1、UNIT 3 THE INTERNETPart 1 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking课后课后提升练提升练I阅读理解AAs for old people, some of the applications are hard to use because they didnt grow up withthem. They dont have simple models of how they should work, what to do when somethingdoesnt work or where to go for he
2、lp. We make it as easy as possible to be used for people who arenot familiar with the technology.I think there is huge potential and we are designing it. The ability to connect to friends, whoremember the same movies, news and music, is really important, especially as people get old.They end up in r
3、etirement at home and they arent always close to their friends. Allowing thenetwork to help them connect with friends and family is a really powerful thing.My mother is an enthusiastic user of the Internet, although it took me years to get her to usee-mail. She was born with normal hearing, but lost
4、 it when she was 3. She was totally deaf formany years, until age 53, when she got ear aids. They work really well. That is a big change forher. But before then, her friends couldnt call her on the phone, so they suggested she use e-mail tocommunicate with them.Young people dont even think of the In
5、ternet as technology. Its just there, and they use it.Theres been a very interesting change in communication styles between old people and youngpeople. There are some kids who are now in their teens and arent willing to make phone calls.And they think e-mail is old-fashioned and slow.The reason why
6、teens dont make phone calls seems to be that they dont know what to say.When they call, they often stop for a while and theres a silence. On the other hand, texting isconsidered proper, and its okay if you dont answer. You might have been distracted. Its not rude.But it is strange if youre in this k
7、ind of conversation and simply stop talking.1. What is the trouble that old people meet when surfing the Internet?A. They dont know how to use some applications.B. They have to buy electronic productions at a high price.C. There is no professional teacher to teach them how to use the Internet.D. The
8、y have no friends to communicate with online.2. What do the young people think of the Internet according to the passage?A. Interesting.B.Amazing.C. Boring.D. Common.3. We can infer from the passage that the author is a _.A. company managerB. program designerC. college professorD. mobile phone seller
9、4. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?A. You have replied the message.B. You have walked away from the conversation.C. You have been cut off.D. You have asked for a pardon.BWhat Is Social Media?Not many people ask the question What is social media? anymore. Social
10、media has beenaround for years now, and most of us would probably describe it as any Internet medium that canbe used to share information with others, including blogs, forums, applications, games, websitesand other stuff.But let me ask you this: what exactly is so social about sitting before a compu
11、ter setting upa blog and blogging for days without anybody reading it, or scrolling through your Facebook feedof information from 500 friends you barely know? If you ask me, it can be way more anti-socialthan anything.Social media is not a thing. Its not just Facebook, WeChat and Weibo. Its more of
12、a frameof mind and a state of being. Its about how you use it to improve your relationships with otherpeople in real life. However, we tend to rely on technology and social media so much that it canactually tear apart those relationships.Social media isnt about numbers. When someone says social medi
13、a, web giants likeFacebook, Twitter, WeChat and Weibo instantly pop into our minds, often because they have moreupdates, more friends, more followers, more links, more photos and more everything. We tend toget distracted by the number game, thinking volume, volume, volume. It leads to a lot ofmeanin
14、gless noise and information overload. As the old saying goes, quality over quantity isusually the way to go. So, social media is not just about lots of people aimlessly spreading lots ofinformation.Social media needs to have an IRL factor-an Internet slang standing for In Real Life. Itshould affect
15、how a person thinks or acts offline. After all, social media shouldnt be an end initself. It was built to enhance your actual social life, in real life. Take for example an event that aperson attends because he is invited by the host on Facebook through a Facebook event page.Something like that defi
16、nitely has the IRL factor. Likewise, a WeChat photo that touches someoneso much that they feel the need to bring it up and describe it to someone else during a dinner datealso has the IRL factor.So, is it really considered to be social to spend an hour scrolling through photos on Weibo,with no thoug
17、htful or emotional effect and no interaction with others? In fact, there is no wallbetween real life and Internet life where true social media exists. Social media is not a specificplace on the Internet or just a thing you use to see what other people are doing. Its all aboutcreating meaningful expe
18、riences and relationships wherever you may be.5. What does the underlined phrase tear apart in Paragraph 3 mean in the text?A. Destroy.B. Change.C. Continue.D. Strengthen.6. The writer thinks that social media should be _.A. a number of websites where people communicateB. a set of social tools like
19、Facebook, WeChat and WeiboC. a collection of online applications where ideas are exchangedD. a group name for online platforms used to strengthen meaningful relationships7.According to the author, which of the following cases has an IRL factor?A. Updating Facebook on a regular basis.B. Following new
20、 friends in real life on Facebook.C. Visiting a museum with friends after reading a story on Weibo.D. Reading Twitter to see what other people are doing and thinking about.8. What is the authors purpose of writing this article?A. To explain the importance of social media.B. To inform the negative ef
21、fects of social media.C. To call on readers to use social media to promote real social life.D. To encourage readers to interact with others in real life more often.II七选五Social MediaSocial media can be defined as web-based and mobile media that are used for people tointeract, connect and communicate
22、with each other. It often involves the creation and sharing ofcontent that people make by themselves, mostly through the Internet.1The first type involves people getting together to work on a project, for example,Wikipedia. Blogs and micro-blogs (such as Twitter) are another type of social media. Th
23、ere areother websites like YouTube that allow people to share content such as pictures, articles or videos.2This site allows people to stay in touch with friends, make new ones and join communities.Facebook is an example of this type. Many people like to play games on the Internet and, yes,there are
24、 social media games as well. These games allow gamers to interact with each other andplay with or against other gamers.3The final type of social media is websites like Second Life,where people can create avatars (化身), use and create objects, as if they were in the real world.Social media is differen
25、t from traditional media. With social media, many individual peoplecreate content.Another difference is that people who produce content in social media dont need very specialskills.4It takes only a few minutes to write a twitter post, for example.5But whateveryou might think, social media is here to
26、 stay.A. World of Warcraft is a good example.B.And social media content can be produced much faster.C. In general, there are six different types of social media.D.Another type of social media is the social networking site.E. Some people think social media is good and some think it is bad.F. In tradi
27、tional media, people need special skills to produce something.G. Social media is one of the fastest growing industries in todays world.1._2._3._4._5._III 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。With the widespread of the Internet, our life is becoming more and more convenient.Moreover, some peopled lives
28、1_(change) by online communities and social networks.Jan Tchamani was an English teacher in Birmingham, UK. 2_(unfortunate), she wasout of work due to her sudden illness. Stuck at home, she felt lonely and 3_(bore). Thanksto the Internet, she joined an online community, where she 4_(get) support and
29、 advice bysharing her problems.5_(inspire) by the people she met online, she started 6_ IT club to teacholder people how to surf the Internet. Many people benefited from the club, of whom a man aged59 learnt to apply for work online and found a great job. The club helped an old woman who wasliving a
30、lone set up a small online company successfully.In spite of her achievements, she continues to learn more about how to use the Internet. Sheholds a strong 7_(believe) that everyone should have access to the Internet and that8_ is highly important to bridge the digital divide.“When you go 9_ tough ti
31、mes, you meet others who are facing similar challenges,”Jan says. “10_(think) about other peoples situations inspired me to offer help.” Otherslives have been changed, and so has her life.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._参考答案参考答案IA语篇解读文章主要阐述了对于老年人来说， 一些新的科技太复杂而不能得到充分利用。作者对老年人和青少年对电话和网络等的使用进行了比较。1A细节理解
32、题。根据第一段中“As for old people, some of the applications are hard touse because they didnt grow up with them ”可知，老年人上网时遇到的麻烦是他们不知道如何使用一些应用程序，故选 A 项。2.D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Young people dont even think of the Internetas technology. Its just there, and they use it ”可推知，年轻人认为网络是常见的东西，故选 D项。3B推理判断题。文章首段提到电脑的一些应
33、用程序对老年人来说很复杂，然后第二段中“I think there is huge potential and we are designing it.”可推断，作者是一名编程人员，故选 B 项。4 B推理判断题。 根据最后一段中 “But it is strange if youre in this kind of conversationand simply stop talking ”可推知，画线部分“You might have been distracted ”的意思是“你可能注意力没有集中在谈话上” 。故选 B 项。B语篇解读本文是一篇议论文，作者呼吁读者利用社交媒体来促进真实的社
34、会生活。5.A词义猜测题。destroy 破坏；change 改变；continue 继续；strengthen 加强。根据上文 “Its about how you use it to improve your relationships with other people in real life ” 可推断，此处指我们往往过于依赖科技和社交媒体，以至于它们实际上会破坏那些关系。tear apart意为“使分裂、分开” ，故选 A。6 D细节理解题。 根据最后一段中 “Social media is not a specific place on the Internet orjust a
35、 thing you use to see what other people are doing. Its all about creating meaningfulexperiences and relationships wherever you may be.”可知，作者认为，社交媒体应该是用来加强有意义的关系的网络平台的统称，故选 D。7C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Social media needs to have an IRL factoranInternet slang standing for In Real Life. It should affect how a pe
36、rson thinks or acts offline.After all, social media shouldnt be an end in itself. It was built to enhance your actual social life,in real life.”可推知，在微博上读了一篇故事后，和朋友一起参观博物馆含有 IRL 因素，故选 C。8C主旨大意题。根据最后一段中“Its all about creating meaningful experiences andrelationships wherever you may be.”可推断，作者写这篇文章的目的是
37、呼吁读者利用社交媒体来促进真实的社会生活，故选 C。II.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，文章对几种社交媒体进行了详细的介绍。1C下文对几种社交媒体进行了详细的介绍，所以这里应该进行一个总的介绍，C项（一般而言，有六种不同的社交媒体。 ）符合语境，所以选 C。2.D根据“This site allows people to stay in touch with friends, make new ones and joincommunities. Facebook is an example of this type ”可知这里的意思是“另外一种社交媒体是社交网站” ，所以选 D。3.A根据“Man
38、y people like to play games on the Internet and, yes, there are social mediagames as well. These games allow gamers to interact with each other and play with or againstother gamers ”可知这里在谈论电脑游戏，A 项（魔兽世界就是一个好例子。 ）符合语境，所以选 A。4.B根据“It takes only a few minutes to write a twitter post, for example ”可知这里指
39、社交媒体的内容创作得更快，B 项符合语境，所以选 B。5.E根据“But whatever you might think, social media is here to stay ”可知这里在表达对社交媒体的看法，E 项（有些人认为社交媒体是好的，有些人认为社交媒体是不好的。 ）符合语境，所以选 E。III 课文改变填空1.have been changed此处强调网络普及带来的影响，且主语 lives 与动词 change 之间为被动关系，应用现在完成时的被动语态，故填 have been changed。2.Unfortunately修饰整个句子应用副词，故填 Unfortunatel
40、y，意为“不幸的是”。3.bored设空处作系动词 felt 的表语，表示主语的状态，应用形容词。根据语境，此处是指人感到无聊的，应用 bored。4.got此处是从句的谓语动词，与从句的主语是主动关系，且叙述的是过去的事情，所以应用一般过去时。故填 got。5.Inspiredinspire在此应用非谓语形式作状语， 与主语she之间是逻辑上的被动关系，所以应用过去分词。故填 Inspired。6.anclub 是可数名词，此处是泛指一个俱乐部，IT 的发音以元音音素开头，所以应用不定冠词 an。7.belief此处作动词 hold 的宾语，应用名词形式。故填 belief。8.itit is important to do sth 为固定句型，it 为形式主语，意为“做某事很重要”。故填it。9.throughgo through 为固定搭配，意为“经历，经受”。10.Thinking此处在句中作主语应用动名词形式。故填 Thinking。
