Here’s a scenario you might recognize if you’re a woman dating a social media butterfly: You’re sitting on the couch together silently watching TV. When you take a moment to peek at your Twitter feed, you see your significant other has been sharing a stream of personal thoughts about House of Cards with the Twitterverse—even though he hasn’t uttered a word to you.
It’s no surprise that man tend to be more tight-lipped than women about their thoughts and feelings, but social media is creating a haven for some men to express themselves online in ways they don’t in person—and never would have before. From a relationship perspective, that can be a good and bad thing. Women can now turn to social media to get more insight into what their partners think, but where’s the intimacy in that when those feelings are also being broadcast to hundreds of Facebook friends and thousands of Twitter followers.
Recent data from Pew Research Center suggests that social media is making its way into relationship more than ever, with 74% of couples surveyed saying the Internet has impacted their relationship in a good way. Women are more likely than men to use social media, with 71% of women participating compared with 62% of men, according to the latest report from Women’s Media Center. However, what psychologists and researchers find especially interesting is that, while women are equally willing to share the thoughts they spew out into the digital ether with someone face to face, men are much less likely to do the same.
Eva Buechel, a PhD candidate at the University of Miami who has studied why people share content online, has found that men and women who experience social anxiety, and therefore have a greater need to express their negative emotions and seek support, are equally likely to maintain a blog or social media account. However, “while socially apprehensive females share equally across”.
Other research from Northwestern University shows that men are increasingly more likely to share their creative work, like writing, music, or art, online. Nearly two-thirds of men in a 2008 study said they post their work online, compared with only half of the women who reported posting.
56. From the words used, it can be known that the tone of the first paragraph ______.
57. Why does a man prefer to express on line rather than in person according to the passage?
58. According to the passage, which of the following about women is NOT true?
59. According to the passage, men and women remain their social media account for the following reason except ______.
60. What can be inferred from the last paragraph about men’s using social media?
问题1选项
A.critical
B.ironic
C.ridicule
D.enthusiastic
问题2选项
A.Social media is thought to be more powerful.
B.Social media is believed to be safe and peaceful.
C.He likes his opinion to be exposed to more audience.
D.He is usually shy in front of an individual while talking.
问题3选项
A.They got negatively impacted by social media.
B.They use social media more often than men do.
C.They know their spouses much better from social media.
D.They are willing to use both social media and face to face talk.
问题4选项
A.making complaints
B.getting supports
C.making friends
D.experiencing social anxiety
问题5选项
A.Men seldom share their emotional life on it.
B.Men try to get support to his work on line.
C.Men are creative in writing, art and thinking.
D.Men tend to make their creative work known.
第1题:C
第2题:B
第3题:A
第4题:C
第5题:D
第1题:
判断推理题。题干意思是“从用词可以判断第一段的语气是如何的？”。第一段指出Here’s a scenario you might recognize if you’re a woman dating a social media butterfly: You’re sitting on the couch together silently watching TV. When you take a moment to peek at your Twitter feed, you see your significant other has been sharing a stream of personal thoughts about House of Cards with the Twitterverse—even though he hasn’t uttered a word to you.（如果你是一个喜欢社交媒体的女人，你可能会想到这样一个场景：你们一起坐在沙发上默默地看电视。当你花点时间浏览你的推特时，你会发现你的另一半一直在推特上分享关于《纸牌屋》的一系列个人想法——尽管他还没有对你说过一个字）；文中用了一个贬义词“butterfly（追求享乐的人）”，可以推断这段语气是嘲讽，所以C项“讥讽、嘲笑”符合。A项“批判的”不符合题意；B项“讽刺的、反话的”，是指用反话讽刺，文中没有用反话所以不符合题意；D项“热情的”错误。因此C选项正确。
第2题:
判断推理题。题干意思是“为什么男士更喜欢在网上表达而不是当面表达？”。第二段提到It’s no surprise that man tend to be more tight-lipped than women about their thoughts and feelings, but social media is creating a haven for some men to express themselves online in ways they don’t in person—and never would have before.（男性对自己的想法和感受往往比女性守口如瓶，这并不奇怪，但社交媒体为一些男性创造了一个避风港，他们可以用自己在现实生活中从未有过的方式在网上表达自己），可以推断，男性认为社交媒体是安全的。A项“男性认为社交媒体是有力量的”没有提到；C项“男性喜欢把想法讲给观众听”，文中只是说社交媒体为男性提供了避风港；D项“在一个人面前说话会害羞”，这里只是说了男性与女性相比，男性不爱表达。因此B选项正确。
第3题:
细节事实题。题干意思是“根据文章，下列哪一项关于女性的说法是不正确的？”。第三段第三行提到Women are more likely than men to use social media（女性比男性更有可能使用社交媒体），证明B项“她们使用社交媒体比男性更频繁”正确；第二段最后一句Women can now turn to social media to get more insight into what their partners think（现在，女性可以通过社交媒体来更深入地了解伴侣的想法）可知，C 项“通过社交媒体，她们会更加了解自己的伴侣”正确；第三段倒数第二行women are equally willing to share the thoughts they spew out into the digital ether with someone face to face（女性也同样愿意与某人面对面地分享她们在数字世界中迸发的想法）可知，D 项“她们既乐意在社交媒体也愿意面对面交流”正确；而A项“她们受到社交媒体的负面影响”文章没有提及，只在第四段第二行提到therefore have a greater need to express their negative emotions and seek supports（因此，男性和女性更需要表达自己的负面情绪并寻求支持）。因此，该题选A。
第4题:
细节事实题。题干意思是“男性和女性保持使用社交媒体的理由是以下除了……选项？”。从第四段Eva Buechel, a PhD candidate at the University of Miami who has studied why people share content online, has found that men and women who experience social anxiety, and therefore have a greater need to express their negative emotions and seek support, are equally likely to maintain a blog or social media account.（迈阿密大学博士生Eva Buechel研究为什么人们在线分享内容，他发现男性和女性经历社会焦虑，也因此更需要表达自己的负面情绪，寻求支持，同样有可能保持一个博客或社交媒体账户）可以看出，A项“抱怨”、B项“得到支持”、D项“经历社会焦虑”均提到，唯独C项“交朋友”没有提及。所以该题选C。
第5题:
判断推理题。题干意思是“关于男性使用社交媒体，从最后一段可以推断出……？”。最后一段讲到men are increasingly more likely to share their creative work, like writing, music, or art, online. Nearly two-thirds of men in a 2008 study said they post their work online, compared with only half of the women who reported posting.（男性越来越愿意在网上分享他们的创造性工作，如写作、音乐或艺术；在2008年的一项研究中，近三分之二的男性表示他们会在网上发布自己的工作，相比之下，只有一半的女性会在网上发布工作）；可以推断男性更愿意分享自己的工作，A项“男性从来不分享他们的感情生活”没有提到；B项“男性希望在网上得到工作上的支持”也没有提到；C项“男性在写作、艺术和思考方面更有创造性”文中并没有说到，只是说他们愿意分享。因此D选项正确。
