5.If your in-box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands,you might have a hard time believing the news:e-mail is on the decline.
At first thought,that might seem to be the case.The incoming generation,after all,doesn't do e-mail.Oh,they might have an account.They use it only as we would use a fax machine:as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of Web sites.They rarely check it,though.
Today's instant electronic memos-such as texting and Facebook and Twitter messages-are more direct,more concentrated,more efficient.They go without the salutation (稱(chēng)呼語(yǔ)) and the signoff (簽收); we already know the"to"and"from."Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason:more signal,less noise and less time.This trend is further evidence that store-and-forward systems such as e-mail and voicemail are outdated.Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later,I can now send you an easily-read message that you can read-and respond to-on the go.
The coming of the mobile era is responsible for the decline of e-mail.Instant written messages bring great convince to people.They can deal with them at about any time:before a movie,in a taxi,waiting for lunch.And because these messages are very brief,they're suitable for smart phone typing.
Does this mean e-mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history?Not necessarily.E-mail still has certain advantages.On the other hand,tweets and texts feel ephemeral-you read them,then they're gone,into an endless string,e-mail still feels like something you have and that you can file,search and return to later.It's easy to imagine that it will continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications:agreements,important news,longer explanations.
So,e-mail won't go away completely.Remember,we've been through a transition (過(guò)度) like this not so long ago:when e-mail was on the rise,people said that postal mail was dead.That's not how it works.Postal mail found its smaller market,and so will e-mail.New technology rarely replaces old one completely; it just adds new alternatives.

56.What would the incoming generation like to do with their e-mail accounts?C
A.Contact close friends.
B.Send long messages.
C.Fill in some forms.
D.Communicate with their colleagues.
57.Which of the following is mainly discussed in paragraphs 3and 4?A
A.The possible reasons behind the decline of e-mail.
B.The likes and dislikes of the young generation.
C.The rapid development of e-communication channels.
D.Evidence about the uncertain future of easily-consumed messages.
58.What does the underlined word"ephemeral"in paragraph 5mean?D
A.Automatically-sending.
B.Randomly-written.
C.Hardly-recognized.
D.Shortly-appearing.
59.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?B
A.It's too early to determine the decline of e-mail.
B.E-mail has reasons to exist on its own advantages.
C.E-mail,just like postal mail has come to its end.
D.We should feel sorry for the decline of e-mail.

分析 本文是一篇論說(shuō)文,探討了電子郵件是否會(huì)消亡的問(wèn)題.通過(guò)分析,我們知道電子郵件是不太可能會(huì)完全從這個(gè)世界舞臺(tái)退出.

解答 56--59 CADB
56.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段they might have an account.可知,這些只需要填些表格就能完成.故選C.
57.A 推理判斷題.第三段主要談?wù)揊acebook and Twitter取代了電子郵件的一些功能,第四段談?wù)撝悄苁謾C(jī)取代了電子郵件的一些功能.這導(dǎo)致了電子郵件的減少.故選A.
58.D 詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)下文you read them,then they're gone,你讀了,然后,他們沒(méi)有了.即:短暫出現(xiàn).故選D.
59.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段e-mail won't go away completely可知,電子郵件不會(huì)徹底消失.同時(shí),拿郵政郵件作對(duì)比,它也沒(méi)有消失,只是市場(chǎng)變小了.故選B.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 人物故事類(lèi)閱讀理解文章是高考英語(yǔ)?疾牧现唬@類(lèi)文章一般可分為人物傳記和短篇故事兩類(lèi).這兩類(lèi)閱讀材料一般較長(zhǎng),即詞數(shù)多,而且命題也較多,特別是推理判斷題和事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題多.在做此類(lèi)閱讀理解題時(shí)往往是材料看得懂,題目不好做的感覺(jué).因此,在閱讀材料時(shí)要重點(diǎn)放在事情發(fā)展的過(guò)程和結(jié)果上,注意把握事件的發(fā)展進(jìn)程及人物之間的關(guān)系,細(xì)節(jié)與主題的關(guān)系,用以說(shuō)明人物性格特點(diǎn)的事實(shí)、作者的態(tài)度等,這些內(nèi)容往往是推理判斷題的命題點(diǎn).至于事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題的解答,同學(xué)們切忌想當(dāng)然或者憑印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.

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