WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes

WHAT happens to a teenage kid when theworld he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother byAmerican author Cory Doctorow． It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers．

Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco ismuch more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society． Smart, fast and wise to theways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting （骗过） his high school'smonitoring system．This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game inreal life．

While they are playing, a bomb explodes on theBay Bridge． Marcusstops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simpleact throws him into a Department of Homeland Security （DHS） secret prison． There he is treated as apossible terrorist．He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears．

When he returns, Marcus discovers thatthere are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizensare treated like potential terrorists． While some consider this government action necessary for publicsafety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he issupposed to have as a citizen．

He knows that no one will believe hisstory, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself． He helps organize a largenetwork called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously （匿名地）．

The book presents a young man who isirresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story． As part of this learning andgrowing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society．

1. What kind of article does this passagebelong to?     

2. The underlined word destruction in thepassage means         ．     

3. Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because        ．        

4. From the second paragraph we can inferthat         ．     

5. In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow         ．      

试题答案

【答案】

1.B2.C3.C4.D5.B

【解析】略