When I opened my E-mail the other day，a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm（热情）．Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss．She was reading to me an E-mail from my brother．It was pretty cool．

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail．Facemail lets you send E-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown（小丑）．The software，which is free，can be downloaded at www.facemail.com．

Facemail faces are lifelike，and they simulate（模仿）emotions based on emotions-- for example，type in：--X，and Rachel blows a kiss．

Life FX，the company that develops the Facemail，is sure that facemail has broad business uses．The reason E-mail is not popular，the company says，is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch．But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name，waited on you and personally closed the sale? And wouldn't it feel better when the kids get back from school but Mom can't be back and she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat?

Facemail could get hot fast．Personally，I'm a fan．But Facemail should be used with care．The clown looks lively and funny at first．But if you select the clown，put a few rude words in an E-mail and add some angry emotions，you've got Psycho-mail（疯人性电子邮件）．

1．The pretty woman that appears on the writer's computer screen was __________．

A．a woman working on the Internet            B．his brother's girlfriend

C．not a real person                          D．the picture of his penfriend

2．The main advantage of Facemail is that __________．

A．you can hire a beautiful woman to read the E-mail to you

B．you can see the person who sends you the E-mail

C．you can put your own emotions in the E-mail as you like

D．E-mail can be read in a more lovely way

3．We can infer from the passage that facemail __________．

A．is likely to be used in other aspects of our daily life

B．can destroy your E-mail if not properly used

C．can be downloaded free of charge

D．will take the place of the E-mail system

4．The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that __________．

A．famous people like Michael Jordan also like to，use facemail

B．can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

C．Nike website will increase its sales by Jordan

D．Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

5．What is the writer's attitude towards facemail?

A．He think it needs further improvement．

B．lie thinks it cool and funny

C．He thinks it a danger to the Internet．

D．tie thinks people should be careful with facemail．

When I opened my email the other day，a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen．She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm．Every now and then she stopped to smile at or blow a kiss．She was reading to me an email from my brother。It was pretty cool．

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Faeemail．Facemail lets you send all email that gets read to the receiver on line by an attractive male or female or by a clown（小丑）．The software，which is free，can be downloaded at www．Facemail．com．Facemail faces are lifelike and they simulate（模仿）emotions based on emotions that you put in your text．Type in：一x，and Rachel blows a kiss．

    Life FX，the company that develops t he Facemail，is sure there are broad business uses．The reason why e—business is not popular，the company says，is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch．But what if you went to the Nikeweb site and Michael Jordan greeted you by name，waited on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool Company about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge．Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school，she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat．

    Facemail could get hot fast．Personally，I’m fan．Facemail is lively and funny at first，but if you select the clown，put a few rude words in an email and add some angry emotions，you’ve got a crazy mail．

1．The main advantage of Facemail is that ___________．

    A．you can put your own emotions in the email as you like

    B．the email can be read in a more lovely way

    C．you can see the person who sends you the email

    D．you can hire a beautiful woman to read the email to you

2．We can infer from the passage that Facemail ___________．

    A．Can destroy your email if not properly used

    B．will take the place of the email system

    C．is likely to be used in other ways in our daily life

    D．is a software hard to download

3．The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that ___________．

    A．Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

    B．Nike company is increasing its sales through the fame of Jordon

    C．Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

    D．famous people like Michael Jordan also like to use Facemail

4．The writer thinks ___________．

    A．Facemail is cool and funny

    B．Facemail is a danger to the Internet

    C．people should be careful with Facemail

    D．Facemail needs further improvement

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When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send e-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www. Facemail.com.

Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.

Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And the company is talking with Whirlpool about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.

Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got psycho-mail.

Title: A New Technology on Facemail