Question

14．In the computer age，most of us take a broadband（寬帶）Internet connection for granted．Whether cable or mobile broadband，today's connections are many times faster than those in the early days．Videos play smoothly，complex websites load quickly，and files（檔案文件）download much faster than ten years ago．And the files are much bigger too．
There's a catch，of course：You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet．If you don't，it's slow dial-up access for you．And for those living really far out，there may be no Internet access at all．
Technology experts often talk about the"last mile"problem，which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations．In cities and suburbs（郊區(qū)），it's relatively easy to provide access for everyone．It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities，especially in developing countries．Internet service providers，for their part，have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely （稀疏地） populated areas．The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn't cover the expense．
But every year，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users．Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren't available everywhere．
Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines．Advancements in cheaper，more efficient fiber optics cables （光纖電纜） promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users．
Still，the"last mile"problem remains hard to deal with．There will always be somewhere that doesn't have an affordable broadband connection．But someday that might not matter．If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication （跡象），it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go．
68．The underlined part"a catch"（in Paragraph 2）probably means"D"．
A．a(chǎn) rare challenge                 B．a(chǎn) desirable plan
C．a(chǎn)n efficient device              D．a(chǎn) hidden problem
69．What can we know from the third paragraph？D
A．Internet connection has not been popular in most cities．
B．Internet service providers care about rural（農(nóng)村的）customers．
C．Computer is popular in developing countries．
D．It is hard to bring Internet access to users in remote areas．
70．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancementsC．
A．make TV and telephone available everywhere
B．bring great change to people's everyday life
C．make it possible for more people to use the Internet
D．bring faster Internet connections to users
71．What may eventually settle the"last mile"problem？D
A．The broadband connection's getting faster．
B．More and more Internet users．
C．more and more Internet connections．
D．The rapid progress in cell phone technology．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇社會文化類閱讀，主要講述了在計算機時代，我們大部分人使用寬帶是理所應當?shù)模�但是技術專家討論"最后一公里"的問題，這是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)難以實現(xiàn)接入到遠程位置．在發(fā)展中國家，他們不愿意為人口稀少的地方提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，只在城市和郊區(qū)提供，他們認為一些互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶支付不起費用．

解答 68．D詞意猜測題．根據(jù)第二段You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet．If you don't，it's slow dial-up access for you．And for those living really far out，there may be no Internet access at all．可知如果住在偏遠地區(qū)，就會很難獲得網(wǎng)絡，這是個隱藏的問題．故選D．
69．D細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段Technology experts often talk about the"last mile"problem，which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations．可知技術專家討論"最后一公里"的問題，即互聯(lián)網(wǎng)難以實現(xiàn)接入到遠程位置．由此可知，偏遠地區(qū)很難獲得網(wǎng)絡．故選D．
70．C細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段But every year，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users．可知科技正在進步，使越來越多的人使用網(wǎng)絡成為可能．故選C．
71．D細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication （跡象），it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go．可知"最后一公里"的問題可以通過手機技術來解決．故選D．

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