题目内容
In so many ways, cyberspace(网络空间) mirrors the real world. People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.
Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.
Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat about their interests?
But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.
Supporters of online relationships claim that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way.
But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit whatever image they want to give. And they don’t have to worry about what their “faceless” communication is doing for their image. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.
All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This inevitably leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different than the real person.
So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
【小题1】We learn about a person in cyberspace only through _________________.
【小题2】Why is the Internet a great place for exciting conversation?
【小题3】What makes online love relationship often fail?
【小题4】From the passage we can learn that the writer __________________________ looking for love on the Internet.
【小题1】the thoughts they type/the words on a computer screen.
【小题2】Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.
【小题3】Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.
【小题4】disagree with/ objects to / is against
解析试题分析:本文说明了现在很多人都在网络里寻找爱情或者其他的社会联系。并具体分析了在网络里寻找爱情或者其他关系的优势和劣势。
【小题1】the thoughts they type/the words on a computer screen.
细节题。根据文章第2段2,3行Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count.可知在网络上我们主要通过文字进行交流。
【小题2】Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.
细节题。根据文章三段3,4行In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation可知在聊天中最重要的是交流的思想。
【小题3】Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.
根据文章倒数第二段But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace.和But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.”可知我们经常是在和一些想象里的人进行的交流。
【小题4】disagree with/ objects to / is against
推理题。根据文章最后一段So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”可知作者是反对在网络里寻找爱情的。
考点:考察社会现象类短文阅读
点评:本文分析了在网络里寻找爱情或者其他关系的优势和劣势。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读任务。
To American visitors, Iceland is a very interesting country, partly because it is different in so many ways from what he or she is used to seeing at home. There are quite a few things that are not done, or that do not exist on the island - quite a few "No's".
There is no pollution, for instance. No dogs are permitted in Reykjavik, the capital. There is no television on Thursdays or during the entire month of July, and only three hours of black-and-white TV the rest of the time. There is no hard liquor on Wednesdays and no beer at any time. There are no handguns; only one jail of thirty-five cells(牢房) in the entire land – an admirable figure, even for a small country of 313,376 people.
There is no army, air force or navy. There is no tipping for anything. There are no large stores open on Saturdays or Sundays. Since Iceland is situated just under the Arctic Circle, there is no darkness in summer and do daylight in winter. But thanks to Gulf Stream, the climate is rather mild, with temperatures ranging from 34 degrees Fahrenheit to 52 degrees in July.
The rules on television, liquor, and guns are the result of governmental decision. But the absence of pollution is due in great part to the fact that Iceland gets its power from the enormous geyser(间歇泉)and the thousands of hot springs that come out of the ground. They provide all the energy needed by the country. In fact, Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power.
Iceland has been described as a democratic (民主的) independent country where more fish are caught and more books published per person than anywhere else in the world. The Icelanders have always felt a particular love for literature. They composed their first works in the ninth and tenth centuries AD. These works were poems and tales about the kings, heroes, and heroines of Iceland and Norway. At first the stories were memorized and passed from generation to generation. The Icelanders have never stopped writing ever since. “Rather shoeless than bookless," they proudly say.
【小题1】American visitors enjoy visiting Iceland probably because .
A.no dogs are permitted in the capital |
B.the police do not carry handguns |
C.it is very different from America |
D.the climate is rather mild. |
A.there are no soldiers in Iceland |
B.the Icelanders don't drink beer |
C.there is no service fee of any kind |
D.there are no crimes in Iceland |
A.Iceland uses only 3 percent of all its available power |
B.the Icelanders use hot water from the ground below as their energy |
C.it is located just under the Arctic Circle |
D.it is a democratic independent country |
A.they regard books more important than shoes. |
B.they would rather have shoes on than write books |
C.they prefer traveling to reading |
D.they prefer not to have shoes or books |
In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities.
They showed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” showed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now completed.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome would cover the whole city.
Supporters(支持者) of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens and wilderness. H. G. Well’s “moon people” would agree. Would you?
1.The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ______.
A.knew so much about the earth |
B.understood their language |
C.lived in so many underground cities |
D.were ahead of them in space technology |
2.What does the underlined word (paragraph 3) “it” refer to?
A.Discovering the moon’s inner space. |
B.Using the earth’s inner space. |
C.Meeting the “moon people” again. |
D.Traveling to outer space. |
3.What kind of underground system are already here with us?
A.Offices, shopping areas, power stations. |
B.Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas. |
C.Gardens, car parks, power stations. |
D.Tunnels, gardens, offices. |
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Alice Cities—cities of the future. |
B.Space travel with H. G. Wells. |
C.Enjoy living underground. |
D.Building down, not up. |