课时作业9 The Internet-（课时作业）【红对勾讲与练】2024版新高考英语大一轮复习全新方案（人教版）

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3+ 课时作业 9　 THE INTERNET Ⅰ. 阅读理解 " (2022·广东省广州市一模) Sometimes a book comes along that isn􀆳t just “ interesting” or “well done” —it􀆳s a book where it seems like the author looked into your brain and wrote a book specifically for you. A book like that for me was released this week. It􀆳s called 100 Things We􀆳ve Lost to the Internet, written by editor Pamela Paul. Paul lists 100 things we used to do that the Internet has either changed or taken over completely: writing letters, print newspapers, the joys of being bored, and not having all the knowledge in the world in your pocket. As I􀆳m a longtime accumulator of random knowledge, certain entries on the list—Being the Only One, Figuring Out Who That Actor is—hit me where live; remembering detailed facts is no longer nearly as impressive when everyone has the capability to find the answer in seconds. On and on the list goes, with every minor shift adding to the pile. What this book does so well is illustrate the growth of that pile; while any individual item might be no big deal, the collected set is significant. It􀆳s a list of ways in which the world now is different from the world then. Obviously, Paul isn􀆳t saying that everything back then was better. Time marches on, after all, and it􀆳s tough to argue against the many benefits that the Internet has brought into our lives. But that isn􀆳t really the point. It􀆳s not about whether it used to be better. It􀆳s that it used to be different. 100 Things We􀆳ve Lost to the Inter