Question

     When I first got an email account ten years ago, I received communications only from family,friends,and colleagues.Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail ,I have an endless seriers of advertisement and otner correspondence that do not interest the at all.If we want e-mail to continue to be useful,we need special laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam，the problem will certainly get much worse。Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly 。as more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products ，individual（个人的）e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails。Would people continue to use e-mail if they ahd to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time？

   This problem is troubling for inviduals and companies as well. Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company.Companies rely on e-mail on on e-mail for their Comployees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local commnications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively.such a situationg results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks.These computer problems raise productton costs of companies ,which are,in the end,passed on to the consumer.

For these reasons,I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam.Spammers should be fined,and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people.E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently,but spam is destroying this conwenience.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?                                                         

  A.messages     B.ideas          C.connections         D.programs

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?      

  A.Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B.More people in the world communicate by e-mail.

C.Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

D.More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

3.According to Paragraph 3,who is the final victim of spam?             

 A. The business                 B. The advertiser        

 C.The employee                D.The consumer

4.What is the purpose of the text?

       A.To inform                 B.To educate                 C.To persuade               D.To instruet

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题2】D

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

解析:

词语猜测题。根据文章开头提到的“...check my e-mail...endless series of advertisments...”可知，发e-mail就是发送信息，即message。

2．答案D

细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“As more and more advertisers turn to spam to see their products, individual e-mail boxer are ofter flooded with spam e-mails...”可知，造成垃圾邮件成灾的主要原因是广告商促销产品的广告成灾，故D正确。

3．答案D

细节理解题。根据第三段“...in the end, passed on to the consumer”可知，垃圾邮件的最终受害者应该是广大的消费者。

4．答案C

主旨大意题。根据上下文可知，由于垃圾邮件的危害性，所以呼吁政府立法来治理这种情况。