Ⅳ. 阅读理解(共20题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给A, B, C和
D项中,选出最佳选项。
In an age when technology moves faster than
most can keep up with, a small group of people still remain in the time of
old-fashioned letters. Frankly speaking, I was once certain that traditional
letters could never be replaced by other means of communication.
But a story about online communication
changed my mind.
An old man, who suffered a lot from
Parkinson's disease, was not able to talk clearly and could hardly write his
name. Living totally alone, he managed to keep in touch with nearly all the
members of his family. How did he achieve this? He clicked out words on his
computer keyboard.
I, therefore, managed to get an e-mail box
as soon as the opportunity came. My life changed. E-mail, and all online
communication, is something truly different. It has capabilities that few other
products can match.
E-mail is convenient. It takes less time
with its fast speed and 24-hour connection. The slow postal service is no
match. If you wouldn't want to have a face-to-face talk with your manager, you
might talk with him through e-mail even if you are in the same office.
Naming all the good things about online
communication is not easy. But wait. E-mail can be inconvenient. It can waste
time and energy. Just think what may happen when you take a short vacation and
return to find your e-mail box filled with 200 unread messages. You could
clearly spend half a day clearing junk ads.
Then, online communication will keep us
staying at our computer while it connects us to distant strangers. Once we
throw ourselves into the machine, we may forget the human touches we once held
so dear. I'm sure there's and always will be a place for the old-fashioned
letter, phone call, and face-to-face meeting even in the world of modem
communication.
As I listen to the sound of the modem, I
was excited at stepping out to the outside world but, at the same time, I
sensed a loss of control over something valuable in my personal life.
41. What caused the writer to become
interested in e-mail and online communication?
A. The sound of the
modem. B. His own illness.
C. The changing of his
life. D. A sick old man's
experience.
42. What is the most probable meaning of
the underlined word "junk" in Paragraph 7?
A. Old and
useless.
B. New and useful.
C. Short but
valuable.
D. Long but clear.
43. What does the writer think of online
communication?
A. It should replace old-fashioned letters
completely.
B. It is perfectly and always does good to
you.
C. It is extremely useful and convenient,
but it may be inconvenient or even harmful.
D. It does more harm than good.
44. How did the sick old man keep in touch
with his family members?
A. With the help of his computer.
B. By writing letters with his pen.
C. By making telephones calls.
D. By visiting them regularly.
45. According to the writer, traditional
means of communication will never disappear because .
A. they are convenient and popular though
they are slow
B. they help to keep the friendly
relationship between people
C. most people cannot keep up with the
development of technology
D. modem means of communication does too
much harm