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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage. AlexPang'samusingnewbookTheDistractionAddictionaddressesthoseofuswhofeelpanicwithoutacellphoneorcomputer.Andthat,heclaims,isprettymuchallofus.Whenwe'renotonline,wherewespendfourmonthsannually,we'reengagedinthestressfulworkoftryingtogetonline.
TheDistractionAddictionisnotframedasaself-helpbook.It'sathoughtfulexaminationofthedangersofourcomputingoverdoseandahistoricaloverviewofhowtechnologicaladvanceschangeconsciousness.A"professionalfuturist",Pangurgesanapproachwhichhecalls"contemplative(沉思的)computing."Heasksthatyoupayfullattentionto"howyourmindandbodyinteractwithcomputersandhowyourattentionandcreativityareinfluencedbytechnology."
Pang'sfirstjobistofreeyoufromthecommonmisconceptionthatdoingtwothingsatonceallowsyoutogetmoredone.Whatiscommonlycalledmultitaskingis,infact,switch-tasking,anditsharmfuleffectsonproductivityarewelldocumented.Pangdoesn'tadvocatereturningtoapre-Internetworld.Instead,heasksyouto"takeamoreecological(生态的)viewofyourrelationshipswithtechnologiesand
lookforwaysdevicesormediamaybemakingspecifictaskseasierorfasterbutatthesametimemakingyourworkandlifeharder."
TheDistractionAddictionisparticularlyfascinatingonhowtechnologieshavechangedcertainfieldsoflabor-oftenfortheworse.Forarchitects,computer-aideddesignhasbecomeessentialbutinsomewayshascheapenedthedesignprocess.Asonearchitectputsit,"Architectureisfirstandforemostaboutthinking..,anddrawingisamoreproductivewayofthinking"thancomputer-aideddesign.
SomewhatlessamusingarePang'ssolutionsforkickingtheInternethabit.Herecommendstheusualbehavior-modificationapproaches,familiartoanyonewhohascompletedanotsmokingprogram.Keeplogstostudyyouronlineprofileanddecidewhatyoucanknockout,downloadaprogramlikeFreedomthatlocksyououtofyourbrowser,ortakea"digitalSabbath(安息日)":"Unlessyou'reareporteror
emergency-departmentdoctor,you'lldiscoverthatyourworlddoesn'tfallapartwhenyougooffline."
AlexPang'snewbookisaimedforreaderswho A.findtheirworkonlinetoostressful
B.goonlinemainlyforentertainment
C.arefearfulaboutusingthecellphoneorcomputer
D.canhardlytearthemselvesawayfromtheInternet
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