to music________.A.though they are receiving a lot of decibels of sound in fact
B.because it does not have any negative effect
C.because they do not have to tolerate the noise around them
D.even though it is sometimes unpleasant hearing strange sounds
We can conclude from the passage that we need to control noise pollution if__________.A.we want to stay both psychologically and physically healthy
B.we don’t want to be physically dent(削弱)
C.we want to cooperate well
D.we don’t want to be anxious
A、uproar
B、chaos
C、accident
D、notice
试分析:1.调整公共汽车票价是否需要举行价格听证会?为什么?
2.价格听证是否属于一项公共政策?它对公共管理会产生何种积极作用?
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