Question

5．What are you going to do today？Perhaps you'll email your friends，watch a DVD or listen to your MP3 player．It's likely that sometime soon you're going to surf the Net．Today，we take new technology for granted （视…为当然），so you may be surprised to learn that 50% of the people in the world have still never even used a telephone!
    There is a huge gap between those who have access （访问） to new technology and those who don't．It is called the‘Digital Divide'．The truth is that fewer than 17% of the people in the world can actually use the Internet．
    To go online，you need a computer，the right software，a phone line，a modem and a subscription （订阅费） to an Internet service provider．These aren't cheap and a lot of people，especially in poor countries，just can't afford them．
    Then，there's the language barrier．Four-fifths of all websites are in English and many people around the world cannot even read or write in their own language，let alone （更谈不上） a foreign language．If people can't read，it will be hard to teach them how to use a computer．
    The technology gap also exists simply because many people do not understand how technology can help them．They have an old-fashioned way of thinking and cannot imagine the difference that technology will make to their lives．
    Education is the key．Governments，IT industries and educational institutions （机构） should work together to educate people and train them，and at the same time introduce local languages into computer usage．When we bridge the digital divide，then everyone will have equal opportunities and the power that technology brings．
    Facts
●Only 3.6% of nearly a billion people in Africa have Internet access．
●0.1% of these have broadband．
●Almost 70% of the people in North America have Internet access．
●Only 10% of the people in Asia have Internet access．
●Africa，parts of Asia，South America and the Middle East are the least connected．

56．What is NOT the cause of the"digital divide"？D
A．Being poor．B．Language barrier．
C．Old-fashioned way of thinking．D．Local languages．
57．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word"barrier"？A
A．difficulty            B．change          C．mistake            D．development
58．What is the most important way to bridge the"digital divide"？B
A．Giving money to the poor．        B．Education．
C．Language teaching．                   D．Technology support．
59．Why does the writer give us the"Facts"at the end of the passage？A
A．To support the topic of the passage．
B．To show the gap between America，Africa and Asia．
C．To introduce information technology to readers．
D．To show that few people in Africa have Internet access．
60．What's the best title of the passage？C．
A．New Technology                                   B．Information Gap
C．Digital Divide                                        D．Internet Service．

Answer 1

分析 短文详细的介绍了Digital Divide'数字鸿沟，分析了原因：条件的贫穷，语言的障碍，思想的守旧等，作者鼓励人们通过教育的方式来改变．

解答 答案：56．D   细节判断题．根据第三度最后一句especially in poor countries，just can't afford them．尤其是在贫穷国家，只是买不起它们．第四段第一行句子Then，there's the language barrier，然后是有语言上的障碍．倒数第二段第一行句子 because many people do not understand how technology can help them．They have an old-fashioned way of thinking．因为很多人不理解技术是如何帮助他们的，他们有一种老式的思维方式．可知没说当地语言．故选D．
57．A   词义猜测题．根据后文there's the language barrier．Four-fifths of all websites are in English and many people around the world cannot even read or write in their own language，let alone （更谈不上） a foreign language．有语言上的…，所有网站的4/5是英语和世界各地的许多人甚至不能读或写他们自己的语言，更不用说外语．可知人们有语言上的困难，所以barrier意为困难，故选A．
58．B    细节理解题．根据第六段第一行句子 Education is the key．Governments，IT industries and educational institutions （机构） should work together to educate people and train them，and at the same time introduce local languages into computer usage．教育是关键，政府、IT产业和教育机构应该共同努力教育人们，培训他们，同时将当地语言引入计算机使用中．可知教育是鸿沟的桥梁．故选B．
59．A    细节推理题．根据Facts的句子●Only 3.6% of nearly a billion people in Africa have Internet access．●0.1% of these have broadband．●Almost 70% of the people in North America have Internet access．●Only 10% of the people in Asia have Internet access．●Africa，parts of Asia，South America and the Middle East are the least connected．在非洲，近十亿人●只有3.6%有互联网接入．●0.1%这些有宽带．●几乎70%的北美洲人有互联网接入．●只有10%的亚洲人有互联网接入．●非洲、亚洲的部分地区，南美洲和中东是接的最少．可知用数据说明更有说服力，为了强调文章内容的主旨．故选A．
60．C   主旨归纳题．根据整篇文章内容及其第二段第一行句子There is a huge gap between those who have access （访问） to new technology and those who don't．It is called the‘Digital Divide'．可知文章围绕着Digital Divide'进行叙述，说明原因，所以主旨为Digital Divide'．故选C．

点评 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．