The great advantage we　　  is that we are young.

A.have an advantage over them　　　　　　B.take of them

C.have over them　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.give them

Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time．

Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care more about．I know this from my personal experience．

E-mail makes it easy to work at home, where I now spend most weekends and evenings．My workinghours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office．This let me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before E-mail became such a practical tool．

The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends．Say you do something fun—see a great movie perhaps—and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it．If you call each one, you may be tired of telling the story．

With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends who you think might be interested．They can read your message when they have time, and read as much as they want to．They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience．

E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away．More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children at college．

We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch．They don’t take the place of any of the old ways．

1.The purpose of this passage is to ___________．

      A．explain how to use the Internet．

      B．share the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology．

      C．tell the usefulness of the Internet．

      D．introduce the basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet．

2.The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ____________．

      A．spending less time working．

      B．have more time to spend with his children．

      C．work at home on all weekends．

      D．work at a speed comfortable to him．

3.According to the writer, E-mail has no obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one_______________．

      A．reach a group of people at one time conveniently．

      B．keep his communication as personal as possible．

      C．pass on much more information than the latter．

      D．get in touch with his friends faster than the latter．

4.The best title for the passage is “__________________”．

      A．Computer—New Technological Advances

      B．Internet—New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship

      C．Computer—Have Made Life Easier

      D．Internet—a Convenient Tool for Communication 

E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.

The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something funny—see a great movie perhaps—and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you will get tired of telling the story.

With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends who you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.

E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.

We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t eliminate(排除) any of the old ways.

1. The purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. explain how to use the Internet

B. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology

C. tell the merit (价值) and usefulness of the Internet

D. introduce basic knowledge about computers and the Internet

2. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to__________.

A. spend less time working

B. have more free time with his child

C. work at the office on weekends

D. work at a speed comfortable to him

3. According to the writer, E-mail has an advantage(优势) over the telephone because it can__________.

A. reach a group of people at one time conveniently

B. keep one’s communication as personal as possible

C. pass on much more information

D. get in touch with one’s friends faster

4. The best title for this passage is__________.

A. Computers: New Technological Advances

B. Internet: a New Tool to Keep Friendship

C. Computers: Machines to Make Life Easier

D. Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication

Personal computers and the Internet give people a  new choice about how to spend their time. Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.

E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.

The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something funny—see a great movie perhaps—and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you will get tired of telling the story.

With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends who you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.

E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.

We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t eliminate(排除) any of the old ways.

1. The purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. explain how to use the Internet

B. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology

C. tell the merit (价值) and usefulness of the Internet

D. introduce basic knowledge about computers and the Internet

2. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to__________.

A. spend less time working

B. have more free time with his child

C. work at the office on weekends

D. work at a speed comfortable to him

3. According to the writer, E-mail has an advantage(优势) over the telephone because it can__________.

A. reach a group of people at one time conveniently

B. keep one’s communication as personal as possible

C. pass on much more information

D. get in touch with one’s friends faster

4. The best title for this passage is__________.

A. Computers: New Technological Advances

B. Internet: a New Tool to Keep Friendship

C. Computers: Machines to Make Life Easier

D. Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication

All over the net, people discussed about lack of clearness in IIT（印度理工学院）admission procedures and selection standard. Others were angry that IIT is not the only way to go anymore；they are facing tough competition from engineers graduating from other colleges. Figures, they claimed. were a proof that IIT is losing central on the minds and hearts of the country’s youth. Students are less and less interested in being IITians anymore. According to them, there is no considerable proof to prove their superiority over others.

    If we are talking about a past and present track record of the achievements of IIT and IITians. Wiki（维基百科）offers some good information on successful IITians.

       Well, the trends again turned back in 2008. Around 3.2 lakh（十万）students appeared for IIT JEE（Joint Entrance Examinations）, showing a dramatic rise in the number of applications since 2007. According to Hindustan Times. 3.95 lakh applications have been received for the academic year 2009-2010, again highlighting a significant increase in the number of IIT JEE applicants. The total number of seats available will be around 7, 000. So. on an average. 56 students will be competing for the same seat. Thus, it is not likely that the popularity of IIT is decreasing.

    IIT has always encouraged free thinking and have offered a support system that allows students to give wings to their dreams. It is this characteristic of IIT educational system that has given a liberating feeling to many promising intelligent people. IITians have made their mark in almost everything—be it technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, writing or politics.

    It is this air of IIT campus that makes IITians so fond of it. It is this unlimited farming of intelligence and excellence that draws so many youngsters to IIT. The numbers may dwindle or increase; it is the determination and attitude that take true IITians to extraordinary heights.

      Ascidians. com offers you free interaction with IITians, who can tell you about their first-hand experiences at one of the IIT campuses they graduated from. They can offer you insight of what makes IIT so special. If you need IIT advisers willing to help you, askiitians. com offer these services for free.

1．Which of the following may the author agree with?

      A．IIT has greater advantage in developing students’ potential.

      B．IIT tries to make its admission procedures easy to understand.

      C．IIT has lost popularity in the minds and hearts of young people.

      D．IIT should shape its future to face the challenges from other colleges.

2．The data in Paragraph 3 shows that         .

      A．aT0und 3.2 lakh students applied for IIT in 2007

      B．the selection standard in IIT is flexible in those years

      C．an increasing number of students compete in IIT JEE

      D．56％ of the applicants will enter IIT for the academic year 2009-2010

3．According to the passage, what do we know about IITians?

    A．They are assessed on their determination and attitude.

    B．They are promised to gain great achievement in the tuture.

    C．Their success owes much to the educational system in IIT.

    D．They each are excellent in fields ranging from technology to politics.

4．Why does the author mention the website askiitians. com in the last paragraph?

      A．To persuade people to apply for IIT.

      B．To offer access for people to judge his argument.

      C．To explain why IIT stands out among many colleges.

      D．To show true IITians’ successful experiences directly.