Question

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文为议论文。本文阐述了网络将开创新局面，创建“地球村”。通过网络人与人之间能够进行交流、交友。然而受到大脑和时间投入的局限，人与人之间无法按网络所承诺的那样进行交友。为此，作者对网络能够加强人与人之间的关系表示怀疑。

1.事实细节题。根据文章第一段第三、四句可知，困难的是，网络未考虑到人类的头脑，实际上，我们不能保持超过某一限定数量的人与人之间的关系。所以正确答案为 D 项。

2.猜测词义题。根据文章第二段内容及画线句句意：问题在于如果我们没有投入时间在他人身上，和那个人的关系将会减弱，直到最后逐渐变成“某人我曾经认识”，比较四个选项 B 项符合语境。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第三段，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.

可知作者支持的观点：网络在有助于和遥远的朋友联系。选A

4.事实细节题。从第四段的句子：Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face.可知作者鼓励我们做面对面的交流。选C

5.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后两句话的内容：富有意义的关系是相互之间面对面的交流。网络将减慢这种关系的结束，但它最终将无法阻止这种情况的发生。可知作者对网络能够加强人与人之间的关系表示怀疑。所以正确答案为 D 项。

考点：考查社会现象类短文

点评：细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。