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Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, accordi

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问题     Internet use appears to cause a decline in psychological well-being, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University. Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet【S1】more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less【S2】, the two-year study showed. And it wasn’t that people who were already feeling bad spent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually【S3】to cause the bad feelings.
    Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely【S4】to their expectations. They expected that the Net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net【S5】users to choose their information and to communicate with others.
    The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may【S6】for the drop in well-being, researchers hypothesized. Faceless, bodiless "virtual" communication may be less psychologically satisfying than【S7】conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be【S8】. Another possibility is that【S9】to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives. "But it’s important to remember this is not about the technology, virtually; it’s about how it is used," says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study’s sponsors. "It really points to the need for considering social factors in【S10】of how you design applications and services for technology."
A) experienced I) terms
B) subsequently J ) contrary
C) actual K) exposure
D) testified L) occurred
E) appeared M) allows
F) admits N) shadowy
G) shallow O) account
H) frequently [br] 【S7】
选项
答案 C
解析 分析句子结构可知，此空所填词应是一形容词，故C)、G)和N)入选。由空前的less…than可知，此处表示的是对比关系，因此此处所填词应与前面的“virtual”communication(“虚拟”交流)形成对比，由此可知C)actual为答案，表示真实生活中的谈话。而G)shallow“浅薄的”和N)shadowy“阴凉的”均 与文意不符。
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