Question

5．What are you going to do today？Perhaps you'll email your friends，watch a DVD or listen to your MP3 player．It's likely that sometime soon you're going to surf the Net．Today，we take new technology for granted （視…為當然），so you may be surprised to learn that 50% of the people in the world have still never even used a telephone!
    There is a huge gap between those who have access （訪問） to new technology and those who don't．It is called the‘Digital Divide'．The truth is that fewer than 17% of the people in the world can actually use the Internet．
    To go online，you need a computer，the right software，a phone line，a modem and a subscription （訂閱費） to an Internet service provider．These aren't cheap and a lot of people，especially in poor countries，just can't afford them．
    Then，there's the language barrier．Four-fifths of all websites are in English and many people around the world cannot even read or write in their own language，let alone （更談不上） a foreign language．If people can't read，it will be hard to teach them how to use a computer．
    The technology gap also exists simply because many people do not understand how technology can help them．They have an old-fashioned way of thinking and cannot imagine the difference that technology will make to their lives．
    Education is the key．Governments，IT industries and educational institutions （機構） should work together to educate people and train them，and at the same time introduce local languages into computer usage．When we bridge the digital divide，then everyone will have equal opportunities and the power that technology brings．
    Facts
●Only 3.6% of nearly a billion people in Africa have Internet access．
●0.1% of these have broadband．
●Almost 70% of the people in North America have Internet access．
●Only 10% of the people in Asia have Internet access．
●Africa，parts of Asia，South America and the Middle East are the least connected．

56．What is NOT the cause of the"digital divide"？D
A．Being poor．B．Language barrier．
C．Old-fashioned way of thinking．D．Local languages．
57．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word"barrier"？A
A．difficulty            B．change          C．mistake            D．development
58．What is the most important way to bridge the"digital divide"？B
A．Giving money to the poor．        B．Education．
C．Language teaching．                   D．Technology support．
59．Why does the writer give us the"Facts"at the end of the passage？A
A．To support the topic of the passage．
B．To show the gap between America，Africa and Asia．
C．To introduce information technology to readers．
D．To show that few people in Africa have Internet access．
60．What's the best title of the passage？C．
A．New Technology                                   B．Information Gap
C．Digital Divide                                        D．Internet Service．

Answer 1

分析 短文詳細的介紹了Digital Divide'數(shù)字鴻溝，分析了原因：條件的貧窮，語言的障礙，思想的守舊等，作者鼓勵人們通過教育的方式來改變．

解答 答案：56．D   細節(jié)判斷題．根據(jù)第三度最后一句especially in poor countries，just can't afford them．尤其是在貧窮國家，只是買不起它們．第四段第一行句子Then，there's the language barrier，然后是有語言上的障礙．倒數(shù)第二段第一行句子 because many people do not understand how technology can help them．They have an old-fashioned way of thinking．因為很多人不理解技術是如何幫助他們的，他們有一種老式的思維方式．可知沒說當?shù)卣Z言．故選D．
57．A   詞義猜測題．根據(jù)后文there's the language barrier．Four-fifths of all websites are in English and many people around the world cannot even read or write in their own language，let alone （更談不上） a foreign language．有語言上的…，所有網(wǎng)站的4/5是英語和世界各地的許多人甚至不能讀或寫他們自己的語言，更不用說外語．可知人們有語言上的困難，所以barrier意為困難，故選A．
58．B    細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第六段第一行句子 Education is the key．Governments，IT industries and educational institutions （機構） should work together to educate people and train them，and at the same time introduce local languages into computer usage．教育是關鍵，政府、IT產業(yè)和教育機構應該共同努力教育人們，培訓他們，同時將當?shù)卣Z言引入計算機使用中．可知教育是鴻溝的橋梁．故選B．
59．A    細節(jié)推理題．根據(jù)Facts的句子●Only 3.6% of nearly a billion people in Africa have Internet access．●0.1% of these have broadband．●Almost 70% of the people in North America have Internet access．●Only 10% of the people in Asia have Internet access．●Africa，parts of Asia，South America and the Middle East are the least connected．在非洲，近十億人●只有3.6%有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入．●0.1%這些有寬帶．●幾乎70%的北美洲人有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入．●只有10%的亞洲人有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入．●非洲、亞洲的部分地區(qū)，南美洲和中東是接的最少．可知用數(shù)據(jù)說明更有說服力，為了強調文章內容的主旨．故選A．
60．C   主旨歸納題．根據(jù)整篇文章內容及其第二段第一行句子There is a huge gap between those who have access （訪問） to new technology and those who don't．It is called the‘Digital Divide'．可知文章圍繞著Digital Divide'進行敘述，說明原因，所以主旨為Digital Divide'．故選C．

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