1、文化交流11In this part you will read a passage about the friendship in cyberspace（网络空间）. Try to get the general idea of the passage and answer the questions after reading it.Online FriendsIn so many ways, cyberspace mirrors the real world. People ask for in-formation, play games, and share hobby tips. O
2、thers 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 computer screen. Identity（身份）and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a persons thoughts or at least the thoughts they typ
3、e are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat-room star. Usually, this faceless communication doesnt create problems. Identity doesnt really matter when youre in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a gre
4、at place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat about their interests? But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. Theyre looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask
5、. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably. Of course, if the Internet is properly used it can bring much benefit to you.Michel and Xiao Li have been e-friends for five years. Michel live in Bologne（博洛涅）, France, and Xiao Li lives in Wuhan, Hubei. Although they have never
6、met each other, they are best friends. They talk to each other by e-mail or telephone, and they always try to help each other. Michel is very interested in Chinese culture and the Chinese language. He often asks questions about life in China. Xiao Li is also curious about life in France. Both friend
7、s think their friendship is fun and useful. They have learned many new things about life, and they have also learnt more about their own cultures.1Can you always depend on your online friends? Why?答（参考）：No. Because only by communicating with each other on line, you cant really know about a person.2S
8、ome people say that middle school students cant go on the Internet. Do you think so? Why?答（参考）：No, I dont think so. Because students can also learn a lot of knowledge through the Internet, but you cant be too crazy about it and dont do too much which has nothing to do with your study.3If an online f
9、riend asked to meet you somewhere, what should you do?答（参考）：You must be careful because what you have learnt about him through the Internet may not be true.4What are the advantages and disadvantages of having friends from other countries?答（参考）：Advantages: You can learn about the culture and the lang
10、uage of other countries.Disadvantages: Its too far away from each other and you cant communicate with each other face to face. And perhaps you cant learn about him completely.12Read the following passage and finish the exercises after it.The British are among the worlds greatest readers of newspaper
11、. Its been ever since most people could read. But why do people want to do nothing but reading while traveling to work in a train? Perhaps they are tired or else they sit behind a newspaper to shut themselves off from the world. All the same, most men would notice a woman struggling with a heavy cas
12、e and jump up to help her and a pretty girl opposite wouldnt escape their attention either. In this case, a paper is useful because they can have a good look at her from behind it without her knowing. Perhaps they dont all do nothing but read. There are some stories of girls and young women who met
13、in the rush hour, and got married, and went on traveling on the same train, hand in hand.1The main idea of this passage is that_.A. people in Britain are great newspaper readersB. why people read newspapers when they travel by trainC. people do nothing but read in a trainD. when people go to work in
14、 a train, they do different things解析：本文主要说明英国人在火车上读报是因为别的某种目的，而不是真正为了读报，所以答案为B。答案：B2According to the passage, reading newspaper _.A. is a custom just among men who can readB. is something the British do only traveling on a trainC. is a daily activity most British people enjoyD. can help people in ma
15、ny different ways解析：这一段主要是谈了英国人在火车上读报，不单纯为了获取信息，而是有其他不同的目的。所以答案为D。答案：D3A man might be reading a newspaper in a train for the following reasons except that _.A. he is trying to watch a girl from behind a newspaperB. he wants to have a restC. he hopes to escape the attention on a pretty girlD. he does
16、nt want to talk with people around him解析：A、C、D三个选项所表达的目的文中都有提示，只有B项没有提示。答案：B4The writer said that most men in the train would help a woman struggling with something heavy. This implies（暗示）_.A. it is polite for a man to help a man in that situationB. it is considered a mans duty to offer help to a woman in needC. the woman is too weak to carry a heavy caseD. men are often more interested in other things than reading newspaper, especially when women are in trouble解析：文中提到，尽管有些人在读报纸，但当有漂亮女士拿着重物上车时，他们马上就过去帮忙，这说明他们的注意力没在报纸上，所以答案为D。答案：D
