19．Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact （互動） 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 （個體） 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 60million 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!
60．The underlined phrase"networked individualism"probably means that by using computers peopleD．
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
61．According to the Pew study，what do many people rely on to make major life decisions？A
A．Networks．
B．Friends．
C．Phones．
D．Parents．
62．It can be inferred from the Pew study thatC．
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-to-person communication as a good thing
63．Which would be the best title for this passage？C
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．
分析 本文主要講述的是一種新的概念networked individualism，即在網絡上我們雖然是個體，但是我們仍然是緊密聯系在一起的．
解答 DAC
60．D 推理題．根據文章內容可以在網絡世界里我們可以保持自我的獨立性也可以與別人取得聯系，故D項正確．
62A 細節題．根據文章第四段最后2行Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions．說明網絡在人們做出決定中起了很巨大的作用．故A正確．
62．C 推理題．根據文章第三段2，3行electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction．說明網絡已經成為了人于人之間交往的重要的工具，故C正確．
63．C 主旨大意題．本文主要講述的是一種新的概念networked individualism，即在網絡上我們雖然是個體，但是我們仍然是緊密聯系在一起的．故C項正確．
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