Question

When I first got an email account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need special laws that make spamming(發送垃圾郵件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to spend hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail on for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?                                                          

A．messages

B．ideas

C．connections

D．programs

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?       

A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail.

C．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

3.According to Paragraph 3,who is the final victim of spam?         

A．The business	B．The advertiser
C．The employee	D．The consumer

4.What is the purpose of the text?        

A．To inform

B．To educate

C．To persuade

D．To instruct

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：

1.A 推理題。根據本句I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all.說明改詞作為先行詞，被后面的定語從句修飾，不能讓他們感興趣，說明垃圾郵件中有他們不感興趣的信息。故A正確。

2.D 細節題。根據第二段2,3行As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails.說明很多公司連用垃圾郵件來宣傳產品，故D正確。

3.D 細節題。根據第三段最后一句These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.說明最后這些問題都轉嫁到了消費者身上，故D正確。

59.C 主旨大意題。本文敘述了垃圾郵件的危害，是為了呼吁立法部門設立相關法律，故C正確，是為了說服政府。

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點評：本文敘述了垃圾郵件的危害，是為了呼吁立法部門設立相關法律。注意細節的掌握和理解。