常熟市2014高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（6）及答案Today,there’shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn’tbeingupendedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail.“Iftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnology,”saysMicrosoft,“anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.”Probablythebiggestpayoff,however,isthebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.“WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrend,”saysMerrillLynch,“alongthelinesofprintingpress,thetelephone,thecomputer,andelectricity.”Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,electronics,antiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou’vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,there’snoreasonthoseyoulovecan’tkeepintouch.AcompanycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyoutostore“afterlifee-mails”youcansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofa“guardianangel”.KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygames(somefor30hoursormoreaweek),andmanyteenagegirlsthinknothing1ofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.What’sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.“TheInternetisjust20%invented,”sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.“Thelast80%ishappeningnow.”5.WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft’sremark?A.Today’scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriced.B.Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisdifficult.D.There’smorecompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.6.Accordingtotheauthor,thebiggestbenefitoftheInternetisthat___.A.itsavescompanieshugeamountsofmoneyB.itspeedsupprofitmakingC.itbringspeopleincredibleconvenienceD.itprovideseasyaccesstoinformation7.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.comtomakethepointthat____.A.therearesomegeniusideasontheInternetB.almostanythingisavailableontheInternetC.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternetD.peoplearefreetodoanythingontheInternet8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.Thereisalinkbetweenincomeandcomputerownership.B.ManyAmericanchildrendon’tputcomputerstogooduse.C.Studiesshowthatboysaremorecomputerliteratethangirls.D.TheU.S.willstayaheadintheinformationtechnologyinyears.9.Whichsentencehasthephrasethathasthesamemeaningastheoneunderlinedinthefifthparagraph?A.Somecantellyouthathehaschangedtheirlives,whileothersthinknothingofhim.2B.Thinknothingofit.Itwasmypleasure.C.HethinksnothingofstayingupallnightintheCafébar.D.Hethinksnothingofth...
