20.Stop Spam!
When I first got an e-mail 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 advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all.If we want e-mail to continue to be useful,we need laws that make spamming (發(fā)送垃圾郵件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit (禁止) spam,the problem will certainly get much worse.Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly.As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products,individual (個人的) 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 e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company.Companies rely on e-mail 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(消費者).
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.
28.What does the underlined word"correspondence"in the Paragraph 1probably mean?C
A.connections B.ideas
C.messages D.programs
29.According to the text,what is the major cause of the flooding spam?B
A.Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B.More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
C.Many computer viruses contain spam e-mails.
D.More people in the world communicate by e-mail.
30.According to Paragraph 3,who is the final victim(受害者) of spam?B
A.The business. B.The consumer.
C.The employee. D.The advertiser.
31.What is the purpose of the text?A
A.To persuade.
B.To educate.
C.To introduce.
D.To instruct.
分析 隨著越來越多的廣告商轉(zhuǎn)向垃圾郵件來銷售他們的產(chǎn)品,個人郵箱里經(jīng)常充斥著垃圾郵件.本文主要講述的是垃圾郵件的危害,目的在于說服立法機構(gòu)設(shè)立相關(guān)的法律禁止垃圾郵件的泛濫.
解答 28.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)本句I have an endless series of advertisements and othercorrespondence that do not interest me at all.可知,我有一系列沒完沒了的廣告和其他我根本不感興趣的"correspondence".所以correspondence是與前面的advertisements相似的內(nèi)容,即A選項的"信息",兩者都屬于我們的郵箱里不想要的東西,故C正確.
29.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段的As more and more advertisers turn to spam to selltheir products,individual (個人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails.可知,隨著越來越多的廣告商轉(zhuǎn)向垃圾郵件來銷售他們的產(chǎn)品,個人郵箱里經(jīng)常充斥著垃圾郵件.所以垃圾郵件的主要原因是廣告商使用垃圾廣告來宣傳產(chǎn)品.故B正確.
30.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段最后一句的These computer problems raise production costs ofcompanies,which are,in the end,passes on to the consumer可知,這些計算機問題提高了企業(yè)的生產(chǎn)成本,最終將這些成本傳遞給消費者.所以最終的受害者是顧客.故B正確.
31.A 主旨大意題.本文主要講述的是垃圾郵件的危害,目的在于說服立法機構(gòu)設(shè)立相關(guān)的法律禁止垃圾郵件的泛濫.故A正確.
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