题目
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.A. anticipateB. approvalC. attainD. concentrateE. continualF. diminishesG. furnishesH. immersedI. lureJ. maintain K. mutualL. obsessionM. removalN. scenarioO. successThrough online interactions, young people can share ideas, acquire information, and be exposed to many opportunities out there. Social media gives them the avenue to make new friends and allows them to 1.____contact with their old friends.However, too much social media also leads to addiction. We are quite familiar with the 2.____of people sitting next to each other, not talking, but just staring at their phones. Young people are more likely to be 3.____in social media rather than spend time with their families and friends. They may check their social media accounts first thing in the morning and check social media updates last thing before going to sleep. With too many distractions, they cannot fully 4.____on their tasks.Social media also leads to 5.____.Some people are crazy about likes and comments and they will do anything to get them on a daily basis. Everything they do, they want to post on social media to get some form of 6.____from strangers. They work tirelessly to buy the latest clothes, eat expensive meals, and visit unusual places, just for a show. They even do things that they would never do in real life just to impress people. Since they cannot get the same popularity in real life as they do in social media, they yield to the 7.____of social networks. However, many of them live in 8.____fear of being less popular. Everything falls apart when their popularity really 9.____, and they may even get into serious psychological problems.The creators of social networks perhaps did not 10.____that their creations would bring these problems. Doing away with social media may not be practical, but some form of regulation should be put into place to ensure that people can really benefit from the technology.
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.
- A. anticipate
- B. approval
- C. attain
- D. concentrate
- E. continual
- F. diminishes
- G. furnishesH. immersedI. lureJ. maintain K. mutualL. obsessionM. removalN. scenarioO. successThrough online interactions, young people can share ideas, acquire information, and be exposed to many opportunities out there. Social media gives them the avenue to make new friends and allows them to 1.____contact with their old friends.However, too much social media also leads to addiction. We are quite familiar with the 2.____of people sitting next to each other, not talking, but just staring at their phones. Young people are more likely to be 3.____in social media rather than spend time with their families and friends. They may check their social media accounts first thing in the morning and check social media updates last thing before going to sleep. With too many distractions, they cannot fully 4.____on their tasks.Social media also leads to 5.____.Some people are crazy about likes and comments and they will do anything to get them on a daily basis. Everything they do, they want to post on social media to get some form of 6.____from strangers. They work tirelessly to buy the latest clothes, eat expensive meals, and visit unusual places, just for a show. They even do things that they would never do in real life just to impress people. Since they cannot get the same popularity in real life as they do in social media, they yield to the 7.____of social networks. However, many of them live in 8.____fear of being less popular. Everything falls apart when their popularity really 9.____, and they may even get into serious psychological problems.The creators of social networks perhaps did not 10.____that their creations would bring these problems. Doing away with social media may not be practical, but some form of regulation should be put into place to ensure that people can really benefit from the technology.
题目解答
答案
1.J2.N3.H4.D5.L6.B7.I8.E9.F10.A
解析
本题考查语境理解和词汇运用能力,需要根据上下文选择最合适的单词填空。解题核心在于:
- 理解段落主旨:文章讨论社交媒体对年轻人的正反影响,涉及联系、成瘾、分心、 obsession、恐惧、心理问题等关键词。
- 分析词义匹配:注意动词、名词的搭配,如动词+介词结构(e.g., maintain contact)、固定短语(e.g., scenario of...)。
- 排除干扰项:需结合逻辑关系(e.g., 因果、对比)和情感色彩(e.g., 负面影响如“diminish”对应“成功减少”)。
1. 第1空
句意:社交媒体允许他们保持与旧友的联系。
关键点:短语 maintain contact 表示“保持联系”,符合语境。
2. 第2空
句意:我们熟悉人们坐在一起却看手机的场景。
关键点:scenario 表示“情景”,描述具体场景。
3. 第3空
句意:年轻人更可能沉迷于社交媒体而非陪伴家人朋友。
关键点:immersed 表示“沉浸、沉迷”,强调过度投入。
4. 第4空
句意:太多干扰使他们无法全神贯注于任务。
关键点:concentrate 表示“集中注意力”,与“distractions”形成反义。
5. 第5空
句意:社交媒体导致 obsession( obsession指“过度沉迷”)。
关键点:obsession 描述对“点赞、评论”的疯狂追求。
6. 第6空
句意:他们想从陌生人那里获得认可。
关键点:approval 表示“认可、赞同”,符合“likes and comments”的语境。
7. 第7空
句意:他们屈服于社交媒体的诱惑。
关键点:lure 表示“引诱、诱惑”,强调被动接受影响。
8. 第8空
句意:许多人持续害怕不受欢迎。
关键点:continual 表示“持续的”,强调恐惧的长期性。
9. 第9空
句意:当他们的受欢迎程度减少时,一切崩溃。
关键点:diminishes 表示“逐渐减少”,对应“popularity下降”。
10. 第10空
句意:社交媒体的创造者未预料到这些问题。
关键点:anticipate 表示“预料、预期”,符合“未预见”的语境。