In so many ways, cyberspace(網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間) mirrors the real world. People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.
Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star.
Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat about their interests?
But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.
Supporters of online relationships claim that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way.
But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit whatever image they want to give. And they don’t have to worry about what their “faceless” communication is doing for their image. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.
All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This inevitably leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different than the real person.
So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
小題1:We learn about a person in cyberspace only through  _________________.
小題2:Why is the Internet a great place for exciting conversation?
小題3:What makes online love relationship often fail?
小題4:From the passage we can learn that the writer __________________________ looking for love on the Internet.

小題1:the thoughts they type/the words on a computer screen.
小題2:Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.
小題3:Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.
小題4:disagree with/ objects to / is against

試題分析:本文說明了現(xiàn)在很多人都在網(wǎng)絡(luò)里尋找愛情或者其他的社會聯(lián)系。并具體分析了在網(wǎng)絡(luò)里尋找愛情或者其他關(guān)系的優(yōu)勢和劣勢。
小題1:the thoughts they type/the words on a computer screen.
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第2段2,3行Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count.可知在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上我們主要通過文字進(jìn)行交流。
小題2:Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章三段3,4行In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation可知在聊天中最重要的是交流的思想。
小題3:Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.
根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace.和But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.”可知我們經(jīng)常是在和一些想象里的人進(jìn)行的交流。
小題4:disagree with/ objects to / is against
推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”可知作者是反對在網(wǎng)絡(luò)里尋找愛情的。
點(diǎn)評:本文分析了在網(wǎng)絡(luò)里尋找愛情或者其他關(guān)系的優(yōu)勢和劣勢。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時(shí)要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句,因?yàn)樗鼈兺褪俏恼碌闹黝}句。閱讀中要注意要點(diǎn)之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題,再讀全文,找出答題所需要的依據(jù),完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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