爱华网PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
CaughtintheWeb
Afewmonthsago,itwasn'tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline.She'dwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms—leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.
“Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart—kindofslippingintoadepression,”saidCarla.“IknewthatifIdidn'tgetoffthedatingsites,I'djustkeepgoing,”detaching（使脱离）herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.
Toebe'sconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas“addicted”totheInternet.She'snotalone.
ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.There'sstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.
ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.AndscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtoomuchtimeontheWeb.
“There'snoquestionthatthere'repeoplewho'reseriouslyintroublebecausethey'reoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,”saidpsychiatrist（精神科医生）IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.
JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.“TheInternetisanenvironment,”hesaid.“Youcan'tbeaddictedtotheenvironment.”Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespentonline.
ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversityresearchers.About6%ofrespondentsreportedthat“theirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse.”About9%attemptedtoconceal“nonessentialInternetuse”,andnearly4%reportedfeeling“preoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline”.
About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedthey“foundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime”.
“TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,”saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.Nosingleonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid.“They'reonlineinchatrooms,checkingemail,orwritingblogs.［Theproblemis］notlimitedtoporn(色情)orgambling”websites.
ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebut“intermsoflosses,”saidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor.“Ifit'saloss［where］you'renotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit'stoomuch.”
Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheUStotreatheavyInternetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternetBehavior.
ThewebsiteforOrzack'scenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction:
