15．The malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones．Some of the malls remained open around the clock，partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts．
Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring，being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives．However，to use a well-worn play on words：it is our presence，not our presents，that truly counts．Many of us，unfortunately，can be so inattentive，even in the presence of our loved ones，that we might as well not be there at all．
Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other．Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time．Whole industries-media，entertainment，education-rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence．A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to he psychologically unhealthy．
In earlier times，both diet and attention could be left unregulated（沒人管的）without major cause for concern．There were natural checks and balances：limited availability of food meant few got fat，for example．Similarly，in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller，today，watching an entire TV series，while speaking to nobody，is common．In traditional societies，with smaller population，everyone would get a fair deal of attention．On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa； now we have Google and Wikipedia．
"She just wants attention．"people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention．But the truth is that human beings need attention，and giving attention to each other is，to a large extent，what human civilization is based upon．This perhaps explains the runaway success（一舉成功）of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook．While we use such sites for"micro blogging"，"idea voicing"and"status updates"-the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange．
I friend you，you friend me，I retweet you，you retweet me．The charming case with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly attached to their smartphones．It is also a vicious（惡性）circle．As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online，there is increasingly less attention to be paid in the real world，which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online，or else risk attentuion-starvation．
The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed，and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices．Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea，so it is with too much attention exchange．The biological consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible； heart disease，diabetes and obesity．The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social，and so may take longer to identify，but they will be equally damaging．
Face-to-face attention is becoming rarer，and therefore more valuable．In a sense it is priceless．And it is a gift that can be given all-year-round．

41．In the first two paragraphs the authorD．
A．offers advice to attention givers                 
B．a(chǎn)nalyses the present problems
C．states the necessity of presents
D．puts forward his point of view
42．Attention exchange was not a major concern in traditional societies because ofB．
A．limited availability of food    
B．natural checks and balances
C．a(chǎn) much smaller population       
D．the guidance from old people
43．People use social networking sistes such as Twitter and Facbook toD．
A．obtain information              
B．give attention to others
C．voice their opinions            
D．notice and get noticed
44．What can we infer from Paragraph 6-7？D
A．More people will risk attention-starvation in future．
B．The nature of attention exchange is rarely changed．
C．Technological advancement contributes to all diseases．
D．Transformed attention exchanges do harm to society．
45．The writer's purpose for writing the passage is toA．
A．a(chǎn)dvocate more focus on real life attention        
B．a(chǎn)nalyze the necessity of attention giving
C．give practical tips on attention exchange
D．recommend some social networking sites．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀．作者通過這篇文章主要向我們敘述了在信息發(fā)展快速的年代，由于網(wǎng)絡(luò)的普及，人們都非常關(guān)注網(wǎng)上交友聊天，而很少親自去關(guān)心看望自己的親戚朋友，作者最后指出我們要多進(jìn)行面對(duì)面的交流和溝通．

解答 41．D．段落大意題．根據(jù)文章第二段"Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring，being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives"在購(gòu)買禮物的物質(zhì)方面主要是關(guān)心他人的想法，注意到在我們的生活中特別的人的愿望，可以看出作者提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)，故選D．
42．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)"In earlier times，both diet and attention could be left unregulated（沒人管的）without major cause for concern．There were natural checks and balances"，可知傳統(tǒng)社會(huì)中交流不被關(guān)注是因?yàn)樽匀坏闹坪猓蔬xB．
43．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)giving attention to each other is，to a large extent，what human civilization is based upon．This perhaps explains the runaway success（一舉成功）of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook．可知人們使用社交軟件的目的是互相關(guān)注，故選D．
44．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social，and so may take longer to identify，but they will be equally damaging．這種做法會(huì)給社會(huì)帶來危害，可推測(cè)未來更多的人將面臨缺乏關(guān)注的危險(xiǎn)，故選D．
45．A．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章指出我們要多進(jìn)行面對(duì)面的交流和溝通，本文旨在要更多的人去關(guān)注現(xiàn)實(shí)生活，故選A．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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