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课时冲关11 Unit 3 The world online 学生课时P309
Ⅰ.阅读理解A
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:根据网络帖子调查人们性格
People may form inaccurate impressions about us from our social media posts, finds new Cornell University research that is the first to examine perceptions (认知) of our personalities based on online posts.
An analysis of online status updates found great difference between how viewers saw the authors across a range of personality traits, and the authors' selfperceptions.
Viewers rated the Internet users on average as having lower selfesteem and being more selfrevealing, for example, than the users rated themselves. Status updates containing photos, videos or links in addition to text facilitated more accurate assessments than those with just text the researchers found.
Overall, they said, the study sheds light on the dynamic process by which a cyber audience tries to make sense of who we are from isolated fragments (碎片) of shared information, jointly constructing our digital identity.
“The impression people form about us on social media based on what we post can differ from the way we view ourselves,” said Qi Wang, professor of psychology and director of the Culture & Cognition Lab. “A mismatch between who we are and how people perceive us could influence our ability to feel connected online and the benefits of engaging in social media interaction.”
The Cornell researchers believe their study is the first to investigate audience perceptions of social media users through their posts. On platforms, users often share fragmentary personal narratives while interacting with “friends” they may know only a little or sometimes not at all.
Interestingly, the study found that online status updates generated perceptions of users that were consistent with cultural standards in offline contexts concerning gender and ethnicity-even though viewers were blind to their identities.
Wang said the findings could help developers design interfaces that allow people to express themselves most authentically.
“If people's view of us is very different from who we actually are, or how we would like to be perceived,” Wang said, “it could harm our social life and wellbeing.”
1.What may your online posts lead to?
A.Authentic digital identity.
B.Viewer's misjudgment of you.
C.Less social media interaction.
D.Making more online friends.
2.Which of the following will least reveal your personality?
A.A link with text.
B.A pure video post.
C.A plain text post.
D.A text post with photos.
3.Who will be most interested in these findings?
A.Online web viewers.
B.Internet bloggers.
C.Computer repairmen.
D.Social media developers.
4.What does Wang think of the result of the research?
A.Profitable. B.Meaningless.
C.Useful. D.Unpractical.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文。主要说明了新研究发现,人们可能会从我们的社交媒体帖子中对我们形成不准确的印象,这是首次根据网络帖子来调查人们对我们性格的看法。
1.B [细节理解题。根据第一段“People may form inaccurate impressions about us from our social media posts, finds new Cornell University research that is the first to examine perceptions (认知) of our personalities based on online posts.(康奈尔大学的一项新研究发现,人们可能会从我们的社交媒体帖子中对我们形成不准确的印象,这是首次根据网络帖子来调查人们对我们性格的看法。)”可知,你在网上的帖子会导致观看者对你的错误判断。]
2.C [细节理解题。根据第三段“Viewers rated the Internet users on average as having lower selfesteem and being more selfrevealing, for example, than the users rated themselves. Status updates containing photos, videos or links in addition to text facilitated more accurate assessments than those with just text the researchers found.(例如,观看者对互联网用户的平均评价比用户对自己的评价更低、更自我。研究人员发现,除了文字之外,包含照片、视频或链接的状态更新比只有文字的状态更新更有助于准确的评估。)”可知,纯文本帖子不能暴露你的个性。]
3.D [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Wang said the findings could help developers design interfaces that allow people to express themselves most authentically.(王说,这些发现可以帮助开发人员设计出允许人们最真实地表达自己的界面。)”可知,社交媒体开发者会对这些发现最感兴趣。]
4.C [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Wang said the findings could help developers design interfaces that allow people to express themselves most authentically.(王说,这些发现可以帮助开发人员设计出允许人们最真实地表达自己的界面。)”可知,王认为这项研究的结果是有用的。]
阅读理解B
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:“批判性忽视”的技能
In the days before the Internet, critical thinking was the most important skill that informed citizens could have. To think critically, you need to read carefully, consider the credibility of sources, and reason out conclusions on your own.
But right now, according to Anastasia Kozyreva, a psychologist at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development, and her colleagues, we live in an “attention economy” in which corporations compete for our attention, emotion and time. They lure (诱惑) us in with stories that stimulate our emotions while providing little useful information, all so they can expose us to revenuegenerating advertisements.
To protect ourselves from attention manipulation online, we need to develop new ways of interacting with information. Kozyreva and colleagues advocate for learning the skill of critical ignoring, and point out that we can practice critical ignoring with the following tools.
The first strategy is selfnudging. This involves avoiding lowquality information so that we have more quality time for ourselves. It also calls for the removal of distracting and hardtoresist stimuli from the environment around us.
Of course, we need to stay informed of world events and in touch with others, so we can't just ignore the Internet altogether. Then when you do go into social media, you'd better set time limits. Limiting yourself in this way prevents you from losing track of time as you click on one attractive link after another. It's also a good idea not to use Internet time as a reward so that you'll lessen its appeal.
Another strategy is lateral reading. It involves opening up new browser tabs (标签) to find more about the source of the information, whether it is the site of a mainstream news agency or a lesserknown one, before diving into its contents. Only after consulting the open web can we determine whether expending attention is worth it.
Likewise, it's also good to check the source of the information in an Internet post. Headlines are often deceiving. They're designed to attract attention, not provide information. A sensational claim may provide a link with a headline that seems to support it, but a careful reading of the original source shows it doesn't.
5.What does Kozyreva say about “attention economy”?
A.It can cause people emotional problems.
B.It sacrifices our time and concern for profit.
C.It has led to a great variety of advertisements.
D.It draws people's attention to useful information.
6.What are we advised to do to train our critical ignoring skills?
A.Limit our sources of information.
B.Read as many books as possible.
C.Control our time on the Internet.
D.Get in touch with people around us.
7.What does the underlined word “deceiving” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A.Inspiring. B.Entertaining.
C.Puzzling. D.Misleading.
8.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.How to avoid falling victim to false information.
B.How to use the Internet without getting distracted.
C.How to practice critical ignoring in the digital age.
D.How to find highquality information on the Internet.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在数字时态,由于信息过载和注意力经济,批判思维不再是唯一重要的技能,而更为关键的是“批判性忽视”的技能。
5.B [细节理解题。根据第二段“But right now, according to Anastasia Kozyreva, a psychologist... they can expose us to revenuegenerating advertisements.”可知,注意力经济牺牲我们的时间,关注利润。]
6.C [细节理解题。根据第五段“Then when you do go into social media, you'd better...a reward so that you'll lessen its appeal. (然后,当你进入社交媒体时,你最好设定时间限制。以这种方式限制自己,可以防止你在点击一个又一个吸引人的链接时忘记时间。最好不要把上网时间作为奖励,这样会降低上网的吸引力。)”可知,为了训练我们的批判性忽视技能,我们应该控制我们在互联网上的时间。]
7.D [词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“They're designed to attract attention, not provide information. A sensational claim may provide a link with a headline that seems to support it, but a careful reading of the original source shows it doesn't. (它们是用来吸引注意力的,而不是提供信息的。一个耸人听闻的说法可能会提供一个似乎支持它的标题链接,但仔细阅读原始来源就会发现事实并非如此。)”可知,标题往往具有欺骗性。由此可知,deceiving与misleading“骗人的”意思相近。]
8.C [主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“In the days before the Internet, critical thinking was the most important skill that informed citizens could have. To think critically, you need to read carefully, consider the credibility of sources, and reason out conclusions on your own.(在互联网出现之前的日子里,批判性思维是知情公民可能拥有的最重要的技能。要进行批判性思考,你需要仔细阅读,考虑资料来源的可信度,并自己推断出结论。)”可知,本文主要介绍了如何在数字时代实践批判性忽视。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:合理使用电子产品
Technology is here to stay.__1__ However, they are often unsure how to help children use technology responsibly and keep a balance between online and offline time. Here are some tips.
Have a device usage contract.
Having a device usage contract allows parents and children to work through what responsible technology usage looks like in your family and ensure that everyone is aware of compliance (遵守).__2__ Kids are more likely to make sense of the reasons you have for restriction.
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Although this tip seems like common sense, it is often difficult due to the demand of work and the expectation of being constantly connected. By ensuring you build offline time into your own day, they will see the value and benefits. Whether you are reading a book or just taking a walk, letting your children be aware of your offline actions will encourage them to do the same!
Encourage nontech activities.
One great way to keep kids off their screens is to ensure that they have other activities to fill their time.__4__ These activities are also great ways to help children to develop their social skills and confidence.
Set aside techfree family time.
Once a week, pencil in a “techfree family time” in your schedule. It can be a meal or trip. To help increase the success of outings, try designing special activities, such as going to the beach to build a sand castle that looks the same as a photo you have found online.__5__
A.Set an example for children.
B.Communicate with children.
C.A little extra planning goes a long way.
D.The contract is helpful to the settlement of conflicts.
E.Parents are seeing more technology in their homes and jobs.
F.Also, drafting the contract together promotes understanding.
G.This can come in a variety of forms: soccer, fencing and more.
[语篇解读] 作者就家长如何帮助孩子恰当地使用电子产品提出了四条建议。一起来看看吧。
1.E [下一句指出他们往往不确定如何帮助孩子恰当地使用科技,并在上网时间与离线时间之
间保持平衡。E项(家长们在家里和工作中会看到更多的科技。)引起下文。下一句中的they指的就是E项中的Parents。]
2.F [上一句指出签订设备使用合同让父母和孩子明确应该怎样合理使用电子产品,并确保每个人都去遵守,介绍了签订合同的好处。F项(此外,共同起草合同可以促进理解。)和上文衔接自然。]
3.A [通读下文内容可知,本段主要指出父母要以身作则,确保自己每天有离线的时间,以此鼓励孩子也这么做。A项(为孩子树立榜样。)恰能概括本段内容,适合作小标题。]
4.G [上一句指出让孩子远离屏幕的一个好方法是确保他们有其他活动来打发时间。G项(这可以有多种形式:足球、击剑等。)提到了一些具体的活动,并且下一句中的These activities指的就是G项提到的活动。]
5.C [根据上文可知,本段建议在计划中留出没有电子产品的家庭时间,上文举出了相应的例子。因此,C项(一点额外的计划会大有帮助。)总结上文。]
Ⅲ.应用文写作(提纲类)◄
假定你是李华,你的表弟李江写信告诉你, 进入高中后,他经常上网聊天、打游戏。请你给他写封回信,内容包括以下几点:
1.不赞同他的做法;
2.阐述网络的利弊(至少两点);
3.提出建议。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Li Jiang,
You mentioned in your letter that
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Yours,
Li Hua
[参考范文]
Dear_Li_Jiang,
You_mentioned_in_your_letter_that you have spent much time chatting and playing computer games online since you entered high school, which I totally disapprove of.
There are many advantages of the Internet such as abundant uptodate information accessible to us, which improves our learning efficiency. Meanwhile, there exist many disadvantages as well. The teenagers addicted to playing computer games or chatting online will be more likely to withdraw from society, which does great harm to physical and mental health.
Therefore, I feel it vital for us to limit our use of the Internet and develop a positive attitude towards life. I do hope my advice will be of help.
Yours,
Li_Hua
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