Its hard to imagine life without the Internet. How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used. At the same time, however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away (消失).
E-mail is quicker and cheaper. Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare (稀有的) pleasure.
Who would like to pay 60 yuan for 12 songs in a plastic case if you can find music in the Interact for free? When almost any fact can be found within seconds through Google and Baidu, personal memory becomes less important. The Web can remember it for us.
When was the last time you watched the world out of a window? When was the last time you read a favorite book once again? When was the last time you sat in the cinema with your family? More and more people lose themselves in the Internet. They show less interest and spend less time in the outside world.
Youve spent the past few years talking with your freinds on QQ, or reading about his or her QQ suqare, so meeting a freind is no longer as important as it once was.
Have you ever found yourself doing homework with one eye on a QQ Space window?
A growing number of people say the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything for a long time.
When you surf the Internet, it feels like something youre enjoying and nobody knows it. But when you realize just how many people are watching your every move, it might just make you mad. Many people have realized their personal information can be found easily in the Internet even they dont want to.
52. According to the passage, the Internet has been widely used since ___ ago.
A. 12 years B. 14 years C. 15 years D. 60 years We can learn from Paragraph 5 that people spend more time these days.
A. surfing the Internet B. going to the cinema
C. reading favorite books D. watching the outside world
54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Personal memory becomes more important.
B. People get fewer handwritten letters from their friends now.
C. You have to pay if you want to find some music in the Internet.
D. Internet can help young people fix their attention on anything.
55. From the passage we can learn that the writer ________ when some traditions are falling away.
A. doesnt care B. seems happy C. feels interested D. is worried
参考答案：
【主旨大意】因特网给我们的生活带来了很大的变化，同时也让许多传统的东西逐渐消失，为此，作者进行了详细地说明并对这一现象表示了担忧。
52. C 细节理解题。根据第一段句子How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used可知。
53. A 细节理解题。根据句子More and more people lose themselves in the Internet.可知。
54. B 细节理解题。A是错误的，根据句子personal memory becomes less important.可以判断;B是正确的，根据句子Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare pleasure.可以判断;C是错误的，根据句子if you can find music in the Interact for free可以判断;D是错误的，根据句子the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything.可以判断。故选B。
55. D 推理判断题。通过对文章的整体把握，however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away进行推理出作者对于一些传统真正消失感到很担忧。故选D。
Its hard to imagine life without the Internet. How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used. At the same time, however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away (消失).
E-mail is quicker and cheaper. Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare (稀有的) pleasure.
Who would like to pay 60 yuan for 12 songs in a plastic case if you can find music in the Interact for free? When almost any fact can be found within seconds through Google and Baidu, personal memory becomes less important. The Web can remember it for us.
When was the last time you watched the world out of a window? When was the last time you read a favorite book once again? When was the last time you sat in the cinema with your family? More and more people lose themselves in the Internet. They show less interest and spend less time in the outside world.
Youve spent the past few years talking with your freinds on QQ, or reading about his or her QQ suqare, so meeting a freind is no longer as important as it once was.
Have you ever found yourself doing homework with one eye on a QQ Space window?
A growing number of people say the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything for a long time.
When you surf the Internet, it feels like something youre enjoying and nobody knows it. But when you realize just how many people are watching your every move, it might just make you mad. Many people have realized their personal information can be found easily in the Internet even they dont want to.
52. According to the passage, the Internet has been widely used since ___ ago.
A. 12 years B. 14 years C. 15 years D. 60 years We can learn from Paragraph 5 that people spend more time these days.
A. surfing the Internet B. going to the cinema
C. reading favorite books D. watching the outside world
54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Personal memory becomes more important.
B. People get fewer handwritten letters from their friends now.
C. You have to pay if you want to find some music in the Internet.
D. Internet can help young people fix their attention on anything.
55. From the passage we can learn that the writer ________ when some traditions are falling away.
A. doesnt care B. seems happy C. feels interested D. is worried
参考答案：
【主旨大意】因特网给我们的生活带来了很大的变化，同时也让许多传统的东西逐渐消失，为此，作者进行了详细地说明并对这一现象表示了担忧。
52. C 细节理解题。根据第一段句子How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used可知。
53. A 细节理解题。根据句子More and more people lose themselves in the Internet.可知。
54. B 细节理解题。A是错误的，根据句子personal memory becomes less important.可以判断;B是正确的，根据句子Getting a handwritten letter from a friend has become a rare pleasure.可以判断;C是错误的，根据句子if you can find music in the Interact for free可以判断;D是错误的，根据句子the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything.可以判断。故选B。
55. D 推理判断题。通过对文章的整体把握，however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away进行推理出作者对于一些传统真正消失感到很担忧。故选D。