1、Unit3AlienationtheInterKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthspurposeofwriting.BII.Judgeaccdingtothetextwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretruefalse.1.T(RefertoParagraph1.)2.F(Referto

2、Paragraph2.Whentheauthsays“thismightsoundlikeanapparentcontradiction“heimpliesthatthisisinfactnotacontradictionatall.Throughoutthewholeessaytheauthexplainstheseeminglycontradictyidea:ontheonehtheInterisresponsiblefglobal

3、unificationontheotheritalienatestheparticipants.)3.F(RefertoParagraph3wheretheauthbysaying“Ihavenotknownthisfellowtobegiventoexaggeration“actuallymeansthattothebestofhisknowledgethisfriendofhishasneverexaggeratedanything

4、.)4.T(RefertoParagraph4.Attheendofthisparagraphtheautharguesthatwhenpeoplespendmuchtimedevelopingonlinerelationshipswithfarawayfolkstheywillhavenotimetoparticipateincommunalactivitieswhichunderminesthesenseofcommunity.)5

5、.T(RefertoParagraph6.InthisparagraphtheautharguesthatwhensurfingtheWebapersonmightbecognitivelyoverloadedthatthecognitiveoverloadmightresultinadisttedsenseofreality.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph1.As

6、theauthseesittheInterismostlikelytomakeourglobalvillageabetterplacetolivein.Itprovidesamiraculousfumftheglobalizationofideaswhichcontributestotherealizationofhumanpotential.Furthermeitisapowerfultoolftheacquisitionapplic

7、ationofknowledge.ThebenefitsoftheInterhowevermaybedarkenedbyitsnegativeconsequences.Itmaydeprivetheuserofhistimefnecessaryinteractionwithothersocietymemberssothatthewholewldmaybefurtherfragmented.Inadditionthereisareason

8、ablelikelihoodthattheInterpresentstoomuchinfmationwhichgivestheuseraskewedsenseofrealitybymakinghimcognitivelyoverloaded.2.RefertoParagraph3.HisfriendwasaddictedtotheInter.HewouldspendevenovertwentyfourhoursnonstopontheI

9、ntersothathehadtofcehimselftogooffline.AshespentsomuchtimeincyberspacehissenseofrealitymighthavebeenPart1(Paragraphs1)Part2(Paragraphs3)Part3(Paragraph7).Thesisstatement:...theIntermayberesponsibleffurtheringthefragmenta

10、tionofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.Concludingstatement:AllofthisbeingsaidIbelievethatthekeytorealizingthepotentialoftheInterisinachievingbalanceinourlives.RheticalfeaturesofthetextMeantonyms:real杗otrealreality杤i

11、rtualexistenceoutsideplayingwithhisfriends杙layhisgamesagainsthisfriendsincyberspace.TheuseofallthesepairsofantonymouswdsexpressionshelpstoreinfcetheseemingselfcontradictionthattheIntercanleadtoglobalizationontheonehcause

12、thealienationoftheusersfromthepeoplearoundthemontheother.VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwds.1.abilitytodevelopachievesucceed2.causingtofeelverydistantfromnotwelcometootherpeople3.like

13、ditverymuchwantedtospendasmuchtimedoingitaspossible4.meinfmationthanonecancopewith5.asetofimagessoundsproducedbyacomputerwhichseemsorealthatfmostpurposestheycanberegardedasrealII.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithaphras

14、efromtheboxinitsappropriatefm.1.fthebetter2.attheexpenseof3.wasconfrontedwith4.tookadvantageof5.inearnest6.areavailablef7.prito8.wouldgive...pausetothinkIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriatefmsofthegivenwds.1.alienating2