题目

Connected to the World 1 Social media is now part of many people's daily lives. It is estimated that around 2.8 billion people — nearly 40 percent of the world's population — use social media regularly. 2 Facebook, the world's most popular social media site, has over 2 billion users worldwide. Qzone, a Chinese site, is in second place, with about 600 million users. 3 Research shows that, worldwide, the average person spends over two hours on social media every day. People in the Philippines have been found to be the most active users, spending over 4 hours on social media sites each day in general. Research also suggests that women are more active on social media than men are in the U.S. 4 But what do people spend this time on social media doing? According to one survey, the most common social media activities are visiting other users' profile pages, reading their news, and leaving comments on what they post. It appears that users spend more time looking at other people's pages than adding to their own. What is the main idea of the passage? A the popularity of Internet throughout the world B the popularity of social media throughout the world and how people use it. C the popularity of media throughout the world D the popularity of social media throughout the world

Connected to the World

1 Social media is now part of many people's daily lives. It is estimated that around 2.8 billion people — nearly 40 percent of the world's population — use social media regularly.

2 Facebook, the world's most popular social media site, has over 2 billion users worldwide. Qzone, a Chinese site, is in second place, with about 600 million users.

3 Research shows that, worldwide, the average person spends over two hours on social media every day. People in the Philippines have been found to be the most active users, spending over 4 hours on social media sites each day in general. Research also suggests that women are more active on social media than men are in the U.S.

4 But what do people spend this time on social media doing? According to one survey, the most common social media activities are visiting other users' profile pages, reading their news, and leaving comments on what they post. It appears that users spend more time looking at other people's pages than adding to their own.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A the popularity of Internet throughout the world

B the popularity of social media throughout the world and how people use it.

C the popularity of media throughout the world

D the popularity of social media throughout the world

题目解答

答案

### 问题解析 **题目类型**：阅读理解 **题目背景**：文章主要讨论了社交媒体在全球的普及情况以及人们如何使用社交媒体。文章提到了社交媒体的用户数量、使用时间以及常见的使用活动。 **题目要求**：选择文章的主要思想。 ### 选项分析 - **A. the popularity of Internet throughout the world** - 这个选项提到了互联网的普及，但文章主要讨论的是社交媒体，而不是整个互联网。因此，这个选项不准确。 - **B. the popularity of social media throughout the world and how people use it.** - 这个选项提到了社交媒体的普及以及人们如何使用它，与文章的内容非常吻合。文章不仅讨论了社交媒体的用户数量，还提到了人们在社交媒体上的活动。 - **C. the popularity of media throughout the world** - 这个选项提到了媒体的普及，但文章主要讨论的是社交媒体，而不是所有类型的媒体。因此，这个选项不准确。 - **D. the popularity of social media throughout the world** - 这个选项提到了社交媒体的普及，但没有提到人们如何使用它。虽然文章确实讨论了社交媒体的普及，但还详细介绍了人们在社交媒体上的活动。因此，这个选项不完全准确。 ### 答案 **正确答案**：B. the popularity of social media throughout the world and how people use it. **解析**：文章不仅讨论了社交媒体在全球的普及情况，还详细介绍了人们在社交媒体上的活动，如访问其他用户的个人页面、阅读新闻和留言等。因此，选项B最全面地概括了文章的主要思想。

解析

考查要点：本题考查学生对文章主旨大意的把握能力，需要根据文章内容准确提炼核心信息。
解题思路：

  1. 通读全文，明确文章主要讨论的两个核心：社交媒体的普及情况（用户数量、使用时间）和人们使用社交媒体的具体行为（如浏览他人页面、阅读新闻等）。
  2. 对比选项，排除仅涉及单一维度（如只讲“普及”或“媒体整体”）的选项，选择同时涵盖这两个核心的选项。

关键步骤：

  1. 定位文章核心：
    • 第1段总述社交媒体的普及（用户数量）。
    • 第2-3段具体说明不同平台的用户量和使用时间。
    • 第4段聚焦用户行为（如浏览他人页面、留言等）。
  2. 分析选项：
    • A错误：文章聚焦“社交媒体”，而非“互联网整体”。
    • B正确：同时包含“社交媒体的普及”和“使用方式”两个核心。
    • C错误：范围扩大到“所有媒体”，偏离主题。
    • D错误：仅提到“普及”，忽略“使用行为”。