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UnitAlienationandtheInternet习题答案综合教程四

Unit3AlienationandtheInternet

KeytotheExercises

Textcomprehension

I.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.

B

II.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1.T（RefertoParagraph1.）

2.F（RefertoParagraph2.Whentheauthorsays"thismightsoundlikeanapparentcontradiction,"heimpliesthatthisisinfactnotacontradictionatall.Throughoutthewholeessay,theauthorexplainstheseeminglycontradictoryidea:

ontheonehandtheInternetisresponsibleforglobalunification,andontheotheritalienatestheparticipants.）

3.F（RefertoParagraph3,wheretheauthor,bysaying"Ihavenotknownthisfellowtobegiventoexaggeration"actuallymeansthattothebestofhisknowledge,thisfriendofhishasneverexaggeratedanything.）

4.T（RefertoParagraph4.Attheendofthisparagraph,theauthorarguesthatwhenpeoplespendmuchtimedevelopingon-linerelationshipswithfarawayfolks,theywillhavenotimetoparticipateincommunalactivities,whichunderminesthesenseofcommunity.）

5.T（RefertoParagraph6.Inthisparagraph,theauthorarguesthatwhensurfingtheWebapersonmightbecognitivelyoverloadedandthatthecognitiveoverloadmightresultinadistortedsenseofreality.）

III.Answerthefollowingquestions.

1.RefertoParagraph1.Astheauthorseesit,theInternetismostlikelytomakeourglobalvillageabetterplacetolivein.Itprovidesamiraculousforumfortheglobalizationofideas,whichcontributestotherealizationofhumanpotential.Furthermore,itisapowerfultoolfortheacquisitionandapplicationofknowledge.ThebenefitsoftheInternet,however,maybedarkenedbyitsnegativeconsequences.Itmaydeprivetheuserofhistimefornecessaryinteractionwithothersocietymemberssothatthewholeworldmaybefurtherfragmented.Inaddition,thereisareasonablelikelihoodthattheInternetpresentstoomuchinformation,whichgivestheuseraskewedsenseofrealitybymakinghimcognitivelyoverloaded.

2.RefertoParagraph3.HisfriendwasaddictedtotheInternet.Hewouldspendevenovertwenty-fourhoursnon-stopontheInternetsothathehadtoforcehimselftogooffline.Ashespentsomuchtimeincyberspace,hissenseofrealitymighthavebeencrooked.Moreover,withoutanyface-to-faceverbalcommunicationwithotherpeople,hefeltlonelyanddepressed.

3.RefertoParagraph4.ThealienationofsocietymembershadbegunlongbeforetheInternetstartedtobeusedworldwide.AfterWorldWarII,whenthesoldiersreturnedfromthebattlefields,theydevotedthemselvesto"progress."Largequantitiesofcarsweremanufactured,whichfedthecreationofsuburbs,andconsequentlypeoplelivedfarapartfromeach.TheInternet,however,hasaddedtotheproblemandInternetaddictsarefarfromrare.Asillustratedbytheexampleoftheauthor'snephew,itseemstobeanirreversibletrendthatmoreandmorepeople,oldandyoung,arebecomingaddictedtotheInternet.Theywillspendmanyhoursnon-stopincyberspaceratherthanwiththeirfamiliesorfriends.Forlackofcommunication,theyarebecomingstrangerstootherpeople.Therefore,thereisagoodreasontobelievethatsocietyisbeingfurtheralienatedbytheInternet.

4.The"cruelirony"meansthattheInternetprovidestheuserwithaconvenientmeansofcommunicatingandmakingfriendswithpeoplefarapartontheonehand,butontheother,itestrangestheuserfromthepeoplearoundhimbycancelinghisavailabilityforface-to-facecommunicationevenwithhisfamiliesandclosefriendsandforinvolvementincommunityactivities.

5.RefertoParagraphs6and7.ThepotentialoftheInternetasapowerfultoolforglobalizingideasandforacquiringandapplyingknowledgecanonlyberealizedwhentheuserstrikesabalancebetweenrealityandtheInternet.AlthoughtheInternetmakesitpossiblefortheusertodebate,shop,travelandhaveromanceincyberspacewithoutleavinghome,theoveruseofthistoolprobablyresultsinadistortedsenseofreality.TheonlywaytoavoidbeingpenalizedbytheInternetismakemoderateuseofthistoolwithoutlosingone'ssenseofplaceintheworld.

IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.

1.AstheInternetcanbereachedandusedwithrelativelyfewrestrictions,itplaysaroleinconnectingpeopleglobally,whichiscomparabletotravellingthroughinternationalwaterways.

2.Alotofpeopletalkaboutthe"newinformationage,"butnotsomanypeopleareacquaintedwiththeideathattheInternetseparatespeoplefromeachotherandfragmentssocietyfurtherasaresult.

3.Ithinkthatinoursocietytoppriorityisgiventothesatisfactionofone'simmediateneeds.TheInternetisthebestmeanstoachievethispurpose,forontheInternetonecandowhateverhelikesto.

Structuralanalysisofthetext

Thethreepartsofthetext:

Part1（Paragraphs1）;

Part2（Paragraphs3）;and

Part3（Paragraph7）.

Thesisstatement:

...theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.

Concludingstatement:

Allofthisbeingsaid,IbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.

Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext

Moreantonyms:

real杗otreal,reality杤irtualexistence,outsideplayingwithhisfriends杙layhisgamesagainsthisfriendsincyberspace.Theuseofallthesepairsofantonymouswordsandexpressionshelpstoreinforcetheseemingself-contradictionthattheInternetcanleadtoglobalizationontheonehandandcausethealienationoftheusersfromthepeoplearoundthemontheother.

Vocabularyexercises

I.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1.abilitytodevelop,achieveorsucceed

2.causingtofeelverydistantfromornotwelcometootherpeople

3.likeditverymuchandwantedtospendasmuchtimedoingitaspossible

4.moreinformationthanonecancopewith

5.asetofimagesandsoundsproducedbyacomputerwhichseemsorealthatformostpurposestheycanberegardedasreal

II.Fillintheblank（s）ineachsentencewithaphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

1.forthebetter

2.attheexpenseof

3.wasconfrontedwith

4.tookadvantageof

5.inearnest

6.areavailablefor

7.priorto

8.wouldgive...pausetothink

III.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1.alienating2.globalization

3.fragmenting4.addict

5.exaggerates6.Depression

7.simulated8.gratified

IV.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.

1.A2.B3.B4.C

5.B6.A7.D8.D

V.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.

1.Antonym:

intended（purposeful,intentional,planned）

2.Antonym:

extraordinary（unusual）

3.Synonym:

alienate（isolate,estrange）

4.Synonym:

cultivate（nurture）

5.Antonym:

considerable（excessive,indulgent）

6.Synonym:

improvement（enhancement）

7.Synonym:

misrepresent（falsify）

8.Antonym:

unimportant（trivial,minor）

VI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.

1.expanses

2.thinkingitisnecessary

3.commonplace

4.athome

5.tellyou

6.largenumber

Grammarexercises

I.Combinethesentencesineachgroupintoone,usingatleastoneabsoluteconstruction.

1.Allofthisbeingsaid,IbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.

2.Therehavingbeennorain,thegroundwasdry.

3.WhenIwalkedin,Grandpawassittingatthekitchentable,thenewspaperspreadbeforehim.

4.Theboysleanedagainstthewillowtree,theirfishingpolesrestingonsticks,theireyesgazingatthebobbersfloatingontheripples.

5.Markwenthomewardalone,hisheartfullofastrangeemotion.

6.Thediscussioncompleted,thechairmanadjournedthemeetingforhalfanhour.

7.Dianastoodmotionlessattheendofthedivingboard,herhandsathersides,herheelsslightlyraised,everymuscleanticipatingaction.

8.Thecowboydominatesthepagesofmanymagazines,hishairdarkandcurly,hisbroadshouldersslopingyetpowerfulandhisexpressioncalmandconfident.

II.Puttheverbsinbracketsintoagerundoraninfinitive.

1.pacify,bepacified,grumbling

2.seeing

3.beingtreated

4.doing

5.getting,closing

6.answering,ring

7.reporting

8.resolving

9.making

10.going

III.Rewritethefollowingsentences,beginningwiththewordsgiven.

1.Hardlyhadhearrivedwhenshestartedcomplaining.

2.RarelydoesMantoncareaboutanythingelseoncehegetsloggedontotheNet.

3.Undernocircumstancesmustyoutouchthisswitch.

4.Neverinalltheirliveshavetheyknownsuchhardships.

5.Somuchdoesheworryabouthisfinancialpositionthathecan'tsleepatnight.

6.Notonlydidhespeakmorecorrectlybutalsomoreconvincingly.

7.Onlyafterseveraltrialsdidtheysucceed.

8.Undernocircumstancesarethepassengerspermittedtoopenthedoorsthemselves.

IV.Rewriteeachofthefollowingsentences,shiftingtheadverbialphraseofdirectionorplacetothefrontoftheclause.Useinversionwherepossible.

1.Theteacherblewawhistleandoffranthechildren.

2.Themanlitthefuseandafterafewsecondsupwenttherocket.

3.Onthestairswassittingasmalldark-hairedgirl.

4.Roundthecornercameamilk-van.

5.Theregoesthevicar.

6.Thepeopledivedforcoverasovertheirheadsflewthebullets.

7.Inthedoorwaystoodherfather.

8.Infrontofthem