研究生英语教材课后习题解答上册

Unit 1

Text A

Exercises

1. Reading comprehension

A. Read the text and answer the following questions.

1. What, according to the author, do Americans love Cite examples to illustrate your point.

Americans love new frontiers. For example, they hanker after wide-open spaces; they like to explore; they like to make rules but refuse to follow them.

2. Is there a place on earth where you can go and be yourself What is the place according to the author

According to the author, there is a place—cyberspace, where you can go and be yourself.

3. What metaphor does the author use to describe cyberspace Why does she use such a metaphor

Real estate, because both real estate and cyberspace consist of different parts and each part is suitable for a particular group of people.

4. Does the author approve of regulating cyberspace Why or why not

Yes, but first, it is fundamental to understand the nature of cyberspace.

5. What does the author think is needed in cyberspace besides government

control

Self-rule.

6. What are some of the main areas of cyberspace that the author defines What other areas do you know that have recently emerged in cyberspace . e-business)

E-mail conversations, information and entertainment services, and cyberspace communities.

7. How do cyberspace communities evolve Give examples to illustrate your point.

People of similar interests and tastes form a community. For example, communities on CompuServe tend to be professional; those on America Online are affluent young singles, and so on.

8. What is unique about cyberspace rules What authority do they have that rules in terrestrial environments don’t have

It allows communities of any size and kind to flourish. Cyberspace rules have moral authority that terrestrial governments don’t have.

9. In what spirit are new communities formed

Communities cater to their own members’ inclination..

10. What kind of government do explorers in cyberspace need

Their own local government besides terrestrial government does explorers.

11. What should be done to deal with questionable items in cyberspace

Are people already doing that

We should be banning them and using labels and automatic filters to get rid of them. Yes.

12. Is cyberspace a perfect place If not, why are people so excited about it

No, it is not. People are excited about it because it offers a lot of information and freedom.

B. Global understanding and appreciation of the text.

1. Analogy (比喻，类推) is a figure of speech (修辞手段) which draws a parallel between two different types of things, and uses on (usually familiar to the reader) to explain reader’s understanding of the writer’s point.

Can you draw a parallel between real estate and cyberspace What point does the analogy support

The analogy between real estate and cyberspace

2. By dividing cyberspace into three parts and using similes(明喻), the