Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(互動)these days.The term is “networked individualism”.This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings.How can we be individuals(個體)and be networked at the same time?You need other people for networks.
Here is what Professor Wellman means.Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail,our social networks included live interactions with relatives,neighbors,and friends.Some of the interaction was by phone,but it was still voice to voice,person to person,in real time.
A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people,electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction.However,a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing.Why?
In the past,many people were worried that the Internet isolated(孤立)us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer.But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true.The Internet connects us with more real people than expected—helpful people who can give advice on careers,medical problems,raising children,and choosing a school or college.About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer,we are able to be alone and together with other people—at the same time!
小題1:The underlined phrase “networked individualism”probably means that by using computers people_______.
A．stick to their own ways no matter what other people say
B．have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest
C．do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people
D．a(chǎn)re able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people
小題2:According to the Pew study,what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?
A．Networks.B．Friends.
C．Phones.D．Parents.
小題3:It can be inferred from the Pew study that_______.
A．people have been separated from each other by using computers
B．the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely
C．the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication
D．a(chǎn) lot of people regard the person-toperson communication as good thing
小題4:Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．We’re Alone on the Internet.
B．We’re Communicating on the Internet.
C．We’re Alone Together on the Internet.
D．We’re in the Imaginary World of the Internet.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

小題1:猜義題。根據(jù)短文的最后一句話“Thanks to the computer,we are able to be alone and together with other people—at the same time!”可判斷出畫線部分networked individualism的意思是“我們既可以獨自一人待著又同時能與其他人保持著聯(lián)系。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.”可判斷出許多人依靠因特網(wǎng)作出決定。
小題3:細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail,our social networks included live interactions with relatives,neighbors,and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone,but it was still voice to voice,person to person,in real time.”可判斷出因特網(wǎng)已成為一種新的社會交流工具。
小題4:標題選擇題。這篇短文介紹了所創(chuàng)造的一個新概念networked individualism,這個概念揭示了當人們上網(wǎng)聊天時,既保持一個人獨處的狀態(tài)又可以同時與其他人保持聯(lián)系,所以這篇短文最好的題目是:We’re Alone Together on the Internet。
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