Question

    The Digital Revolution, also known as the Third Industrial Revolution, is the shift from mechanical and analogue electronic technology to digital electronics which began anywhere from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. Central to this revolution is the mass production and widespread use of digital logic circuits, and its derived technologies. These technological innovations have transformed traditional production and business techniques.

1980s

In developed nations, computers achieved ubiquity during the 1980s as they made their way into schools, homes, business, and industry. Automated teller machines, industrial robots, CGI in film and television, electronic music, bulletin board systems, and video games all fueled what became the zeitgeist of the 1980s. Millions of people purchased home computers, making household names of early personal computer manufacturers such as Apple, Commodore, and Tandy. To this day the Commodore 64 is often cited as the best selling computer of all time, having sold 17 million units (by some accounts) between 1982 and 1994.

1990s

The first public digital HDTV broadcast was of the 1990 World Cup that June; it was played in 10 theaters in Spain and Italy. However HDTV did not become a standard until the mid-2000s outside Japan.

The World Wide Web became publicly accessible in 1991, which had been available only to government and universities. In 1993 Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina introduced Mosaic, the first web browser capable of displaying inline images and the basis for later browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. Stanford Federal Credit Union was the first financial institution to offer online internet banking services to all of its members in October 1994.

2000s

Cell phones became as ubiquitous as computers by the early 2000s, with movie theaters beginning to show ads telling people to silence their phones. They also became much more advanced than phones of the 1990s, most of which only took calls or at most allowed for the playing of simple games.

2010s

By 2012, over 2 billion people used the Internet, twice the number using it in 2007. Cloud computing had entered the mainstream by the early 2010s. By 2015, tablet computers and smart phones were expected to exceed personal computers in Internet usage. By 2016, half of the world's population was connected.

1.According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A. The digital revolution only focuses on the mass production.

B. The World Wide Web became available to government and universities in 1991.

C. Phones of the 1990s merely made calls.

D. The number of people using the Internet in 2007 is approximately 1 billion.

2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph Two refer to?

A. Wide existence. B. Abrupt disappearance.

C. Quick movement. D. Abundant amount.

3.How does the writer develop the whole passage?

A. By presenting times. B. By making comparisons.

C. By listing data. D. By drawing conclusions.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. The Traditional Production B. The Digital Revolution

C. The Connected Population D. The World Wide Web

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了数字革命在几个不同时间段的发展。

1.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“By 2012, over 2 billion people used the Internet, twice the number using it in 2007.”可知，到2012年，有20亿人使用互联网，是2007年的两倍，由此可知，2007年，使用互联网的人数为10亿，故D项正确。

2.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“during the 1980s as they made their way into schools, homes, business, and industry.”可知，20世纪80年代，随着计算机进入学校、家庭、商业和工业，计算机得到了普及，由此可知画线词词义为“普及、广泛存在”，故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据文中的“1980s”，“1990s”，“2000s”及“2010s”可知，文章是通过列时间而展开的，故A项正确。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“The Digital Revolution, also known as the Third Industrial Revolution, is the shift from mechanical and analogue electronic technology to digital electronics which began anywhere from the late 1950s to the late 1970s.”可知，本文介绍了数字革命在几个不同时间段的发展，故B项正确。