Report Documentation Page Form Approved
OMB No. 0704-0188
Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.
1. REPORT DATE 05 MAR 2007
2. REPORT TYPE
N/A
3. DATES COVERED
-
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
The Mobile Internet The Next Big Thing 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER
5b. GRANT NUMBER
5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER
6. AUTHOR(S)5d. PROJECT NUMBER
5e. TASK NUMBER
5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) DARPA 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)10. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S ACRONYM(S)
11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT
NUMBER(S)
12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Approved for public release, distribution unlimited
13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
DARPA Microsystems Technology Symposium held in San Jose, California on March 5-7, 2007. Presentations, The original document contains color images.
14. ABSTRACT
15. SUBJECT TERMS
16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF:17. LIMITATION OF
ABSTRACT
UU 18. NUMBER
OF PAGES
11
19a. NAME OF
RESPONSIBLE PERSON
a. REPORT unclassified
b. ABSTRACT
unclassified
c. THIS PAGE
unclassified
Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98)
Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18
如何培养英语思维方式？ 一、英语思维方式的培养应该从模仿开始。 “学习语言的主要手段是模仿，这种模仿是从听觉定向活动开始的，经过大脑分析器的作用，然后由心理活动器官的操练而完成的。”心理语言学家认为，语言是从听开始的，当一个婴儿生下来就学说话时，完全是靠听，模仿（imitate）母亲的声音。如果一个婴儿生下来就是一个聋子，他就听不到声音，也谈不上什么成功的模仿者。一个不足10岁的儿童，如果他一直生活在第一语言环境中，他就能学到一种漂亮的母语。如果想学好外语，必须下大功夫模仿，采取多种方式，利用一切机会进行模仿。埃克斯利（Eckersley,C.E.1974）说过，毫无疑问，模仿是成功的钥匙，也许是把金钥匙。（There is no doubt that imitation is one of the keys, perhaps the golden key ,to success.）有人认为模仿很简单，好学，其实不然。养成一个好的模仿习惯并不容易，这种模仿只有像学母语那样，方可学好。不下功夫，以为轻而易举可以模仿好外语语音是不可能的。 因此，要想学好外语就要在模仿上下功夫，因为外语语言能否学好，在很大程度上决定于听准外语老师发音的能力和学习者的模仿能力以及反复模仿的耐心。如果跟着外语老师念一遍，过后一劳永逸，那是学不好外语的。所以，一定要持之以恒地模仿、重复、练习。“听别人怎样说，就照样跟着说。”这是学习语言的必由之路。 二、英语思维模式的培养应该培养自己摆脱母语的影响，用英语想英语。 用英语想英语，指的是在使用英语时用英语想（think in English），而不是用本族语想。用英语想，也可以说成用英语思考。学英语而不学用
互联网-TheInternet作文,英语作文范文, 关键字：英语作文 实习报告 TheInternet TheIntemetwasfirstestablishedin1960s.Atthattime,theputerwasbothl argeandexpensiveandthenetworkswereunabletoworkwell.Ifoneofthep utersbrokedown,thewholenetworkswouldbeunabletowork. Atfirst,theIntemetwasjustusedbythegovernment.By1970s,ithadbeenu sedinuniversities,banksandhospitals.Atthebeginningof1990s,putersbe camebothcheaperandeasiertooperate.Nowitisveryconvenienttologont heInternet. ItissaidthateachdaytensofmillionsofpeoplelogontheInternet.Sending e-mailsisbeingmoreandmorepopular. TheInternethasbeethemostimportantpartofpeople＇slife. 互联网 互联网建于20世纪60年代。那时，计算机又大又贵，网络不能很好地运行。如莱其中一台机器出现故障，整个网络就不能运行。 起初，互联网只由政府使用。到20世纪70年代，计算机已经被用于大学、银行和医院。在20世纪90年代初计算机价格下降，也更便于使用了。现在上网很方便。 据说每天有成千上万的人上网，发电子邮件正变得越来越流行。互联网已成为许多人生活中最重要的一部分。 实习报告 [：转载请注明]
单元自测2 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读短文 子问题 1：A; 子问题 2：B; 子问题 3：B; 子问题 4：A; 子问题 5：C 单元自测3 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读理解：选择题 子问题 1：C; 子问题 2：C; 子问题 3：A; 子问题 4：B; 子问题 5：B 二、阅读理解：正误判断
子问题 1：F; 子问题 2：T; 子问题 3：T; 子问题 4：F; 子问题 5：F 单元自测4 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、英译汉 子问题 1：B; 子问题 2：A; 子问题 3：C; 子问题 4：B; 子问题 5：B 二、阅读理解：正误判断 子问题 1：F; 子问题 2：F; 子问题 3：T; 子问题 4：T; 子问题 5：T 单元自测5 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目
二、翻译 子问题 1：B; 子问题 2：C; 子问题 3：A; 子问题 4：C; 子问题 5：A 单元自测6 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目
二、阅读理解：选择题 子问题 1：D; 子问题 2：B; 子问题 3：E; 子问题 4：A; 子问题 5：C 二、阅读理解：正误判断 子问题 1：F; 子问题 2：F; 子问题 3：F; 子问题 4：T; 子问题 5：F 单元自测7 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读理解：判断题 子问题 1：F; 子问题 2：F; 子问题 3：T; 子问题 4：T; 子问题 5：F
二、阅读理解：选择题
上一篇下一篇 一、英语思维方式的培养应该从模仿开始 创建时间：2011年5月19日(星期四) 下午3:09 | 分类：未分类| 字数：3408 | 发送到我的Qzone | 另存为... | 打印 一、英语思维方式的培养应该从模仿开始。“学习语言的主要手段是模仿，这种模仿是从听觉定向活动开始的，经过大脑分析器的作用，然后由心理活动器官的操练而完成的。”心理语言学家认为，语言是从听开始的，当一个婴儿生下来就学说话时，完全是靠听，模仿（imitate）母亲的声音。如果一个婴儿生下来就是一个聋子，他就听不到声音，也谈不上什么成功的模仿者。一个不足10岁的儿童，如果他一直生活在第一语言环境中，他就能学到一种漂亮的母语。如果想学好外语，必须下大功夫模仿，采取多种方式，利用一切机会进行模仿。埃克斯利（Eckersley,C.E.1974）说过，毫无疑问，模仿是成功的钥匙，也许是把金钥匙。（There is no doubt that imitation is one of the keys, perhaps the golden key ,to success.）有人认为模仿很简单，好学，其实不然。养成一个好的模仿习惯并不容易，这种模仿只有像学母语那样，方可学好。不下功夫，以为轻而易举可以模仿好外语语音是不可能的。因此，要想学好外语就要在模仿上下功夫，因为外语语言能否学好，在很大程度上决定于听准外语老师发音的能力和学习者的模仿能力以及反复模仿的耐心。如果跟着外语老师念一遍，过后一劳永逸，那是学不好外语的。所以，一定要持之以恒地模仿、重复、练习。“听别人怎样说，就照样跟着说。”这是学习语言的必由之路。二、英语思维模式的培养应该培养自己摆脱母语的影响，用英语想英语。用英语想英语，指的是在使用英语时用英语想（think in English），而不是用本族语想。用英语想，也可以说成用英语思考。学英语而不学用英语思考，一定学不好。用英语思考，就是在使用英语进行表达和理解时，没有本族语思考的介入，没有“心译”的介入，或者说本族语思考的介入被压缩到了极不明显的程度，自己也感觉不到“心译”的负担。这才是真正流利，熟练的境界和标志。用英语思考并不神秘，也非高不可攀。初学时，“心译”的介入很明显，但时间一长，反复运用的次数越来越多，“心译”的程度就会越来越小，以至接近于消失。可见，培养英语思考的基本途径是系统的大量的反复使用，是实践练习。语言是工具。使用任何工具都有一个从不熟练到熟练的过程，在不熟练的阶段，多余的动作很明显，总要一边做一边考虑。初学者使用外语时，“心译”就是这种多余的活动，是一边用一边考虑的表现。这里所说的考虑实际上是在大脑里进行的对将要表现出来的外部活动的一种检验。用本族语交际时，也有考虑考虑再说的情况，可以说是在心里把原来要说的话转成或翻译为另外一些说法进行掂量。但由于习以为常，所以不会给人造成负担和精神紧张。而在用英语交际时，由于怕错，所以想了又想，而由于英语不熟，语汇不多，所以就求助于本族语，产生“心译”。因此，培养用英语思考，消除“心译”，主要消除学生怕错的紧张心理。学习英语、使用英语都要用思想。思想要有逻辑性。逻辑指思维的规律性。思想的逻辑性，条理性在很大程度上取决于人的大脑对客观事物反映的系统性和所掌握语言的系统程度。语言问题与逻辑问题是密切联系的。学生使用英语进行表达或理解别人用英语表达的思想时，所遇到的困难虽然表现为语言上的困难，但实质上有相当一部分，或在相当程度上乃是逻辑上的困难。表达不好，常常是思路不清，理解不好，则常常是推理能力差。因此，为了培养用英语思考，就要加强英语练习的逻辑性，注意按照英语所反映的客观事物的多种联系，从性质、属性、层次、因果等各方面的关系，对练习的形式和内容进行组织，训练学生成套地表达和理解，形成以英语为外壳的思维定势，相应的英语材料则以连锁反应的方式在大脑里源源不断地涌现。摆脱母语影响的教育，用英语想英语应表现课堂上的每一分钟。（一）营造良好的思维环境，激活学生学习思维。1．融洽师生关系，激发用英语思考的兴趣。2．培养学生的独立学习能力，让他们有更多的用英语想英语，独立思维的时间和空间。3．给予成功的机会，增强学习情趣，激发用英语思维。（二）创造生动的语言氛围，提高学生的学习积极性。1．用英语授课，坚持用英语和学生交流，给学生创造语言环境，挖掘教材本身的情趣，
Un it 3 Alie nati on and the In ternet Will Baker 1. The Internet provides an amaz ing forum for the free excha nge of ideas. Give n the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage , it is the communications modal equivale nt of intern ati onal waters.1 It is my pers onal belief that the huma n pote ntial can only be realized by the globalizatio n of ideas. I developed this positi on2 years before the Internet came into wide spread use. And I am excited at the potential for the Internet to dramatically alter our global society for the better. However I am also troubled by the possible uninten ded n egative con seque nces. 2. There has been much talk about the new information age."But much less widely reported has been the notion that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragme ntatio n of society by alie nati ng its in dividual users.3 At first this might sound like an apparent contradiction : how can something , that is on the one hand responsible for global unification by enabling the free exchange of ideas , alienate the participants ? 3. I had a recent discussion with a friend of mine who has what he described as a problem "with the Internet. When I questioned him further he said that he was addicted , "4 and has forced "himself to go off-line. He said that he felt like an alcoholic , in that moderate use of the Internet was just not possible for him.5 I have not known this fellow to be given to exaggeration , therefore when he described his internet binges , 6 when he would spend over twenty-four hours on line non-stop , it gave me pause to think. He said , the Internet isn t'real , but I was spending all my time online , so I just had to stop. "He went on to say that all of the time that he spent on line might have skewed7 his sense of reality , and that it made him feel Ionely and depressed. 4. The fragme ntati on of society has bee n lame nted for some time no w. It seems to me that it probably bega n in earn est after World War II when a gen eratio n retur ned from doing great deeds overseas. They won the war , and by God they were going to win the peace. Automobile own ership became com mon place and suburbs were created. Progress "was their mantra.8 So even prior to the Internet ‘ widespread popularity , folks were already becoming distaneed from their extended families and neighbors. And when we fast-forward to today we see an almost cruel irony in that people can and ofte n do develop on-li ne relatio nships with folks on the other side of the globe , without leaving their homes. But at the expense of the time that would have otherwise
从英汉思维差异看英语写作的培育模式 摘要汉语式表达一直以来是困扰学生英语写作的一大难题。然而，在传统的语言教学中，由于教师过分强调语言的准确性，词汇的积累量和语法规则，学生虽能写出基本句型，但实际有效的句子写作不尽如人意。如何在写作过程中避免出现汉语式表达，培养学生写出正确而有效的英语句子，本文从英汉思维差异粗浅地探讨学生英语写作的培养基本模式。 关键词翻译适应选择论中医术语英译 中图分类号：H315 文献标识码：A 1英语写作中的中式表达 中国学生在写英语作文时，受汉语表达习惯的影响，很容易写出汉语化的英语。这是因为，在写作过程中，学生的头脑往往先呈现的是中文符号，之后将其不假思索地转换为英文，虽然有时符合语法规则，不影响理解，但是，在表达方式上与标准的英语习惯不符，从而影响语言的地道性。例如，表达中文“有”这一概念时，有这样的句子“The chief reason for the change have five points.”就属于汉式词汇在英语表达中的的生搬硬套。此外，常见的中式表达错误还有汉式的无主语句，英汉语序机械式对等，汉式的多动词连用等，如“People think go to a movie will cost
a lot of money”出现谓语动词使用混乱的表达，不妨将其改为“People think going to a movie will cost a lot of money”，这样句子的层次才更明显；再比如“Watching TV is convenient and won’t suffer from traffic jams”句中，逻辑主语跟后半句的谓语搭配不当；还有一些习惯表达及搭配的误用，如接电话很容易被误写为“receive the phone”……究其原因，是学生不注意英汉两种语言和文化背景的差异导致的错误。 2英汉思维差异 英文写作和中文写作其实是不同的东西方语篇思维模式的体现。西方人的思维方式以逻辑和直线性为特点，在遣词造句谋篇上遵循着从一般（genera1）到具体（specific），从概括（summarize）到举例（exemplify），从整体（whole）到个体（respective）的原则，即单刀直入先表达主要思想，然后对其加以说明或论证，一旦一点被论证结束，就不应该再回过头来重复讨论，因此语段展开的过程中，每个句子、每个段落都自然连贯，具有一种行云流水般的流动感；而东方人的思维方式以直觉的整体性与和谐的辨证性著称，是螺旋式思维模式，有种文章之妙，无过婉转曲折和只可意会不可言传的感觉，即对于所要表达的主题可以洋洋洒洒，下笔千言，给人形散而神聚的感官享受。从语言组织方式上又可以分为以句法和词汇为衔接手段的形
人文英语3 资料搜索操作方式： 键盘同时按“Ctrl + F”查找关键字搜索，显示界面如下： 温馨提示： 由于本科目是随机题目，如ctrl+F无法查询到，请借助百度搜索或翻译软件 ①百度搜索：将题目复制到百度搜索，进行查询。 ②翻译软件：使用截图、拍照翻译题目或复制全篇文章-根据译意代入正确选项，完成答题。 （建议使用火狐浏览器或者360极速浏览器完成作业） 单元自测1 题目1 — Hello, may I speak to Henry? — _______ A. My name is Henry. B. This is Henry speaking. C. It is Henry.
答案：This is Henry speaking. 题目2 — What's your major please? — _______ A. I'm majoring in Interior Design B. I'm not sure C. Who knows 答案：I'm majoring in Interior Design 题目3 There are ______ students in Class One than in Class Two. A. most B. many C. more 答案：more 题目4 You don't have to start over from ______. A. head B. again C. scratch 答案：scratch 题目5 The _____ question is much more different than this one. A. six B. sixteen C. sixth 答案：sixth 题目6 获得50.00分中的0.00分 二、完形填空：阅读下面的短文，选择合适的内容将短文补充完整。 Top 3 Green Home Innovations（） There are many things you can do to reduce carbon emission and help to make the earth a better place for future generations. Here are a few suggestions. （）Although LED lamps cost more money than standard incandescent or compact fluorescent bulbs do at the beginning, these long-lasting LED lamps will eventually be worth the money because of nergy saved. LED lamps also produce a cleaner, more natural light.（）“Water”is a hot topic, especially in the Southwest. Household water filters are now available to clean and reuse water from showers and baths. Gray water reuse systems redirect the used water from washing machines to lawns or gardens.（）（） Building materials and embellishments like paint and carpets can emit chemical compounds into the atmosphere, and because a home is an enclosed space, those compounds can sometimes accumulate to dangerous levels. Installing a whole-house air purification system is one way to
Unit 3 Alienation and the Internet Key to the Exercises Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose of writing. B II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T (Refer to Paragraph 1.) 2. F (Refer to Paragraph 2. When the author says "this might sound like an apparent contradiction," he implies that this is in fact not a contradiction at all. Throughout the whole essay, the author explains the seemingly contradictory idea: on the one hand the Internet is responsible for global unification, and on the other it alienates the participants.) 3. F (Refer to Paragraph 3, where the author, by saying "I have not known this fellow to be given to exaggeration?" actually means that to the best of his knowledge, this friend of his has never exaggerated anything.) 4. T (Refer to Paragraph 4. At the end of this paragraph, the author argues that when people spend much time developing on-line relationships with faraway folks, they will have no time to participate in communal activities, which undermines the sense of community.) 5. T (Refer to Paragraph 6. In this paragraph, the author argues that when surfing the Web a person might be cognitively overloaded and that the cognitive overload might result in a distorted sense of reality.) III. A nswer the following questions. 1. Refer to Paragraph 1. As the author sees it, the Internet is most likely to make our global village a better place to live in. It provides a miraculous forum for the globalization of ideas, which contributes to the realization of human potential. Furthermore, it is a powerful tool for the acquisition and application of knowledge. The benefits of the Internet, however, may be darkened by its negative consequences. It may deprive the user of his time for necessary interaction with other society members so that the whole world may be further fragmented. In addition, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Internet presents too much information, which gives the user a skewed sense of reality by making him cognitively overloaded. 2. Refer to Paragraph 3. His friend was addicted to the Internet. He would spend even over twenty-four hours non-stop on the Internet so that he had to force himself to go off line. As he spent so much time in cyberspace, his sense of reality might have been
单元自测1 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读短文 子问题1：C; 子问题2：B; 子问题3：C; 子问题4：B; 子问题5：A 三、阅读理解：正误判断 子问题1：F; 子问题2：T; 子问题3：T; 子问题4：T; 子问题5：F
单元自测2 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读短文 子问题1：A; 子问题2：B; 子问题3：B; 子问题4：A; 子问题5：C 单元自测3 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读理解：选择题 子问题1：C; 子问题2：C; 子问题3：A; 子问题4：B; 子问题5：B 二、阅读理解：正误判断 子问题1：F; 子问题2：T; 子问题3：T; 子问题4：F; 子问题5：F
单元自测4 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、英译汉 子问题1：B; 子问题2：A; 子问题3：C; 子问题4：B; 子问题5：B 二、阅读理解：正误判断 子问题1：F; 子问题2：F; 子问题3：T; 子问题4：T; 子问题5：T 单元自测5 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目
二、翻译 子问题1：B; 子问题2：C; 子问题3：A; 子问题4：C; 子问题5：A 单元自测6 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读理解：选择题 子问题1：D; 子问题2：B; 子问题3：E; 子问题4：A; 子问题5：C 二、阅读理解：正误判断 子问题1：F; 子问题2：F; 子问题3：F; 子问题4：T; 子问题5：F
单元自测7 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 二、阅读理解：判断题 子问题1：F; 子问题2：F; 子问题3：T; 子问题4：T; 子问题5：F 二、阅读理解：选择题 子问题1：A; 子问题2：C; 子问题3：B; 子问题4：A; 子问题5：C 单元自测8 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目
学好英语重在英语思维方式的培养 学好英语重在英语思维的培养。直接用英语思考将有助于你在英语交流的过程中更快地回应对方，说英语的时候也更加流利，同时，还会减少词汇错误问题的出现机率。 那么，正确的英语思维模式应该是怎样的呢？如下图所示： 可能有些同学会反映：“老师，我的词汇量很少，英语水平不怎么样，操作起来比较难啊！” 即使你是英语初学者，按照以下几个步骤，英语思考模式的培养就会慢慢形成！小伙伴们，让我们一起努力吧！ 首先，单词联想 例如在家时我们可以主动联想以下这些单词：door、book、read、tale、 chair、sofa、go、window、kitchen、bedroom等等，去学校时又可以联想到teacher、student、notebook、pen、friend、class、pencil、blackboard、lesson等等。大家千万不能小看这些单词，不信，那麻烦你们打开自己的包包看一看，所有物品的名称都能够用英语表达出来吗？
单词练习相对简单，但这种方法对于你词汇量的积累是很有帮助的，同时为进一步的练习做准备。 接着，是短句表达的训练。 如果你可以很熟练地直接说出大量的英语词汇，那么就可以进入到第二个步骤，开始着手组织简短的句子。 例如，在听音乐时，可以尝试用英文表达自己的感受，可以从简单的描述开始练习： ?I am listening to music. ?This piece of music is beautiful. ?I like classical music. 又如，观看比赛时，你可以这样表达： ?The match is interesting. ?I think team A will win this match. ?The player number 8 is the best one.
第一部分交际用语 阅读下面的小对话，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。 1. —Hello, Sally. How’s everything? — . A. Good for you B. Oh, I agree C. That’s right D. Just so-so 2. — Excuse me, would you lend me your calculator? — . A. Certainly. Here you are B. Please don’t mention it C. It’s nothing D. Yes, I have a hand 3. —I don’t like the spot s programs on Sundays. — . A. So do I B. Neither do I C. So am I D. Neither am I 4. —What’s the problem, Harry? — . A. No problem B. No trouble at all C. Thank you for asking me about it D. I can’t remember where I left my glasses 5. — What kind of TV program do you like best? — .
A. I like them very much B. I only watch them at weekend C. It’s hard to say, actually D. I’m too busy to say 6．-- Could you tell me where Mr. Lake is? -- _________________. A. From England B. At the office C. He’s working D. He’s very busy 7. -- May I help you, madam? -- ______________. A. Sorry, I have no idea B. Yes, I know what to buy C. You’d better give me a hand D. Yes, I’d like 2 kilos of oranges 8．-- Hello, could I speak to Don please? -- ______________? A. Who are you B. What’s the problem C. Are you Jane D. Who’s speaking? 9．--What would you like, tea or coffee? -- _________________. A. Yes, I would B. Coffee, please C. Yes, please D. It’s very nice 10. --What about going for a walk? -- _______________. A. Why not? A good idea B. That’s all right C. So, do I D. Walking is good to you
Unit 3 Alienation and the Internet Will Baker 1. The Internet provides an amazing forum for the free exchange of ideas. Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage，it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters.1 It is my personal belief that the human potential can only be realized by the globalization of ideas. I developed this position2 years before the Internet came into wide spread use. And I am excited at the potential for the Internet to dramatically alter our global society for the better. However I am also troubled by the possible unintended negative consequences. 2. There has been much talk about the“new information age.”But much less widely reported has been the notion that the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users.3 At first this might sound like an apparent contradiction：how can something，that is on the one hand responsible for global unification by enabling the free exchange of ideas，alienate the participants？ 3. I had a recent discussion with a friend of mine who has what he described as a“problem”with the Internet. When I questioned him further he said that he was“addicted，”4 and has“forced”himself to go off-line. He said that he felt like an alcoholic，in that moderate use of the Internet was just not possible for him.5 I have not known this fellow to be given to exaggeration，therefore when he described his internet binges，6 when he would spend over twenty-four hours on line non-stop，it gave me pause to think. He said，“the Internet isn‘t real，but I was spending all my time on line，so I just had to stop.”He went on to say that all of the time that he spent on line might have skewed7 his sense of reality，and that it made him feel lonely and depressed. 4. The fragmentation of society has been lamented for some time now. It seems to me that it probably began in earnest after World War II when a generation returned from doing great deeds overseas. They won the war，and by God they were going to win the peace. Automobile ownership became commonplace and suburbs were created.“Progress”was their mantra.8 So even prior to the Internet‘s widespread popularity，folks were already becoming distanced from their extended families and neighbors. And when we fast-forward to today we see an almost cruel irony in that people can and often do develop on-line relationships with folks on the other side of the globe，without leaving their homes. But at the expense of the time that would have otherwise
国开(中央电大)本科《人文英语3》网上形考 试题及答案 单元自测1 形考任务试题及答案 题目为随机，用查找功能（Ctrl+F）搜索题目 题目：—Do you have much experience with caring for babies?—________. 答案：Yes, I do. I often take care of kids in my free time. 题目：Lily is a good student except ________ she is a little bit careless. 答案：that 题目：—How do you feel about your family life?—________. 答案：Not bad. I think it is a good choice to be a full-time mother. 题目：—It' s raining so heavily outside. I' m terribly anxious about my son' s safety.—________. 答案：Don' t worry about him. He will come back safe and sound.
题目：—Ken did badly in his math test. I' m terribly worried about the result.—________. 答案：Come on. It isn' t the end of the world. 题目：—Our son has picked up some bad habits recently, and I am really worried about it.—________. 答案：Cheer up. I believe he will overcome it. 题目：He asked me ___________ Zhang Hua came to school or not. 答案：whether 题目：I want to know________ . 答案：what his name is 题目：It is said that ______ 2000 factories were closed down during the economic crisis. 答案：approximately 题目：The birth rate of the country decreases ______ with years.