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2010年英语四级过级考试试题及其答案
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of
Due Attention Should Be Given To Spelling. You should write at least 120 words following the
outline given below:
1. 如今不少学生在英语学习中不重视拼写 2. 出现这种情况的原因
3. 为了改变这种状况，我认为…
Due Attention Should Be Given To Spelling
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Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer
the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in
the passage.
Caught in the Web
A few months ago, it wasn't unusual for 47-year-old Carla Toebe to spend 15 hours per day
online. She'd wake up early, turn on her laptop and chat on Internet dating sites and instant-
messaging programs – leaving her bed for only brief intervals. Her household bills piled up, along
with the dishes and dirty laundry, but it took near-constant complaints from her four daughters
before she realized she had a problem.
\was starting to feel like my whole world was falling apart – kind of slipping into a
depression,\said Carla. \knew that if I didn't get off the dating sites, I'd just keep going,\
detaching (使脱离) herself further from the outside world. Toebe's conclusion: She felt like she was \to the Internet. She's not alone.
Concern about excessive Internet use isn't new. As far back as 1995, articles in medical
journals and the establishment of a Pennsylvania treatment center for overusers generated interest
in the subject. There's still no consensus on how much time online constitutes too much or whether
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addiction is possible.
But as reliance on the Web grows, there are signs that the question is getting more serious
attention: Last month, a study published in CNS Spectrums claimed to be the first large-scale look
at excessive Internet use. The American Psychiatric Association may consider listing Internet
addiction in the next edition of its diagnostic manual. And scores of online discussion boards have
popped up on which people discuss negative experiences tied to too much time on the Web.
\trouble because they're overdoing
their Internet involvement,\精神科医生) Ivan Goldberg. Goldberg calls the
problem a disorder rather than a true addiction.
Jonathan Bishop, a researcher in Wales specializing in online communities, is more skeptical.
\environment,\said. \to the environment.\
describes the problem as simply a matter of priorities, which can be solved by encouraging people
to prioritize other life goals and plans in place of time spent online. The new CNS Spectrums study was based on results of a nationwide telephone survey of more than
2,500 adults. Like the 2005 survey, this one was conducted by Stanford University researchers.About
6% of respondents reported that \relationships suffered because of excessive Internet use.\
About 9% attempted to conceal \Internet use,\and nearly 4% reported feeling
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About 8% said they used the Internet as a way to escape problems, and almost 14% reported they
\it hard to stay away from the Internet for several days at a time.\ \Internet problem is still in its infancy,\said Elias Aboujaoude, a Stanford professor. No
single online activity is to blame for excessive use, he said. \online in chat rooms,
checking e-mail, or writing blogs. [The problem is] not limited to porn (色情) or gambling\
websites.
Excessive Internet use should be defined not by the number of hours spent online but \
of losses,\said Maressa Orzack, a Harvard University professor. \it's a loss [where] you're not
getting to work, and family relationships are breaking down as a result, then it's too much.\
Since the early 1990s, several clinics have been established in the U. S. to treat heavy
Internet users. They include the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery and the Center for Internet
Behavior.
The website for Orzack's center lists the following among the psychological symptoms of
computer addiction:
● Having a sense of well-being (幸福) or excitement while at the computer.
● Longing for more and more time at the computer. ● Neglect of family and friends.
● Feeling empty, depressed or irritable when not at the computer. ● Lying to employers and family about activities. ● Inability to stop the activity. ● Problems with school or job. Physical symptoms listed include dry eyes, backaches, skipping meals, poor personal hygiene (卫
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生) and sleep disturbances.
People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed or have other mood disorders,
Orzack said. When she discusses Internet habits with her patients, they often report that being
online offers a \she said. \
relief…because they find themselves so relaxed.\
Some parts of the Internet seem to draw people in more than others. Internet gamers spend
countless hours competing in games against people from all over the world. One such game, called
World of Warcraft, is cited on many sites by posters complaining of a \ Andrew Heidrich, an education network administrator from Sacramento, plays World of Warcraft
for about two to four hours every other night, but that's nothing compared with the 40 to 60 hours
a week he spent playing online games when he was in college. He cut back only after a full-scale
family intervention (干预), in which relatives told him he'd gained weight. \this whole culture of competition that sucks people in\with online gaming, said
Heidrich, now a father of two. \do it at the expense of everything that was a constant in
their lives.\Heidrich now visits websites that discuss gaming addiction regularly \
myself to keep my love for online games in check.\
Toebe also regularly visits a site where posters discuss Internet overuse. In August, when she
first realized she had a problem, she posted a message on a Yahoo Internet addiction group with the