Question

In so many ways, cyberspace(网络空间) 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.)

1.We learn about a person in cyberspace only through  _________________.

2.Why is the Internet a great place for exciting conversation?

3.What makes online love relationship often fail?

4.From the passage we can learn that the writer __________________________ looking for love on the Internet.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.the thoughts they type/the words on a computer screen.

2.Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.

3.Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.

4.disagree with/ objects to / is against

【解析】

试题分析：本文说明了现在很多人都在网络里寻找爱情或者其他的社会联系。并具体分析了在网络里寻找爱情或者其他关系的优势和劣势。

1.the thoughts they type/the words on a computer screen.

细节题。根据文章第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.可知在网络上我们主要通过文字进行交流。

2.Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.

细节题。根据文章三段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。

3.Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.

根据文章倒数第二段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.”可知我们经常是在和一些想象里的人进行的交流。

4.disagree with/ objects to / is against

推理题。根据文章最后一段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.”可知作者是反对在网络里寻找爱情的。

考点：考察社会现象类短文阅读

点评：本文分析了在网络里寻找爱情或者其他关系的优势和劣势。本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。