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1、UNIT 3UNIT 3ALIENATION AND THE INTERNRTWill Baker 1307010135 王宇王宇 13070102031307010203张文斐张文斐 1Text Text comprehensioncomprehension .Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthorspurposeofwriting. A.Totellthereaderthatheisbewildered（困困惑惑的的/使使困困惑惑）bythebenefitsandthenegativeconsequencesbroughtaboutbyth
2、eInternet.B.ToconvincethereaderofourabilitytoreapthebenefitoftheInternetwithoutbeingpenalized(处处罚罚）byit.C.To argue that the demerits（短短处处） of the Internetoverweighitsmerits（长处）（长处）.（B）2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Theauthorbelievesthatthehumanpotentialcantb
3、erealizedwithouttheglobalizationofideas.（作作者者认认为为没有信息全球化，人类的潜力就不能实现）没有信息全球化，人类的潜力就不能实现） 2.TheparadoxseemsunintelligibletotheauthorthattheInternetalienatestheparticipantandatthesametimeitdrivestowardsglobalunification.（互互联联网网一一方方面面使使全全球球紧紧密密团团结结，另另一一方方面面却却又又使使互互联联网网使使用用者者互互相相隔隔离离，对对这这种种自相矛盾的现象，作者似乎不能
4、理解）自相矛盾的现象，作者似乎不能理解） 3.WhenhisfriendtoldhimabouthisInternetbinges，theauthorthoughthewasexaggerating.（当当他他的的朋朋友友告告诉他关于互联网热潮时，笔者认为他在夸大其词）诉他关于互联网热潮时，笔者认为他在夸大其词） TFF3 4.Whenpeoplespendtoomuchtimeonline，theywillbeunabletoparticipateinactivitiestogetherwithothercommunitymemberssothattheirsenseofcommunityg
5、raduallydiminishes.（人人们们花花太太多多时时间间上上网网，他他们们就就不不能能与其他社区成员一起参加活动，这样他们的社区感就会消失）与其他社区成员一起参加活动，这样他们的社区感就会消失） 5.Apersonislikelytobecognitivelyoverloadedifheisconfronted with too much information on theInternet,and he may consequently have a distortedsenseofreality.(面面对对着着网网上上的的巨巨大大信信息息，一一个个人人可可能能认认知知过度，他也
6、可能看到一个现实中的扭曲世界）过度，他也可能看到一个现实中的扭曲世界） TT4 .Answerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatstheauthorsviewpointaboutthebenefitoftheInternet？Whatdoesheseeaboutitsnegativeside？ Answer: -Astheauthorseeit，theInternetismostlikelytomake our global village a better place to live in.Itprovidesamiraculousforumfortheglobaliz
7、ationofideas，whichcontributestotherealizationofhumanpotential.Furthermore，itisapowerfultoolfortheacquisitionandapplicationofknowledge.5The benefits of the Internet，however，may bedarkened by its negative consequences. It maydepriveitsuserofhistimefornecessaryinteractionwithothersocietymemberssothatth
8、ewholeworldmay be further fragmented. In addition,there is areasonablelikelihoodthattheInternetpresents toomuch information,which gives its user a skewedsense of reality by making him a cognitivelyoverloadedman.6 2.Whathappenedto the authors friend as regards theInternet?Whatnegativeconsequencesdidh
9、eseeaboutit?Answer：-His friend was addicted to the Internet. He wouldspend even over twenty-four hours nonstop on theInternetsothathehadtoforcehimselfgooffline.Ashe spent so much time in cyberspace, his sense ofrealitymighthavebeencrooked.Moreover,withoutany face-to-face verbal communication with ot
10、herpeople,hefeltlonelyanddepressed.73.What alienated society members before the Internetgained popularity? What alienates them in theinformationage?Answer：-ThealienationofsocietymembershadbegunlongbeforetheInternetstartedtobeusedworldwide.AfterWorld War II when the soldiers returned from thebattlefi
11、elds, they devoted themselves to “progress”.What they did to achieve their goal was tomanufacturelargequantitiesofcarsandmakethemavailabletomostpeople.Withthecarpeoplecouldtravelaroundmoreeasily,butattheexpenseoftheirreunionwiththeirextendedfamiliesandcommunications with their neighbors. Thus, it is
12、apparentthatitwasthecarownershipthatalienatedpeoplebeforetheinternet.8Intheinformationage,however,peoplearealienatednot so much by cars as by the Internet. Internetaddicts are far form rare. As illustrated by theexampleoftheauthors nephew,itseemstobeanirreversibletrendthatmoreandmorepeople,oldandyou
13、ng,arebecomingaddictedtotheInternet.Theywillspendmanyhoursnon-stopincyberspaceratherthan with their families or friends. For lack ofcommunications,thearebecomingstrangerstootherpeople.Therefore,thereisagoodreasontobelievethat the society is being further alienated by theInternet.94.What is meant by
14、the “cruel irony” that appears inParagraph4?Answer：- The“cruelirony”meansthattheInternetprovidestheuserwithaconvenientmeansofcommunicatingandmakingfriendswithpeoplefarapartontheonehand,butontheother,itestrangestheuserfromthepeoplearoundhimbycancelinghisavailabilityforthe face-to-face communications
15、even with hisfamiliesandclosefriendsandforinvolvementinthecommunityactivities.105.How,accordingtotheauthor,canthepotentialoftheInternetberealized?Answer：-ThepotentialoftheInternetasapowerfultoolforglobalizing ideas and for acquiring and applyingknowledgecanonlyberealizedwhenitsuserstrikesa balance b
16、etween the reality and the Internet.AlthoughtheInternetmakesitpossibleforitsusersto debate, shop, travel and have romance incyberspacewithoutleavinghome,theoveruseofthistoolprobablyresultsinadistortedsenseofreality.TheonlywaytoavoidbeingpenalizedbytheInternetismakemoderateuseofthistoolwithoutlosingo
17、nessenseofplaceintheworld.11.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.Giventherelativelyfewrestrictionsgoverningaccessandusage,itisthecommunicationsmodalequivalentofinterna-tionalwaters.Answer：AstheInternetcanbereachedandusedwithrelatively fe-wrestrictions,itplaysaroleinconnectingpeopleglobally,
18、whichiscomparabletotravelingthroughinternationalwa-terways.122.ButmuchlesswidelyreportedhasbeenthenotionthattheInternetmayberesponsibleforfurtheringthefragmen-tationofsocietybyalienatingitsindividualusers.Answer：Alotofpeopletalkaboutthenewinformationage,butnotsomanypeopleareacquaintedwiththeideathat
19、theInternetseparatespeoplefromeachotherandfragmentssocietyfurtherasaresult.133.Itseemstomethatweareasocietythatvaluesimmediategratificationaboveallelse,andwhatbetterplacetoachieveitthanincyberspace,wherethecyber-worldisyourcyber-oyster.Answer：Ithinkthatinoursocietythetoppriorityisgiventoth-esatisfactionofonesimmediateneeds.TheInternetithebestmeanstoachievethispurpose,forontheInte-rnetonecandowhateverhelikesto.14 By By 王宇王宇 and and 张文斐张文斐. .15
