题目内容
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Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world. In rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products.
The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item(商品) that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.
It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.
1. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1?
A.The exercise of rights is a luxury. |
B.The practice of choice is difficult. |
C.The right of choice is given but at a price. |
D.Choice and right exist at the same time. |
2. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?
A.Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product. |
B.People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion. |
C.Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items. |
D.Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the rage of choice. |
3.By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that .
A.advanced products meet the needs of people |
B.products of the latest design fold the market |
C.competitions are fierce in high-tech industry |
D.everyday goods need to be replaced often |
4. What is this passage mainly about?
A.The variety of choices in modern society. |
B.The opinions on people’s right in different countries |
C.The Problems about the availability of everyday goods. |
D.The helplessness in purchasing decisions |
1.B
2.C
3.B
4.D
【解析】
1.此题为归纳试题。从But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right中可以归纳出答案为B
2.此题为归纳试题。从Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item(商品) that is not really wanted中可以归纳出答案为C
3.作者借助计算机为例子来证明Products are almost out-of-date once they are bought. 这其中的原因就有the speed with which new types of products come on the market以及Advances in design and production help quicken the process.
4.此题为归纳大意试题。通读全文,不难发现:本文主要分析在面临选择作出决定的艰难。
I am an e-mail user. When I first started to use the e-mail system I used to read all my e-mail. I didn’t have much mail. I was very excited about receiving any e-mail. I gave my friends my e-mail address. Soon I had more mail than I wanted. Some of the mail was junk mail. I was worried. I didn’t want my mail to control me.
I’ve tried some methods to help me get control of my mail. First, I check my mail at the same time every day. Also I try to allow myself only 15-20 minutes every day to process my e-mail. This doesn’t always work, but I try. Sometimes I save the messages. Sometimes I just read them, maybe answer a few, and then delete them.
Sometimes I’m not at all interested in a message, so I don’t even open it. I delete it right away. This is very much the way I go through the mail that the postal service delivers to my home.
These methods are very simple. I have some friends who are very clever with computers. From time to time, they teach me new tricks for managing my e-mail. I’ve also learned to transfer some messages to a disk so they don’t fill up my mail files. Then I can read them later and maybe use them in my work. I’m still amazed at what e-mail can do for me! I’m still worried, however, about having too much to read.
【小题1】Which is the best title for this passage?
A.How I Go through my E-mail | B.How I Manage my E-mail |
C.How I Transfer my E-mail | D.How I Use my E-mail System |
A.That he deals with the mail delivered by the post service almost in the same way. |
B.That he receives more postal mail than e-mail. |
C.That he likes e-mail much better than the mail delivered by the post service. |
D.That he likes going through the mail delivered by the post service. |
A.Sometimes the writer checks his mail in the morning and sometimes in the evening. |
B.The writer teaches his friends how to manage their e-mail. |
C.The writer always spends less than 15 minutes processing his e-mail. |
D.After giving his friends his e-mail address the writer had more e-mail than he wanted. |
A.常规邮件 | B.病毒邮件 | C.垃圾邮件 | D.商务邮件 |
A.转换 | B.改变 | C.传递 | D.转移 |