Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were，but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun -see a great movie perhaps and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may be tired of telling the story.
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.
1. The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. explain how to use the Internet
B. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology
C. tell the merits(价值) and usefulness of the Internet
D. introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet
2. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ________.
A. spend less time working B. have more time with his child
C. work at home on weekends D. work at a speed comfortable to him
3.The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Computer: New Technological Advances
B. Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C. Computers Have Made Life Easier
D. Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane(棍子) made her way carefully up the steps. She 36 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 37 of the seats, walked down and found the 38 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Susan, 34, 39 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of 40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He 41 her how to rely on her other 42 specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 43 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 44 for her, and save her a seat.
45 , Susan decided that she was ready to try the 46 on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 47 ways.
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was 48 the bus, the driver said, “Lady, I 49 envy you.” Susan had no 50 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 51 ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 52 week, a fine-looking gentleman 53 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 54 you as you get off the bus. He 55 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”
Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.
1.A. thanked B. asked C. discovered D. paid
2.A. location B. shape C. size D. cost
3.A. ticket B. bus C. seat D. bag
4.A. according to B. instead of C. thanks to D. due to
5.A. anger B. darkness C. happiness D. light
6.A. asked B. encouraged C. taught D. praised
7.A. feelings B. sights C. senses D. abilities
8.A. how B. when C. where D. who
9.A. make out B. watch out C. find out D. work out
10.A. Finally B. Luckily C. However D. Besides
11.A. visit B. trip C. bus D. work
12.A. opposite B. separate C. difficult D. usual
13.A. getting on B. getting in C. getting off D. getting up
14.A. must B. may C. will D. do
15.A. idea B. opinion C. way D. thought
16.A. want B. mean C. say D. suggest
17.A. next B. old C. past D. following
18.A. by B. on C. with D. in
19.A. searching B. watching C. calling D. noticing
20.A. looks out B. takes up C. believes in D. makes sure
---Would you mind if I record your lecture?
---______. Go ahead.
A. Yes. B. No way. C. Not at all. D. No, you’better not.
Russia lies______ the north of China.
A. on B. to C. in D. off
As you can see, the number of the students ______rising these days.
A. keep B. was keeping C. were keeping D. keeps
---Is it Jim who is driving the new car?
---Probably. I know he has recently bought a ______ car.
A. shiny German black B. black shiny German
C. shiny black German D. black German shiny
