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阅读理解 　　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 from my brother, and a lot of it was about the trouble he had 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．I aceman lets you send an e－mail that gets read to the recipient(收件人)by an attractive male or female from 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(模拟)emotions based on emotions－for example, that you put in your text．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 it is talking with Whirlpool(惠而浦公司)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 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're got Psychomail(疯人型电子邮件)． (1) The pretty woman that appears on the writer's computer screen was ________． [　　] A． his brother's girl friend B． not a real person C． the picture of his pen friend D． a woman working on the Internet (2) The main advantage(优点)of Facemail is that ________． [　　] A． you can see the person who sends you the e－mail B． you can put your own emotions in the e－mail C． e－mail can be read in a more lovely way D． you can hire a beautiful woman to read the e－mail to you (3) We can infer from the passage that Facemail ________． [　　] A． can destroy your e－mail if not properly used B． can be downloaded free of charge(费用) C． will take the place of the e－mail system D． is likely to be used in other aspects(方面)of our daily life (4) 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 Jordan C． Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website D． famous people like Micheal Jordan also like to use Facemail

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;4．A;
解析：

(1)	从文中第二段可知，现代新技术可以在电脑中安置一个动画模拟真人的男(女)像，在你收发电子邮件时，他(她)出现在screen上．
(2)	题意中模拟男子(女子)可以同你打招呼，可以热情地同你交谈，可以为你读出e－mail内容．
(3)	从文章第四段第一句可知，“这种Facemail的用途很广．”
(4)	通过文章最后一段第三句“But what if you went to the Nike website and Michel Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale？”可知．