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【題目】In a computer age，a broadband Internet connection is very popular now．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 download much faster than ten years ago．And the files are much bigger too．

There’s a hidden problem：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 “l(fā)ast 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“l(fā)ast 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，it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Internet connections have been popular everywhere．

B. Internet service providers are willing to care about rural(農(nóng)村的)customers．

C. The problem of Internet access hasn’t been completely dealt with.

D. Computer can’t become popular in developing countries．

【2】Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancements_______.

A. make TV and telephone available everywhere

B. bring great change to people’s everyday life

C. bring faster Internet connections to users

D. make it possible for more people to use the Internet

【3】What may eventually settle the“l(fā)ast mile”problem?

A. The broadband connection’s getting faster．

B. The rapid progress in cell phone technology．

C. More and more Internet connections．

D. More and more Internet users.

【4】The best title for this passage may be________．

A. Internet Connection Problems

B. Internet Connections Need Improving

C. Progress in Internet Connections

D. Internet Connections Today

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】試題分析：

【1】正誤判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“There's a hidden problem：you have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet.If you don't, it's slow dialup access for you.And for those living really far away，there may be no Internet access at all.”可知，離大城市較遠的地區(qū)有可能根本無法使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，即互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的接入問題還沒有完全得到解決，故選C項。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的第一句“But every year，technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users.”可知，科技的進步使得越來越多的人可以使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，故選D項。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的最后一句“If the rapid progress in cell phone technology has any indication，it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.”可知，如果手機科技的飛速進步有任何的跡象，那就不用太久，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的接入就將跟著你到任何地方，故選B項。

【4】主旨大意題。文章講述了在因特網(wǎng)迅速發(fā)展的今天，也存在問題，即部分偏遠地區(qū)還不能使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，最后介紹了如何解決這一問題，故A項“因特網(wǎng)連接問題”最適合作文章標(biāo)題。