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2025年自考英语阅读理解专项卷

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PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Theriseoftheinternetanddigitaltechnologieshasfundamentallyalteredthewaywework,communicate,andconsumeinformation.Whileofferingunprecedentedconvenienceandconnectivity,thisdigitaltransformationhasalsobroughtaboutsignificantchallenges,particularlyintherealmofmentalhealth.Oneofthemostprominentissuesisthephenomenonofdigitaloverload.Constantexposuretoabarrageofemails,socialmediaupdates,newsalerts,andmessagescanleadtofeelingsofoverwhelm,anxiety,anddiminishedfocus.Manyindividualsfindthemselvesconstantlyconnected,feelingpressuredtobealwaysavailableandresponsive,whichcanblurtheboundariesbetweenworkandpersonallife.Thisconstantmentalstimulationandthepressuretoengagecontinuouslycancontributetoburnoutandaffectoverallwell-being.

Theimpactofsocialmediaonmentalhealthisanotherareaofconcern.Whiletheseplatformsofferwaystostayconnectedwithothersandaccessinformation,theycanalsofosterfeelingsofinadequacyandisolation.Thecurated,oftenidealizedportrayalsofotherslivescanleadtosocialcomparison,whereindividualsmeasuretheirownachievementsandappearanceagainstothers,oftenunfavourably.Furthermore,theprevalenceofonlinenegativity,cyberbullying,andmisinformationcancreateatoxicenvironmentthatnegativelyimpactsmoodandself-esteem.Theaddictivenatureofsocialmediaalgorithms,designedtomaximizeuserengagement,canalsoleadtoexcessivescreentimeandneglectofreal-worldinteractions.

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