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【题目】Daniel stays home on workdays. He starts his personal computer in order to connect with the office which is about three hundred miles away in another city. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Daniel doesn't talk to any other human beings, and he doesn't see any people except the ones on television. Daniel is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.

The world of business is one area in which technology is separating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals (终端) in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they're dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers' salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts. Many companies and consumers have already changed the way they sell or buy products. E-commerce, or business done on the Internet, is becoming more and more popular. This, therefore, makes it possible for people to do shopping without going out of their homes.

Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for example, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living-rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing as well. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living-rooms.

【1】 After work, Daniel likes to __________.

A. listen to music at the concert hall

B. watch a movie in his living-room

C. chat with his friends on the net

D. play baseball with his workmates

【2】 The underlined sentence "Daniel is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible" means __________.

A. Daniel is a person full of imagination and he can make his life colorful.

B. Daniel is not a real person but the lifestyle of his kind does exist.

C. Daniel is only an ordinary person but he has his own way of living.

D. Daniel is a model who makes full use of modern technology in life.

【3】 What will the writer most probably discuss after the last paragraph?

A. Games and sports B. Personal banking

C. Music and films D. International business

【4】 What is the main idea of the passage?

A. We may no longer need to communicate wit other human beings.

B. Modern technology seems to be separating human beings.

C. We may no longer need to work in the office.

D. Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】【1】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第三句话After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, 可知，丹尼尔工作之余在房间里就看电影，故答案选B。

【2】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句话The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings. 可知，丹尼尔不是一个真实的人，但是他的生活方式是存在的，故答案选B。

【3】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知，正是由于高科技，改变了以往与朋友一起去听音乐会、去看电影的情况，而是在自己的卧室里戴上耳机就可以听音乐会，看电影，故以后还要玩游戏，看体育现场转播等，故答案选A。

【4】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，正是高科技的出现，彻底改变了人们的生活方式，现代科技似乎使人们疏离。故答案选B。