Unit 3 The Internet 课文挖空-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

人与社会&人与自我之互联网 编辑：ZJQ 班级： 姓名： 分数： B2U3 THE INTERNET The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. -------Bill Gates STRONGER TOGETHER: HOW WE HAVE BEEN CHANGED BY THE INTERNET Much has been written about the wonders of the World Wide Web. There are ______________________（数不胜数的文章） telling us_______ the Internet has made our lives __________________（更方便）. We no longer have to wait in line or carry cash around when we go shopping. We can get___________________________（最新的信息）from large databases. We can ________________________（下载软件）, documents, and images _____________ we need them. But the Internet has done much more for people than simply make life more convenient. People’s lives have been changed by ____________________________________（在线社区和社交网络）. Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly _________________________（患重病）and had to quit her job. At age 50, she found herself out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to _______________（陪伴她）. After a while, she discovered that ___________________（上网）could help her feel less lonely and bored. She could listen to music, watch films, play games, and explore the world. She also joined an online group __________ she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others. She realised that ___________________________（最大好处之一）of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance that usually exists between people. She ___________________（受到启发） the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club to teach older people how to use computers and the Internet. She and her friends now organise events and _______________（筹集资金）to pay for private teachers. Many people have been helped by the club. A 59-year-old man learnt how to ________________________（网上申请工作）and found a great job. Now that he works and can take care of himself, his daughter has time to study at university. A 6