外研版（2019）必修第二册 Unit4 Stage and screen Starting out & Understanding ideas 导学案（1）
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外研版 必修第二册Unit 4 Stage and screen 导学案
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
1. 比较、描述德和园大戏楼和环球剧场，初步形成跨文化意识。
2. 通过略读、精读读懂文章，概括文章主旨大意，获取细节信息；
3. 根据时间线索，以第一人称复述《王子复仇记》的观看感受和谈论自己喜爱的艺术形式和电视节目；
4. 识别并用恰当的英语表达不同的艺术形式和电视节目，思考京剧的艺术魅力，增强对中国传统文化的认同感和民族自豪感，激发传承和弘扬中国传统文化的使命感。
重点：
1. 准确获取视频内容，掌握不同艺术形式和电视节目的英语表述；
2. 完成相关阅读任务，从课文中获取信息并整合，能够以第一人称进行复述；
3. 基于文本理解，体会京剧的艺术魅力，增强对中国传统文化的认同感和民族自豪感
难点：
1.描述自己喜欢的艺术形式，比较中外剧场的异同点；
2.根据时间线索进行文本复述，思考京剧的艺术魅力。
一、课前预习
1、词汇积累（核心单词+重点短语）
A）核心单词
重点短语
2、词语释义：
①p________ a piece of writing using beautiful or unusual language arranged in fixed lines that have a particular beat and often rhyme
②a________ a particular part, feature, or quality that has many parts
③s________ one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon, or other subtance stretched across a musical instrument and produce sound
④g________ to make people understand something
⑤a________ a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone because they have done something bad to you
⑥r________ used in the names of organizations and institutions that were established by a king, queen, or other royal people
⑦m________an act of moving the body or part of the body
⑧t_________to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better
⑨u_________the whole of space and everything in it, including the earth, the planets and the stars
⑩ e_________having or needing a lot of energy and enthusiasm
语篇导学：根据pp.38—39课文内容,选择正确答案
1．Why did the author go to see The Revenge of Prince Zidan
A．To make sure it has a long history.
B．To enjoy the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
C．To confirm that Peking Opera is easier to understand.
D．To find out the differences between Hamlet and its Peking Opera version.
2．What began to change the author’s view on Peking Opera
A．The main characters. B．Jinghu.
C．The exaggerated movements. D．The stage.
3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4
A．The Revenge of Prince Zidan is a success.
B．Prince Hamlet did a backflip before.
C．The author didn’t like the play.
D．The characters were performers as well as athletes.
4．What does “I was on the edge of my seat” mean in Paragraph 5
A．He wanted to leave. B．He felt uncomfortable.
C．He was sick of the performance. D．He loved the performance.
二、词汇精析
1.transform vt. 使改观，使变形，使转化
【原句再现】Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.
运用这些技巧，京剧把一个小舞台变成了整个宇宙。
【归纳拓展】
(1)transform A into B 把A转换成B transform from...into... 从……转变成…… (2)transformation n. 改变，变革
①A sitting room can_________(transform) into a guest bedroom simply by adding a sofa bed.
②In the last five years, he’s gone through a personal ________(transform)．
③If you fail to keep the balance, then it would transform another problem.
2.combine v．(使)结合，(使)组合
【原句再现】That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.
足球是一项如此简单的运动也许是它受欢迎的基础。
【归纳拓展】
(1)combine with 与……结合 combine...with... 把……与……结合起来 (2)combination n. 结合；联合；化合(物) in combination with 与……结合
①—In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.
—I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two_________ (combine)．
②When shown in __________(combine) with black, orange often symbolizes(象征) the career.
③We consider it necessary to combine theory_______ practice.
我们认为理论联系实际是必要的。
3.get across 解释清楚，传达
【原句再现】The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
表演者当然用中文演唱，但音乐、夸张的动作和手势有助于让观众理解其中的意思。
【归纳拓展】
get through 做完；通过；接通(电话) get over 克服 get down to (doing) sth. 开始认真(做)某事 get along/on with 相处；进展
用get的相关短语填空
①Take it easy. You’ll soon_________ your carelessness.
②I’ve been trying to ring you up all day but I couldn’t________ ．
③He isn’t good at talking but he __________other people.
4.start with(＝begin with) 以……开始
【原句再现】Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears.
从管弦乐队演奏中国传统乐器开始，京剧给我这对西方耳朵带来了一种全新的声音。
【归纳拓展】
(1)begin/start...with 以……开始 end (up) with 以……结束 (2)to begin with＝to start with 首先(常作插入语)
①A journey of a thousand miles ________ single step.
[谚语]千里之行，始于足下。
②The teacher began the lesson______ an English song today.
今天老师以一首英文歌曲开始了课程。
③We can’t possibly go. ___________it’s too far and secondly we can’t afford it either.我们不可能去，首先是路太远，其次我们也负担不起。
三、句型
1、现在分词（短语）作状语
【原句再现】Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence - until the Peking Opera came to town!
句意：我看过好几部《哈姆雷特》的影视作品，这部戏剧我也读过很多遍了，因此我信心满满—直到城里来了京剧表演。
【解析】原句=Since I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times...现在分词的完成式作原因状语，强调该动作在句子的谓语动词之前发生，表示以前看到很多《哈姆雷特》的戏剧并读过很多遍《哈姆雷特》的剧本。
【仿写】完成了她的工作后，他去购物了。
_______________________________________________
2、not...until...引导时间状语从句
【例句】I didn’t go to bed until he finished my homework.
直到做完作业他才上床睡觉。
【解析】(1)until引导时间状语从句时，主句的谓语动词是延续性动词，表示“直到……为止”；
(2)not...until...引导时间状语从句时，若主句的谓语动词是终止性动词，表示“直到……才……”；若主句的谓语动词是延续性动词，意为“不到……就……”。
【仿写】据说新型冠状病毒感染肺炎的疫情要到3月中旬才会结束。
It is said that the outbreak of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus_________________________________.
Ⅰ.单词拼写：根据汉语提示用适当的形式填空
1．It is __________(难以置信的) that he is always full of energy.
2．The artistic _________(运动) called the Renaissance began in Florence.
3．Climate and weather affect every _________(方面) of our lives.
4．Male animals are often larger than the _________(雌性)．
5．Yi Jianlian is a great player, with brilliant _________(技巧)．
6．We are determined to carry on a hard struggle to _________(改观) the mountain area in five years.
7．Basing an important decision more on _________(情感) than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.
8．His _________(愤怒) would burst out when things didn’t go as he’d expected.
9．Poets use many different forms of _________(诗歌) to express themselves.
10．As the president ended his speech，we _________(鼓掌)politely.
Ⅱ.根据P38－39教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by 1.____ most important writer in English.2.____ (see)quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town！Dating (date)back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's 3.____ (easy)than a Shakespeare play to understand？4.____(find) out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan. Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese 5.____(instrument), the opera brought a 6. ____(complete)new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I 7.____(learn) that it was an instrument with two strings 8.____ jinghu. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage 9.____ the whole universe. It was so dazzling and energetic 10.____I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes! Everyone was clapping.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Goldfish have pretty boring lives, so maybe it’s a good thing that they can only concentrate for nine seconds！But according to a new research, humans are becoming like goldfish.Our attention span(时长) is getting shorter...and it’s all because of technology.
“We move quickly from one site to another on the web,”says Doctor Ted Selker, a computer scientist from Massachusetts，“and we are losing the ability to concentrate.” With millions of websites to choose from, the attention span of the average Internet user is just seconds.There are other digital distractions(分心) too：e mail, instant messaging and quickie movies on websites.
Some people are worried about the effect on young people.“You need time to understand and think about what you read,”says Julia Wood, from London.“Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it.I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.”
Other teachers are trying more unusual methods to improve students’ concentration.Anne Savan, from Wales, was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons.She says that it had an amazing effect,“The music made them calmer, and their concentration was much better.”
But not everyone believes that there is a problem.Ray Cole, an educational psychologist says，“On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn’t worth reading.They might look at five unhelpful websites very quickly, before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully.In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill.”
1．Why does the writer mention “goldfish”？
A．To analyze data. B．To settle problems
C．To introduce a topic.. D．To suggest a way out.
2．What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr.Ted Selker
A．Making decisions. B．Time to digest information.
C．Traditional methods of reading. D．Skipping around the Internet.
3．What will help students overcome a short attention span
A．Receiving emails. B．Texting messages.
C．Reading more books. D．Watching quickie movies.
4．What is Ray Cole’s attitude towards looking through websites quickly
A．Supportive. B．Unfavorable.
C．Skeptical. D．Cautious.
参考答案：
一、课前预习
1、生词+短语
A) 略
B) 略
2、词语释义：答案：①poetry; ②aspect; ③string; ④get across; ⑤anger; ⑥royal; ⑦movement; ⑧transform; ⑨universe;⑩energetic
3、语篇导学：1-4：CBAD
二、词汇精析
1、①be transformed; ②transformation;③into
2、①combined; ②combination; ③with
3、①get over; ②get through; ③gets on/along well with
4、①begins with; ②with; ③To begin/start with
句型
1、Having finished her homework, she went shopping.
2、will not end until it is mid-march
课后巩固
Ⅰ、1.incredible; 2.movement; 3.aspect; 4.females; 5.technique; 6.transform; 7.emotion; 8.anger; 9.poetry; 10.clapped
Ⅱ、1.the; 2.Having seen; 3.easier; 4.To find; 5.instruments; 6.completely; 7.learned/learnt; 8.called; 9.into;10.that
shaped
Ⅲ、阅读理解
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文。随着科技的发展，人们将大量时间花在浏览网站上，快速不断地浏览使人们的注意力时长越来越短；但是有人认为，浏览网站，可以提高年轻人的判断能力。
1.【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。由题干中的关键词goldfish定位到文章第一段，因为第一句说金鱼只能集中九秒钟的注意力；结合第一段的第二句But according to a new research, humans are becoming like goldfish.可知，人们正变得像金鱼一样；接着文章提出中心论点：由于技术发展，我们的注意力时长变得越来越短。据此可以判断，作者用金鱼的例子是为了引出文章主题，故C项正确。
2.【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。由题干中的关键词cause a shorter attention span定位到文章第一段最后一句，根据第二段中的We move quickly from one site to another on the web及and we are losing the ability to concentrate可知，Ted Selker认为，由于人们快速浏览网站，人们正在丧失集中注意力的能力，故D项正确。
3.【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。由题干中的关键词overcome a short attention span定位到文章第三段，根据第三段中的最后一句I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.可知，阅读更多的书将有助于学生克服注意力集中时间短的问题（注意题干中的short 与最后一句中的longer对应），故C项正确。
4.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。往往大多数人的观点不是作者人人观点，所以注意转折连词however/but之后是作者的观点。根据最后一段中的But not everyone believes that there is a problem.及On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn’t worth reading.可知，Ray Cole认为年轻人快速浏览网站可以提高快速判断的能力；据此可判断，Ray Cole对快速浏览网站持支持态度，故A项正确。
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
1. 比较、描述德和园大戏楼和环球剧场，初步形成跨文化意识。
2. 通过略读、精读读懂文章，概括文章主旨大意，获取细节信息；
3. 根据时间线索，以第一人称复述《王子复仇记》的观看感受和谈论自己喜爱的艺术形式和电视节目；
4. 识别并用恰当的英语表达不同的艺术形式和电视节目，思考京剧的艺术魅力，增强对中国传统文化的认同感和民族自豪感，激发传承和弘扬中国传统文化的使命感。
重点：
1. 准确获取视频内容，掌握不同艺术形式和电视节目的英语表述；
2. 完成相关阅读任务，从课文中获取信息并整合，能够以第一人称进行复述；
3. 基于文本理解，体会京剧的艺术魅力，增强对中国传统文化的认同感和民族自豪感
难点：
1.描述自己喜欢的艺术形式，比较中外剧场的异同点；
2.根据时间线索进行文本复述，思考京剧的艺术魅力。
一、课前预习
1、词汇积累（核心单词+重点短语）
A）核心单词
重点短语
2、词语释义：
①p________ a piece of writing using beautiful or unusual language arranged in fixed lines that have a particular beat and often rhyme
②a________ a particular part, feature, or quality that has many parts
③s________ one of the long thin pieces of wire, nylon, or other subtance stretched across a musical instrument and produce sound
④g________ to make people understand something
⑤a________ a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone because they have done something bad to you
⑥r________ used in the names of organizations and institutions that were established by a king, queen, or other royal people
⑦m________an act of moving the body or part of the body
⑧t_________to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better
⑨u_________the whole of space and everything in it, including the earth, the planets and the stars
⑩ e_________having or needing a lot of energy and enthusiasm
语篇导学：根据pp.38—39课文内容,选择正确答案
1．Why did the author go to see The Revenge of Prince Zidan
A．To make sure it has a long history.
B．To enjoy the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
C．To confirm that Peking Opera is easier to understand.
D．To find out the differences between Hamlet and its Peking Opera version.
2．What began to change the author’s view on Peking Opera
A．The main characters. B．Jinghu.
C．The exaggerated movements. D．The stage.
3．What can we learn from Paragraph 4
A．The Revenge of Prince Zidan is a success.
B．Prince Hamlet did a backflip before.
C．The author didn’t like the play.
D．The characters were performers as well as athletes.
4．What does “I was on the edge of my seat” mean in Paragraph 5
A．He wanted to leave. B．He felt uncomfortable.
C．He was sick of the performance. D．He loved the performance.
二、词汇精析
1.transform vt. 使改观，使变形，使转化
【原句再现】Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.
运用这些技巧，京剧把一个小舞台变成了整个宇宙。
【归纳拓展】
(1)transform A into B 把A转换成B transform from...into... 从……转变成…… (2)transformation n. 改变，变革
①A sitting room can_________(transform) into a guest bedroom simply by adding a sofa bed.
②In the last five years, he’s gone through a personal ________(transform)．
③If you fail to keep the balance, then it would transform another problem.
2.combine v．(使)结合，(使)组合
【原句再现】That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.
足球是一项如此简单的运动也许是它受欢迎的基础。
【归纳拓展】
(1)combine with 与……结合 combine...with... 把……与……结合起来 (2)combination n. 结合；联合；化合(物) in combination with 与……结合
①—In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.
—I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two_________ (combine)．
②When shown in __________(combine) with black, orange often symbolizes(象征) the career.
③We consider it necessary to combine theory_______ practice.
我们认为理论联系实际是必要的。
3.get across 解释清楚，传达
【原句再现】The performers of course sang in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
表演者当然用中文演唱，但音乐、夸张的动作和手势有助于让观众理解其中的意思。
【归纳拓展】
get through 做完；通过；接通(电话) get over 克服 get down to (doing) sth. 开始认真(做)某事 get along/on with 相处；进展
用get的相关短语填空
①Take it easy. You’ll soon_________ your carelessness.
②I’ve been trying to ring you up all day but I couldn’t________ ．
③He isn’t good at talking but he __________other people.
4.start with(＝begin with) 以……开始
【原句再现】Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears.
从管弦乐队演奏中国传统乐器开始，京剧给我这对西方耳朵带来了一种全新的声音。
【归纳拓展】
(1)begin/start...with 以……开始 end (up) with 以……结束 (2)to begin with＝to start with 首先(常作插入语)
①A journey of a thousand miles ________ single step.
[谚语]千里之行，始于足下。
②The teacher began the lesson______ an English song today.
今天老师以一首英文歌曲开始了课程。
③We can’t possibly go. ___________it’s too far and secondly we can’t afford it either.我们不可能去，首先是路太远，其次我们也负担不起。
三、句型
1、现在分词（短语）作状语
【原句再现】Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence - until the Peking Opera came to town!
句意：我看过好几部《哈姆雷特》的影视作品，这部戏剧我也读过很多遍了，因此我信心满满—直到城里来了京剧表演。
【解析】原句=Since I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times...现在分词的完成式作原因状语，强调该动作在句子的谓语动词之前发生，表示以前看到很多《哈姆雷特》的戏剧并读过很多遍《哈姆雷特》的剧本。
【仿写】完成了她的工作后，他去购物了。
_______________________________________________
2、not...until...引导时间状语从句
【例句】I didn’t go to bed until he finished my homework.
直到做完作业他才上床睡觉。
【解析】(1)until引导时间状语从句时，主句的谓语动词是延续性动词，表示“直到……为止”；
(2)not...until...引导时间状语从句时，若主句的谓语动词是终止性动词，表示“直到……才……”；若主句的谓语动词是延续性动词，意为“不到……就……”。
【仿写】据说新型冠状病毒感染肺炎的疫情要到3月中旬才会结束。
It is said that the outbreak of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus_________________________________.
Ⅰ.单词拼写：根据汉语提示用适当的形式填空
1．It is __________(难以置信的) that he is always full of energy.
2．The artistic _________(运动) called the Renaissance began in Florence.
3．Climate and weather affect every _________(方面) of our lives.
4．Male animals are often larger than the _________(雌性)．
5．Yi Jianlian is a great player, with brilliant _________(技巧)．
6．We are determined to carry on a hard struggle to _________(改观) the mountain area in five years.
7．Basing an important decision more on _________(情感) than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.
8．His _________(愤怒) would burst out when things didn’t go as he’d expected.
9．Poets use many different forms of _________(诗歌) to express themselves.
10．As the president ended his speech，we _________(鼓掌)politely.
Ⅱ.根据P38－39教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Shakespeare's Hamlet is probably the most important play by 1.____ most important writer in English.2.____ (see)quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town！Dating (date)back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it's 3.____ (easy)than a Shakespeare play to understand？4.____(find) out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan. Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese 5.____(instrument), the opera brought a 6. ____(complete)new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I 7.____(learn) that it was an instrument with two strings 8.____ jinghu. Using such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage 9.____ the whole universe. It was so dazzling and energetic 10.____I wasn't sure if the characters were performers or athletes! Everyone was clapping.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
Goldfish have pretty boring lives, so maybe it’s a good thing that they can only concentrate for nine seconds！But according to a new research, humans are becoming like goldfish.Our attention span(时长) is getting shorter...and it’s all because of technology.
“We move quickly from one site to another on the web,”says Doctor Ted Selker, a computer scientist from Massachusetts，“and we are losing the ability to concentrate.” With millions of websites to choose from, the attention span of the average Internet user is just seconds.There are other digital distractions(分心) too：e mail, instant messaging and quickie movies on websites.
Some people are worried about the effect on young people.“You need time to understand and think about what you read,”says Julia Wood, from London.“Young people search the net all the time and their brains become full of useless information but there is no time to make sense of it.I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.”
Other teachers are trying more unusual methods to improve students’ concentration.Anne Savan, from Wales, was so worried about her students that she started playing Mozart during her science lessons.She says that it had an amazing effect,“The music made them calmer, and their concentration was much better.”
But not everyone believes that there is a problem.Ray Cole, an educational psychologist says，“On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn’t worth reading.They might look at five unhelpful websites very quickly, before stopping and reading a sixth useful website more carefully.In a world with so much information available, this is an important skill.”
1．Why does the writer mention “goldfish”？
A．To analyze data. B．To settle problems
C．To introduce a topic.. D．To suggest a way out.
2．What may cause a shorter attention span according to Dr.Ted Selker
A．Making decisions. B．Time to digest information.
C．Traditional methods of reading. D．Skipping around the Internet.
3．What will help students overcome a short attention span
A．Receiving emails. B．Texting messages.
C．Reading more books. D．Watching quickie movies.
4．What is Ray Cole’s attitude towards looking through websites quickly
A．Supportive. B．Unfavorable.
C．Skeptical. D．Cautious.
参考答案：
一、课前预习
1、生词+短语
A) 略
B) 略
2、词语释义：答案：①poetry; ②aspect; ③string; ④get across; ⑤anger; ⑥royal; ⑦movement; ⑧transform; ⑨universe;⑩energetic
3、语篇导学：1-4：CBAD
二、词汇精析
1、①be transformed; ②transformation;③into
2、①combined; ②combination; ③with
3、①get over; ②get through; ③gets on/along well with
4、①begins with; ②with; ③To begin/start with
句型
1、Having finished her homework, she went shopping.
2、will not end until it is mid-march
课后巩固
Ⅰ、1.incredible; 2.movement; 3.aspect; 4.females; 5.technique; 6.transform; 7.emotion; 8.anger; 9.poetry; 10.clapped
Ⅱ、1.the; 2.Having seen; 3.easier; 4.To find; 5.instruments; 6.completely; 7.learned/learnt; 8.called; 9.into;10.that
shaped
Ⅲ、阅读理解
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇议论文。随着科技的发展，人们将大量时间花在浏览网站上，快速不断地浏览使人们的注意力时长越来越短；但是有人认为，浏览网站，可以提高年轻人的判断能力。
1.【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。由题干中的关键词goldfish定位到文章第一段，因为第一句说金鱼只能集中九秒钟的注意力；结合第一段的第二句But according to a new research, humans are becoming like goldfish.可知，人们正变得像金鱼一样；接着文章提出中心论点：由于技术发展，我们的注意力时长变得越来越短。据此可以判断，作者用金鱼的例子是为了引出文章主题，故C项正确。
2.【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。由题干中的关键词cause a shorter attention span定位到文章第一段最后一句，根据第二段中的We move quickly from one site to another on the web及and we are losing the ability to concentrate可知，Ted Selker认为，由于人们快速浏览网站，人们正在丧失集中注意力的能力，故D项正确。
3.【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。由题干中的关键词overcome a short attention span定位到文章第三段，根据第三段中的最后一句I am trying to persuade my pupils to read more books, so that they concentrate on one subject for longer.可知，阅读更多的书将有助于学生克服注意力集中时间短的问题（注意题干中的short 与最后一句中的longer对应），故C项正确。
4.【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。往往大多数人的观点不是作者人人观点，所以注意转折连词however/but之后是作者的观点。根据最后一段中的But not everyone believes that there is a problem.及On the web, young people learn to make quick decisions about what is and isn’t worth reading.可知，Ray Cole认为年轻人快速浏览网站可以提高快速判断的能力；据此可判断，Ray Cole对快速浏览网站持支持态度，故A项正确。