Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(互动)these days.The term is “networked individualism”.This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings.How can we be individuals(个体)and be networked at the same time?You need other people for networks.

Here is what Professor Wellman means.Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail,our social networks included live interactions with relatives,neighbors,and friends.Some of the interaction was by phone,but it was still voice to voice,person to person,in real time.

A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people,electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction.However,a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing.Why?

In the past,many people were worried that the Internet isolated(孤立)us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer.But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true.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 Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.

Thanks to the computer,we are able to be alone and together with other people—at the same time!

1.The underlined phrase “networked individualism”probably means that by using computers people_______.

A.stick to their own ways no matter what other people say

B.have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest

C.do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people

D.are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people

2.According to the Pew study,what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?

A.Networks.                             B.Friends.         

C.Phones.                               D.Parents.

3.It can be inferred from the Pew study that_______.

A.people have been separated from each other by using computers

B.the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely

C.the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication

D.a lot of people regard the person-toperson communication as good thing

4.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A.We’re Alone on the Internet.

B.We’re Communicating on the Internet.

C.We’re Alone Together on the Internet.

D.We’re in the Imaginary World of the Internet.

Su Hua is studying at Cambridge,UK.She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security(安全).Her friend,Kate,found this article and sent it to her.

1.Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

A.Locks.                                B.Marking.

C.Registration.                     D.Basic Security.

2.The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief”means_______.

A.help you recognize your bike

B.help the police find your bicycle

C.stop someone stealing your bicycle

D.stop you worrying about your bike

3.The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle_______.

A.in the bike shop and your computer

B.in a police station and a security company

C.in a security company and your university

D.by yourself and in a security company

4.The main purpose of this article is_______.

A.to tell you what to do if your bicycle is stolen

B.to suggest ways of keeping your bicycle safe

C.to give you advice on where to buy a good lock

D.to say why you shouldn’t keep your bicycle in a quiet place

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Ine.(铺路公司)in Atlanta,USA.In the following account,she recalls the job that challenged her   1and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under   2in 1979,we were a new company struggling to make it.National Car Rental wanted to have 2500 square meters of dirt paved   3the cars could be on site   4the airport opened,and the official opening was only ten days away!   5other local paving company wanted to do the job,   6it couldn’t be done in such a short time.”

“Because we were new and really needed the work,we were   7to try harder.We gave National Car Rental our offer and    8our best effort to get the job finished within ten days.We also   9them that if we failed,they would be no worse off,   10they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.”

“We got the job and immediately went into   11.Working at night needed lights,so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site.Our   12challenge was to keep the rock mixture   13enough.All the available water wagons(洒水车)were rented out for the airport construction,and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  14,I got a special   15to rent fire engine hoses(消防水龙带)and connect them to nearby hydrants(消防);then I   16held one of those hoses to   17down the rock.”

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  18one creative idea after another.Nine days later,the night before the airport opened,National Car Rental was the  19company that had cars on the parking lot.”

“The key to our success was having the    20to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

1.A.kindness            B.patience          C.imagination           D.experience

2.A.construction        B.repair                C.control               D.development

3.A.after           B.as                    C.for               D.so

4.A.while           B.since             C.where             D.when

5.A.Some            B.Any               C.No                D.Every

6.A.stating         B.reporting         C.telling               D.warning

7.A.able                B.nervous           C.afraid                D.willing

8.A.supported       B.promised          C.continued         D.improved

9.A.asked           B.surprised         C.reminded          D.demanded

10.A.though         B.but               C.as                    D.unless

11.A.discussion     B.action                C.practice          D.production

12.A.next               B.first             C.past              D.previous

13.A.cold               B.wet               C.loose             D.clean

14.A.Naturally          B.Obviously         C.Meanwhile         D.Instead

15.A.excuse         B.order             C.permit                D.reason

16.A.exactly            B.personally            C.angrily               D.hardly

17.A.pull               B.knock             C.hit                   D.water

18.A.required           B.mixed             C.followed          D.formed

19.A.best               B.last              C.second                D.only

20.A.courage            B.interest              C.hope              D.chance

 My parents have always made me_______about myself,even when I was twelve.

A.feeling well          B.feeling good          C.feel well         D.feel good

 —Do you think that housing price will keep_______in the years to come?

—Sorry,I have no idea.

A.lifting up            B.going up          C.bringing up           D.growing up

 He was educated at the local high school,_______he went on to Beijing University.

A.after which           B.after that            C.in which          D.in that

 —“Could we put off the meeting?”she asked.

—“_______,”he answered politely.“This is the only day everyone is available.”

A.Not likely                                B.Not exactly

C.Not nearly                                D.Not really

 —My room gets very cold at night.

—_______.

A.So is mine                                B.So mine is

C.So does mine                          D.So mine does

 He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them_______in his lectures.

A.interested            B.interesting           C.interest              D.to interest

 With April 18’s railway speedup,highway and air transport will have to compete with_______service for passengers.

A.good          B.better                    C.best              D.the best