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专业英语八级分类模拟题阅读理解十九
专业英语八级分类模拟题阅读理解（十九）
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Aclear-blue-eyed19-year-oldwithablondponytail,BenAlexanderofIowaCity,trampsalongamossytrail,popsintoachickencoopherecentlyhelpedbuildandgrinswhileclamberingupaswingingbridgetoacounselingroominatreehouse.ThisistherapyalaSwissFamilyRobinson.
AlexanderisthefirstpatientatthenewlyopenedRESTART,avideo-gameandInternetaddictionrecoveryprograminFallCity,Wash.,about30mileseastofSeattle.It'shardtoimagineAlexander,nowmerrilygivingatourofthewoodsyfacility,gluedtoacomputergameformorethan16hoursaday,buthesays,"ItwasprettymuchalllwasdoingwhenIwasincollege."
Nearlyayearago,AlexanderhadgottensoconsumedwiththeonlinefantasygameWorldofWarcraftthathewouldskipmealsandforgosleeptokeepupwiththeaction.Severaltimeshetriedunsuccessfullytoweanhimselfoffthegame.Onthebrinkoffailingoutofschool,Alexanderapproachedhisdadforhelp."Ihadabriefmomentofclarity,"hesays.
Alexander'sparentsweresupportive,andcheckedhimintoanaddictiontreatmentcenterinEasternWashington.Buthisfellowpatientsatthecenterwerebattlingalcoholism,heroinaddictionandotherserioussubstanceabuseproblems—issuesAlexandercouldn'trelateto."Itwasn'treallyworkingforme,"hesays.HeleftthecentertotryawildernessadventureprogramintheUtahdesert（whichdidn'thelpeither）,untilhisparentsdiscoveredRESTART,where,for$15,500（includingapplication,screeningandtreatmentfees）,"guests"couldspend45dayscutofffromthecomputer,integratedintoarealfamily'shomewithchores,dailycounselingsessionsandweeklytherapy.
Theprogram,runbypsychotherapistsCosetteDawnaRueandHilarieCash,islocatedinRae'shouse,whereherhusbandandsonalsoreside.There'sroomforsixpatients,butduringAlexander'streatment,heistheonlyoneatthefacility.Heisgivenaregularschedule,withoutdooractivities（includingcarpentryprojectsorcaringforchickensandgoats）plottedthroughouttheday,pluschoresandmeals.Ruesaystheprogramisdesignedtomimicwhatlifewillbelikeoncepatientsreturnhome—downtimeisbuiltintotheroutine,sopeoplecanlearntocopewithboredom.Alexanderspendssomeofthattimerunning—whenhefirstgottothefacility,heexpressedaninterestinrunning,soRueandCashsethimupwithalocaltrainer,whonowtakeshimonregularjogs.AlexanderalsohasdailycounselingsessionswithRue,wheretheydiscusshislong-termgoals,andevenworkonaplanforatutoringbusinesshehopestostart.Onceaweek,hehasatherapysessionwithCash,aspecialistinvideogameandInternetaddiction.
NoteverypsychologistwouldagreethatInternetorvideo-gamedependencyisalegitimatelydiagnosableproblem.Somesuggestthatpathologicalgame-playingorInternetsurfingisnotanaddictionperse,butasymptomofadeeperissue,suchasdepressionoranxiety.ButCashbelievesthevirtualworldcanbenolessaddictingthanotheractivities,suchasgambling.Shedescribesherfirstpatientwhoexhibitedsignsofcompulsion:
Hehadcometoherinamomentofcrisis15yearsago—havingdiscoveredatext-onlyrole-playingcomputergamethatwasconceptuallysimilartoDungeonsandDragons,hehadbegundedicatingnearlyallofhistimetothegame.HegotfiredfromhisjobatnearbyMicrosoft,andhismarriagewasfalling1opieces.Cashrealizedhewasshowingtheclassicalsignsofaddiction."Iwassointrigued,"saystheco-authoroftherecentbookVideoGamesandYourKids:
HowParentsStayinControl."Thatwaswhatstartedmeonmypath."
Sincethen,Cashhasfocusedherpracticeonvideo-gameandInternetaddiction,treatingpatientswhousetheirelectronicmediasoobsessivelythattheystopsleepingandeatingproperly,ruinrelationshipswithlovedones,sufferrepetitiveuseinjuriessuchaseyestrainandcarpaltunnelsyndrome,anddevelopdepressionandanxiety,amongotherthings.Cash'sprivatepracticeislocatedinRedmond,Wash,thehomeofMicrosoft—notanentirelysurprisinghubofcompulsiveInternetandvideo-gameuse,shesays.Indeed,theSeattle-Tacomaareaisthenation's13thlargestmediamarket,andhasthehighestlevelofInternetuseinthecountry;accordingtoarecentstudy,morethan45%ofadultsinthearearegularlyplayvideogames."There'snothingwrongwiththistechnology,"saysCash,whoiscarefultonotethatit'snotthemediumthatistoblame,butrather,thelackofeducationaboutit."It'sallinhowit'sused."1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAlexanderistrue?
A.Heisunawareoftheseriousnessofhisaddictiontocomputergameplaying.
B.HistreatmentinRESTARTissupportedbyhisparentsfinanciallyandspiritually.
C.Hehasotherserioussubstanceabuseproblemsbesidescomputergameaddiction.
D.HefeelsrestrainedandunhappyduringthetreatmentinRESTART.
答案：
B
[解答]事实细节题。
第四段首句说他父母verysupportive并且checkhiminto“带他登记”一家网瘾治疗中心，显然是父母出资，可见父母是在精神和经济上双重支持他，故选B。
第三段后两句说亚历山大在片刻清醒时，向他父亲求助，正是因为亚历山大意识到自己网游成瘾才可能有求助的行为，故A错误。
第四段第二句提到同时接受治疗的人都有酒瘾、毒瘾或者药物滥用等成瘾症，而这些亚历山大都没有，故C错误。
文章没有提到亚历山大在ReSTART接受治疗时拘谨或不快乐，D属于无中生有，排除。
2.Whichofthefollowingwordsisusedliterally,NOTmetaphorically?
A.Glued.（Paragraph2）
B.Battling.（Paragraph4）
C.Plotted.（Paragraph5）
D.Built.（Paragraph5）
答案：
C
[解答]修辞格题。
Plot字面意思是“策划；安排”，第五段中plottedthroughouttheday在这里用的是其原意，故C正确。
Glued原意是“用胶水粘”，第二段中用gluedtoacomputergame，用其比喻义“盯住不放，沉迷”，故A排除。
Battle是“战斗”的意思，第四段中battlingalcohol引申为“戒酒”，故B排除。
Built原意是“建筑”，在第五段中引申为“规划，安排”的意思，相当于plotted，故D排除。
3.ReSTART'streatmentonAlexanderdoesNOTinclude
A.assigninghimsometaskslikebuildingachickencooporcooking.
B.helpinghimexplorejoyfromdevelopingotherhobbies.
C.offeringsomepsychologicalservice.
D.tutoringhimonbusinesswhichhehopestoengagein.
答案：
D
[解答]事实细节题。
第五段倒数第二句，雷和亚历山大讨论他的长期规划，甚至和他一起做计划都是为了做心理咨询，并未提及有人会为亚历山大指导他想做的生意，D属于推导过度，故选D。
在首段首句说“钻进他最近帮忙修建的鸡棚”；由第五段第三句可知他每天的活动包括做饭，故A排除。
第五段第五句提到亚历山大表示出对跑步的兴趣，雷和凯西就为他找来当地的教练，可见他们很注意用兴趣爱好来让亚历山大更充实，故B排除。
山第五段倒数第二句的dailycounselingsecessions可知ReSTART会为亚历山大提供心理咨询，故C排除。
4.WhichofthefollowingisCash'sopinion?
A.Internetorvideo-gamedependencyshouldn'tbetreatedasapsychologicalproblem.
B.Video-gameplayingismoreaddictivethangamblingandotheractivities.
C.Givenmoreinstructionsandsupervisions,peoplewillhavelessInternet-relatedproblems.
D.Themoreadvancedtechnologyis,themoredependentpeoplewillbeonit.
答案：
C
[解答]推理判断题A对B错。
尾段尾句中凯西说不应该谴责媒介本身，而应该提供更多的教育和指导。
故“如果有更多指导和监督，互联网问题就会减少”属于她的观点，选C。
由第五段首句可知对成瘾症患者的治疗是由凯西和另一位心理治疗师共同开展的，作为心理治疗师开展救治游戏成瘾者，那她必定是把其当做心理问题的，故A错误。
由第六段第三句可知凯西认为虚拟世界成瘾症和现实世界中的一样糟，故B错误。
尾段第二句讲到凯西的私人诊所位于微软总部所在地时，凯西说这里网游成瘾也就不足为怪了；故由这句话可以看出凯西认为电脑技术越先进人们越有可能沉迷网络，故D错误。
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamongthepossibleeffectsofvideo-gameaddiction?
A.Obesity.
B.Pooreyesight.
C.Handicapofinterpersonalrelationship.
D.Sleepdisorder.
答案：
A
[解答]推理判断题A对B错。
尾段首句说沉迷于网游的人没有正常的睡眠和饮食、疏远亲朋好友、患上眼疾等疾病。
文中没有提到肥胖问题，而根据常识沉迷网络的人经常不吃饭也不大可能引起肥胖，故选A。
由eyestrain可排除B；由minedrelationshipwithlovedones可排除C；由stopsleepingproperly可知排除D。
TEXTB
Historianshaveonlyrecentlybeguntonotetheincreaseindemandforluxurygoodsandservicesthattookplaceineighteenth-centuryEngland.McKendrickhasexploredtheWedgwoodfirm'sremarkablesuccessinmarketingluxurypottery;Plumbhaswrittenabouttheproliferationofprovincialtheater,musicalfestivals,andchildren'stoysandbooks.Whilethefactofthisconsumerrevolutionishardlyindoubt,threekeyquestionsremain:
Whoweretheconsumers?
Whatweretheirmotives?
Andwhatweretheeffectsofthenewdemandforluxuries?
Ananswertothefirstofthesehasbeendifficulttoobtain.Althoughithasbeenpossibletoinferfromthegoodsandservicesactuallyproducedwhatmanufacturersandservicingtradesthoughttheircustomerswanted,onlyastudyofrelevantpersonaldocumentswrittenbyactualconsumerswillprovideaprecisepictureofwhowantedwhat.Westillneedtoknowhowlargethisconsumermarketwasandhowfardownthesocialscaletheconsumerdemandforluxurygoodspenetrated.Withregardtothislastquestion,wemightnoteinpassingthatThompson,whilerightlyrestoringlaboringpeopletothestageofeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory,hasprobablyexaggeratedtheoppositionofthesepeopletotheinroadsofcapitalistconsumerismingeneral;forexample,laboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandreadilyshiftedfromhome-brewedbeertostandardizedbeerproducedbyhuge,heavilycapitalizedurbanbreweries.
Toanswerthequestionofwhyconsumersbecamesoeagertobuy,somehistorianshavepointedtotheabilityofmanufacturerstoadvertiseinarelativelyuncensoredpress.This,however,hardlyseemsasufficientanswer.MckendrickfavorsaVeblemmodelofconspicuousconsumptionstimulatedbycompetitionforstatus.The"middlingsort"boughtgoodsandservicesbecausetheywantedtofollowfashionssetbytherich.Again,wemaywonderwhetherthisexplanationissufficient.Donotpeopleenjoybuyingthingsasaformofself-gratification?
Ifso,consumerismcouldbeseenasaproductoftheriseofnewconceptsofindividualismandmaterialism,butnotnecessarilyofthefrenzyforconspicuouscompetition.
Finally,whatweretheconsequencesofthisconsumerdemandforluxuries?
McKendrickclaimsthatitgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.Butdoesit?
What,forexample,doestheproductionofhigh-qualitypotteryandtoyshavetodowiththedevelopmentofironmanufactureortextilemills?
Itisperfectlypossibletohavethepsychologyandrealityofaconsumers
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