英沃国际英语-大学英语六级测试卷2

英沃国际英语-大学英语六级测试卷2

（满分46L5,及格分276,25）

PartIWriting<30sinutes）满分106.5

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PartIIIReadingConprehension（40ninutes）清分248.5

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SectionB

Who'iReallyAddictingYoutoTechnology?

A.,Nwrly«wyoneIknowi$addicted»nmwwretotheInternet/wroteTonySchwartz»nTheNewVprkTimes.I门dcommoncomplaintthesedays.Aste必ofsimiUr

hodlirwiMCinetheNetanditsoffspring•ppv(octalmedu3randonlinegam«ofaddictingtodiitrxiion

B.There'slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewhceomesincontactwiththeNethasdifficultydisconnecting.Manyofus.likeSchwartz,struggletostayfreusedontaskstKatrequiremore

concentrationthanittake^topostastatusupdate.AsonepersonironicallyputitinthesectionofSchwan”onlineankle."AsIwa(，e<adi叫〔hiuve<yexcellentar1ide,1stopped

atleasthalfJdozentimestocheckmyGmail.,

C.There'ssomethingdifferentaboutthistechnology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.配twho'satfaultfoeitsoveruse?Ibfirxlsolutionsifsimportanttounderstandwhatwere

dealingwithTherearefourpartiesconspiringtokeepyouconnected:thetech,yourbo$iyourfriendsandyou.

D.Thetechnologiesthemseives,andtheirmakers,aretheeasiestsuspectstoblamefexourdiminishingattentionspansNicholasCan.authorofTfieShallowsWhattheInternetIs

DoingtoOurBrains,wrote'Thenetisdesignedtobeaninterruptionsptem,amachinegearedtodividingattention.*

EOnlineserviceslikeFacebookTwitterandthelike,arecalledoutasmasterofmanipulation-makingproductssogoodthatpeoplecan'tstopusingthemAfterstudyingthese

productsforseveralyears.Iwrote•)bookabouthowtheydoh.1learneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel.Sincetheyservicesrdyonadvenisingrevenue,themorefrequentlyyouuse

themthemoremoneytheymakeIt'snowonderthcccompaniesemployteamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheirservicestobed5engagingasposiibkThcjeproductsarent

fubitJormingbychance;it'sbydesign.Theyhaveanincentivetokeepushooked.

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—mwn.ngtheremaining85p^rewtofdefaultmtM3Ppmakw'*v*rypewttng.，Google3MAppShavecfartoodifficulttoadjustths^ttingscouptomtotakewpi

toensurewestthesetriggerstosuitourownneeds,nottheneedsoftheappmakers'.

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lesshowohenyouuse电Yettomany,emailmthemosthab<tformingmediumofallWecheckemaMa<allhoursoftheday—wereobwssedButwhy?Becausethjfswhatthebowwants

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ofkiddirtgTher\duringanintervalintheconversation,iomeone(al(e(outtheirphonetoche<kwhokrvjwwhatBarelyanyoneMiyandnoOMsays•thing

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badmanners.Theimpoliteactviolatestheg火rulesofetiquetteOnehastowoMerdon'tweapplythewmesocialrxxmstocheckingphonesduringmeal(.meetingsand

conversationsaswedotootherantisocialbehaviors7Somehow,weacceptitandsaynothmgwhensomeoneoffends

J.Therealityis.takingone'sphoneoutatthewrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,unlikeotherminoroffense,checkingtechiscontagious.Onceonepersontook、atth»rphone,

otherpeoplefedcompelledtodoIhrsame,surling>ichainreactionThemorepropkaceontheirphones,thefewerpeopkaretalkinguntilfinallyyou'retheonlyoneleftnotreadingemail

orcheckingTwitter.Fromasocietalperspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelchinginpublicandmorelikeanotherbadhabrt.Ourphonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhenwere

anxiouKboredorwhenourfingersneedsomethingtotoywith.Seeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneakaquickglance,istootemptingtoresistandsooneveryonehdoingit

KThetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing(oroverusing)thesegadgetsButthere'sstillsomeonewhodeservesscrutiny-theperson

boldingthephone.

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oftenfindmyselfdistractedandofftask.Iwantedtoknowwhy$0IbeganseH-momtormgtotrytounderstandmybehavior.That'swhenIdiscoveredanuncomfortabletruth.1use

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shiftmyattentionwasoftenagoodthing,likewhenpassingtimeonpublictransportationButfrequentlymytechusewasnotsobenign.WhenIfaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughan

art次orEMcgth。sampdraftterthehundredthtime,foramoe«nitt©rurenwoulddrawmemIcould。“4时diKonvfortt^mporanl^byisilor

browsingthewebunderthepretenseofsocalled*research/Thoughidesperatelywantedtolayblameelsewhere,1finallyhadtoadmitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowithnewage

technologyandmoretodowithold-fashionedprocramnaw)n(ftH)

M.It'seaiytoblametechnologyforbemgsodistracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.AristotleandSocratesdebatedthenatureof•akfMia'—ourtendencytodothingsagainstour

interests.Ifwerehonestwithourselves,techisjustanothefwaytooccupyourtimeandminds.Ifweweren'tonourdevices,wedlikelydosomethingsimilarlyunproductive.

NPersonaltechnologyisind^dmoreengagingthanever,andthermsnodoubtcompaniesa呢engin^nngthe”productsandsenocrtoXmorecompellingandattrxii".Butwould

wewantitanyotherway?TheintendedreiuhofmakingsomethingbnteristhatpeopleuseitnweThannotfwcwurilyiproblem,thatiprogreu

O.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn'tattempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.Inordertomak«sureftdoesn'tcontrolus.weshouldcometotermswiththefactthatit's

morethanthetechnologyitselfthat'sresponsibleforourhabiuOur\Morkplaceculture,MXQInormiandindividualbehaviorsallplayapaft.Toputnhnoicgyiniuplxe.wemuube

consciousnotonlyofbowtechnologyischanging,butalwofhowitischangingIK.

36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate

37.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand

53.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbekhing.

39.Tomakeproperuseoftechnotogy.weshouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowitischangingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.

40fcMostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofInternetdistractions.

41.Whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowwit

42.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon'ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuittheirownpurposes.

43.The3nHisfegardEbydr2Mdtodistrictourmention.

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SectionC

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groundbreaking.What'snoteworthyistherestofthepicturethatemergesfromthatstudy:Thosebroadbandlitersareyoungzricher,andbetterinformedthantheirnarrowband

counterparu.Theyspendmoretimeandmoneyonlineandaremorehkelytobuycustomizedproductsandservi<es

Sowhyhasn,ttheInternetbecomethefocusforbroadbandcompaniesseekingtoestablishrelationshipswithademographicthathasdemonstratpdapreferencefortheirproduct?

Simplyput.untilrecently,theirattempt!fellflatJustoverayearago.ouragencylaunchedanonlineperformance-basede-marketingcampaigntopromoteabroadbandservkeDeipiS

engagingcreatrveandicompellingoffer,itmetwithresoundingsiknceSixmonthslater,theresponseonlym4rgnaltybetterSowewereonlycautiouslyoptimistictwomonthslater

whenwelaunchedanothercampaignforthesameadvertisec.usingthesameofferThistime,itwasasuccessResponseratestripledandthecustomeracquisitioncostdroppedfrom5300to

under$100

Clearly,thefloodgateshaveopenedandthemostsought-afterconsumersarerushingthroughtobroadbandAndwhilethesurgeinresponsewasn'tacompletesurprisegiventhe

emphasisplacedonmarketingbroadbandservices,itwasenoughtomakeuscuriousaboutwvhatotherfactorswereatplay.Whatwcdiscoveredvrasascenariowherewmanypeoplehave

expcnencedbroadband'5supenontyatwork,school,andeveninfnends'homesthattbryknowwhatthey*remessing

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Inshort,thetimeforbroadbandcompaniestopublishonlinecustomerrHitiomhipsisnow-beforethewindowslamsshut.

46.WhatisNOTmentionedas

A)AlotofonlineshoppersaccesstheInternetbybroadband

B)Broadbandusersgetmoreinformationthanthedial-uputen;

QItisprobableforbroadbanduserstobuytheproductsspeciallymadefoethem.

D)Itisthefirsttimeforpeopletofindoutthenumberofbroadbandandnarremtoone

47.WhatdidtheonlineperformdirKc*based「marketingcampaignbringatfirst?

A)Thepromotionofabroadbandserwe

B)Cautiousresponses.

ONoresponseatdl.

D)Somemarginalresponses.

48.Whydidanothercampaignbecomeasuccesslater?

A)尔*K。th*agwey皿acompellingoffer

B)Becausepeopleh^veenjoyedthebroadbandsadvantagesintheirdailylife.

QBecausetheagencyhasspentalotofmoneyontheadvertiiGments

D)Becausepeoplebecomecuriousaboutthebroadband

49.Itc4nbeinfmedfromthepdiogetbit__.

A)Fewiihkrtytousdial-upinthefuture

B)Broadbandco/npaniesshouldestablishonlinecustomerrelationshipsnow.

OAixxjt20millionhouseholdsnationwidenowhavebroadband.

DIPeopledesignmcxeservicesspecialtyforbroadband.

50.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A)HowForresterResearchgotthevaluableinformation.

B)Whypeoplewantto必broadband

OHowbroadbandservicesfindsuccessinoohneCRM.

D)Broadbandserviceshavegreatinfluenceonpeople.

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