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2015—2016学年上学期高中一年级第二次阶段性考试 英 语 试 题 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A Our need to communicate with each other has been a driving force（力量） in the development of technology．In the 20th century we have seen the invention of the radio，television，telephone and fax，and toda the Internet has opened up a whole new way of communicating．We now have instant messaging services such as ICQ or Chinas QQ and chat rooms where people can join group discussions．They mean increasing choices for when，where and how to communicate，and more importantly, with whom． While most people use the Internet to keep in touch with friends and family, a growing number of people use QQ and chat rooms to meet and chat with strangers．Because the Internet allows a certain amount of anonymity, users can be more open making it easier to make new friends．One user said that everyone is equal online，and age and appearance become unimportant．This makes it easier for people to communicate with each other． Finding new friends is not the only reason people use chat rooms．The Internet can bring together like-minded people who want to discuss their favourite topics．There are chat rooms for certain sports，types of music，styles of art，in fact，just about any interest you can imagine，and many that you cant! Whatever unusual nterest you might have, if you search on the Internet，there is a good chance that you will find someone．somewhere in cyberspace，willing to talk to you about it-right now． However, there are problems with going online．It is possible for cyber-criminals to steal information such as credit card details while you are online，and there is always the chance that a new friend is not who he or she claims to be．One girl was really disappointed when she discovered that her new cyberfriend who wrote poems for her, was actually copying all the poems from magazines．But for all the problems that might come up，instant messaging services and chat rooms are here to stay, putting in touch with friends，fam