13.Ask a group of elderly people what it was about their lives that made them happiest overall,and they'll probably mention some warm relationships with family and friends.If you're satisfied with your social life,according to psychologists,you tend to be satisfied with life in general.
From the point of my 50s,I'd say that sounds about right.Some of my happiest moments are the ones I spend with my husband,a few close relatives,and a handful of very good friends who know me well and like me anyway.But the more I read about how social media are interfering with (干扰) good old-fashioned friendship,creating virtual bonds that can't quite take the place of real ones,the more I wonder just how today's 20-somethings will look back on their own lives when they're my age.
After all,much crucial relationship building work is done in the 20s.According to research by the late Bernice Neugarten of the University of Chicago,who helped launch the academic study of human development,people choose most of their adult relationships,both friends and lovers,between the ages of 22and 28.The friends we make in our 20s are not only best friends forever; they're also our first truly chosen friends.And choosing how to commit to these friendships is an essential psychological task of the 20s.
But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online,an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is.A study,conducted in 2010by Craig Watkins and Erin Lee of the University of Texas at Austin,investigated the Facebook habits of 776young people between the ages of 18and 35."Whether it is a wall post,a comment,or a photo,"they wrote,"young people's engagement with Facebook is driven,primarily,by a desire to stay connected to and involved in the lives of friends who live close by,far away,or have just entered into their lives."
This kind of constant contact can be efficient,but it can also be upsetting.For one thing,it adds a new layer of concern to a young person's already-heightened awareness of social ranking,giving appearance-conscious young people yet another thing to worry about."I see other 20-somethings feeling pressured to constantly keep up a public image,especially a public image online,"wrote Ariana Allensworth on the group blog."Folks are always keeping the world informed one way or another about what they're up to,where they're at,what projects they're working on.It can be a bit much at times."Not the most fertile ground for real-world friendship.
74.According to the passage,the 20s is an age for people toD.
A.have a good public image
B.keep themselves informed
C.look back on their own lives
D.develop critical relationships
75.Which of the following is a disadvantage of making friends onlineB?
A.It makes people pay less attention to social ranking.
B.It robs people of the happy moments spent with friends.
C.It keeps people away from their family and close relatives.
D.It prevents people from keeping in contact with their friends.
76.What was the aim of the study conducted by Craig Watkins and Erin LeeB?
A.To know about the 776young people's Facebook habits.
B.To find out how social media affect real-world social life.
C.To help young people stay connected to the lives of friends.
D.To investigate what kind of people prefer online interactions.
77.The author may agree thatC.
A.old-fashioned friendship can help create virtual bonds
B.there's no need for young people to make online friends
C.real-world friendship is a better choice for young people
D.online friendship is an inevitable trend in the modern world.
分析 本文属于议论文阅读,主要向我们讲述了一项关于发现网上社交对人们的影响的调查,人们可以在网上取得联系但是这些联系却不能使你们度过快乐的时光,因此可知网上社交网站不是现实中人际关系的好的选择,我们不应该迷恋网络.
解答 74.D 细节理解题.根据文章第三段"After all,much crucial relationship building work is done in the 20s."可知很多关键的关系建立工作是在一个人20多岁时做的,故选D.
75.B 推理判断题.根据第四段"This kind of constant contact can be efficient,but it can also be upsetting."可知在网上人们可以取得联系,但是有时这些联系也是令人苦恼的,因为人们并不能真正在一起度过快乐时光,故选B.
76.B 推理判断题.根据文章第四段"But with so much of friendship in this age group now being developed online,an essential question is what the effect of that interaction is"可知研究的目的是为了发现网上社交对人们的影响,故选B.
77.C 细节理解题.根据文章最后一段"Not the most fertile ground for real-world friendship."可知网上社交网站不是现实中人际关系的好的选择,故选C.
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