Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
A.Mental-healthspecialistsdisagreeoverwhethertoclassifycompulsiveonlinebehaviourasaddiction---andhowtotreatit.CraigSmallwood,adisabledAmericanwarveteran,spentmorethan20,000hoursoverfiveyearsplayinganonlinerole-playinggamecalled"LineageII".WhenNCsoft,theSouthKoreanfirmbehindthegame,accusedhimofbreakingthegame'srulesandbannedhim,hewasplungedintodepression,severeparanoia(偏执)andhallucinations(幻想).Hespentthreeweeksinhospital.Afterthat,hesuedNCsoftforfraudandnegligence(过失),demandingover$9mindamagesandclaimingthatthecompanyactednegligentlybyfailingtowarnhimofthedangerthathewouldbecome"addicted"tothegame.
B.Butdoesitmakesensetotalkofaddictiontoonlineactivity?Mental-healthspecialistssaythreeonlinebehaviorscanbecomeproblematicformanypeople:videogames,pornography(色情作品)andmessagingviae-mailandsocialnetworks.Butthereisfarlessagreementaboutwhetheranyofthisshouldbecalled"Internetaddiction"--orhowtotreatit.
C.Somemental-healthspecialistswanted"Internetaddiction"tobeincludedinthefifthversionofpsychiatry'sbible,the"DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders",knownasDSM-V,whichiscurrentlybeingoverhauled(全面修订).TheAmericanMedicalAssociationendorsed(赞成)theideain2007,onlytobacktrack(放弃)dayslater.TheAmericanJournalofPsychiatrycalledInternetaddictiona"commondisorder"andsupporteditsrecognition.LastyeartheDSM-Vdraftinggroupmadeitsdecision:lnteruetaddictionwouldnotbeincludedasa"behavioraladdiction"--onlygamblingmadethecut--butitsaidfurtherstudywasnecessary.
D.SkepticssaythereisnothinguniquelyaddictiveabouttheInternet.Backin2000,JosephWalther,acommunicationsprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,co-wroteanarticleinwhichhesuggested,tongueincheek,thatthecriteriausedtocallsomeoneanInternetaddictmightalsoshowthatmostprofessorswere"addicted"toacademia(学术活动).Hearguedthatotherfactors,suchasdepression,aretherealproblem.
Hestandsbythatviewtoday."Noscientificevidencehasemergedtosuggestthatlnternetuseisacauseratherthanaconsequenceofsomeothersortofissue,"hesays."FocusingonandtreatingpeopleforInternetaddiction,ratherthanlookingforunderlyingclinicalissues,isdefinitelyunwise."
E.Othersdisagree."Thatwouldbewrong,"saysKimberlyYoung,aresearcherandtherapistwhohasworkedonInteractaddictionsince1994.SheinsiststhattheInternet,withitspowerfullyimmersiveenvironments,createsnewproblemsthatpeoplemustlearntonavigate(应对).Otherwise,thechanginglifestylewillaffectthedevelopmentofthesociety.
F.Noonedisputesthatonlinehabitscanturntoxic.TakeSouthKorea,wherewidespreadbroadbandmeansthattheaveragehigh-schoolstudentplaysvideogamesfor23hourseachweek.In2007thegovernmentestimatedthataround210,000childrenneededtreatmentforInternetaddiction.In2010newspapersaroundtheglobecarriedthestoryofaSouthKoreancouplewhofedtheirinfantdaughtersolittlethatshestarvedtodeath.Insteadofcaringforthechild,thecouplespentmostnightsatanInternetcafe,sinkinghoursintoarole-playinggameinwhichtheyraised,fedandcaredforavirtualdaughter.AndseveralSouthKoreanmenhavediedfromexhaustionaftermarathon,multi-daygamingsessions.
G.TheSouthKoreangovernmenthassinceaskedgamedeveloperstoadoptagamingcurfew(宵禁)forchildren,topreventthemplayingbetweenmidnightand8a.m.Atthesametime,ithasalsoopenedmorethan100clinicsforInternetaddictionandsponsoredan"Internetrescuecamp"forseriouscases.
H.Butcompulsivebehaviourisnotlimitedtogarners.E-mailorweb-usebehaviourscanalsoshowsignsofaddiction.Gettingthroughabusinesslunchinwhichnoonepullsoutaphonetochecktheirmessagesnowcountsasaminormiracleinmanyquarters.Adeluge(泛滥)ofself-helpbooks,mostrecently"AloneTogether"bySherryTurlde,asocialscientistattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,offeradviceonhowtounplug(去除障碍).
I.Pornographyishardlynew,either,buttheInternetmakesaccessingitmucheasierthaneverbefore.Whensomethingcanbesummonedinaninstantviabroadband,whetheritisagameworld,ane-mailinboxorpornographicmaterial,itishardertoresist.Newservicesleadtonewcomplaints.Whenonlineauctionsitesfirstbecamepopular,talkof"eBayaddiction"soonfollowed.Dr.YoungsayswomencomplaintohernowaboutaddictiontoFacebook--orevento"FarmVille",agameplayableonlywithinFacebook.
J.Treatmentcentreshavepoppeduparoundtheworldwiththepopularityofonlinegames.In2006Amsterdam'sSmith&Jonesfacilitybilleditselfas"thefirstand,currently,theonlyresidentialvideo-gametreatmentprogramintheworld".InAmericathereSTARTInternetAddictionRecoveryProgramclaimstotreatInternetaddiction,gamingaddiction,andeven"textingaddiction".InChina,meanwhile,military-style"bootcamps"arethepreferredwaytotreatInternetproblems.
K.Yetmanypeoplelikefeelingpermanentlyconnected.AsArikiaMillikan,anAmericanblogger,onceputit,"IfIcouldbejackedinateverywakinghouroftheday,Iwould,andIthinkalotofmypeerswoulddothe,same."BobLaRose,anInternetspecialistatMichiganStateUniversity,doesn'tbelieveher.Inhisresearchoncollegestudents,hefoundthatmostsensewhentheyare"goingoverboardandrestoreself-control".Lessthan1%haveapathological(病态的)problem,headds.Formostpeople,Internetuse"isjustahabit--andonethatbringsuspleasure."