Read the texts from A magazine sectioncalled“Letters”in which five people write about the social networking websiteof Facebook. For questions 61 t0 65,match the name of each personto one of the statements(A to G)given below.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Helen Smith:
What better way to start off my senior yearin high school than by reading something Iam entirely familiar with?Icouldn’t have described this online revolution any better. The expansion of Facebook and its continuing success make me more interested in theworld of computers and web design and the career choices the)offer.Thanks,Mark Zuckerberg,for“poking” me intoFacebook.
Kevin Stuart:
Rather than seeing Facebook as the hottest connection tool,I think it,s more like the latest way to make an already impersonal worldeven more impersonal.How sadthat our society is so isolated that we need a computerto“connect”with others.N0,thanks!I'm going tocontinue hanging out on the street corner,and hope someone builds a village square someday-now,there's aradical idea!
Robert Meyer:
Isn’t it a contradiction that so many Americans criticize the government measures fornational security purposes as an invasion of privacy when many of these same people feel free to lay bare their privatelives to public exposure on Facebook?Perhaps it reveals shallow minds orshallow lives.Or worse,doesit reveal a lack of concern about the security of our country?Sad indeed.
James Brown:
I eagerly returned from Vacation so I couldsee my nieces who were home from college,only to findthem with their“faces”in Facebook almost all day.They nolonger communicate much with others face to face.No more hanging out at someone’S home.1 wonder what effect mis societalisolation will have on all of us.I hope this isn’t a fiend,I remember all the funface—to—face contact used to be.
Laura Lee:
I love email.I live and die byGoogle,but l will never understand the appeal ofFacebook and its vast community of friends.In fact.I’m rathershocked.There are thousands out there who would like to be your friend and demand your time:they’re called books.Pick one up.Life is short.Save your few real friendships for coffee over at Starbucks or invest yourself in a localcause that will form meaningful,lifelong relationships.
Nowmatch the name of each person(61 to 65)to the appropriate statement.
Note there are two extra statements.
61.Helen Smith 62.Kevin Stuart 63.Robert Meyer 64.James Brown
65.Laura Lee
Statements
[A]Facebook has built up my confidence inmy study.
[B]Facebook raises individual awareness ofprivacy protection.
[C]Facebook serves as an eve opener for myfuture work pursuit.
[D]Facebook worsens;instead of bettering,interpersonal relations.
[E]I miss the good old days when peoplemet and talked to each other in person.
[F]Mind your own behavior online beforeyou blame others for privacy interference.
[G]Don’t waste your time on Facebook whenyou can do something more significant
參考譯文
下面這段文字是5個人對于社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)平臺“臉譜”的不同觀點。
海倫·史密斯:
有什么方式比閱讀一些我完全熟悉的東西來展開高中生涯的最后一年更好?我想不出比這個線上革命更好的了。臉譜的擴(kuò)大以及不斷的成功使我對計算機(jī)世界、網(wǎng)頁設(shè)計和他們提供的職業(yè)選擇更加感興趣。謝謝馬克·扎克伯格,把我?guī)нM(jìn)臉譜。
凱文·斯圖爾特:
我并不認(rèn)為臉譜是最熱門的聯(lián)系工具,它更像是使本就沒有人情味的世界更加冷漠的最新方式。我們?nèi)绱斯铝⒁灾劣谝坑嬎銠C(jī)彼此“聯(lián)系”,這真是悲哀。不用了,謝謝!我要繼續(xù)在街角閑逛,希望未來有一天有人建立一個村莊廣場——現(xiàn)在有一個基本的想法!
羅伯特·梅爾:
這么多美國人批評政府為了國家安全目的實施的措施侵犯了個人隱私,但這些人中大部分對于把自己的私人生活公布于眾,完全暴露在臉譜上又覺得無所謂,這難道不矛盾嗎?可能它只泄露了淺顯的思想或生活。叉或者更糟,它顯示了我們對于國家安全缺乏關(guān)心?真的很可悲。
詹姆斯·布朗:
我急忙度假歸來,這樣就能見到從學(xué)校回來的侄子們,卻發(fā)現(xiàn)他們整天都沉迷在臉譜上。他們不再彼此面對面交流。不再去別人家玩。我不知道這個社交隔離會對我們所有人產(chǎn)生何種影響。我希望這不是一個趨勢。我記得過去所有面對面的有趣交談。
勞拉·李:
我喜歡電子郵件。我靠谷歌生存,但是我永遠(yuǎn)無法理解臉譜的吸引力以及它巨大的朋友社區(qū)。事實上,我很震驚。在網(wǎng)絡(luò)之外,有幾千人愿意做你的朋友,需要你花時間,那就是書。隨便挑一本。生命短暫。一起在星巴克喝杯咖啡,珍惜你少有的真正的友情或者投資當(dāng)?shù)厥聵I(yè),那會為你帶來有意義的一生的關(guān)系。
參考答案及解析
61.C【精析】主旨題。海倫·史密斯認(rèn)為臉譜的擴(kuò)大以及不斷的成功使她對計算機(jī)世界、網(wǎng)頁設(shè)計和他們提供的職業(yè)選擇更加感興趣,與C項“臉譜為對未來工作的追求打開了視野”表示的意思相同。故選C。
62.D【精析】主旨題。凱文·斯圖爾特認(rèn)為臉譜使本就沒有人情味的世界更加冷漠。令人感到悲哀的是,我們?nèi)绱斯铝⒁灾劣谝坑嬎銠C(jī)彼此“聯(lián)系”。這與D項“臉譜非但沒有改善,反而更加惡化了人際關(guān)系”表示的意思相同。故選D。
63.F【精析】主旨題。羅伯特·梅爾認(rèn)為人們批評政府為安全目的侵犯隱私,卻又把自己的隱私暴露在臉譜上這一行為是矛盾的,與F項“在你責(zé)怪別人侵犯隱私之前,請注意你自己的網(wǎng)上行為”表示的意思相同。故選F。
64.E【精析】主旨題。詹姆斯·布朗記得過去所有面對面的有趣交談,這與E項“我懷念過去人們見面,彼此聊天的舊時光”表示的意思相同。故選E。
65.G【精析】主旨題。勞拉·李認(rèn)為與其浪費時間在臉譜上,不如去珍惜已有的珍貴友誼或投資當(dāng)?shù)厥聵I(yè),那會帶來有意義的一生的關(guān)系。這與G項“當(dāng)你能做些更有意義的事情時,不要在臉譜上浪費時間”表示的意思相同。故選G。
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