26、根据以下资料，回答26-45 题：
There’s a professor at the University of Toronto in Canada who has come up with a term to describe the way a lot of us North Americans interact these years．And now a big research study confirms it.
Barry Wellman’s term is “networked individualism.” It’s not the easiest concept to grasp．In fact, the words seem to contradict each other．How can we be individualistic and networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here’s what he means．Until the Internet and e-mail came along, our social networks involved flesh-and-blood relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues at work．Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
But the latest study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project confirms that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced a great deal of social interchange．A lot of folks Pew talked with say that’s a good thing, because of concerns that the Internet was turning us into hermits(隐居者) who shut out other people in favor of a make-believe world on computer screens.
To the contrary, the Pew study discovered．The Internet has put us in touch with many MORE real people than we’d have ever imagined．Helpful people, too．We’re turning to an ever-growing list of cyber friends for advice on careers, medical crises, child-rearing, and choosing a school or college．About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important or crucial role in helping them deal with major life decisions.
So we networked individuals are pretty tricky: we’re keeping more to ourselves, while at the same time reaching out to more people, all with just the click of a computer mouse!

The Pew study was conducted in__________ .
A．Latin America
B．Canada
C．the United States
D．Europe


27、 In this passage, the network refers to a lot of connected__________ .
A．friends
B．people
C．computers
D．roads


28、 Before the invention of the Internet, our connections with people took place mainly__________ .
A．in person
B．by phone
C．by letter
D．by e-mail


29、 Which of the following has happened since the invention of the Internet?
A．People talk on the phone more than ever.
B．Much personal interaction has given way to computer interaction.
C．Americans are getting more isolated.
D．Americans have become more dependent on computers.


30、 According to the Pew study, the role played by the Internet in human interaction is__________.
A．neutral
B．negative
C．unclear
D．positive

31、根据以下资料，回答31-50 题：
President Obama has signed legislation to make the biggest changes in the health care system in forty-five years．Many parts of the plan will fully take effect in four years．But some take effect quickly．For example, in six months the new law will ban insurance companies from denying coverage to children with pre-existing health conditions．Adults with pre-existing conditions will be added in four years.
The government will help millions of people pay for insurance．It will also permit millions more to receive free coverage through the Medicaid program for the poor．In all, the plan aims to make health insurance available to 32 million people now without it．Illegal immigrants will not be able to take part.
An estimated 83% of people under 65 who are in the US legally now have insurance coverage．The plan is expected to raise that to 95% within several years．People over 65 are covered by the Medicaid insurance program which the government created in 1965.
For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face a yearly fine starting in four years．The law will also require companies with more than 50 employees to offer coverage．If not, they could face a fine of $2,000 a year for every worker.
Also, this year the law will start closing what is known as “the doughnut hole”．That is a lack of Medicaid coverage for some drug costs for older Americans．President Obama promised senior citizens that the reforms will not cut their guaranteed benefits.
The changes are expected to cost about $940 billion over ten years, but also help reduce the federal budget deficit.

According to the new health care plan, which of the following will be added first into insurance programs?
A．Employees of small companies.
B．Adults with pre-existing health conditions.
C．Poor people now without health insurance.
D．Children with pre-existing health conditions.


32、 It can be inferred from the passage that the new Medicaid program for the poor will__________ .
A．provide free health insurance for 32 million people
B．provide free health insurance for all poor people
C．be also applied to legal immigrants
D．cover 83% of the people under 65


33、 It seems that at present, large companies that do not offer health insurance coverage to their employees__________ .
A．face heavy fines
B．do not receive punishments
C．are required to do so
D．do not benefit from doing so


34、 The “doughnut hole” implies that__________ are not covered by the existing Medicaid program.
A．some drug costs for older Americans
B．senior citizens over 65
C．illegal immigrants
D．expensed for hospital stay


35、 Generally speaking, President Obama’s health insurance reform will .
A．bring heavy financial burdens to the country
B．pose heavy financial burdens to the poor
C．benefit both the people and the country
D．be welcomed by the poor but opposed by companies.