A new poll shows that people believe that computers and the Internet have made life better for Americans, but people also see some dangers in the trend toward computerization.
The poll found that the public favors some government protection from cyber-problems, but in general people are not especially concerned about issues such as information overload or the never-ending flow of phone calls, faxes and e-mails. A separate survey of children aged 10 to 17 shows that they have a more positive attitude to computers than adults do, and most have made use of up-to-date technology in their schools.
The survey found that enthusiasm for computers and the Internet is found in all income groups, all regions of the country, all races, and most age groups. However, people over 60 and those towards the lower end of the income rank tend to show lower rates of computer ownership and Internet usage. The survey shows that “some kind of gap has been crossed: computers are part of everyday life for most Americans, and the Internet is close behind”.
問(wèn)題:
1.The first paragraph shows that ______.
A.the new poll about computers and the Internet is helpful
B.people should explore the dangers of computerization
C.people can do nothing without computers and the Internet
D.computerization has its advantages and disadvantages
【參考答案】D
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【精析】D 根據(jù)第一段“A new poll shows that people believe that computers and the Internet have made life better for Americans, but people also see some dangers in the trend toward computerization.”可知,人們認(rèn)為電腦和因特網(wǎng)使美國(guó)人的生活變得更加美好,但是他們也注意到計(jì)算機(jī)化這一發(fā)展趨勢(shì)中潛在的危險(xiǎn)。由此可推知,計(jì)算機(jī)化既有其優(yōu)點(diǎn)也有其缺點(diǎn)。故選D。
2.The word “enthusiasm”(Para. 3) is closest in meaning to ______.
A.great love
B.great hatred
C.problem
D.advantage
【參考答案】
? ? ? ?A[考點(diǎn)]詞語(yǔ)理解題
【精析】A 根據(jù)第三段第一、二句“The survey found that enthusiasm for computers and the Internet is found in all income groups…However, people over 60 and those towards the lower end of the income rank tend to show lower rates of computer ownership and Internet usage.”可知,60歲以上的老人和那些收入較低的人群的電腦持有率和因特網(wǎng)使用頻率都較低。句中的However表轉(zhuǎn)折,前后兩句之間表達(dá)的意思相對(duì)立。由此可推知,第一句表達(dá)了人們對(duì)電腦和因特網(wǎng)的熱愛,所以enthusiasm意為“熱情,熱忱”。great love:很喜歡;great hatred:很厭惡;problem:問(wèn)題;advantage:優(yōu)勢(shì)。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中A項(xiàng)與其意思最接近。故選A。
3.What are the Americans concerned about according to the poll?
A.Age of the children using the Internet.
B.Government protection from the Internet problems.
C.Information overload.
D.The flow of phone calls, faxes and e-mails.
【參考答案】B[考點(diǎn)]事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題
? ? ? ?【精析】B 根據(jù)第二段第一句“The poll found that the public favors some government protection from cyber-problems…”可知,美國(guó)人希望政府能夠保護(hù)他們免受網(wǎng)絡(luò)問(wèn)題的干擾,這是他們所關(guān)注的問(wèn)題。故選B。
4. American adults tend to _____ than teenagers.
A.care more about information overload
B.like using computers more
C.dislike using computers more
D.face more dangers
【參考答案】C
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【精析】C 根據(jù)第二段最后一句“A separate survey of children aged 10 to 17 shows that they have a more positive attitude to computers than adults do…”可知,美國(guó)的青少年對(duì)電腦的態(tài)度比成年人要積極。由此可推知,與青少年相比,美國(guó)成年人不大喜歡使用電腦。故選C。
5.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A.all the American children have used the latest technology in schoolsB.computers and the Internet are very popular with AmericansC.Americans tend to place more importance on the Internet usage than computersD.the public in America does not hate the Internet problems at all
【參考答案】B
[考點(diǎn)]推理判斷題
【精析】B 根據(jù)第一段和最后一段第一句可知,電腦和因特網(wǎng)改善了美國(guó)人的生活,人們熱愛電腦和因特網(wǎng)。由此可推知,電腦和因特網(wǎng)很受美國(guó)人的歡迎,所以B項(xiàng)正確。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“…most have made use of up-to-date technology in their schools.”可知,并非美國(guó)所有的孩子都在學(xué)校使用了最新的科技,所以A項(xiàng)不正確;根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“…computers are part of everyday life for most Americans, and the Internet is close behind.”可推知,對(duì)美國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō),電腦的重要性是第一位,然后是因特網(wǎng),所以C項(xiàng)不正確;根據(jù)第二段第一句“…but in general people are not especially concerned about issues such as information overload or the never-ending flow of phone calls, faxes and e-mails.”可知,公眾不是特別關(guān)心信息超載,源源不斷的電話、傳真、電子郵件等問(wèn)題,但并未提及他們一點(diǎn)也不討厭網(wǎng)絡(luò)問(wèn)題,所以D項(xiàng)說(shuō)法不正確。故選B。