Question

Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? With an e-mail you can just do that. Using computers you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much slower than email. E-mail can send its messages to the other side of the world in seconds.

E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The different time and different parts of the world do not matter when you send an e-mail. It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send an e-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send an e-mail back.

1.With an e-mail you can send a letter without putting _____ on it.

A. an address     B. a message    C. a word    D. a stamp

2. The writer wants to tell us something about ______.

A. computer     B. a letter       C. e-mail    D. a call

3. Which of the following is true?

A. E-mail is not easy to use.

B. E-mail saves time and money.

C. E-mail comes only at night.

D. E-mail is slower than the post.

4. When can you send an e-mail to your friend?

A. In the day.              B. At night.

C. At any time.             D. When your friends are at home.

5. How long does it take to send an e-mail?

A. Within seconds.     B. More than one hour.

C. A few days.        D. It depends on the distance.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了邮件的优点。在电脑上发送邮件既省时又省钱，相互联系既方便又快捷。

1.D 细节信息题。从文章开头句子中“send a letter ”、“without putting a stamp on it ”及“With an e-mail”这三个信息可知用邮件发送信息可以没有邮票，故选D。

2.C 主旨大意题。全文详细介绍了“E-mail”的功能及优点，故答案选C。

3.B 推理判断题。第二段开头写到“E-mail is easy to use”，而A选项则说“not easy”，故A错误；从“E-mail can send its messages to the other side of the world in seconds.”这个句子可以推断出，邮件只需几秒钟就能收到，不是“only at night”，故C错误。文中说的是“The post is much slower than email.”，故D错。根据第三段“saves time and money.”可知B正确。故选B。

4.C 推理判断题。根据“It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send an e-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send an e-mail back.”这两句话可知，无论在任何时间任何地点都能够发送或收到邮件，A. In the day在白天；B. At night在晚上；C. At any time任何时候；D. When your friends are at home当你朋友在家时，故正确答案是C。

5.A 细节信息题。根据第一段最后一句中“in seconds”这个信息可知选A。

考点：科普类短文的阅读。