2021年英语四级听力美文第80篇:Computer Addiction思维导图

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Everythingontheuniversitycampusseemsghostlikeinthequiet,mistydarkness—everythingexceptthecomputercenter.

Here,twentystudentssittransfixedattheirconsoles,tappingawayontheterminalkeys.

Witheyesgluedtothevideoscreen,theytaponforhours.

Fortherestoftheworld,itmightbethemiddleofthenight,butheretimedoesnotexist.

Thisisaworlduntoitself.

Theseyoungcomputer“hackers”arepursuingakindofcompulsion,adrivesoconsumingitovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpartoftheirlivesandformsthefocalpointoftheirexistence.

Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.

Someofthesestudentshavebeenattheconsoleforthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.

Somehavefallenasleeponsofasandloungechairsinthecomputercenter,tryingtocatchafewwinksbutloathetogettoofarawayfromtheirbelovedmachines.

Mostofthesestudentsdon'thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.

Theyaren'tworkingonassignments.

Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe—theyareirresistiblydrawnthere.

Andtheyarenotalone.

Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry.

Intheirextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.

Theyflunkoutofschoolandlosecontactwithfriends;theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadtowanderfromonecomputercentertoanother.

Theymayevenforgopersonalhygiene.

“Irememberonehacker.Weliterallyhadtocarryhimoffhischairtofeedhimandputhimtosleep.

Wereallyfearedforhishealth,”saysacomputerscienceprofessoratMIT.

Computerscienceteachersarenowmoreawareoftheimplicationsofthishackerphenomenonandareonthelookoutforpotentialhackersandcasesofcomputeraddictionthatarealreadysevere.

Theyknowthatthecaseofthehackersisnotjustthestoryofoneperson'srelationshipwithamachine.

Itisthestoryofasociety'srelationshiptotheso-calledthinkingmachines.