新编大学英语bookUnit4cloze

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1、Unit4WiththeInternetwecanescapeintoanotherworldattheclickofabutton.Formanythisvirtualworldisadreamcometrue.Theyfindtheycandoawaywiththedailyroutinesandstayinsideforweeksandeverythingfromhome.Other,however,mayfindthevirtualworldanightmare.ItisespeciallyannoyingwhentheInternetconnectionisslowa

2、ndeverythingcrawlsatasnail’sspace.Thecomputerdoesnottakeinyourmessagesnordoesitspitoutdata.Stillothers,whogetthevirtualworld,mayfindcommunicatingface-to-facetooemotionalandunbearable.Attimestheyfeelthissostronglythattheyhavetofleefromrealhumancontact,hurryingtogetbackonlinetothecomfortandsaf

3、etyofalessdemandingworld.Iliveinasmallcoastaltownof398peoplelocatedhalfwaybetweenSanFranciscoandtheOregonborder.ThenearesttrafficlightisninemilesnorthofMendocino;itsclosestompaniontothesouthisover90milesaway.Thenearestfour-lanehighwayis58mileseast.FederalExpressdoesn’tdeliverhereonSaturdays.

4、ButthereisInternetaccesshere.Itenablesmetoworkathome,writingcomputerbooksandarticlesforcomputermagazines.Itenableslocalstudentsandhistoriantoconductresearch.Itenableslocalbusinesses–inns,musicstores,drivingschools–toreachnewcustomer.Itenableslocalpeopletoenjoythebenefitsofemailandthedelights

5、ofwebsitesandchatrooms.Infact,becausesmalltownshavefewpeople,fewstores,andfewlibrariesandschools,youcouldarguethattheInternetprovidesmorebenefitstosmalltownsthatitdoestobigcities.ButInternetserviceprovidersarenotinterestedinsmallmarkets.Whattheyareinterestedinismakingmoney.Asaresult,peoplein

6、manysmalltownsandremoteareasareunabletokeepupwiththedevelopmentofinformationtechnology.