新视角研究生英语读说写2七单元课后练习答案课件

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1. Accordingtoparagraphs1and2,whydoAmericanslovecyberspace?
Americanslovecyberspace,becauAmericaisanationthatlovestoexplorenewfrontiersandadmiresindependence.Andcyberspaceisaplacewhereyoucangoandbeyourlfwithoutworryingabouttheneighbors,andisanewfrontierthatgivespeopleanexcitingnoffreedom.
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2. Butatthesametime,assuggestedinparagraph2,whatworriesdopeoplehaveaboutcyberspace?
However,ascyberspaceembracespeopleofallkinds—differentages,occupations,races,individualtastes,etc.,thereareworrieswhetherallthepeoplecangetalong,andwhetherpornontheNetwillharmchildren.
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3. Inparagraphs3and4,theauthortriestodefinethenatureofcyberspacebycomparingittorealestate.Whatdothetwohaveincommon?Whydosomecitizensbelievethatthegovernmentshouldregulatecyberspace?
Bothrealestateandcyberspacearecompridofdifferentdistrictsandplacesrvingdifferentpurposanddifferentgroupsofpeople.However,nowmostpeopledon’trecognizethedifferencebetweenthedifferentplaces,anddirectalltheirattentiontothomorallybadplacessuitableonlyforcriminalsandpornfans.Thereforetheybelievecyberspaceisanastyplacethatthegovernmentshouldregulate.
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5. Inparagraphs8to11,theauthordescribescyberspaceingreaterdetailbycomparingitwithrealestate.Whatthreeaspectsofcyberspacedoesshediscuss?Whataretheircounterpartsinrealestate?Dotheyneedregulation?
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Thethreeaspectsofcyberspaceare:(1)privatee-mailconversations;(2)informationandentertainmentrvices;(3)communities.E-mailconversationsrequirenoregulation,astheyareprivateandconnsual.Informationandentertainmentrvicesdon’tneedregulationeither,forcustomersneedtorequestanitemorsignupforasubscription,stuffisnotntouttopeoplewhodon’taskforit.Communityrvicesneedregulation—rulesandmoderatorstokeepoutunwantedadvertising,irrelevantdiscussions,andrudeparticipants.
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7. Amongthecharacteristicsofcyberspacecommunities,whichfeature(s)makescyberspaceunique?Howarecyberspacecommunitiesdifferentfromterrestrialones?
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Itisthethirdcharacteristicthatmakescyberspacecommunitiesdifferentfromterrestrialones.Foronething,inrealestate,thetyrannyofgovernmentforceveryonetolivebytheruleofthemajority,squeezingoutminoritygroupsandminoritypreferences.However,cyberspaceallowscommunitiesofanysizeandkindtoflourish.Foranother,inrealestate,communitiesareforcedonpeoplebyaccidentsofgeography.Mostpeoplearestuckinthecountrywheretheyareborn.Incontrast,cyberspacecommunitiesarechonbytheurs.Therulesincyberspacehaveamoralratherthanlegalauthority.Ifursdonotliketherulesofagivencyberspacecommunity,theycanleaveit.
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8. Inparagraphs15and16,theauthorpicturesfuturecyberspacecommunities.Inherimagination,whatarecyberspacecommunitieslikeinthefuture?Andwhatshouldcyberspaceexplorersdoaccordingly?
Newcyberspacecommunitiesinthefuturewillbelf-contained,cateringtotheirownmembers’inclinationswithoutinterferingwithanyoneel’s.Therulesgoverningthecommunitieswillevolveaccordingtotherelationbetweensupplyanddemandinthemarket.Cyberspaceexplorerswillneedtodefineandidentifytheircommunities,andestablishandaccepttheirownlocalgovernments,withouthelpfromanyterrestrialgovernment.
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9. Inparagraph17,what’stheconclusiontheauthordraws?
Sheconcludesthatsocietyneedstounderstandthattherearenosolutionsthatareflawlessandcanmeetallthedifferentneedsofdifferentpeople,andthatgovernmentregulationcannotcreateasafeandpeacefulworldeither.Incyberspace,althoughwewon’thaveaperfectsociety,atleastwecanhavetherighttochooandberesponsibleforwhatmaterialswee.
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