-Doyou feel like going on a picnic this weekend?
-_________.I was thinking about how to relax myself.
I believe not
Not really
I couldn't agree more
What a pity
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Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(互动)these days.The term is “networked individualism”.This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings.How can we be individuals(个体)and be networked at the same time?You need other people for networks.
Here is what Professor Wellman means.Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail,our social networks included live interactions with relatives,neighbors,and friends.Some of the interaction was by phone,but it was still voice to voice,person to person,in real time.
A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people,electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction.However,a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing.Why?
In the past,many people were worried that the Internet isolated(孤立)us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer.But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true.The Internet connects us with more real people than expected—helpful people who can give advice on careers,medical problems,raising children,and choosing a school or college.About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer,we are able to be alone and together with other people—at the same time!
The underlined phrase “networked individualism”probably means that by using computers people_______.
A.stick to their own ways no matter what other people say
B.have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest
C.do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people
D.are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people
According to the Pew study,what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?
A.Networks. B.Friends.
C.Phones. D.Parents.
It can be inferred from the Pew study that_______.
A.people have been separated from each other by using computers
B.the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely
C.the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication
D.a lot of people regard the person-toperson communication as good thing
Which would be the best title for this passage?
A.We’re Alone on the Internet.
B.We’re Communicating on the Internet.
C.We’re Alone Together on the Internet.
D.We’re in the Imaginary World of the Internet.
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America is grooving older. Fify years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United Satates were 65 or older. Today, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect American society in many ways - education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society-one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior(行为) is suitable at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time tells ads it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29 -year-old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing. Many people say, “I’m much younger than my mother or my father was at my age.” No one says “act your Age” anymore. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
72. It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America _____.
A. has made people feel younger
B. has changed people’s social position
C. has changed people’s understanding of age
D. has slowed down the country’s social development
73. The underlined word “one” refers to_______ .
A. a society B.America C.a place D. population
74. “Act your age” means people should ____ .
A. be active when they are old
B. do the right thing at the right age
C. show respect for their parents young or old
D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age
75. If a 25-year-old man becomes general manager of a big firm the writer of the text would most probably consider it _________.
A. normal B. wonderful C. unbelievable D. unreasonable
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| The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically(同情地) as the attractive young woman with the white cane(拐杖) made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, used her hands to 1 the location of the seats, walked down the aisle(过道) and found the seat he'd told her was 2 . Then she settled in(坐下) ,placed her briefcase on her lap and 3 her cane against her leg. It had been a year since Susan, 34, became 4 . Due to a medical misdiagnosis, she was suddenly 5 into a world of darkness, anger, frustration and self-pity. Mark, her husband, 6 her to work each day, even though they worked at 7 ends of the city. Soon, however, Mark realized the arrangement wasn't 8 . Susan had to start taking the bus again. Just as he predicted, Susan was 9 at the idea of taking the bus again. "How am I 10 to know where I am going? I feel like you're abandoning me," she responded bitterly. Mark taught her how to rely on her other 11 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to 12 to her new environment. Monday morning arrived, they went their 13 ways for the first time. On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was paying, the driver said, "I sure do 14 you. "Curious, she asked the driver, "Why?" The driver responded, "It must feel 15 to be taken care of and protected like you are. " " What do you mean?" she asked. The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the past week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been 16 across the corner watching you as you get off the bus. He makes sure you cross the street 17 and he watches until you enter your office building. Then he blows you a kiss, gives you a little salute and walks away. " Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. For 18 she couldn't physically see him, she had always felt Mark's presence. He had given her a gift more powerful than 19 , a gift she didn't need to see to 20 -the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness. | ||||
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