1. 倡议的原因; 2. 如何文明上网。
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Dear fellow students,
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Li Hua
赞成的理由 | 反对的理由 | 你的看法 |
广交朋友 可自由表达思想 利于外语学习 | 浪费时间 影响学习 可能上当受骗 | 至少两点 |
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3. 参考词汇:网络朋友on-line friend(s) 上当受骗 to be cheated
A discussion about making friends online was held in our class last Sunday.
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3 . Thousands of people now use computers for many different things.
Of course computers are great in that they have improved some people’s lives for the better. However, they also cause problems, too. A large number of people who use computers a lot can get physical problems.
Addiction is also a problem with more young people. They can spend hours and hours in chat rooms and surfing the net. Sometimes until very late night.
Some studies in the unites states have suggested that young children and teenagers who spend many hours at computers tend to get lonely and even depressed.
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A.Computers can be a really positive part of children’s lives. |
B.We often hear that computers have changed our lives for the better. |
C.We should have a right attitudes towards the computers. |
D.Other problems are psychological. |
E.This means they can’t work or study properly and can have problems keeping friends. |
F.They find that their eyesight get worse. For example, if they look at the screen for too long . |
G.Many people have been addicted to computer games. |
4 . Ashlee Thomas' struggles are just one example of Instagram's potential"toxic"effect on teen girls,as highlighted in he congressional(国会的) testimony(证词)of Frances Haugen on Friday.
"I believe Facebook's products harm children,encourage division and weaken our democracy, said Haugen, a 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company.
Facebook's own internal research,cited by Haugen,showed"13.5%of teen girls on Instagram Instagram is owned by Facebook) say the platform makes thoughts of 'Suicide and Self Injury worse"and 17% say the platform makes" Eating Issues"such as anorexia(厌食症)worse.
Its research also claimed Facebook's platforms"make body image issues worse for l in 3 teen girls."
"The company's leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their profits before people,"Haugen said during her opening remarks."Congressional action is needed. They wont solve this crisis without your help."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the platform he built to defend the company against Haugen's allegations(指控),saying in a 1,300-word statement that the tech giant's research on its impact on children was being misrepresented.
"We care deeply about issues like safety, well-being and mental health,"Zuckerberg wrote.
He added, "Many of the claims don't make any sense.If we wanted to ignore research, why would we create an industry-leading research program to understand these important issues in the first place?"
In a statement, Facebook doubted the interpretation(解释) of the research and insisted th percentages are much lower.The company has also said it welcomes regulation.
Still, those familiar with the workings of the tech world say it will take much more to save teens.
"Their business model's putting kids into these kinds of loops of engagement,"said Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology."And that's what I’m really worried about...that there isn't some quick fix to this thing.It’s the intrinsic((固有的)nature of the product."
1. What issue does this article mainly talk about?A.Facebook's development problems. |
B.Children's poor eating habits. |
C.Facebook's possible harm on its users. |
D.Instagram's business model. |
A.poisonous | B.Immediate |
C.beneficial | D.dramatic |
A.Whether there is a Facebook internal research. |
B.Whether the result of the internal research is true. |
C.Whether Facebook accepts regulation. |
D.Whether Facebook cares about its users. |
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5 . For many businesses, the Internet has created benefits that go beyond their wildest dreams. It has reduced the costs of advertising and increased visibility for companies all over the world. Such freedom of access to information has a dark side, though, and many businesses are learning about the hard way.
These days, if you want to find a particular shop, just type in the name of the place you’re looking for on Google Maps to get directions instantly. You can also get information about hours of operation, the business’s telephone number, and more.
Unfortunately, some dishonest folks are using dirty tricks to manipulate(暗中控制)the system and deceive users. The problem exists because Google Maps is partly a crowdsourced undertaking, meaning anyone can enter information about a business whether it is true or false. All dishonest competitors have to do is enter a fake address, incorrect business hours, or any other lie about their competitors.
Google Maps is also littered with thousands of businesses that don’t even exist. Clicking on their links directs users to ill-intentioned sites. One particular group of businesses that have been taken over by liars almost completely are locksmiths. A large percentage of them are illegal businesses that aren’t licensed. These dishonest artists know how vulnerable you are, and they only take cash.
Using Google Maps isn’t the only way that businesses are waging war against one another on the Internet. Some shady businesses post fake negative reviews of their competitors on websites such as Yelp. It is so common that it can be difficult to tell the genuine reviews from the fake ones.
Crowdsourcing allows us to find out the good and the bad about businesses. Unfortunately, the fake reviews and the cheat make finding reliable businesses online far less convenient. For business owner, being the victims of effective cyber-attacks can actually be nails in their coffins.
1. The benefit of using the Internet for business listed in the passage is ________.A.making it cheaper to promote one’s company |
B.making it easier for customers to contact one’s company |
C.making it convenient for one to communicate with clients |
D.making it simpler for one to find top-quality employees |
A.it provides a filter system to tell registered businesses from fake ones. |
B.it is hard for users to manipulate information without permission |
C.it will easily make users become virus-infected |
D.it is difficult to find a legal locksmith on there |
A.The businesses will start to take off. |
B.The businesses will go out of business. |
C.The businesses will need to advertise less often. |
D.The businesses will need to invest more money. |
A.The Internet has caused a lot of trouble for some businesses. |
B.The Internet has resulted in the death of traditional businesses. |
C.The Internet creates both benefits and problems for businesses. |
D.The Internet has brought more positive than negative results for business. |
要点如下:1.网络新闻媒体的现状;
2.网络新闻媒体的优缺点;
3.网络新闻媒体的未来发展趋势。
Dear Doctor Li,
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Yours,
Li Hua
7 . A couple of years ago Brian Arthur, an academic of the Palo Alto Research Centre, made a surprising prediction. In the next two to three decades, Western digital networks would end up performing functions equal to the size of the “real” US economy. Or, to put it another way, if you looked at all the work being done by electronic supply chains, robots, communications systems—and the bar code—then the digital economy would “exceed the physical economy in size”, Arthur wrote, on the basis of productivity and output calculations.
It sounds impressive. But it also raises a crucial question: as those digital networks increase in size, what are flesh-and-blood workers going to do in this future world? Simon Head, an academic who teaches at the University of Oxford and New York University, joined in this debate with a book entitled Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans.
As the subtitle suggests, Head is extremely pessimistic. He thinks the digital networks keep replacing jobs that used to be performed by the middle classes, throwing them out of work or into thankless, dull ones, as a few groups of skilled managers (or business owners) get wealthier. As a result, income inequality keeps growing and digital systems increasingly influence what we all do, overriding human common sense. This can be seen in the financial sector, Head argues, pointing out that digitization has overtaken many manufacturing companies.
But the real foretaste of the future—and digital hell—is with companies such as Walmart and Amazon, he claims. While the word “Amazon” tends to bring delight to consumers, given its wonderfully efficient shopping experience, people working inside the company’s warehouses live in a world of electronic observation, low wages and physically demanding work. And, of course, the rise of Amazon has also been deeply painful for many independent retailers, suppliers and writers.
On one level, Head’s anger is nothing new. Academics have been writing about the digitization revolution for some time. But what is perhaps most interesting of all about Head’s view is that while he writes from an annoyed viewpoint, even he cannot find any answers.
Unlike those early Luddites who simply destroyed 19th-century weaving machines, Head does not want to ban bar codes. Instead, he wants “higher-paying, higher-skilled jobs, with the digital networks used to supplement (增补) rather than replace employees’ expert knowledge or skill” in a new corporate culture where workers are treated with respect (or at least more attention than those robots). But while he mentions a few “case histories where alternative, employee-friendly cultures have taken root”, he also admits “these are not easily copied elsewhere”.
Thus, he admires “Germany’s culture of codetermination and labour-management partnership”, for example, or “the John Lewis Partnership in the United Kingdom, the employee-owned and the best high-quality retail chain in the country” or “exceptional US companies like Lincoln Electric”. But he also warns that “it would be delusional (妄想的) to think that, in the United States, the area of these alternative work cultures will expand naturally”. The Amazon example is just too strong.
The real problem of invisible digitization is exactly that: the revolution is unseen. Thus, while “the progressive response to the cruelty of 19th-century capitalism was fueled by a growing awareness of what was going on behind factory walls, digital networks are invisible”.
If you want to be cheerful, it is possible to hope that this howl of anger is simply a passing phrase. When millions of people lost their agricultural jobs in earlier centuries, nobody foresaw these labourers would find factory work. But it is also possible to imagine a darker future: as the French economist Thomas Piketty writes in another thought-provoking book, Capital in the Twenty-first Century, it is not clear what could stop this digitization trend—and the growing inequality it causes.
Either way, the key point is this: we have barely begun to understand the full implications of this second, digitized economy. That is a point we all need to consider more deeply. Start, perhaps, on the next occasion when you scan a bar code or place an order on Amazon with ease.
1. Amazon is mentioned to indicate that digital networks __________.A.make the middle-class workers worse off |
B.improve the efficiency of physical workers |
C.exercise little influence on traditional retailing |
D.bring customers excellent shopping experiences |
A.free people from physical work | B.create an employee-friendly culture |
C.assist workers with real skills | D.improve employers’ income and skills |
A.By making a comparison. | B.By giving an example. |
C.By confirming a prediction. | D.By challenging an assumption. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Favourable. |
C.Negative. | D.Cautious. |
The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the "death of conversation". It suggests that
Users get final connectivity
The concept of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Young people are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格) that they forget
However, experts remind us that it’s
9 . The man who invented the World Wide Web a few decades ago is calling for major changes to make it better for humans. In an open letter published on Tuesday, Berners-Lee said that the web was used by half the world's population.
Berners-Lee said the web had clearly created great opportunities for humans to progress and made life easier for millions of people. Actually, it also has offered opportunities to groups who traditionally cannot hear a new voice in society. However, he added that the web had also provided new ways for cheats to carry out crimes (犯罪).
“Against the backdrop of news stories about how the web is misused, it's understand able that many people feel afraid and unsure if the web is really a force for good,” he wrote.
Berners-Lee created a group called the World Wide Web Foundation. He is looking for help from governments, companies and people to become more involved in shaping the web to do more good for humans. His actual plan is called the “Contract(合同)for the Web”.
Under this contract, governments are called on to take steps to make sure all people can connect to the Internet and that personal privacy is respected. Businesses are asked to keep the Internet prices low so more people can use the web. In addition, companies should respect privacy and develop technologies that aim to put people first.
The plan also calls on people to create materials for the web and work with others to make sure that there is rich, quality information for everyone. Besides, people should seek to “ build strong communities that respect personal speech and human equality.” “The path to make the Internet better is the responsibility of everyone who uses it,” Berners-Lee added, “making big changes will not be easy, but will be very well worth it in the end.”
1. What does Berners-Lee think of the World Wide Web?A.It does more harm than good. |
B.It stops the progress of humans. |
C.It is his greatest regret. |
D.It needs improving. |
A.It is misunderstood by all people. |
B.It is misused for bad purposes. |
C.It blocks out a new voice in society. |
D.It is expensive for half the world's population. |
A.Put technology first. |
B.Create materials for the web. |
C.Popularize the Internet. |
D.Make the Internet free of charge. |
A.Be responsible for it. | B.Absolutely reject it. |
C.Completely rely on it. | D.Be unconcerned about it. |
The Internet has brought us great convenience. To
Above all else, you should use the Internet in a safe way. Before visiting a web page, you should always check for signs that warn people
You also need to show respect when