2025届人教版(2019)高考英语一轮话题复习高考题型通关练：话题27　科技发展与信息技术创新(教师版).pdf

话题27科技发展与信息技术创新

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Inthepast，videoconferencetechnologywasmainlyusedforjustafewelements

ofbusinessmeetingsorhangoutswithfriendsandfamily.Now，videoconferencetools

areessentialforourproductivity，learningandsocialinteraction.Weusethemnotonly

forfun，butmainlyasameaningfulpartofourwork.

However，oncewestarttojoinendlessvideocallsforafewhourseachday，we

becomeverytired.Thistermiscalled“zoomfatigue”，andit’srelatedtooverusing

virtualcommunicationplatforms.

Therearesomeadvantagesofusingvideoconferencingtools.Withoutthem，it

mightbeimpossibleforustoworkfromhome.Butwhatwehaven’texpectedisaprice

thatweneedtopayforthatsortofconvenience.

Whenwearehavingaface－to－faceconversationwithothers，everythingseems

prettynatural.Whilespeaking，youlookintotheeyes，sometimesslightlymovingyour

stareontosomethingelse.Youknowwhentostoptalkingandwhentospeakup.Evenif

you’reinaconferenceroomwith10people，youdon’thaveaterriblefeelingofbeing

observedallthetime.Younoticethatpeoplemostlylookatthepersonwhoisspeaking，

andthentheymovetheirattentionontosomeoneelse.Butwhenyouusea

teleconferencingtool，thingsaredifferent.Beingphysicallyoncameramakesyouvery

awareofbeingwatchedallthetime，becauseyoudon’tknowwhoislookingat

you.Youjustseemanyfacesonyourscreen.

MarissaShufflerfromClemsonUniversityoncesaid，“Whenyou’reonavideo

conference，youknoweverybody’slookingatyou；youareonstage，sotherecomesthe

socialpressure—afeelinglikeyouneedtoperform.Beingperformativeisstressful.”

Moreover，thereisanotherinterestingtendencyasfarasvideocallsare

concerned.Whoareyoulookingatmostofthetime？Theanswerisyourself.Formost

people，it’shardnottolookattheirownfaceiftheycanseeitonthescreen.Weare

likelytomakesurethatourheadisattherightangleandthatourshirtisn’tcreased.

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