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英语六级阅读理解段落匹配1

Who's Really Addicting You To Technology?

A. "Nearly everyone I know is addicted in somemeasure to the Internet," wrote Tony Schwartz inThe New York Times. It's a common complaint thesedays. A steady stream of similar headlines accusethe Net and its offspring apps, social media sitesand online games of addicting us to distraction.

B. There's little doubt that nearly everyone whocomes in contact with the Net has difficulty disconnecting. Many of us, like Schwartz, struggleto stay focused on tasks that require more concentration than it takes to post a statusupdate. As one person ironically put it in the comments section of Schwartz's online article, "As I was reading this very excellent article, I stopped at least half a dozen times to check myemail."

C. There's something different about this technology: it is both invasive and persuasive. Butwho's at fault for its overuse? To find solutions, it's important to understand what we'redealing with. There are four parties conspiring to keep you connected: the tech, your boss, your friends and you.

D. The technologies themselves, and their makers, are the easiest suspects to blame for ourdiminishing attention spans. Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet IsDoing to Our Brains, wrote, "The net is designed to be an interruption system, a machinegeared to dividing attention."

E. Online services like Facebook, Twitter and the like, are called out as masters ofmanipulation—making products so good that people can't stop using them. After studyingthese products for several years, I wrote a book about how they do it. I learned it all starts withthe business model. Since these services rely on advertising revenue, the more frequently youuse them, the more money they make. It's no wonder these companies employ teams ofpeople focused on engineering their services to be as engaging as possible. These productsaren't habit-forming by chance; it's by design. They have an incentive to keep us hooked.

F. However, as good as these services are, there are simple steps we can take to keep them atbay. For example, we can change how often we receive the distracting notifications that triggerour urge to check. According to Adam Marchick, CEO of mobile marketing company kahuna, less than 15 percent of smartphone users ever bother to adjust their notification settings—meaning the remaining 85 percent of us default to the app makers' every preset trigger. Google and Apple have made it far too difficult to adjust these settings so it's up to us to takesteps ensure we set these triggers to suit our own needs, not the needs of the app makers'.

G. While companies like Facebook harvest attention to generate revenue from advertisers, other technologies have no such agenda. Take email, for example. This system couldn't careless how often you use it. Yet to many, email is the most habit-forming medium of all. Wecheck email at all hours of the day—we're obsessed. But why? Because that's what the bosswants. For almost all white-collar jobs, email is the primary tool of corporatecommunication. A slow response to a message could hurt not only your reputation but alsoyour livelihood.

H. Your friends are also responsible for the addiction. Think about this familiar scene. Peoplegathered around a table, enjoying food and each other's company. There's laughter and a bit ofkidding. Then, during an interval in the conversation, someone takes out their phone tocheck who knows what. Barely anyone notices and no one says a thing.

I. Now, imagine the same dinner, but instead of checking their phone, the person belches (打嗝)—loudly. Everyone notices. Unless the meal takes place in a beer house, this is considered badmanners. The impolite act violates the basic rules of etiquette. One has to wonder: why don'twe apply the same social norms to checking phones during meals, meetings and conversationsas we do to other antisocial behaviors? Somehow, we accept it and say nothing when someoneoffends.

J. The reality is, taking one's phone out at the wrong time is worse than belching because, unlike other minor offense, checking tech is contagious. Once one person looks at theirphone, other people feel compelled to do the same, starting a chain reaction. The more peopleare on their phones, the fewer people are talking until finally you're the only one left notreading email or checking Twitter. From a societal perspective, phone checking is less likebelching in public and more like another bad habit. Our phones are like cigarettes—somethingto do when we're anxious, bored or when our fingers need something to toy with. Seeing othersenjoy a smoke, or sneak a quick glance, is too tempting to resist and soon everyone is doingit.

K. The technology, your boss, and your friends, all influence how often you find yourself using(or overusing) these gadgets. But there's still someone who deserves scrutiny—the personholding the phone.

L. I have a confession. Even though I study habit-forming technology for a living, disconnectingis not easy for me. I'm online far more than I'd like. Like Schwartz and so many others, I oftenfind myself distracted and off task. I wanted to know why so I began self-monitoring to try tounderstand my behavior. That's when I discovered an uncomfortable truth. I use technologyas an escape. When I'm doing something I'd rather not do, or when I'm someplace I'd rathernot be, I use my phone to port myself elsewhere. I found that this ability to instantly shift myattention was often a good thing, like when passing time on public transportation. Butfrequently my tech use was not so benign. When I faced difficult work, like thinking through anarticle idea or editing the same draft for the hundredth time, for example, a more sinisterscreen would draw me in. I could easily escape discomfort, temporarily, by answeringemail or browsing the web under the pretense of so-called "research." Though I desperatelywanted to lay blame elsewhere, I finally had to admit that my bad habits had less to do withnew-age technology and more to do with old-fashioned procrastination (拖延).

M. It's easy to blame technology for being so distracting, but distraction is nothing new. Aristotle and Socrates debated the nature of "akrasia"—our tendency to do things against ourinterests. If we're honest with ourselves, tech is just another way to occupy our time andminds. If we weren't on our devices, we'd likely do something similarly unproductive.

N. Personal technology is indeed more engaging than ever, and there's no doubt companiesare engineering their products and services to be more compelling and attractive. But wouldwe want it any other way? The intended result of making something better is that people useit more. That's not necessarily a problem, that's progress.

O. These improvements don't mean we shouldn't attempt to control our use of technology. Inorder to make sure it doesn't control us, we should come to terms with the fact that it's morethan the technology itself that's responsible for our habits. Our workplace culture, social normsand individual behaviors all play a part. To put technology in its place, we must be consciousnot only of how technology is changing, but also of how it is changing us.

36. Online services are so designed that the more they are used, the more profit theygenerate.

37. The author admits using technology as an escape from the task at hand.

38. Checking phones at dinners is now accepted as normal but not belching.

39. To make proper use of technology, we should not only increase our awareness of how it ischanging but also how it is impacting us.

40. Most of us find it hard to focus on our immediate tasks because of Internet distractions.

41. When one person starts checking their phone, the others will follow suit.

42. The great majority of smartphone users don't take the trouble to adjust their settings tosuit their own purposes.

43. The Internet is regarded by some as designed to distract our attention.

44. The author attributes his tech addiction chiefly to his habit of putting off doing what heshould do right away.

45. White-collar workers check email round the clock because it is required by theiremployers.

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