The internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global village —you can make new friends all around the world .That, at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that it did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationships with more than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated human mind.

The problem is twofold（双重的）.First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest（投入）in them. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribution what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline（减弱）until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.

This is not, of course, to say that the internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.

In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see then, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’ t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.

1.What is stressed in the first paragraph?

A. The present situation of the internet.

B. The difficulty in communication on the internet.

C. The socially valuable function of the internet.

D. The role of the human mind in the internet communication.

2.The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “       ”.

A. appointment    B. connection    C. interview     D. agreement

3. According to the passage, the author holds the view that      .

A. the internet fails to play so valuable a role in communication as it promised

B. the Internet determines the quality of social relationships

C. the internet greatly increases the size of social circles

D. the internet communication is no less effective than the face-to-face talk

4. What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the internet to strengthen relationships?

A. He is uncertain about it.    B. He is hopeful of it

C. He approves of it          D. He doubts it

 

 

The Internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global village——you can make new friends all around the world. That, at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that it did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationships with more than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the Internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.

The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.

This is not, of course, to say that the Internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.

In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see them, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The Internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.

1.The number of friends we can keep relationships with is decided by__________.

A. the Internet   B. the time we have  C. the place we live  D. the mind

2.The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “__________”.

　A. appointment   B. connection   C. interview    D. agreement

3.The author holds the view that___________.

  A. the Internet helps to keep in touch with friends far away

B. the Internet determines the quality of social relationships

C. the Internet greatly increases the size of social circles

D. the Internet is of no value in social communication

4.What will the author encourage us to do?

　A. To keep in touch with old friends when we have moved away.

　B. To chat with friends often on the Internet.

　C. To make more new friends face to face.

　D. To stop using the Internet to make new friends.

5.What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the Internet to strengthen relationships?

　A. He thinks it useless           B. He is hopeful of it.

　C. He approves of it.            D. He doubts it.

 

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，请阅读以下有关招聘教师的信息：

A Title: Primary in Guangzhou Position: Oral (口语)Teacher Vacancy(空缺): 1 Salary（工资）: 8,000 RMB（人民币） Qualification: TESOL Experience required: 1 year Workload（工作量）: 25 classes/week, 40 minutes/ class Medical Insurance Paid holiday: National holidays	B Title: Medical/High School in Jiangsu Position: Science Teacher Vacancy: 1 Salary: 10,000-12,000 RMB Qualification: BA/TESOL Experience required: More than 1 year Workload: 18-20 classes/week, 45 minutes/ class Medical Insurance Paid holiday: No
C Title: Primary/Middle in Shenzhen Position（职位）: Oral Teacher Vacancy: 5 Salary: 5,000 -7,000RMB Qualification: TEFL/TESOL Experience required: 4 years Workload:30classes/week, 40 minutes/ class	D Title: High School in Beijing Position: Science Teacher Vacancy: 2 Salary: 7,000-9,000 RMB Qualification: BA Experience required: 2 years Workload:16-18classes/week, 40 minutes/ class
Medical Insurance Paid holiday: All legal holidays Airfare reimbursement (退还)	Medical Insurance Paid holiday: Both National holidays and May holidays
E Title: Pre-University Training school in Tianjin Position: Training Teacher Vacancy: 2 Salary: 7,000-9,000 RMB Qualification: BA Experience required: 1 year or more Workload: 25 classes/week, 60 minutes/ class Spacious（宽敞的） single room provided Medical Insurance	F Title: High school in Sichuan Position: Oral English Teacher Vacancy: 2 Salary: 5,000 RMB Qualification: TEFL/TESOL Experience required: No Workload: 10 classes every week, 40 minutes every class Medical Insurance Paid holiday: All legal holidays Travel allowance

请阅读以下五位应聘者的具体信息，然后选择适合他们的职位。
【小题1】Born in a rich family, Guo Jia is a spoiled beautiful girl, who never thinks about money. She speaks English very well and she likes nothing but traveling. She has to find a job as a teacher because her mother asked her to. So she wants to find a job that doesn’t take her too much time.
【小题2】Wang Hao, a boy from a big family of four children, is a teacher of science. He has been teaching in his hometown for four years. But he is not satisfied with the salary, so he wants to find a better job. He wants to earn as much money as possible no matter how hard the work is.
【小题3】Zhou Ming is a man of great responsibility. He is a trainer of much experience as he has taught in many training centers these years. But they do not offer him any housing. So he decided to find a new place where he can get a room for him to live in.
【小题4】Liu Ke is a science teacher, who works in a town in Guangdong. He has been reading all kinds of books for these three years to enlarge his knowledge. In his opinion, Beijing is the best choice for working because it is the political and cultural center of China.
【小题5】He Yong is an oral teacher who teaches in his hometown. Having been teaching in Shenzhen for many years, his best friend and classmate told him the salary in Shenzhen is high. So he wants to have a try. As he has to go back home very often, he wants as many holidays as possible. And it will be better if the school can pay the airfare.

I had confidence（信心） in my own youth and ______ no matter how hard the conditions in the western areas are.

   A. behavior         B. pressure           C. experience        D. energy

 

The Internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global village——you can make new friends all around the world. That, at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that it did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationships with more than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the Internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.
The problem is twofold（双重的）. First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.
This is not, of course, to say that the Internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world.
In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see them, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The Internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.
【小题1】The number of friends we can keep relationships with is decided by______.

A．the Internet

B．the time we have

C．the place we live

D．the mind

【小题2】The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “_____”.

A．appointment

B．connection

C．interview

D．agreement

【小题3】The author holds the view that___________.

A．the Internet helps to keep in touch with friends far away

B．the Internet determines the quality of social relationships

C．the Internet greatly increases the size of social circles

D．the Internet is of no value in social communication

【小题4】What will the author encourage us to do?

A．To keep in touch with old friends when we have moved away.

B．To chat with friends often on the Internet.

C．To make more new friends face to face.

D．To stop using the Internet to make new friends.

【小题5】What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the Internet to strengthen relationships?

A．He thinks it useless	B．He is hopeful of it.
C．He approves of it.	D．He doubts it.