Question

Now it is becoming more and more popular to chat over the Internet, because you can find it 1. _______ expensive to do that than to make a long distance call. This makes Internet chatting 2. _______ attractive option if you live far away from family and friends,3. ______ you are on a budget.

You can also complete 4. _______ tasks while chatting over the Internet. For example, you can read and reply to emails, finish typing a document, or have a conversation 5.______ someone who is in the room. This can be an advantage 6. ______ you are busy and don’t have much time for personal chatting. This can also be a disadvantage because you aren’t giving the other person or task your full attention.

Because you can do kinds of tasks7. _______ chatting on the Internet, it can become easy to lose track of time. You can end up chatting longer than you intended to, 8.______ can make it difficult to complete other tasks.

Answer

1.less

2.an

3.or

4.other

5.with

6.if/when

7.while

8.which

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇说明文。因特网聊天是生活中的一部分，尤其是青年学生更是喜爱有加。然而，它究竟是好还是坏？文章简单介绍了应用因特网进行电话交流及其他用途的利与弊。

1.less。抓住关键词than，根据expensive与to make a long distance call的常识，作出判断：网上聊天比长度电话更便宜，于是得出答案less。

2.关键在于懂得option是可数名词，那么结合英语知识：可数名词第一次出现，其前面须用不定冠词；再根据attractive以元音开头，从而确定答案为an。

3. or。关键要正确理解you live far away from family and friends与you are on a budget在句子中关系。根据This makes Internet chatting an attractive option中的option可知，为两者之间的选择，于是答案填or。

4.other。抓住名词tasks就可知道，名词前面须用形容词、数词或代词，根据also及后面的For example，结合前面一段的意思可知，指通过因特网完成其他任务，于是填答案other。

5.with。在此题中，考生必须牢记英语短语have a conversation with someone（与某人会话），从而很容易确定答案with。

6.if/when。本题主要考查对句子间的逻辑关系的理解。根据can可知，前面主句表示一种可能，那么后面应该是可能情况下所需要的条件，于是答案填if。也可理解为表时间，填when。

7.while。本题主要考查对动作时间关系的理解。根据multitask后面的chatting on the Internet可知，表示两件事情同时进行，于是用连词while。

8.which。本题主要考查对句子结构的理解。根据前面的逗号及后面的内容可知，后面为非限制性定语从句，由于定语从句缺主语，于是答案填which。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读理解