Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days. The 1 is "networked individualism". This concept is not 2 to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be networked 3 ? You need other people for 4 .
Here is 5 Professor Wellman means. 6 the invention of the Internet and email, our social networks 7 live interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work. Some of the _8 was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in 9 time.
A recent 10 by the Pew Internet and American Life Project 11 that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has 12 the person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew's study 13 that's a good thing. Why?
In the past , many people were 14 that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to _15 too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew's study discovered that the _16 is true. The Internet 17 us with more real people than expected -- 18 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 19 an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer, "networked individuals" are able to be 20 and together with other people -- at the same time!
1. A. saying B. term C. concept D. meaning
2. A. difficult B. different C. easy D. surprising
3. A. at the same time B. at once C. all the time D. once in a while
4. A. job B. food C. help D. networks
5. A. what B. how C. where D. which
6. A. After B. With C. Before D. As
7. A. included B. contained C. formed D. affected
8. A. appointment B. interaction C. invitations D. doings
9. A. true B. right C. wrong D. real
10. A. experiment B. study C. interview D. work
11. A. showed B. suggested C. learned D. added
12. A. ensured B. removed C. replaced D. exchanged
13. A. say B. discuss C. talk D. speak
14. A. excited B. surprised C. shocked D. worried
15. A. take B. spend C. cost D. stay
16. A. opposite B. thing C. outcome D. effect
17. A. connects B. offers C. shares D. informs
18. A. thankful B. considerate C. helpful D. friendly
19. A. finds B. plays C. catches D. possesses
20. A. united B. social C. separated D. alone
Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and With dust. to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.
As I carefully opened each letter, all of them delicate with age, I discovered a new page unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents’ lives.
My father used to in the army. So his letters were full of frontline of the things about the war. Each of my mother’s letters was marked her 1944 dark red lipstick kiss. I was to these letters like a magnet (磁铁).
Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very . and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had to him when he had been so far from home.
It so happened that the next day would he February 14. From the letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside.
At his bedside, I joked with him, saying , “Today is Valentine’s Day, don’t you want to send Mother a present?” He became more when I handed him the old . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he it, his eyes were filled with tears.
My father, in a voice tight with read the loving he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her .
A．came B．hit C．drew D．fell
A．hidden B．covered C．buried D．filled
A．Pretending B．Suggesting C．Preferring D．Deciding
A．recently B．occasionally C．previously D．usually
A．work B．study C．serve D．report
A．accounts B．documents C．introductions D．occupations
A．with B．for C．of D．as
A．devoted B．abandoned C．thrown D．drawn
A．depressed B．dead C．dangerous D．ill
A．typical B．traditional C．different D．familiar
A．wars B．illnesses C．letters D．prescriptions
A．meant B．intended C．planned D．said
A．divided B．sorted C．separated D．updated
A．sadly B．angrily C．softly D．loudly
A．curious B．enthusiastic C．fantastic D．positive
A．Christmas card B．envelope C．basket D．lipstick
A．found B．wrote C．recognized D．missed
A．astonishment B．sorrow C．sickness D．emotion
A．story B．message C．speech D．motto
A．in brief B．in private C．in danger D．in person
The famous composer（作曲家）, Albert Roussel, didn’t have a good start in this career．However, he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a ．
Roussel’s parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his ．As a little boy, he fell in love with music and himself about it by reading through the family collection that his mother kept, which there were a lot of related books．
Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his mother’s sister decided to him．Her husband was a kind man and for young Roussel’s music lessons．One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added a second to his life—the sea．Then he studied to be a naval cadet（海军学员），but still made time to study ．
In the French Navy, he and two friends found the time to a band, playing the works of Beethoven and other ．Roussel also began composing．On Christmas day 1892, he had his first chance to as a composer, which turned out to be a success．
That success Roussel to write a wedding march（婚礼进行曲），and one of his navy friends to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne．When Roussel’s friend with the manuscript（手稿）, he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to his naval career and devote his life to music．
Not long , at the age of 25, Roussel decided to Edouard Colonne’s advice．He gave his heart and soul to his composing and a major force in twentieth century French music．Because of Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring , Roussel devoted his life to music—but Rousssel’s friend later admitted that he had made it up．He said he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the famous conductor．
A．joke B．lie C．guess D．hope
A．neighbor B．aunt C．teacher D．grandfather
A．taught B．chose C．improved D．asked
A．among B．between C．within D．before
A．miss B．catch C．raise D．leave
A．paid B．applied C．looked D．waited
A．page B．love C．wish D．job
A．art B．English C．dance D．music
A．deal with B．make for C．set up D．take away
A．teachers B．professors C．composers D．singers
A．perform B．produce C．study D．publish
A．found B．encouraged C．forbade D．wanted
A．came B．brought C．refused D．offered
A．went B．returned C．left D．ran
A．give up B．keep to C．begin with D．focus on
A．however B．therefore C．afterwards D．then
A．repeat B．change C．correct D．follow
A．became B．replaced C．improved D．grasped
A．will B．request C．order D．advice
A．school B．navy C．music D．work
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked at me and said “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. several seconds all I could do was to stand there and down at him. My first thought was he must need while doing his homework he was trying to prepare me for some . Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “ .” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an . ”
The next day I his teacher at my office to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had responded . “ Basically , most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The point is,” the teacher explained, “feeling is an important part of . It’s something all human beings . What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be able to tell his dad that he loves him. ” The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say. When my son came to me , I held on to him for an extra second. And just he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you. ”
I didn’t know if saying that would make of us healthier, but we did feel pretty . Maybe time when one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole to think of the right answer.
A．down B．away C．out D．up
A．After B．For C．In D．On
A．glare B．get C．stare D．knock
A．money . B．time C．help D．paper
A．or B．but C．when D．while
A．money B．news C．test D．explanation
A．Anything B．Nothing C．Important D．Interesting
A．experiment B．experience C．excuse D．expert
A．advised B．told C．called D．informed
A．allowed B．agreed C．suggested D．planned
A．loved B．helpful C．interested D．trusted
A．body B．work C．study D．health
A．agree B．understand C．know D．require
A．bad B．good C．easy D．hard
A．that day B．that moment C．that evening D．that morning
A．before B．after C．because D．as
A．neither B．either C．most D．few
A．terrible B．disappointed C．bad D．good
A．next B．last C．each D．every
A．afternoon B．morning C．day D．week
Maybe you never opened that account(账户). But someone else ______—someone who used your name, your credit card number or your
_______ (person) information to commit fraud (造假) without letting you know,
______ is actually a crime, pure and simple.
The biggest problem is probably that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity ______ you notice that something is wrong：you may get bills for
________ credit card account you never opened，your credit report may include debts you never knew you had,
________ you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for，and even don’t know anything about it.
If your identity has really________ (steal) like that, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that you
_______ (take) at least two actions immediately.
________, contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them
_______copies of your credit reports. Then, review your reports carefully to check your corrections and changes.
If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ______reason, such as your job or your studies?_______ perhaps you’re interested in the _______ , films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a ______ of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of _______, but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They_____an environment you can practice under the guidance of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ______ lives and learning a language takes _____. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a routine. It doesn’t if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes ____.
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too _____,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ____ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any _____. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ______ about the mistakes they make when ______. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes ____ you’re much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never ______. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be amazed by the positive reaction of some people when you ____ just a few words in ____ own language. Good luck!
A．technical B．political C．practical D．physical
A．After B．So C．Though D．Or
A．literature B．transport C．agriculture D．medicine
A．view B．knowledge C．form D．database
A．paintings B．regulations C．methods D．computers
A．protect B．change C．respect D．provide
A．which B．what C．where D．that
A．busy B．happy C．simple D．normal
A．courage B．time C．energy D．place
A．begin B．end C．matter D．admit
A．some risks B．a lot less C．some notes D．a lot more
A．old B．nervous C．weak D．tired
A．closely B．quickly C．privately D．quietly
A．age B．speed C．distance D．school
A．worry B．hesitate C．think D．quarrel
A．singing B．working C．bargaining D．learning
A．if B．and C．but D．before
A．tiresome B．hard C．interesting D．easy
A．write B．say C．speak D．talk
A．their B．his C．our D．Your
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