Thanks to the Web, We’re Alone Together and Loving it
There's a professor, Barry Wellman, at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman's term is "networked individualism." It's not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here's what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that's a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on flickering computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered the Internet has put us in touch with more real people than we'd have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We're turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: We're keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
1.The Pew study was conducted in _____.
A.The United States | B.Canada |
C.The U.S. and Canada | D.Europe |
2.Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet and email?
A.People are talking on the phone more than ever. |
B.Interaction through the computer has replaced a lot of person to person interaction. |
C.Americans are turning into hermits. |
D.Sixty million Americans have bought computers. |
3.Which of the following was NOT one of the discoveries of the Pew study?
A.The Internet has put us in touch with more people than expected. |
B.People use the Internet to get advice on careers, medical problems, and other questions. |
C.For many Americans, the Internet plays an important role in helping them make important decisions. |
D.“Internet addiction” is a growing problem among people who use computers. |
4.What does the bolded words “reach out” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Connect with. | B.Play a trick. | C.Make a decision. | D.Stay alone. |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题
Thanks to the Web, We’re Alone Together and Loving it
There's a professor, Barry Wellman, at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman's term is "networked individualism." It's not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here's what he means. Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange. A lot of folks Pew talked with say that's a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on flickering computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered the Internet has put us in touch with more real people than we'd have ever imagined. Helpful people, too. We're turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: We're keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
1.The Pew study was conducted in _____.
A.The United States | B.Canada |
C.The U.S. and Canada | D.Europe |
2.Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet and email?
A.People are talking on the phone more than ever. |
B.Interaction through the computer has replaced a lot of person to person interaction. |
C.Americans are turning into hermits. |
D.Sixty million Americans have bought computers. |
3.Which of the following was NOT one of the discoveries of the Pew study?
A.The Internet has put us in touch with more people than expected. |
B.People use the Internet to get advice on careers, medical problems, and other questions. |
C.For many Americans, the Internet plays an important role in helping them make important decisions. |
D.“Internet addiction” is a growing problem among people who use computers. |
4.What does the bolded words “reach out” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Connect with. | B.Play a trick. | C.Make a decision. | D.Stay alone. |
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
At first I insisted to go with Rose and Peter, but when I realized they wanted to be alone together so I felt very _______ and uncomfortable.
A. amazed B. curious C. amused D. awkward.
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Society is a web of relationships, requiring all parties to work together to create something good. What makes society work best are effective relationships that are based on mutual(相互的) understanding. If you understand what people want and why they want it, you can usually find a way to make progress together.
High-quality relationships make people happy. Some people living in the poorest communities have almost nothing but turn out to be the happiest because they share a life, together. If effective relationships are working, happiness is always possible.
Here are some simple tips for building effective relationships.
Listen to and try to understand others' positions and feelings. Listening in itself can lead to understanding, and if you understand someone else fully, then you know how to work better with him or her.
Openly express your needs and feeling. Sometimes we expect people particularly those close to us at home or work to understand what we want and to give us what we need intuitively (凭直觉地). However, people are so complicated and so different that even when they have lived together for 60 years, they can still surprise each other. So we need to say what we need and to express how we feel.
In order to make our relationships more effective, we should treat ourselves and other people with respect. Respect is one of the most important elements of any good relationship.
Finally, learn to face differences in a correct way. Learning this takes time and can be uncomfortable. However, if we can try to remove differences in an effective way, we are more likely to build exciting and satisfying relationships with others.
By doing these things you may discover that the happiness you long for is much closer than you thought.
Title: 1.
2. | 3. |
Make society 4.. ________ Help people find a way to5.________ Make people happy because of their 6.._______ | Understand others’ positions and feelings by 7._________ Try to express your needs and feelings 8.______________ Treat yourself and others 9._________ Learn to face differences 10._________ |
高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Society is a web of relationships, requiring all parties(群体) to work together to create something good. What makes society work best are effective(有效的) relationships that are based on mutual(相互的) understanding. If you understand what people want and why they want it, you can usually find a way to make progress together.
High-quality relationships make people happy. Some people living in the poorest communities have almost nothing but turn out to be the happiest because they share a life, together. If effective relationships are working, happiness is always possible.
Here are some simple tips for building effective relationships.
Listen to and try to understand others' positions and feelings. Listening in itself can lead to understanding, and if you understand someone else fully, then you know how to work better with him or her.
Openly express your needs and feeling. Sometimes we expect people particularly those close to us at home or work to understand what we want and to give us what we need intuitively (凭直 觉地). However, people are so complicated and so different that even when they have lived together for 60 years, they can still surprise each other. So we need to say what we need and to express how we feel.
In order to make our relationships more effective, we should treat ourselves and other people with respect. Respect is one of the most important elements of any good relationship.
Finally, learn to face differences correctly. Learning this takes time and can be uncomfortable. However, if we can try to remove differences in an effective way, we are more likely to build exciting and satisfying relationships with others.
By doing these things you may discover that the happiness you long for is much closer than you thought.
Title: 1. ________
2..________ | 3. ________ |
Make society 4. ________ Help people find a way to 5._________ Make people happy because of their 6._______ | Understand other’s positions and feelings by7._________ Try to express your needs and feelings 8. _______________ Treat yourself and others 9.__________ Learn to face the 10._________in a correct way |
高三英语填空题中等难度题查看答案及解析
It is the greatest happiness on earth ______.
A.loving and to be loved | B.to love and being loved |
C.to love and to be loved | D.love and be loved |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was treated as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a ________bottle open. He was ________for work, so he ________the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, ________in the kitchen, totally ________the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and ________went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It ________to be a poisonous medicine meant ________adults in small dosages. When the child fell down, the mother ________hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked; she was ________. How would she ________her husband?
When the ________father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said, "I ________You Darling", which is totally ________.
Yet, the father did the very right thing. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no ________in finding fault with the mother. ________, if only he had taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching ________. She had also lost her only child. What she ________at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he ________her.
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who's to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the ________in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support.
1.A. medicine B. milk C. juice D. beer
2.A. early B. soon C. late D. punctual
3.A. asked B. demanded C. begged D. forced
4.A. concerned B. enjoyed C. fixed D. occupied
5.A. remembered B. reminded C. forgot D. recalled
6.A. carefully B. playfully C. personally D. physically
7.A. occurred B. happened C. used D. seemed
8.A. to B. for C. by D. with
9.A. finally B. nearly C. possibly D. immediately
10.A. terrified B. encouraged C. embarrassed D. touched
11.A. face B. scold C. call D. inform
12.A. kind-hearted B. broad-minded C. heart-broken D.good-natured
13.A. Miss B. Hate C. Support D. Love
14.A. acceptable B. respectable C. unexpected D. understandable
15.A. point B. wonder C. use D. need
16.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
17.A. praise B. sadness C. blame D. insult
18.A. thought B. needed C. required D. learnt
19.A. gave B. owed C. treated D. left
20.A. peace B. warmth C. coldness D. balance
高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.
The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.
When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.
56.The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because ________.
A.the husband was careless B.the husband was busy
C.the wife wasn’t informed of the matter D.the wife ignored the matter
57.What do we know about the bottle? ________.
A.It contained poison only for adults B.It appeared like a nice drink
C.It was broken by the child D.It was kept in the kitchen
58.The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as ________.
A.optimistic B.confident C.considerate D.generous
59.What did the writer intend to tell us about life? ________.
A.Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.
B.It is always useless finding who is responsible
C.Think of nothing and life will be easy
D.Life should give way to responsibility
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
A clinic in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, works to support the health of people and forests.
Kinari Webb is an American doctor who helped start the non-profit group that operates the clinic. The group is known as ASRI. Dr. Webb says most communities value the local forests, but illegal logging(伐木) was often their only way to earn money to pay for health care. "Villagers know that if they protect the forest, that’s good for their long-term well-being. But if they have no money to see a doctor, they have to do illegal logging," said Dr. Webb.
The clinic is in Sukadana, a village outside Gunung Palung National Park. Each month someone from ASRI visits the surrounding villages to see if they are actively logging or burning land within the park. Communities that do not take part in illegal logging pay about 40 percent less for health care than those that do. Also, the clinic uses a barter system. Patients can pay with things like handmade baskets, labor exchanges, young trees or fruit they grow.
Patients learn about environmental conservation as they wait to register at the clinic. Many of the 70 staff members also help communities learn about organic farming and other ways to earn money. In May, ASRI started a program to identify forest "guardians". These guardians work with the community to try to prevent illegal logging. One of the guardians says he entered the program because ASRI helped his son recover from tuberculosis(肺结核).
The clinic is small, but very busy. However, people did not trust the clinic at first. They wanted to go to the only hospital in the area. Yet its resources are limited and villagers often have to travel more than two hours to get there.
Now, people happily share stories about the clinic. Amelia’s mother is one of them. She started going there when her daughter was eight months old. She says the treatment is good. Dr. Webb smiled when she heard that.
Dr. Webb said: "Health care is an incredible key. And everyone everywhere around knows that we really care and that we are helping save their lives."
1.A barter system is a system in which .
A. people trade by the exchange of goods
B. patients can receive a free treatment
C. customers pay the goods in cash
D. trees are taken good care of
2.Kinari Webb set up the clinic for the following purposes EXCEPT .
A. treating the local patients
B. protecting the forests
C. teaching people about organic farming
D. forcing the only hospital out of the area
3.We can infer that .
A. only a few people went to the clinic at the beginning
B. the clinic is well equipped
C. Amelia’s mother is not satisfied with the medical service
D. the only hospital in the area is of poor service
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Selfie
Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie. It refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website.
1. Some selfies are extreme close-ups, and others show part of an arm held straight outward. A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror.
Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend. 2. They are interested in staying connected to their friends. Social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity.
There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site. 3. A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get “likes” and comments from friends. Secondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievements. When you feel good about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies. 4. That's right. Sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet. Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it. It's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life.
Finally, there are things to be mindful of when you're posting. It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people. 5. So don't post anything online, selfie especially.
A. There are lots of selfie styles.
B. The rise of selfies has become universal.
C. Young people are relatively heavier digital users.
D. The desire to take, post and get “likes” on selfies goes back to a biological behavior.
E. But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it.
F. There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do.
G. The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Selfie
Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie.It refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website.
1. Some selfies are extreme close-ups, and others show part of an arm held straight outward.A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror.
Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend.Young people are relatively heavier digital users.They are interested in staying connected to their friends. 2.
There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site. 3. A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get "likes" and comments from friends.Secondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievements.When you feel good about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies. 4.___ That's right.Sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet.Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it.It's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life.
Finally, there are things to be mindful of when you're posting.It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people.5. So don't post anything online, selfie especially.
A.There are lots of selfie styles.
B.The rise of selfies has become universal.
C.Social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity.
D.The desire to take, post and get "likes" on selfies goes back to a biological behavior.
E.But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it.
F.There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do.
G.The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible.
高三英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析