Passage Three
There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of North American interact these days. And now a big research study confirms it. Professor Barry Wellman’s term is “networked individualism”. It’s not the easiest concept to grasp. In fact, the words seem to contradict each other. How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for network. Here’s what he means. Until the internet and e-mail came along, our social network involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person in real life. But the latest study confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social activities and person-to-person interaction. Some people worry that the Internet is turning us into isolated people who shut out other people in favor of a false world on computer screens To the contrary, the study discovered that the Internet connects us with more real people than expected- helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told the researchers that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions. So we network individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!
第44題單選 The term “networked individualism” is used to refer to ________.
A.the way that modern people communicate on the Internet
B.a social activity popular with North Americans
C.the contradiction within network communication
D.a newly invented Internet software
參考答案：A
第45題單選 With the wide use of Internet, some people fear that____.
A.people will become isolated
B.interpersonal relation will disappear
C.people will be controlled by network
D.there will be too many social activities
參考答案：A
第46題單選 According to the latest research, electronic interaction through computer is ______.
A.highly rewarding
B.a waste of time
C.only informative
D.an escape from social life
參考答案：A
第47題單選 Why does the writer say network individuals are tricky?
A.Because they sometimes play tricks on peopl
B.Because they refuse person-to-person communicatio
C.Because they can stay alone while remaining sociabl
D.Because they feel puzzled when communicating with each othe
參考答案：C
Passage Four
“I love you Bob.” “I love you too, Nancy.” it was 2 a.m., and I was hearing my parents’ voices through the thin wall separating my bedroom from theirs. Their loving words were sweet, touching—and surprising. My parents married on September 14, 1940, after a brief dating. She was nearly 30 and knew it was time to start a family. The handsome well-educated man who came by the office where she worked looked like a good bet. He was attracted by her figure, her blue eyes. The romance didn’t last long. Seeds of difference grew almost immediately. She liked to travel; he hated the thought. He loved golf; she did not. He was a Republican, she a loyal Democrat. They fought at the bridge table, at the dinner table, over money, over the perceived shortcomings of their respective in-laws. There was a hope that they would change once they retired, and the angry winds did calm somewhat, but what remained changed itself into bright, hard bitterness. “I always thought we’d …” my mother would begin, before launching into a precise listing of my father’s faults. The complaints were recited so often, I can repeat them by heart today. as he listened, my father would say angry threats and curses in a low voice. It wasn’t the happiest marriage, but as their 60th anniversary(紀念日)approached, my sister and I decided to throw a party. Sixty years was a long time, after all; why not try to make the best of things? We’d provide the cakes, the balloons, the toasts, and they’d follow one rule: no fighting. The agreement was honored. We had a wonderful day. When we thought back, we found it was an important celebration, because soon after, things began to change for my parents.
第48題單選 Bob married Nancy because of ______.
A.her nice appearance
B.her good education
C.her romantic nature
D.her position as an office girl
參考答案：A
第49題單選 When the writer told the story, the mother was probably ___ years old.
A.60
B.70
C.80
D.90
參考答案：D
第50題單選 What do we know about the writer’s parents?
A.Their marriage is a total failur
B.They had different hobbie
C.They had serious money proble
D.They stopped quarrelling after they had childre
參考答案：B
第51題單選 The purpose for the writer to hold the party is____.
A.to recall the 60 years’ marriage life of her parents
B.to stop the long fighting between her parents
C.just to celebrate her parents’ 60th anniversary
D.to have a good time for family’s reunion
參考答案：B
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