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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 be psychologically unhealthy.
In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated(没人管的)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(一举成功)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(恶性)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 attention-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.
In the first two paragraphs the author .
A.offers advice to attention givers B.analyses the present problems
C.states the necessity of presents D.puts forward his point of view
2.Attention exchange was not a major concern in traditional societies because of .
A.limited availability of food B.natural checks and balances
C.a much smaller population D.the guidance from old people
3.What can we infer from Paragraph 6-7?
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.
4.The writer’s purpose for writing the passage is to .
A.advocate more focus on real life attention
B.analyze the necessity of attention giving
C.give practical tips on attention exchange
D.recommend some social networking sites
【文章大意】现实生活中人们非常重视关注和被人关注，这也是Twitter and Facebook广受欢迎的原因。在早些时候人们容易受到他人的关注，现在则不同了。但现代人进入了一种恶性循环，那就是在虚拟的世界中实现关注和被关注。而现实世界的这种交互才是价值无边的。
D 归纳大意题。第一段提出人们购买礼物的现象，第二段分析这种现象的背后，其实反映的是人们的对自己关爱的人的一种介意和关注，从而提出文章的主题，后面的段落进行议论。
B 细节理解题。由第四段In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated(没人管的)without major cause for concern. There were natural checks and balances:可知早先人类的饮食和关注没引起人们的注意，因为有自然的法则来平衡。Checks and balances后包括A C D三项，所以B最有概括性。
D 推理判断题。第六及第七段的最后一句话都是段落的主旨句，都揭示了现代人热衷于在虚拟的世界中去关注和被关注，这种转变是跟肥胖和心脏病一样有害的!可参考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.
A 主旨大意题。由文章的最后自然段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即知文章的写作目的。
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