In so many ways, cyberspace(网络空间) mirrors the real world. People ask for information, play games, and share hobby tips. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.
Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a puter screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can bee a chat-room star.
Usually, this “faceless” munication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people e together to chat about their interests?
But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.
Supporters of online relationships claim that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way.
But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit whatever image they want to give. And they don’t have to worry about what their “faceless” munication is doing for their image. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.
All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This inevitably leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite different than the real person.
So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a puter screen.”
(Note: Answer the questions or plete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
【小题1】We learn about a person in cyberspace only through .
【小题2】Why is the Internet a great place for exciting conversation?
【小题3】What makes online love relationship often fail?
【小题4】From the passage we can learn that the writer looking for love on the Internet.the thoughts they type/the words on a puter screen.
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(答案→)the thoughts they type/the words on a puter screen.
解析：本文说明了现在很多人都在网络里寻找爱情或者其他的社会联系。并具体分析了在网络里寻找爱情或者其他关系的优势和劣势。
【小题1】the thoughts they type/the words on a puter screen.
细节题。根据文章第2段2,3行Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count.可知在网络上我们主要通过文字进行交流。
【小题2】Because people focus on the ideas while talking./ Because it puts emphasis on the ideas themselves.
细节题。根据文章三段3,4行In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation可知在聊天中最重要的是交流的思想。
【小题3】Communicating with an imaginary person. /Not truly knowing a person.
根据文章倒数第二段But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace.和But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.”可知我们经常是在和一些想象里的人进行的交流。
【小题4】disagree with/ objects to / is against
推理题。根据文章最后一段So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a puter screen.”可知作者是反对在网络里寻找爱情的。