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[A] There are a number of explanations for our boredom. This, in fact, is part of the problem—we are overstimulated. The more e
[A] There are a number of explanations for our boredom. This, in fact, is part of the problem—we are overstimulated. The more e
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2023-03-22
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[A] There are a number of explanations for our boredom. This, in fact, is part of the problem—we are overstimulated. The more entertained we are, the more entertainment we need in order to feel satisfied. The more we fill our world with fast-moving, high-intensity, ever-changing stimulation, the more we get used to that and the less tolerant we become of lower levels. Thus slower-paced activities, such as reading reports, sitting in meetings, attending lectures or studying for exams, bore us because we are accustomed to faster-paced amusements.
[B] Our increasing reliance on screentime is also to blame. Although we seem to live in a varied and exciting world with a wealth of entertainment at our fingertips, this is actually the problem. Many of these amusements are obtained in remarkably similar ways—via our fingers. We spend much of our work life now tapping away at our keyboard. We then look for stimulation (watching movies, reading books, catching the news, interacting with friends) via the Internet or our phone, which means more tapping. On average we spend six to seven hours in front of our phone, tablet, computer and TV screens every day.
[C] Does any of this matter? Research suggests that chronic boredom is responsible for a profusion of negative outcomes such as overeating, gambling, truancy, antisocial behaviour, drug use, accidents, risk taking and much more. We need less, not more, stimulation and novelty. It seems paradoxical, but feeling bored in the short term will make us less bored in the long term.
[D] Our attention spans are now thought to be less than that of a goldfish (eight seconds). We are hardwired to seek novelty, which produces a hit of dopamine, that feel-good chemical, in our brains. As soon as a new stimulus is noticed, however, it is no longer new, and after a while it bores us. To get that same pleasurable dopamine hit we seek fresh sources of distraction.
[E] All these are simply becoming boring. Instead of performing varied activities that engage different neural systems (sport, knitting, painting, cooking, etc) to relieve our tedium, we fall back on the same screen-tapping schema for much of our day. The irony is that while our mobile devices should allow us to fill every moment, our means of obtaining that entertainment has become so repetitive and routine that it’s a source of boredom in itself.
[F] It amazes me when people proclaim that they are bored. Actually, it amazes me that I am ever bored, or that any of us are. With so much to occupy us these days, boredom should be a relic of a bygone age—an age devoid of the Internet, Social media, multi-channel TV, 24-hour shopping, multiplex cinemas, game consoles, texting and whatever other myriad possibilities are available these days to entertain us.
[G] Yet despite the plethora of high-intensity entertainment constantly at our disposal, we are still bored. Up to half of us are "often bored" at home or at school, while more than two thirds of us are chronically bored at work. We are bored by paperwork, by the commute and by dull meetings. TV Is boring, as is Facebook and other social media. We spend our weekends at dull parties, watching tedious films or listening to our spouses drone on about their day. Our kids are bored—bored of school, of homework and even of school holidays.
【D6】 → G → 【D7】 → D → 【D8】 → 【D9】 → 【D10】
【D8】
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答案
B
解析
剩下的三个段落,B和E都谈到频繁使用屏幕类电子产品带来的问题,指出这种通过简单的触屏动作来获取快乐的方式也是造成我们无聊的原因。前面两段都是讲原因,此处也应该继续探讨原因,故本题答案应该是B和E其中一个。B首句直接指出造成无聊的另一原因是对屏幕设备的日益依赖,接着具体说明这种依赖如何使我们感到无聊。B显然是开始进入对下一个原因的分析。E开头的。All these指代B后半部分提及的通过手机或网络看电影、看书、看新闻、和朋友互动等;此外,E第二句提到“再次求助于整天触摸屏幕的排遣方式”,其中the same screen-tapping schema即指代B中提到的娱乐方式。可见,B应在E之前,故本题选B。
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