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【題目】 “You totally missed out!” This sentence strikes fear in the hearts of teenagers more than almost anything else. In fact, missing out on something bothers most teenagers so much that there is even a special word for that sick feeling: FOMO. 【1】 FOMO, which was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013, refers to that anxious feeling people get when they realize they are not attending a social event.

【2】 In fact, one survey found that two-thirds of people in this age group admitted to experiencing FOMO regularly. If you ask teenagers whether they experience social media anxiety, most would answer no. But what they do not realize is that if they are stressed or worried about what they see online, then they are possibly experiencing FOMO, especially if they are online a lot.

Then how to handle the problem of FOMO? Of course, turning off the technology seems like a natural cure for FOMO. 【3】 Teenagers may still worry that they are missing out, even if they are not on social media at all.

The key is to turn off the technology and do something else like reading a book, giving a friend a makeup, baking cookies—anything that allows them to focus on something other than social media. 【4】

It is also important to encourage teenagers to recognize that they cannot possibly be everywhere and do everything. So, naturally, there will be parties or events that they cannot attend. 【5】 Photos can be deceiving (騙人的). And even though it looks as if their friends are having a good time, this may not be the case. They should never let the fact that they couldn’t be somewhere affect their view of themselves.

A. FOMO has become an even bigger problem.

B. FOMO is especially common to people aged 18 to 33.

C. In simple terms, FOMO stands for “fear of missing out”.

D. It can be extremely helpful in changing their attitudes towards life.

E. But this does not necessarily mean they are missing out on something.

F. By doing this, teenagers are not glued to their screens and are more active.

G. But just switching the phone to “off” doesn’t erase the feelings caused by FOMO.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】G

【4】F

【5】E

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。主要說明了如今在18到33歲的人群中普遍存在著FOMO，即社交控。同時說明了該如何處理社交控的問題。

【1】結合上文In fact, missing out on something bothers most teenagers so much that there is even a special word for that sick feeling: FOMO.（事實上，錯過某些事情會讓大多數(shù)青少年非常煩惱，甚至有一個專門的詞來形容這種惡心的感覺:FOMO。）以及后文FOMO, which was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013, refers to that anxious feeling people get when they realize they are not attending a social event.（2013年，“FOMO”一詞被收入《牛津英語詞典》�！吧缃豢亍敝傅氖钱斎藗円庾R到自己沒有參加社交活動時產(chǎn)生的焦慮感。）可知本句應當承接上文解釋詞語FOMO的意義，故C選項“簡單來說，FOMO代表“害怕錯過”。”符合上下文語境。故選C。

【2】根據(jù)下文In fact, one survey found that two-thirds of people in this age group admitted to experiencing FOMO regularly.（事實上，一項調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，這個年齡段中有三分之二的人承認有社交控。）可推知本句應當為說明有社交控的人群年齡段。故B選項“社交控在18至33歲的人群中尤為普遍。”符合上下文語境。故選B。

【3】根據(jù)下文Teenagers may still worry that they are missing out, even if they are not on social media at all.（青少年可能仍然擔心他們錯過了什么，即使他們根本不在社交媒體上。）可知就算是將手機關機也不能消除社交控，因為青少年仍然會擔心他們錯過了什么。故G選項“但僅僅把手機調(diào)成“關機”狀態(tài)并不能消除“社交控”帶來的感覺。”符合上下文語境。故選G。

【4】根據(jù)上文The key is to turn off the technology and do something else like reading a book, giving a friend a makeup, baking cookies—anything that allows them to focus on something other than social media.（關鍵是關掉科技，做點別的事情，比如讀書、給朋友化妝、烤餅干——任何能讓他們專注于社交媒體以外的事情。）可知是在說明消除社交控的辦法，本句承接上文進行總結。故F選項“這樣做，青少年就不會只盯著屏幕，變得更加活躍。”符合上下文語境。故選F。

【5】結合下文Photos can be deceiving. And even though it looks as if their friends are having a good time, this may not be the case. They should never let the fact that they couldn’t be somewhere affect their view of themselves.（照片可能具有欺騙性。盡管看起來他們的朋友玩得很開心，但事實可能并非如此。他們不應該讓他們不能在某個地方的事實影響他們對自己的看法。）可知即使青少年不能去參加聚會或活動也不代表他們就錯過了什么。故E選項“但這并不一定意味著他們錯過了什么。”符合上下文語境。故選E。

七選五做題技巧。做題的時候邊讀邊做。各個問題附近的句子都需要重點閱讀，圈畫一些線索，再從選項中尋找相關的特征詞用來判斷正確答案。帶入排除法也是一種很好的方法。另外，如果發(fā)現(xiàn)有一題拿不準的，先跳過，先做容易的能做出的題，直到讀完整篇文章。至此，文章的要點和主旨、各個段落之間的邏輯關系應該基本就能清楚了。然后再回過去做之前不確定的題目。如第二小題，根據(jù)下文In fact, one survey found that two-thirds of people in this age group admitted to experiencing FOMO regularly.（事實上，一項調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，這個年齡段中有三分之二的人承認有社交控。）可推知本句應當為說明有社交控的人群年齡段。故B選項“社交控在18至33歲的人群中尤為普遍�！狈�合上下文語境。故選B。