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1、Theinternetwillopenupnewvistas(前景),高考阅读答案 Theinternetwillopenupnewvistas(前景),createtheglobalvillage--youcanmakenewfriendsallaroundtheworld.That,atleast,iswhatitpromisedus.Thedifficultyisthatitdidnottakethehumanmindintoaccount.Therealityisthatwecannotkeepr
2、elationshipswithmorethanalimitednumberofpeople.Nomatterhowhardtheinternettriestoputyouincommunication,itsbesteffortswillbedefeatedbyyourmind. Theproblemistwofold(双重的).First,thereisalimitonthenumberofpeoplewecanholdinmindandhaveameaningfulrelationshipwith.
3、Thatnumberisabout150andissetbythesizeofourbrain.Second,thequalityofyourrelationshipsdependsontheamountoftimeyouinvest(投入)inthem.Weinvestalotinasmallnumberofpeopleandthendistributewhat’sleftamongasmanyothersaswecan.Theproblemisthatifweinvestlittletimeinaper
4、son,ourengagementwiththatpersonwilldecline(减弱)untileventuallyitdiesinto“someoneIonceknew”. Thisisnot,ofcourse,tosaythattheinternetdoesn’tserveasociallyvaluablefunction.Ofcourseitdoes.Butthequestionisnotthatitallowsyoutoincreasethesizeofyoursocialcircletoi
5、ncludetherestoftheworld,butthatyoucankeepyourrelationshipswithyourexistingfriendsgoingeventhoughyouhavetomovetotheothersideoftheworld. Inonesense,that’sagoodthing.Butitalsohasadisadvantage.Ifyoucontinuetoinvestinyouroldfriendseventhoughyoucannolongerseeth
6、em,thencertainlyyouaren’tusingyourtimetomakenewfriendswhereyounowlive.AndIsuspectthatprobablyisn’tthebestuseofyourtime.Meaningfulrelationshipsareaboutbeingabletocommunicatewitheachother,facetoface.Theinternetwillslowdowntheratewithwhichrelationshipsend,but
7、itwon’tstopthathappeningeventually. 72.Whatisstressedinthefirstparagraph? A.Thepresentsituationoftheinternet. B.Thedifficultyincommunicationontheinternet. C.Thesociallyvaluablefunctionoftheinternet. D.Theroleofthehumanmindintheinternetcommunication.
8、73.Theunderlinedword“engagement”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“____”. A.appointmentB.connectionC.interviewD.agreement 74.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorholdstheviewthat____. A.theinternetfailstoplaysova