首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The internet mirrors society, reflecting our strengths and weaknesses. A healthy society and a healthy internet share the same v
The internet mirrors society, reflecting our strengths and weaknesses. A healthy society and a healthy internet share the same v
admin
2018-03-26
40
问题
The internet mirrors society, reflecting our strengths and weaknesses. A healthy society and a healthy internet share the same vital forces: individuals taking action, making things, solving problems, and ultimately building our own environment. We need both technology and social commitment to create spaces where healthy democracies will flourish.
As citizens, we have a right and a responsibility to participate in democracy for it to work. Today we see technology—specifically the internet—enabling rich new ways to participate in democracy. The internet lets citizens swiftly tune in to world events, discuss the implications, organize campaigns, project their voices, and force change. Through the internet, democratically elected leaders can more easily hear diverse voices. By making political activities more transparent, the internet helps citizens hold politicians more accountable. It has created a sea change for democratic political discourse, offering a global soapbox(即兴演讲台)like none other.
We also see the internet magnifying the polarization of our societies and the rise of vitriol, hate speech and misinformation. This amplification is made possible by the internet and centralized social media platforms, which combine to create mass echo chambers. However the core issues live within the nature of our societies themselves. So today the internet reflects richness, divisiveness and areas where hope and opportunities to improve one’s own life are not as widely available as we would like.
The ease with which " fake news" can be disseminated(散布)online presented an opportunity to capitalize on existing social discontent by distributing misinformation for financial gain. We saw this happen in the latest US election cycle when egregiously fabricated stories published solely for profit circulated widely in social media. Pizzagate. The Pope endorses a presidential candidate. Florida imposes Sharia law. Though these storie, were clearly false, each was published online, consumed, shared and viewed by millions of people. And yet we need to ask: How different are these articles from standard "clickbait"(标题党)that sensationalizes the truth in order to drive traffic?
The stakes are high when bad actors misappropriate the internet and position fake news to drown out facts for personal gain. Misinformation spread online has the power to influence people’s understanding of real world events. Millions of internet users have no way to quickly assess whether claims are true or false. All of this adds up to loss of trust in core institutions as a source of good information and trustworthy community. But the loss is further compounded. Democracy relies on the free flow of good information and human connection, and when people believe they can’t trust anyone, democracy is weakened.
Technology alone will not solve the problem, but technology combined with human intent, economic investment, and development policies can make immense positive changes.
The world today is in a disruptive state, and it’s clear that the connection of technology to social impact is deeply needed so that communities of goodwill can grow, trust in the internet and information will rebound and democracy will thrive. We have to apply ourselves to this challenge. Otherwise we will have wasted a rare and precious opportunity.
What does the word "vitriol" in Para. 3 mean?
选项
A、Bitter remarks.
B、Public praise.
C、Complimentary words.
D、Retrospective fear.
答案
A
解析
语义理解题。本题考查vitriol的词义。定位句提到,我们也看到互联网加剧了社会的两极分化和vitriol、仇恨言论及错误信息的泛滥。结合句意可知,该句在讲述互联网的负面影响。而vitriol与hatespeech和misinformation并列,由此推测,vitriol的词义应该是与“仇恨言论”和“错误信息”类似的贬义词。因此,该词与A)的意义相近,意为“刻薄评论”,故为答案。B)“公众的称赞”和C)“恭维话”均为褒义词,明显与原文不符,故排除;D)“后怕”为中性词,并且与原文内容无关,故排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/vTT7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveni
Theygotooneoftheworld’smostprestigiousuniversitiesandpridethemselvesontheir【C1】______intellectbutalmosthalfof
A、Stationmasters.B、Conductors.C、Passengers.D、Stations.C原文说到,theUndergroundRailroad的组织参与者都有一个“代号”,是根据一些铁路术语起的。逃跑的奴隶(escaped
A、Itleadstosuccesstoourownchildren.B、Itisequaltoabetterlifeforchildren.C、Itshowskidsthattheirlivesaremea
StatesExperimentwithOut-of-ClassroomLearning[A]AttheendofAugust,mostofOhio’steenagerswillshakeofftheirsummerti
Britishdoctorsaretolaunchamajorclinicaltrialtoinvestigatewhetheracommonanti-depressiondrugcouldbeacheapande
A、Similarresearchesinothercountries.B、Theimpactofsocialnetworks.C、Thedegreeofmodernization.D、Thequalityofpeople
RisingInequalityIsHoldingBacktheU.S.Economy[A]Inannouncinghisrunforthepresidencylastmonth,JebBushhassetan
RisingInequalityIsHoldingBacktheU.S.Economy[A]Inannouncinghisrunforthepresidencylastmonth,JebBushhassetan
A、Theirlifecanalsobeboringandpointless.B、Theyarelesslikelytofeellost.C、Theyonlyhaveglossyouterappearance.D、
随机试题
建筑物内电气柜发生的火灾属于()火灾。
(2010.4.单选)太平天国运动后期,提出《资政新篇》这一带有资本主义色彩改革方案的是()
下列极少并发肺脓肿、空洞的细菌性肺炎是
在可见光遥感图像上,不同类型的道路具有不同的色调,这是由于他们的反射率所决定。其中,反射率最强的道路是()。
对于扣缴义务人采取各种手段,不缴或者少缴已扣、已收税款行为的处罚不包括( )。
A注册会计帅是J公司2005年度会计报表审计的外勤审计负责人,在审计过程中,需对负责收集审计证据的助理人员提出的相关问题予以解答,并对其编制的有关审计工作底稿进行复核。请代为做出正确的专业判断: 注册会计师通过实质性测试获取审计证据时,应当考虑的主要事项有
将散客顺利送走后,导游员还有许多后续工作需要完成,主要是()
某中学在自己制定的校规校纪中,有“罚款”这一条款,这种做法()。
有以下程序#include<stdio.h>main(){inta[5]={2,4,6,8,10},*p,**k;p=a;k=&p;printf("%d
Shestoodbeforeuslookingverycomposedasshegaveusgoodmorning.Sabriclearedhisthroat,andpickingupthegreatkeyve
最新回复
(
0
)