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Unit34
Unit3AlienationandtheInternet
KeytoExercises
TextComprehension
I.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.
B.
Ⅱ.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1.TRefertoPara.1.
2.FRefertoPara.2.Whentheauthorsays"thismightsoundlikeanapparentcontradiction",heimpliesthatthisisinfactnotacontradictionatall.Throughoutthewholeessay,theauthorexplainstheseeminglycontradictoryidea:
ontheonehand,theInternetisresponsibleforglobalunification,andontheotheritalienatestheparticipants.
3.FRefertoPara.3,wheretheauthor,bysaying"1havenotknownthisfellowtobegiventoexaggeration...itgavemepausetothink",actuallymeansthattothebestofhisknowledge,thisfriendofhishasneverexaggeratedanything;therefore,thefellow'sstorymadetheauthorpausetothinkabouttheunintendednegativeconsequencesoftheInternet.
4.TRefertoPara.4.Attheendofthisparagraph,theauthorarguesthatwhenpeoplespendmuchtimedevelopingon-linerelationshipswithfarawayfolks,theywillhavenotimetoparticipateinthecommunalactivities,whichunderminesthesenseofcommunity.
5.T.RefertoPara.6.Inthisparagraph,theauthorarguesthatwhensurfingthewebapersonmightbecognitivelyoverloadedandthatthecognitiveoverloadmightresultinadistortedsenseofreality.
Ⅲ.Answerthefollowingquestions.
1.Astheauthorseesit,theInternetismostlikelytomakeourglobalvillageabetterplacetolivein.Itprovidesamiraculousforumfortheglobalizationofideas,whichcontributestotherealizationofhumanpotential.Furthermore,itisapowerfultoolfortheacquisitionandapplicationofknowledge.Thebenefitsofthelnternet,however,maybedarkenedbyitsnegativeconsequences.Itmaydepriveitsuserofhistimefornecessaryinteractionwithothersocietymemberssothatthewholeworldmaybefurtherfragmented.Inaddition,thereisareasonablelikelihoodthattheInternetpresentstoomuchinformation,whichgivesitsuseraskewedsenseofrealitybymakinghimacognitivelyoverloadedman.
2.HisfriendwasaddictedtotheInternet.Hewouldspendevenovertwenty-fourhoursnon-stopontheInternetsothathehadtoforcehimselftogooffline.Ashespentsomuchtimeincyberspace,hissenseofrealitymighthavebeencrooked.Moreover,withoutanyface-.to-faceverbalcommunicationwithotherpeople,hefeltlonelyanddepressed.
3.ThealienationofsocietymembershadbegunlongbeforetheInternetstartedtobeusedworldwide.AfterWorldWar1Iwhenthesoldiersreturnedfromthebattlefields,theydevotedthemselvesto"progress".Whatdidtoachievetheirgoalwastomanufacturelargequantitiesofcarsandmakethemavailabletomostpeople.Withthecarpeoplecouldtravelaroundmoreeasily,butattheexpenseoftheirreunionwiththeirextendedfamiliesandcommunicationswiththeirneighbors.Thus,itisapparentthatitwasthecarownershipthatalienatedpeoplebeforetheInternet.Intheinformationage,however,peoplearealienatednotsomuchbycarsasbytheInteract.Interactaddictsarefarfromrare.Asillustratedbytheexampleoftheauthor'snephew,itseemstobeanirreversibletrendthatmoreandmorepeople,oldandyoung,arebecomingaddictedtotheInternet.Theywillspendmanyhoursnon-stopincyberspaceratherthanwiththeirfamiliesorfriends.Forlackofcommunications,theyarebecomingstrangerstootherpeople.Therefore,thereisagoodreasontobelievethatthesocietyisbeingfurtheralienatedbytheInternet.
4.The"cruelirony"meansthattheInternetprovidestheuserwithaconvenientmeansofcommunicatingandmakingfriendswithpeoplefarapartontheonehand,butontheother,itestrangestheuserfrom.thepeoplearoundhimbycancelinghisavailabilityfortheface-to-facecommunicationsevenwithhisfamiliesandclosefriendsandforinvolvementinthecommunityactivities.
5.ThepotentialoftheInternetasapowerfultoolforglobalizingideasandforacquiringandapplyingknowledgecanonlyberealizedwhenitsuserstrikesabalancebetweentherealityandtheInternet.AlthoughtheInternetmakesitpossibleforitsuserstodebate,shop,travelandhaveromanceincyberspacewithoutleavinghome,theoveruseofthistoolprobablyresultsinadistortedsenseofreality.TheonlywaytoavoidbeingpenalizedbytheInteractismakemoderateuseofthistoolwithoutlosingone'ssenseofplaceintheworld.
Ⅳ.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.
1.AstherearerelativelyfewrestrictionsforreachingandusingtheInternet,communicationsviatheInternetarecomparabletotravelingthroughtheinternationalwaterways.
2.Alotofpeopletalkaboutthe"newinformationage",butnotsomanypeopleareacquaintedwiththeideathattheInternetseparatespeoplefromeachotherandfragmentssocietyfurtherasaresult.
3.Ithinkthatinoursocietythetoppriorityisgiventothesatisfactionofone'simmediateneeds.TheInternetisthebesttoolforthispurpose,forontheInternetonecandowhateverhelikesto.
StructuralAnalysisoftheText
Thethreepartsofthetext:
PartI(Paragraphs1-2);PartII(Paragraphs3-6);andPart~I(Paragraph7)
Topicalsentence:
HoweverIamalsotroubledbythepossibleunintendednegativeconsequences.
Concludingstatement:
Allthisbeingsaid,Ibelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialof
theInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.
RhetoricalFeaturesoftheText
Moreantonyms:
real/notreal;reality/virtualexistence;outsideplayingwithhisfriends/
playhisgamesagainsthisfriendsincyberspace.Theuseofallthesepairsofantonymshelpstoreinforcetheseemingself-contradictionthatthelnternetcanleadtoglobalizationontheonehand
andcausethealienationoftheuserfromthepeoplearoundhimontheother..
VocabularyExercises
I.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.
1.abilitytodevelop,achieveorsucceed
2.causingtofeelverydistantfromornotwelcometootherpeople
3,likeditverymuchandwantedtospendasmuchtimedoingitaspossible
4.awordorphrasewhichisoftenrepeatedtoexpressabelief
5.moreinformationthanonecancopewith
6.asetofimagesandsoundsproducedbyacomputerwhichseemssorealthatformostpurposesitcanberegardedasreal
II.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.
1.A2.B3.B4.C5.B6.A7.D8.D
III.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.
1.forthebetter2.attheexpenseof
3.wasconfrontedwith4.tookadvantageof
5.inearnest6.areavailablefor
7.priorto8.wouldgive...pausetothink
IV.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordorphraseineachsentence.
1.expanses2.thinkingitisnecessary
3.commonplace4.athome
5.tellyou6.largenumber
GrammarExercises
I.Putthefollowingintoindirectspeech.
1.RobertsaidhehadbeeninLondonforamonth,butsofarhehadn'thadtimetovisittheTower.
2.Hesaidhehadbeenintendingtodoitthenextday,butthenhedidn'tthinkhewouldbeableto.
3.Theboyaskedwhysomanypeoplewereinterestedinon-lineshopping.
4.JohntoldMarynottomakemountainsoutofmolehills.
5.Mymothertoldmetotakethemeatoutoftheovenwhenthebellrang.
6.AnnsuggestedsurfingtheInternet.
7.Thechildaskedhismotherifhehadto/needeatitallandshesaidthathemust/hadto.
8.Mr.SmithadvisedTomnottospendallhistimechattingonthelnternet.
II.Combinethesentencesitseachgroupintoone,usingatleastoneabsoluteconstruction.
1.Therehavingbeennorain,thegroundwasdry.
2.WhenIwalkedin,Grandpawassittingatthekitchentable,thenewspaperspreadbeforehim.
3.Theboysleanedagainstthewillowtree,fishingpolesrestingonsticks,eyesgazingatthebobsfloatingontheripples.
4.Markwenthomewardalone,hisheartfullofstrangeemotion.
5.Thediscussioncompleted,thechairmanadjournedthemeetingforhalfanhour.
6.Thecowboydominatesthepagesofmanymagazines,hishairdarkandcurly,hisbroadshouldersslopingyetpowerfulandhisexpressioncalmandconfident.
Ill.Fillineachblankwitheitherthegerundortheinfinitiveoftheverbgiveninthebrackets.
1.pacify,bepacified,grumbling2.seeing
3.beingtreated4.doing
5.answering,ring6.reporting
IV.Rewritethefollowingsentences.Startwiththewordsgiven.
1.Hardlyhadhearrivedwhenshestartedcomplaining.
2.RarelydoesMantoncareaboutanythingelseoncehegetsloggedontotheNet.
3.Undernocircumstancesmustyoutouchthisswitch.
4.Neverinalltheirliveshavetheyknownsuchhardships.
5.Somuchdoesheworryabouthisfinancialpositionthathecan'tsleepatnight.
6.Notonlydidhespeakmorecorrectlybutalsomoreconvincingly.
7.Onlyafterseveraltrialsdidtheysucceed.
V.Makesentencesofyourownafterthesentencesgivenbelow,keepingtheunderlinedstructuresinyoursentences.
1.Itismyhopethatyouwillnotgiveupyourefforts.
Itwasmybeliefthatourteamwillwinthistime.
2.Iamreadytoacceptyourproposalinthat1believeittobethebestyoucanoffer.
Thismachinediffersfromtheotheroneinthatitismorepowerful.
3.Allthingsbeingconsidered,IthinkIoughttoawardthescholarshiptoJohn.
Somanymembersbeingabsent,themeetinghadtobeputoff.
Translation
Ⅰ.Translatethefollowingsentences"intoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiveninthebrackets.
1.Forthepas
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