Question

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(調制解調器), 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.

1.What is the most probable meaning of the underlined word “junk” in paragraph6?

A. old and useless   B. New and useful   C. Short but valuable     D. Long but clear

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.

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.

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

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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

在科技迅速發展的時代里，一小群人依然堅持傳統的交流方式寫信。坦白講，我曾經就堅信傳統的書信從不會被其他形式的交流所取代。但是，一個有關網上交流的故事改變了我的看法。畢竟網絡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。

1.結合文章第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.說出網絡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。它可能會浪費時間和精力。設想一下，當你在短暫假期之后回來發現你的郵箱里有200封未讀郵件是，可能會發生什么。你可能會花費半天的時間清楚垃圾郵件。故A正確。

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上交流具備了其他交流方式所無法具備的能力------實用方便而文章第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絡交流的不利和危害。故C正確。

3.結合文章第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。但是他卻設法和幾乎家里的所有成員保持聯系。他是如何做到的呢？用鍵盤敲出自來進行網絡交流。這個故事改變了我的看法。故D正確。

4.結合文章倒數第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.”當電腦把我們和遙遠的陌生人連接在一起的時候，網絡交流使我們留在電腦旁邊。一旦我們全身心地投入到其中的時候，我們可能會忘記曾經那些至親的的人們。故B正確。

5.結合第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。但是他卻設法和幾乎家里的所有成員保持聯系。他是如何做到的呢？用鍵盤敲出自來進行網絡交流。故A正確。