11.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 specific laws that make spamming(發(fā)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 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,passes 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.
13.According to the text,what is the major cause of the flooding spam?C
A.Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B.More people in the world communicate by e-mail.
C.More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
D.Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.
14.According to Paragraph 3,who is the final victim of spam?C
A.The business
B.The advertiser
C.The consumer
D.The employee
15.What is the purpose of the text?D
A.To inform
B.To educate
C.To instruct
D.To persuade.
分析 本文作者敘述了十年前第一次得到一個郵箱賬戶,只收到來自家人,朋友和同事的聯(lián)系郵件,但是現(xiàn)在似乎每次檢查電子郵件,都有無盡的廣告和其它完全令人不感興趣的郵件.很多垃圾郵件包含的計算機病毒,可以使整個公司網(wǎng)絡(luò)癱瘓關(guān)閉.他們的員工因此無法高效的溝通,公司多次修復自己的網(wǎng)絡(luò)導致生產(chǎn)成本的上升,而最終,這些成本轉(zhuǎn)嫁到了消費者身上.通過垃圾郵件對于個人和公司的危害,作者呼吁立法部門設(shè)立相關(guān)法律來懲處濫發(fā)垃圾郵件.
解答 13.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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.可知,很多公司在用垃圾郵件來宣傳產(chǎn)品,故C正確.
14.C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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.可知這些電腦問題使得公司增大了生產(chǎn)成本,而到頭來成本增大的這一部分負擔又轉(zhuǎn)嫁到消費者身上,所以消費者是受害者,故C正確.
15.D 主旨大意題.本文敘述了垃圾郵件對于個人和公司的危害,所以寫作的目的是為了說服政府的相關(guān)立法部門設(shè)立相關(guān)法律制止垃圾郵件,故D正確.
點評 本文是一個日常生活類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).