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【题目】Technology is everywhere. We see it any place we go and, in fact, almost all of us carry some piece of technology with us every time we leave the house. What I always forget, though, is just how useful and powerful technology can be when we want to help others.

There is not a single room in my house that does not have some electronic devices （设备）lying around in it. Whenever I am at home, I am almost always using at least one electronic device. If you walked into my living room on any given day, you would find that, first, I have the television on. At the same time, I usually have my laptop resting on my knee, or I will be using my mobile phone. Even when I’m not at home I am always using my phone, and at work or in cafés, I sit down and connect to the local wireless network on my laptop.

I must say that I waste a lot of time on the computer and the time I spend on it could be much better spent if I were to take up a little online volunteering.

The technology we carry about everywhere can have a great power to do good for the world and to help others and recently I discovered just how much online volunteering there is to do in the world. From using your language skills to do translations, to developing and managing projects and helping with IT work, there is so much that so many people can do to help people in their own countries and across the world. The United Nations, in fact, has a huge page with “Volunteers Recruited” on its website.

This work can support the poor and help charities who cannot pay for staff. Many organizations only require you to work an hour a week-some even less. And the support provided by online volunteers can really help make a difference to those in need.

【1】From Paragraph 2, we can know that the writer .

A. uses technology a lot B. works in a café

C. is a computer engineer D. likes modern music

【2】The underlined word” Recruited” in Paragraph 4 means” ”.

A. Ordered B. Wanted C. Visited D. Warned

【3】In the writer’s opinion, people should spend more time with technology.

A. working on computer programs B. keeping the Internet safe

C. inventing electronic products D. helping people in need

【4】What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Website Design B. Internet Organizations

C. Online Volunteering D. Online Translation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 C

【解析】

本文主要内容：科学技术已经渗透进了我们的生活，我们每天都在使用这些科技带来的方便中。但作者认为我们应该利用这些先进的技术去帮助别人，这样才能体现出这些科技的力量。

【1】题意：从第2段我们可以知道作者______。考查细节理解题。A. uses technology a lot大量使用技术；B. works in a café在咖啡馆工作；C. is a computer engineer是个电脑工程师；D. likes modern music 喜欢现代音乐。题目问到的是短文第二段，仔细阅读这一段我们可以知道，这一段的第一句话是该段的中心句，根据这句话There is not a single room in my house that does not have some electronic devices（设备） lying around in it.的意思可知，在作者的家里，没有一个房间里是没有电子设备的，也就是说作者使用非常多的电子设备，下面的文字作者举例来说明，如television, laptop, mobile phone等，故应选A。

【2】题意：第4段中“Recruited”的下划线意思是“_____”。A. Ordered下令；B. Wanted通缉犯；C. Visited访问；D. Warned 警告。考查词义猜测题。根据该段中I discovered just how much online volunteering there is to do in the world.可知，作者发现在网上有很多在线志愿活动，而这句话说的就是联合国在网上招募志愿者的一个网站，由此我们可以知道划线这个单词应该是“招聘”的意思，与wanted同义，故选B。

【3】题意：在作者看来，人们应该花更多的时间利用技术______。考查细节理解题。A. working on computer programs操作计算机程序；B. keeping the Internet safe保持互联网安全；

C. inventing electronic products发明电子产品；D. helping people in need帮助需要帮助的人。根据短文第三段中I must say that I waste a lot of time on the computer and the time I spend on it could be much better spent if I were to take up a little online volunteering以及下一段的开头The technology we carry about everywhere can have a great power to do good for the world and to help others可知，作者觉得自己浪费了很多时间在电脑上，这些时间他可以更好的利用起来去从事一些网上的志愿者工作。由此我们可以知道，作者认为人们应该花费一点时间去帮助别人。故应选D。

【4】题意：这篇文章最好的标题是什么？考查主旨大意题。A. Website Design网站设计；B. Internet Organizations互联网组织；C. Online Volunteering在线志愿服务；D. Online Translation 在线翻译。这篇短文开头部分作者讲述了我们周围无处不在使用着科学技术，短文的第一段中What I always forget， though， is just how useful and powerful technology can be when we want to help others点明文章的主题，从短文的第三段开始，作者对文章主题进行展开论述，即我们应该利用这些技术去做一些在线的志愿者活动，去帮助别人，所以C选项Online volunteering在线志愿者活动这个题目能点明文章的主题，故选C。

这篇短文讲述的是现在我们应该利用我们周围无处不存在着先进的技术去帮助别人。短文主题明确、突出，线索也非常清楚，比较有利于学生们的做题。后面的题目设置包括细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意题。细节题都可以在短文中寻找到相关信息去作答，例如第1小题，这个题目涉及的是短文第二段的内容， 因此我们只需要弄清楚第二段的大意就行，这一段的主题句是第一句话，根据这一句我们可以知道，这里作者介绍的是他家里的各种各样的电子设备，说明他在平时的生活中大量的使用了这些设备，故应选A。