Question

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（发送垃圾邮件）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 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 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, passed on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate（立法）against spare. 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.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph l probably mean?

A．messages

B．ideas

C．connections

D．programs

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?

A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail.

C．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

3.According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?

A．The business.

B．The advertiser.

C．The employee.

D．The consumer.

4.What is the purpose of the text?

A．To inform.

B．To educate.

C．To persuade.

D．To instruct.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文是关于垃圾邮件的问题，讲述了垃圾邮件的危害，想通过这样的描述引起国家的注意，然后采取立法之类的方法来进行解决。

1.A 猜测词义题。根据I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all.可知correspondence是与广告有关的发到我们邮箱里的东西，那么应该是信息之类的东西，故A正确。

2.D 细节题。根据文章第二段2,3,4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D正确。

3.Ｄ细节题，根据第三段第一句This problem is troubling individuals and companies as well.可知受害者是消费者，是那些个人和公司。

4.Ｃ目的意图题。本文是通过各种事实让国家注意到垃圾邮件的问题，采取立法之类的方法来进行解决。