Online Communication
In an age when technology moves faster than most can keep up with, a small group of people still remain in the time of old-fashioned letter. Frankly speaking, I was once certain that traditional letters could never be replaced by other means of communication.
But a story about online communication changed my mind.
An old man, who suffered a lot from Parkinson’s disease, was not able to talk clearly and could hardly write his name. Living totally alone, he managed to keep in touch with nearly all the members of his family. How did he achieve this? He clicked out words on his computer keyboard.
I, therefore, managed to get an E-mail box as soon as the opportunity came. My life changed. E-mail, and all online communication, is something truly different. It has capabilities（能力） that few other products can match.
E-mail is convenient. It takes less time with its fast speed and 24-hour connection. The slow postal service is no match. If you wouldn’t want to have a face-to-face talk with your manager, you might talk with him through E-mail even if you are in the same office.
Naming all the good things about online communication is not easy. But wait. E-mail can be inconvenient. It can waste time and energy. Just think what may happen when you take a short vacation and return to find your e-mail box filled with 200 unread messages. You could easily spend half a day clearing junk ads.
Then, online communication will keep us staying at our computer while it connects us to distant strangers. Once we throw ourselves into the machine, we may forget the human touches we once held so dear. I’m sure there is and always will be a place for the old-fashioned letter, phone call, and face-to-face meeting… even in the world of modern communication.
As I listen to the sound of the modem(調(diào)制解調(diào)器), I was excited at stepping out to the outside world but, at the same time, I sensed a loss of control over something valuable in my personal life.
小題1:What is the most probable meaning of the underlined word “junk” in paragraph6?
A．old and uselessB．New and usefulC．Short but valuableD．Long but clear
小題2:What does the writer think of online communication?
A．It should replace old-fashioned letters completely.
B．It is perfect and always does good to you.
C．It is extremely useful and convenient, but it may be inconvenient or even harmful.
D．It does more harm than good.
小題3:What caused the writer to become interested in E-mail and online communication?
A．The sound of the modem.B．His own illness.
C．The changing of his life.D．A sick old man’s experience.
小題4:According to the writer, traditional means of communication will never disappear because ________.
A．they are convenient and popular though they are slow
B．they help to keep the friendly relationship between people
C．most people cannot keep up with the development of technology
D．modern means of communication does too much harm
小題5:How did the sick old man keep in touch with his family members?
A．With the help of his computer.B．By writing letters with his pen.
C．By making telephone calls.D．By visiting them regularly.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:A

在科技迅速發(fā)展的時代里，一小群人依然堅(jiān)持傳統(tǒng)的交流方式寫信。坦白講，我曾經(jīng)就堅(jiān)信傳統(tǒng)的書信從不會被其他形式的交流所取代。但是，一個有關(guān)網(wǎng)上交流的故事改變了我的看法。畢竟網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流未必是盡善盡美，在給我們帶來便利的同時，我們也在失去個人生活中寶貴的東西。
小題1:結(jié)合文章第6段，Naming all the good things about online communication is not easy. But wait. E-mail can be inconvenient. It can waste time and energy. Just think what may happen when you take a short vacation and return to find your e-mail box filled with 200 unread messages. You could easily spend half a day clearing junk ads.說出網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流的所有好處并不容易。但是稍等一下。電子郵件可能也是不方便的。它可能會浪費(fèi)時間和精力。設(shè)想一下，當(dāng)你在短暫假期之后回來發(fā)現(xiàn)你的郵箱里有200封未讀郵件是，可能會發(fā)生什么。你可能會花費(fèi)半天的時間清楚垃圾郵件。故A正確。
小題2:文章第4、5段“E-mail, and all online communication, is something truly different. It has capabilities（能力） that few other products can match.”及“E-mail is convenient. It takes less time with its fast speed and 24-hour connection. The slow postal service is no match. If you wouldn’t want to have a face-to-face talk with your manager, you might talk with him through E-mail even if you are in the same office.”， 電子郵件和所有的網(wǎng)上交流具備了其他交流方式所無法具備的能力------實(shí)用方便而文章第6、7段“Naming all the good things about online communication is not easy. But wait. E-mail can be inconvenient. It can waste time and energy. Just think what may happen when you take a short vacation and return to find your e-mail box filled with 200 unread messages. You could easily spend half a day clearing junk ads.”以及“Then, online communication will keep us staying at our computer while it connects us to distant strangers. Once we throw ourselves into the machine, we may forget the human touches we once held so dear. I’m sure there is and always will be a place for the old-fashioned letter, phone call, and face-to-face meeting… even in the world of modern communication.”垃圾郵件以及對其他交流方式的遺忘從另一方面在闡述網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流的不利和危害。故C正確。
小題3:結(jié)合文章第2、3段“But a story about online communication changed my mind.”以及“An old man, who suffered a lot from Parkinson’s disease, was not able to talk clearly and could hardly write his name. Living totally alone, he managed to keep in touch with nearly all the members of his family. How did he achieve this? He clicked out words on his computer keyboard.”一個患帕金森癥的老頭，獨(dú)自一人生活，講話也不是很清楚，幾乎寫不出他的名字。但是他卻設(shè)法和幾乎家里的所有成員保持聯(lián)系。他是如何做到的呢？用鍵盤敲出自來進(jìn)行網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流。這個故事改變了我的看法。故D正確。
小題4:結(jié)合文章倒數(shù)第2段，“Then, online communication will keep us staying at our computer while it connects us to distant strangers. Once we throw ourselves into the machine, we may forget the human touches we once held so dear.”當(dāng)電腦把我們和遙遠(yuǎn)的陌生人連接在一起的時候，網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流使我們留在電腦旁邊。一旦我們?nèi)硇牡赝度氲狡渲械臅r候，我們可能會忘記曾經(jīng)那些至親的的人們。故B正確。
小題5:結(jié)合第3段“An old man, who suffered a lot from Parkinson’s disease, was not able to talk clearly and could hardly write his name. Living totally alone, he managed to keep in touch with nearly all the members of his family. How did he achieve this? He clicked out words on his computer keyboard.”一個患帕金森癥的老頭，獨(dú)自一人生活，不能很清楚地講話，幾乎寫不出他的名字。但是他卻設(shè)法和幾乎家里的所有成員保持聯(lián)系。他是如何做到的呢？用鍵盤敲出自來進(jìn)行網(wǎng)絡(luò)交流。故A正確。
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小題2:As to the influence of noises on whales, which of the following statements is true?
A．They are deaf to noises.
B．Noises at a certain level may hurt them.
C．They are easily confused by noises.
D．Noises will limit their ability to reproduce.
小題3: We can know from the passage that many scientists think that the noise limit of one hundred twenty decibels would______.
A．prevent them from doing their research work
B．benefit them a lot in their research work
C．do good to their health
D．increase the industrial output
小題4:According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future?
A．They will try their best to decrease noise.
B．They will work hard to cut down noise pollution.
C．They will study the effect of different noises.
D．They will protect animals from harmful noises.

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