Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time. This new technology will let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know from personal experience. E-mail makes it easy for me to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t 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 (e-mail) became such a practical tool. With e-mail, I just write one note about my experience, at my convenience, instead of calling my friends one by one, I address it to them. They can read my message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to do. They can reply at their convenience, and I can read what they have to say at my convenience. E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay I 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 it in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t eliminate any of the old ways.
1. The purpose of this passage is to ____. A.explain how to use the Internet B. tell the advantages and usefulness of the Internet C describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with new technology D introduce the reader to basic knowledge about PC and the Internet 2. The use of e-mail has made it possible for the writer to ____. A have more free time with his child B work at a speed comfortable to him C. work at home on weekends D. spend less time working 3. According to the writer, e-mail has a clear advantage over the telephone because e-mail helps one ____. A. get in touch with one’s friends faster than the telephone B. keep one’s communication as personal as possible C. pass on much more information than the telephone D. reach a group of people at one time conveniently 4. The passage discuss all the following elements of e-mail ECEPT ____. A. the saving of time B. the way of writing C. its cost D. its easy and convenient use 5. The best subject for this passage is ____. A. Computes Have Made Life Easier B. Internet: A New Tool to Make Friends C. Computers: New Technology Advances D. Internet: A Convenient Tool for Communication
1. The purpose of this passage is to ____. A.explain how to use the Internet B. tell the advantages and usefulness of the Internet C describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with new technology D introduce the reader to basic knowledge about PC and the Internet 2. The use of e-mail has made it possible for the writer to ____. A have more free time with his child B work at a speed comfortable to him C. work at home on weekends D. spend less time working 3. According to the writer, e-mail has a clear advantage over the telephone because e-mail helps one ____. A. get in touch with one’s friends faster than the telephone B. keep one’s communication as personal as possible C. pass on much more information than the telephone D. reach a group of people at one time conveniently 4. The passage discuss all the following elements of e-mail ECEPT ____. A. the saving of time B. the way of writing C. its cost D. its easy and convenient use 5. The best subject for this passage is ____. A. Computes Have Made Life Easier B. Internet: A New Tool to Make Friends C. Computers: New Technology Advances D. Internet: A Convenient Tool for Communication
