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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] 【S4】
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答案 J
解析 空格所在位置决定了所填词应为能与to连用的形容词，故答案为J)contrary，contrary to意为“与……相反”。空格后一句提到，调查人员本以为上网会比看电视所造成的社会负面影响要小，调查结果证明事实与他们之前的预期恰恰相反。
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