It is not easy to correct all our mistakes.(To correct all our mistakes is not easy.)——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Gmail turned five years old this week．It’s somewhat amazing to think we’ve only had it since 2004; Gmail changed the webmail game forever by offering features we now take for granted：a streamlined interface(界面), powerful search, pioneering use of Ajax and a then－huge 1 GB of mailbox space．“You’ll never need to delete another message”was how Google described it at the time．

　　Back then, I was still making do with Hotmail．But its clumsy interface and tiny amount of storage space made the decision to move on an easy one．Getting an account made all the difference in the world to my email experience．Suddenly I was freed from having to delete emails every few days to make space in my mailbox．And the app(application)was smooth and responsive, like a desktop client(客户端程序)－and pretty fast in comparison to Hotmail．“Conversation view”and using labels instead of folders took a little getting used to, but in all Gmail felt far more professional and made me much more productive．

　　Gmail is a favorite app of ours ever on Web Worker Daily, and with good reason．It’s still the best webmail client for web workers as it lets us access our email whenever and wherever we need to, on any device, with minimum effort．And Google hasn’t spent the five years sitting on its Gmail success, either, but has introduced improvements to the service that include Gmail Tasks, chat, video chat and voice chat, combined with Google Calendar and Docs, Google Apps for Domains, and, of course, even more storage．We’ve recently covered the many features found in Gmail Labs: a way to“undo”sent messages, using canned responses for smart auto-responders, offline support using Gears and how to customize the way you view your mailbox using multiple inboxes．

(1)

The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that ________．
[　　]
A．	we shouldn’t take Gmail for granted
B．	you can try to write any kind of message
C．	Gmail can correct your mistakes of itself
D．	you needn’t worry about the mailbox space

(2)

Which of the following is not Gmail’s striking feature?
[　　]
A．	Offline support．
B．	Using labels．
C．	Undo sent messages．
D．	Mailbox space．

(3)

Gmail is ________．
[　　]
A．	first introduced by Web Worker Daily
B．	a tool merely used to send messages
C．	a great success just the same as Hotmail
D．	a webmail client with multiple functions

(4)

What can we infer from the passage?
[　　]
A．	It is easier and more convenient to use folders．
B．	Quantities of people have chosen to use Gmail．
C．	Gmail had a video chat function when invented．
D．	Gmail and Hotmail were invented at the same time．

(5)

What is the best title of this passage?
[　　]
A．	Gmail－a favourite app of ours
B．	Functions of a special email service
C．	Comparison between Gmail and Hotmail
D．	Advantages and disadvantages of Gmails

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The audience nodded in agreement when the speaker, a teacher from a community college, said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.”He described the shortcomings of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at Grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions ho. w this grade 9 level had been raised.

My topic is neither standards nor its decline（衰退）. What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like an adult.

My point is that the frequent complaint（抱怨）of one generation about the next is unavoidable. It is also human nature to look for the reason for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language limitation. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.

The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they take as true the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of adults the language of the young never seems enough.

Since this concern about the fall of the English language is not taken as a generation phenomenon but rather as something new to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not make mistakes of the language.

72. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that

A. the language of the younger generation is usually better than that of the older generation

B. students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard

C. he was an excellent teacher because he had been teaching English for 60 years

D. English teachers should be responsible for the students’ poor command of English

73. In the author’s opinion, the speaker .

A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students

B. had made the language problems of the students seem larger

C. was fight in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs

D. could think and speak mentally

74. The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is

A. general B. positive C. disapproving. D. passive

75. It can be concluded from the passage that

A. it is suitable to include English as a school subject

B. the author agrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level

C. English language teaching is an easy job

D. language improvement needs time and effort

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The audience nodded in agreement when the speaker, a teacher from a community college, said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the shortcomings of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at Grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions ho. w this grade 9 level had been raised.