Unit3AlienationandtheInternet习题答案综合教程四Word下载.docx

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actuallymeansthattothebestofhisknowledge,thisfriendofhishasneverexaggeratedanything.）

4.T（RefertoParagraph4.Attheendofthisparagraph,theauthorarguesthatwhenpeoplespendmuchtimedevelopingon-linerelationshipswithfarawayfolks,theywillhavenotimetoparticipateinmunalactivities,whichunderminesthesenseofmunity.）

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,hissenseofrealitymighthavebeenB

crooked.Moreover,withoutanyface-to-faceverbalmunicationwithotherpeople,hefeltlonelyanddepressed.

3.RefertoParagraph4.ThealienationofsocietymembershadbegunlongbeforetheInternetstartedtobeusedworldwide.AfterWorldWarII,whenthesoldiersreturnedfromthebattlefields,theydevotedthemselvesto"

progress."

Largequantitiesofcarsweremanufactured,whichfedthecreationofsuburbs,andconsequentlypeoplelivedfarapartfromeach.TheInternet,however,hasaddedtotheproblemandInternetaddictsarefarfromrare.Asillustratedbytheexampleoftheauthor'

snephew,itseemstobeanirreversibletrendthatmoreandmorepeople,oldandyoung,areingaddictedtotheInternet.Theywillspendmanyhoursnon-stopincyberspaceratherthanwiththeirfamiliesorfriends.Forlackofmunication,theyareingstrangerstootherpeople.Therefore,thereisagoodreasontobelievethatsocietyisbeingfurtheralienatedbytheInternet.

4.The"

cruelirony"

meansthattheInternetprovidestheuserwithaconvenientmeansofmunicatingandmakingfriendswithpeoplefarapartontheonehand,butontheother,itestrangestheuserfromthepeoplearoundhimbycancelinghisavailabilityforface-to-facemunicationevenwithhisfamiliesandclosefriendsandforinvolvementinmunityactivities.

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

ssenseofplaceintheworld.

IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.

1.AstheInternetcanbereachedandusedwithrelativelyfewrestrictions,itplaysaroleinconnectingpeopleglobally,whichisparabletotravellingthroughinternationalwaterways.

2.Alotofpeopletalkaboutthe"

newinformationage,"

butnotsomanypeopleareacquaintedwiththeideathattheInternetseparatespeoplefromeachotherandfragmentssocietyfurtherasaresult.

3.Ithinkthatinoursocietytoppriorityisgiventothesatisfactionofone'

simmediateneeds.TheInternetisthebestmeanstoachievethispurpose,forontheInternetonecandowhateverhelikesto.

Structuralanalysisofthetext

Thethreepartsofthetext:

Part1（Paragraphs1?

）;

Part2（Paragraphs3?

and

Part3（Paragraph7）.

Thesisstatement:

...theInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringtheConcludingstatement:

Allofthisbeingsaid,Ibelievethatthekeytorealizingthefragmentationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.potentialoftheInternetisinachievingbalanceinourlives.

Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext

Moreantonyms:

realnotreal,realityvirtualexistence,outsideplayingwithhisfriendsplayhisgamesagainsthisfriendsincyberspace.Theuseofallthesepairsofantonymouswordsandexpressionshelpstoreinforcetheseemingself-contradictionthattheInternetcanleadtoglobalizationontheonehandandcausethealienationoftheusersfromthepeoplearoundthemontheother.

Vocabularyexercises

I.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1.abilitytodevelop,achieveorsucceed

2.causingtofeelverydistantfromornotetootherpeople

3.likeditverymuchandwantedtospendasmuchtimedoingitaspossible

4.moreinformationthanonecancopewith

5.asetofimagesandsoundsproducedbyaputerwhichseemsorealthatformostpurposestheycanberegardedasreal

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.simulated

8.gratified

IV.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.

1.A2.B

5.B6.A

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.thinkingitisnecessary3.monplace

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.Thediscussionpleted,thechairmanadjournedthemeetingforhalfanhour.

7.Dianastoodmotionlessattheendofthedivingboard,herhandsathersides,her3.B4.C7.D8.D

heelsslightlyraised,everymuscleanticipatingaction.

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.Hardlyhadhearrivedwhenshestartedplaining.

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.Infrontofthemwasawhitepillarandontopofitstoodasmall,marblestatue.

V.Correctanymistakesyoufindinthisnewspaperitem.

ThepeopleofSawstonwereevacuate