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Teievision Addiction

The word``addiction"is often used looSely and wryly in conveFSatiOn.People wi::refer

to themse:ves as``Fnystery book addicts''o「 =`cOOkie addicts."E.B.VVhite writes of his annual

increase of interest;n gardening,``We are hooked and are making an attempt to kick the
habit.''Yet nobody「 eally believes that reading mysteries or ordering seeds by catalogue is
ser:ous enoむ on to be cOmpared to an aodlctiOn to herOin or aicohol.The word``addiction"is
here used ioking:y to rnean a tendency to overindulge in some pleasurab:e activity.
People often reFer to being``hooked on Tヽ 4''Does this,too,fall:食 to the lighthearted
cate9ory of eating cookles and other pleasures that people pursue with unusualintensityl oris
there a kind of television viewing that falis into the more serious category of oestructive
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VVhen we think abё ut addiction to drugs Or aicohol,we frequent!y focus on negative
aspects:ignoring the pleasures that accompany drinking ortaking drugs.And yetthe essence
of any seFiOuS addiction is a pursuit of pleasure,a search for a``high)'that nor7nallife cfoes not
supply.itis on:y the inab‖ ily to function withoutthe addictive substance that is dismaying and
15 saddeningithe depOndence of people upon a certain ttperience and an inCreasing inabilityto
fundion without it.Thus people willtake two orthree drinks atthe end ofthe day not rnerely
forthe pleasure d嚢 織king provides〕 but also because they do Oot“ feei nottar'wnhOutthem.
An addict does notrnerely pursue a p:easurable experience in orderto fundion norlnally.
He or she needs to repcat it again and again.Something about that particular expeFienCe
20 makes::fe without it:ess than complete. C)ther pOtentially pleasurable experiences are no
longer possiblei for under the control of the addictive experience,his o「 her‖ fe is peculiarly
changed and distorted.The addict craves an experience,and yet he cr she is never really
satisled.The person rnay be temporarily satistted,but soon begins to crave:t again.
Fina‖ y,a serious addiction is distinguished from a harrnless pursuit Of pleasure by its
25 distinctly destructive eleFnentS.A heroin addict,for instance,leads a damaged ttFe:the need
for heroin in increasing amounts prevents him or her frorn working,from rnaintaining
relationships,from developing in human ways,SimiladyJ an alcoho‖ c's:ife is narrowed and
dehuFnaniZed by dependence on alcohol.
Let us consider television viewing in the iight of the conditions that define serious
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NOt un::ke drugs and alcohol,tle television experiettce a‖ ows the participant to b:ock
out the real worid and enter Fnto a pleasurable and passive menta:state.丁 he worries and
anxieties of ree:ity are as erectively de!ayed by beconling absorbed in a telovision program
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as by 9oing On a“ trip"induced by drugs or a:cohol.And iust as alcoho‖ cs are only vaguely
35 aware oftheir addidion,feeling that they∞ ntro:their dttnking more than they rea‖ y do(`i Can
cutit out any tme L want― I just ttke to have three or four dttnks before dinner'),peOple
simiiarly overestimate their control over watching television. Even as they put ofF other
activilies to spend hour after hour watchittg television=they feel they could easily resume
:iving in a direrent, less passive style. But sornehow or other wh‖ e the television set is
40 present in their homes,the click doesn't sound.VVith te:evision pleasures avai:abie,those
other expettenCes seem less attractive and more diflcult.
A heavy viewer(a college Engttsh instructo→ obserVesi ``1 lnd television aimost
irresistible.VVhen the set is on】 l cannot ignore it.l can't turn it ofF.:feei sapped,wil卜 less,
enervated.As:reach outto tu口 l ofFthe set,the strength goes out ofrny arrns.l sit there for
45 hours and hours.''
Self‐ confessed telev:sion add:cts often fee:they``ought''to do other things__but the
fad thatthey do not read and p:anttheir gardens or play games or have conversations rneans
that those activities are no longer as desirable as television.:n a way the heavy viewer's::fe
is as imba:anced by the television``habit'as a drug addict's or an alcohOlic's,He or she is
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vittg in a holding pattem】 as il were, passing up the activities that :ead to growth or
development or a sense of accomplislment. ThiS is One reason people talk about their
television viewing so sadly, so apo:o9etically. 丁hey are aware that it is an unproductive
experience,that alrttost any other endeavoris FnOre Worthwh:le by any human measure.
F:nally,il is the negative efFect of te:evision v:ewing on the llves of so many peop!e that
55 deflnes it as a serious addiction.The television habil distorts the sense oftime.it rnakes other
experiences vague and curiously unreal while taking on a greater rea!ity for itseif.it weakens
relationships by reducing and sometimes destroying norrnal,ppottunities for talking and for
COmFnuniCating.
And yet television does not sattslゝ otherwise why would the viewer conlntte to watch
60 hour after houtt day after day? ``The measure of health:" writes Lawrence Kubie: `` is
lexibility...and especially the freedorn to cease'つ when sat:stted.But the television viewer
can never be satistted with his or her television experiences― ―they do not produce the true
nourishment that satisfaction requires― ―and thus flnds that he or she cannot stop watching.

出 鼻こ:Male vvinh.o005).TeleV:S:on Addiction,ln John Langan(Ed.)l COrrege Иゎ閣ng Skillrs,

pp.204‐ 296,McCrattHili.(内 容 を 一 部 変 更 しま した )

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1.Accord:ng to the article,whatis the essence of being addicted tO Somethittg?

A.That people focus on its negative aspects.
B.Thatit involves the pursuit of pleasure.
C.Thatilis related to a tendency tO overittdulge.
D.That the addictive substance is easy to ttnd.

2.Acconil食 g to the article,whatis oぃ e negat e efFect of viewing televiS:on?

A.The television viewer becomes worried about real:ty.
3.The telev:sion viewer gets uncё mfoltable.
C.The television viewer becomes inactive.
D.The television viewer Oots u"et.

3.According to the articlel what do rnany alcoho:ics bel:eve?

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A.Thatthey should drink rnore.
8.That they shouldnit d『 ink while watching televis:on.
c.That they can cё tttro:their drinking.
D.Thatthey can drive we‖ even aner a few drinks.

4.Why doふ s watching tё o much tdc 戚on have a negat e erect On relattonships?
A.Because people disagree about whattelev:sion programs to watch.
B,Because people who watch toO FnuCh television only llke to talk abouttheirfavorite
programs.
c.Because other people dO not llke tO talk witれ peoplo wれ o watch toO much
teleV:sion.
D. Because people who watcn loo much television have fewer OppOrtunit:es to
communicate.

5.According to Lawrence Kuble,whatis a healthy person able to do?

A.A healthy person is able to stop when satisfied.
3.A healthy persottis able to do the same thlng day ater day.
C.A heaithy person is ab:e to think ciea‖ y.

' D.A heaithy person is able to stop even when he o「 she is not satistted.

6.VVhat does``trip''mean,as used in line 34?

A.A fee‖ ng caused by dFugs.
B.An addiction,
C.A feellng of being absorbed.
D.A vacation.

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7.VVhat does``the click dOesnt soundi'Fnean,as used in line 40?

A.The television addictiS televisiふ n is probably too 10ud.
B.The television addict dOes not realize that he or she is adcI:cted.
c.The television addictis television is probably broken.
D.The television addict Cannot hear anything wh‖ e he or she is watching television,

3.VVhat does``:iving in a holding pattern"Fnean,as used in line 50?

A.That a person is unable tO Change his or hertife.
8.That a person is trying tO hO:d on to what he orshe has.
c.That a person is unable to pass up new activities.
D.That a person is waniRg for sOmething new.

9.ACCOrding to this article,how is being addicted to cookieS different from being addicted to
heroin?
A.COOkie addiCtiOn is iikely to rnake you fat.
B.Heroln addid:on iS a serious kind of addid:on.
C.C00kie addiction is a destructive kind Of addiction,
D.Heroin addiction is noti:kely to help you 10Se weight.

10,Accord:ng to thiS article,how are reading,gardening,playing garnes,and talking to otheF

people sirn‖ aρ
A.They are examples ofthings that television addicts think they should do.
B. They are examples of things that television addictS :lke to do white watching
television.
c.They are exampies ofthings that you should try to avoid.
D.They are exarnples ofthings that you oughttO dO with Other poople.

11.The fourth paragraph describes a paradox of addiCtion.VVhatis thiS paradox?

A.That addiction is dangerous.
B.That pleasurabie exper:ences are never COttplete.
c.That an addictis unable to function norrnally in his o「 her life.
D.That an addictis nOt Satisfied by what he or she mOst desires,

12.Wれ iCh Ofthe fO‖ Owing statements would the writer ofthe article probabty agree with?
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hen people talk Of“ television addictiOn,"they arelustjOking.
B.Television addiction iS a serious problem because itis llkely to lead tO other problems,
such as add:ction to alcohol or heroin.
c.Television addictiOn iS Sim‖ arto Other k:nds Of destructive addidiOn.
D. Te!evision addi《 貧10n rnight be a prob:ern, but it iS not as serious as other kinds of
addictiOn,such as addiction to drugS Or alcoho:.

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13.VVhat would be the writers advice for someone who was worried that he or she watched
too much television,even though he orshe no longerseemed lo o織loy it?
A.That he or she should relax and not wOrFy sO much.
3_That he orshe shou:d try to stop watching so rnuch television.
c.That he or she should lnd more enioyable teievision programs.
D.That he orshe sれ ould ttnd somethittg to do whi:e watching television,such as playing
garnes.

14.lf the inforrnation in this atticle iS COrrect,which ofthe followittg is most‖ kely to be true?
A.Television is not interesting for mOst people.
B.Most people need lo watch much less televislon.
C.Lis d:frlcutt for some people to stop watching television.
D.VVatching a few hours oftelevision a week is ilkely to damage yourilfe.

15,What are three charactettsticS of a se縣 oま s addictionぐ n the third,fourth,and l■ h

paragraphs)?
A.That the addiction is d:smaying:that the addictis never rea‖ y satisfied;and that the
addiction is destructive.
B.That the addictiS dependent on a certain experience;thatthe addidion is dismaying:
and that the addiCtion is destructive.
C.That the addictis dependent on a certain experience:that the addiction is dismaying:
and thatthe addictis never real:y satistted.
D.That the addict is dependent on a certain experience:that the adcict iS never really
satisfled:and thatthe addiction is destructive.

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① 研究者たちの予想
② 彼 らが行なつた研究の内容
③ 研究の結果
④ 研究結果に対する彼 らの警告

The Gift Of Giving

VVe oten think that the beSt relationShips have to be perFeCtly equal and balanced.
After a‖ ,itisOn:y fain i scratch your back,you scratch mine,and everyoneis happyl right?
in fact,a group of Finnish psycholo9iStS haS diScovered that rectprocal relationships arenl
old adage:it is
necessarily the key to happinesS and health. Their research proves an age‐
actua‖ y betterto give than to receive― panicula‖
yifyou are a woman.
"10utt resuitS Were surpJSing for us,"says researcher A
Vaananen of the Finnish
lnstitute of OcCupational Health. ''We thought il wOuld be good for the participants to
receive as much as they gave,butthat was notthe case.1:
People with stroRg intimate relationships tend to be happler and healthiet and
Vaananen and hiS team were interested in investigating the dynarnics that provide the biggest
iift in we‖ being. They quizzed almost 800 middle‐ aged FinniSh men and wOmen about how
much support they gave and received in theirintirrlate relationships,then tracked how many
uppolt'i
dayS they ca::ed in sick frorn work over the next nine years. The study's idea ofiゝ
es to serving breakfast
included both everyday and romantic tasks,from doing hOusehoid cho「
in bed.
The researchers found that women who feitthey gave rnore supportthan they received
ed
tOOk 6o percentfewer dckdayS than ther coewOrkers_On the other hand,men who rece
more support than they gave also had fewer absences. ln other wOrds,wOrnen who gave
more and rtten who received rnore support appё ared to actually be nealthie1 0r atleaSt better
prepared to deal vvith Stress.
Of cOurse,this dOeSnt mean women shou:d stalt cleaning up after a messy spouse or
begin C00king lavish fam:!y meals in hopes Of adding years to their:ives. lt cOuld be that
women who take fewer days Oriust happen to be heatthier people,and as a resutt are alSO

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more likely to spend theirtime caring for Close friends and farnily.
known physical difference
But the resuits of thiS Study could also be related to a wel‐
between men and women. Studies shOW when women provide care and suppott for their
loved ones,they also produce the reproductive horrnone oxytocin,which reduces feelings Of
stress and anxiety・ 10wers blood pressure and increases tolerance to pain. Since no
equivalent respoAse has yet been observed in men,this cOuld explain the lndings of the
Finnish study. ・
Vaananen is quick to pOint outthatthe results shOuld not be seen as a recomrnendation
that ali men shOu:d be cared for and ali wornen shou:d be nurturers. ln the study,men and
women on average gave and received support in equal amounts, he says. Cender iuSt
changed the efFects Of giving and receiving.
In many cunures,"providing fOr others is expected and valued for c10Se relattonships,"
Vaananen sbyS.=・ AInong wOmen it seems to enhance their health,but thiS doesnit say that
rnen should not be the suppOrters in a relationship or that rnen arent capablo of functioning
as caregivers.''

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次 の二つの質問か ら一つ選んで、少な くとも二つの理 由を挙げて英語で具体的に答 えな
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1. ln rnany countries people are not a‖ owed to ride bicycles on the sidewa:k(歩 道 ).Do you
think riding bicycles on sidewalks shou:d be allowed in Japan?VVhy or Why not?

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2.3y tゎ e late 20th century there were already a few olect c cars avattabie.Atter so many
years,why do you think reasonably′ priced eledric cars are not yet availab:e to everyone?
Cive your reasons.

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