2025届人教版(2019)高考英语一轮话题复习高考题型通关练：话题27　科技发展与信息技术创新（学生版）.pdf

话题27科技发展与信息技术创新

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Inthepast，videoconferencetechnologywasmainlyusedforjustafewelementsof

businessmeetingsorhangoutswithfriendsandfamily.Now，videoconferencetoolsare

essentialforourproductivity，learningandsocialinteraction.Weusethemnotonlyfor

fun，butmainlyasameaningfulpartofourwork.

However，oncewestarttojoinendlessvideocallsforafewhourseachday，we

becomeverytired.Thistermiscalled“zoomfatigue”，andit’srelatedtooverusing

virtualcommunicationplatforms.

Therearesomeadvantagesofusingvideoconferencingtools.Withoutthem，itmight

beimpossibleforustoworkfromhome.Butwhatwehaven’texpectedisapricethat

weneedtopayforthatsortofconvenience.

Whenwearehavingaface－to－faceconversationwithothers，everythingseems

prettynatural.Whilespeaking，youlookintotheeyes，sometimesslightlymovingyour

stareontosomethingelse.Youknowwhentostoptalkingandwhentospeakup.Evenif

you’reinaconferenceroomwith10people，youdon’thaveaterriblefeelingofbeing

observedallthetime.Younoticethatpeoplemostlylookatthepersonwhoisspeaking，

andthentheymovetheirattentionontosomeoneelse.Butwhenyouusea

teleconferencingtool，thingsaredifferent.Beingphysicallyoncameramakesyouvery

awareofbeingwatchedallthetime，becauseyoudon’tknowwhoislookingat

you.Youjustseemanyfacesonyourscreen.

MarissaShufflerfromClemsonUniversityoncesaid，“Whenyou’reonavideo

conference，youknoweverybody’slookingatyou；youareonstage，sotherecomesthe

socialpressure—afeelinglikeyouneedtoperform.Beingperformativeisstressful.”

Moreover，thereisanotherinterestingtendencyasfarasvideocallsare

concerned.Whoareyoulookingatmostofthetime？Theanswerisyourself.Formost

people，it’shardnottolookattheirownfaceiftheycanseeitonthescreen.Weare

likelytomakesurethatourheadisattherightangleandthatourshirtisn’tcreased.

1.Whatistheso－called“zoom