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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材90 VirtualGrave Peoplearemortal.Thebodiesinwhichweliveourrealexistencesimplyhavearestrictedlifespan.Ultimatelywealldieofoldage,orsoonerofanillnessoraccident.Whenoneperson'slifeendsirreversibly,itisthebeginningofaperiodofdeepmourningforthesurvivors,inwhichtheyt
2、rytodealwiththelossoftheirlovedone,friend,parentorchild.Therelativesmournoverthedefinitivedepartureoftheirlovedone.Andmostlytheyfindthisextremelydifficult.Moreandmorepeopleexplicitlylookforapersonalwaytocopewithmourning.NowadaysourNorth-Europeancivilizationpermitsustoexpressthefee
3、lingofdismay,ofloss,ofsorrow. TheuseoftheInternetpenetratesallaspectsofoursociallife.Thisdoesnotonlychangethewayinwhichwework,learnandplaywithoneanother"fromadistance",butalsothewayinwhichwehavecontactinintimateandultimateeventssuchasloveanddeath.HowdoestheuseoftheInternetchangeo
4、urfuneralritesandritualsandhowdoesitaffectourwaysofcopingwithdeath?TheInternetcanbeusedinthreeways:toinvolveallsurvivorsintheorganizationofthefuneralceremony:virtualfuneralservices;tohonorthedeceasedinarespectfulmanner:virtualgraves;tocopewiththelosstogetherwithfellow-sufferers:vi
5、rtualmourninggroups. Modernpeoplelivetwolives.Oneinthereal,physicalworldandtheotherinthevirtualworldcreatedbytheInternet.Peoplewhoareonlinefortheirworkorforfunincreasinglywonderwhatitmeanstodieonline.Survivorsfeeltheurgetomakedeathpublic.Thisisusuallydonebywayofanobituaryinanewsp
6、aper,thecompilationofamemorialbook,andbyerectingatombstone.Whileamemorialsiteintherealphysicalworldcanbeverybeautiful,butitcanonlybeaoneplaceatthesametime.AnonlinememorialsitecanbevisitedbyanyonewithacomputerandInternetconnection.TheInternet,asanidealplacetoannouncethelossofsomeon
7、ewecherishandtoerectapermanentmemorialsign,offerssomeadditionalpossibilitiesandalternatives. Atthedeathofabelovedmanypeoplefantasizethatthedeceasedfindsaplacesomewhereonalittlecloud,watchingthesurvivors.ViatheInternetthisfantasycanbemoreorlessactedout.Withapersonalmemorialpage,th
8、edeceasedactuallyfloatsthroughspa
