【大学英语阅读,Forworldnews,peoplenowturntotheInternettolearnabouteventsastheyarehappening.ThePathfindermissiontoMars(火星)andtheproblemswiththespacestationdrewmillionsofpeopletotheWebformoreup-to-datedetai】

　　大学英语阅读,

　　Forworldnews,peoplenowturntotheInternettolearnabouteventsastheyarehappening.ThePathfindermissiontoMars(火星)andtheproblemswiththespacestationdrewmillionsofpeopletotheWebformoreup-to-datedetailthanwereavailableelsewhere.

　　Achangelikethisisoftengenerational.Whereolderpeoplehavetolearnsomethingnewoutsidetheireverydayexperiences,kidswhogrowupwithanewtechnologysimplytreatitasgiven.CollegesinparticularareprovidingthebasisforaWebreadyculture.

　　TodayintheUnitedStates,thereareover22millionadultsusingtheWeb,abouthalfofwhomaccesstheInternetatleastonceaday.Meanwhile,thevarietyofactivitiesontheWebisbroadeningatanamazingrate.ThereisalmostnotopicforwhichyoucannotfindfairlyinterestingmaterialontheWeb.Manyofthesesitesaregettingexcellenttrafficflow.Wanttobuyadog?Orsellashare?Ororderacar?UsetheInternet.WherearewegoingtogetthetimetolivewiththeWeb?Insomeinstances,peoplewillactuallysavetimebecausetheWebwillmakedoingthingsbetterandmorequicklythaninthepast.Beingabletogetinformationaboutamajorbuyisoneexample.Findingouthowmuchyourusedcarisworthisanother.AndfindingthecheapestwayofgettingtoFloridaisathird.ThisinformationisveryeasytofindontheWeb,eventoday.Inotherinstances,peoplewilltradethetimetheynowspendreadingthepaper,orwatchingtelevision,forinformationorentertainmenttheywillfindonthecomputerscreen.People,particularlyyoungones,willspendlesstimeinfrontofatelevisionscreen,andmoreontheWeb.

　　6.x05Peoplewantedtoseethetroublesexperiencedby______.

　　A.theinternet

　　B.thePathfinderMission

　　C.worldnews

　　D.thespacestation

　　7.x05Accordingtothepassage,whatplaysaparticularroleinbringingabouttheWebculture?

　　A.Youngpeople.

　　B.TheUnitedStates.

　　C.Onlinebusiness.

　　D.Collegeeducation.

　　8.x05Whatcanweunderstandfromthesecondparagraph?

　　A.Thewebcultureisgenerationalandolderpeoplecannotpossiblybridgeoverit.

　　B.Thewebcultureisdominatedbyyoungpeoplebecausetheyaremoreeagertolearni