Have you ever heard something from a friend of a friend? Or thought you knew somebody who knew somebody who knew the president?Stanley Milgram believed that such chains were the world’s basic social communication system.
Milgram was a Harvard Universi ty social psychologist and father of the "small world phenomenon": the theory that everybody is connected to everybody else by short chains of social acquaintances.
In 1967, Milgram sent 300 letters to random ly selected addresses in Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas. Each Jetter contained a small packet and instructions to get the packet to a person in the Boston area that was known as the target. The letter provided the target’s name, location, and occupation.
The Nebraskans and Kansans could only send the packet to the target through a chain of personal contacts--people they knew on a first-name basis. Those people were also supposed to send it along using the same criteria--through people they knew such as friends of friends, relatives, or business connections, getting closer and closer to the target each time.
Sixty packets, through sixty different chains of people, eventuall y reached the target. Of those, Milgram found that the average number of people in the chain was about six, a discovery that was called the ”six degrees of separation. "Milgram theorized that we are only a short chain away from anyone else and that the implications of such a small world could be enormous in business and communications.
Now researchers at Columbia University are testing Milgram’s hypothesis for the entire world. Using e-mail, they are trying to determine whether everyone is indeed only six social acquaintances away from everyone else.
They may find that, because of rapid communication, the world is even smaller than it used to be, or that we’ve grown farther apart and have fewer acquaintances to build chains with.
This article is mainly about
A
the importance of social networks.
B
why you can always send a letter anywhere.
C
Stanley Milgram and his theory.
D
how our privacy may be invaded.
本題答案:
C
#99年,#29期,#警專,#英文,#共同科目,
Have you ever heard something from a friend of a friend? Or thought you knew somebody who knew somebody who knew the president?Stanley Milgram believed that such chains were the world’s basic social communication system.
Milgram was a Harvard Universi ty social psychologist and father of the "small world phenomenon": the theory that everybody is connected to everybody else by short chains of social acquaintances.
In 1967, Milgram sent 300 letters to random ly selected addresses in Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas. Each Jetter contained a small packet and instructions to get the packet to a person in the Boston area that was known as the target. The letter provided the target’s name, location, and occupation.
The Nebraskans and Kansans could only send the packet to the target through a chain of personal contacts--people they knew on a first-name basis. Those people were also supposed to send it along using the same criteria--through people they knew such as friends of friends, relatives, or business connections, getting closer and closer to the target each time.
Sixty packets, through sixty different chains of people, eventuall y reached the target. Of those, Milgram found that the average number of people in the chain was about six, a discovery that was called the ”six degrees of separation. "Milgram theorized that we are only a short chain away from anyone else and that the implications of such a small world could be enormous in business and communications.
Now researchers at Columbia University are testing Milgram’s hypothesis for the entire world. Using e-mail, they are trying to determine whether everyone is indeed only six social acquaintances away from everyone else.
They may find that, because of rapid communication, the world is even smaller than it used to be, or that we’ve grown farther apart and have fewer acquaintances to build chains with.
In Milgram’s experiment, people may send the packets to
A
the importance of social networks.
B
why you can always send a letter anywhere
C
Stanley Milgram and his theory.
D
how our privacy may be invaded.
本題答案:
D
#99年,#29期,#警專,#英文,#共同科目,
Have you ever heard something from a friend of a friend? Or thought you knew somebody who knew somebody who knew the president?Stanley Milgram believed that such chains were the world’s basic social communication system.
Milgram was a Harvard Universi ty social psychologist and father of the "small world phenomenon": the theory that everybody is connected to everybody else by short chains of social acquaintances.
In 1967, Milgram sent 300 letters to random ly selected addresses in Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas. Each Jetter contained a small packet and instructions to get the packet to a person in the Boston area that was known as the target. The letter provided the target’s name, location, and occupation.
The Nebraskans and Kansans could only send the packet to the target through a chain of personal contacts--people they knew on a first-name basis. Those people were also supposed to send it along using the same criteria--through people they knew such as friends of friends, relatives, or business connections, getting closer and closer to the target each time.
Sixty packets, through sixty different chains of people, eventuall y reached the target. Of those, Milgram found that the average number of people in the chain was about six, a discovery that was called the ”six degrees of separation. "Milgram theorized that we are only a short chain away from anyone else and that the implications of such a small world could be enormous in business and communications.
Now researchers at Columbia University are testing Milgram’s hypothesis for the entire world. Using e-mail, they are trying to determine whether everyone is indeed only six social acquaintances away from everyone else.
They may find that, because of rapid communication, the world is even smaller than it used to be, or that we’ve grown farther apart and have fewer acquaintances to build chains with.
How is the newest research different from Milgram’s?
A
Emails are used instead of letters.
B
Scientists are sending out more packets.
C
Only the family members are contacted.
D
Women are better connected than men.
本題答案:
A
#99年,#29期,#警專,#英文,#共同科目,
Have you ever heard something from a friend of a friend? Or thought you knew somebody who knew somebody who knew the president?Stanley Milgram believed that such chains were the world’s basic social communication system.
Milgram was a Harvard Universi ty social psychologist and father of the "small world phenomenon": the theory that everybody is connected to everybody else by short chains of social acquaintances.
In 1967, Milgram sent 300 letters to random ly selected addresses in Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas. Each Jetter contained a small packet and instructions to get the packet to a person in the Boston area that was known as the target. The letter provided the target’s name, location, and occupation.
The Nebraskans and Kansans could only send the packet to the target through a chain of personal contacts--people they knew on a first-name basis. Those people were also supposed to send it along using the same criteria--through people they knew such as friends of friends, relatives, or business connections, getting closer and closer to the target each time.
Sixty packets, through sixty different chains of people, eventuall y reached the target. Of those, Milgram found that the average number of people in the chain was about six, a discovery that was called the ”six degrees of separation. "Milgram theorized that we are only a short chain away from anyone else and that the implications of such a small world could be enormous in business and communications.
Now researchers at Columbia University are testing Milgram’s hypothesis for the entire world. Using e-mail, they are trying to determine whether everyone is indeed only six social acquaintances away from everyone else.
They may find that, because of rapid communication, the world is even smaller than it used to be, or that we’ve grown farther apart and have fewer acquaintances to build chains with.
Who may really benefit from Milgram’s theory?
A
businesspeople
B
engineers
C
teachers
D
laborers
本題答案:
A
#99年,#29期,#警專,#英文,#共同科目,
Have you ever heard something from a friend of a friend? Or thought you knew somebody who knew somebody who knew the president?Stanley Milgram believed that such chains were the world’s basic social communication system.
Milgram was a Harvard Universi ty social psychologist and father of the "small world phenomenon": the theory that everybody is connected to everybody else by short chains of social acquaintances.
In 1967, Milgram sent 300 letters to random ly selected addresses in Omaha, Nebraska and Wichita, Kansas. Each Jetter contained a small packet and instructions to get the packet to a person in the Boston area that was known as the target. The letter provided the target’s name, location, and occupation.
The Nebraskans and Kansans could only send the packet to the target through a chain of personal contacts--people they knew on a first-name basis. Those people were also supposed to send it along using the same criteria--through people they knew such as friends of friends, relatives, or business connections, getting closer and closer to the target each time.
Sixty packets, through sixty different chains of people, eventuall y reached the target. Of those, Milgram found that the average number of people in the chain was about six, a discovery that was called the ”six degrees of separation. "Milgram theorized that we are only a short chain away from anyone else and that the implications of such a small world could be enormous in business and communications.
Now researchers at Columbia University are testing Milgram’s hypothesis for the entire world. Using e-mail, they are trying to determine whether everyone is indeed only six social acquaintances away from everyone else.
They may find that, because of rapid communication, the world is even smaller than it used to be, or that we’ve grown farther apart and have fewer acquaintances to build chains with.
What does the word “criteria”mean?
A
addresses
B
principles
C
names
D
packages
本題答案:
B
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enough （選出畫線部分發音相同者）
A
bought
B
brother
C
dust
D
cough
E
dough
本題答案:
BC
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memorize （選出畫線部分發音不同者）
A
analyze
B
machine
C
tight
D
ideal
E
magazine
本題答案:
BE
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Kelly stopped up and had a little words with us in her way to work this morning. （挑錯）
A
stopped up
B
had
C
a little words
D
in her way
E
this morning
本題答案:
ACD
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That most people often forget is that listening is an important part of keeping a conversation go. （挑錯）
A
That
B
is that
C
listening
D
keeping
E
go
本題答案:
AE
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Never in my life I have heard of such a ridiculous story. It couldn’t have happened for anyone! （挑錯）
