A. a story
B. a news report
C. a letter
D. an advertisement
科目:高中英语 来源:黄冈重点作业 高三英语(下) 题型:050
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“Let's go down one more , push your enter key…” says a young man helping senior citizens work a web site on the Internet.
David Lansdale has found a way to light up the lives of the elder. He gets them wired to the Internet. “If you hit your enter key , it will bring up this particular e-mail….”
Pauline Allen is one of those who have started using the Internet. “I thought I was through with life; I was ready for a rocking chair, because I was 86 years old. And I haven't found the rocking chair yet. ” “You found the key-board?” asks the reporter. “That's right, I found the key-board.”
The average age of Lansdale's students is around 68. All are in nursing or assisted care homes. He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.
David Lansdale says, “Here they are in California; the family are in New York. The chance to connect, to cross the time and space, is very good chance to them. ”
“I hear you are so beautiful. ” Lillian Shier writes an e-mail to a newborn great granddaughter. Working with one another, the seniors learn as a group. They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institutionalized: loneliness , helplessness , and loss of memory.
Mary Harvey says, “Bingo just doesn't interest me. But this does, believe me, this does. ”
Ninety-four-year-old Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor. She says , “When I send a letter to my grandchildren , and great granddaughter , they hang it up in their offices , just as I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator. Ha, ha!”
David Lansdale says , “There's a collective benefit (得益) . There is a way of treatment. Remember we started as a support group. ”
Dixon Moorehouse says , “I just wish I were 15 years old and getting to learn all this. ” The seniors call their weekly meeting Monday Night Live. And many say the meetings have given them new life.
Ruth Hyman says , “Three years ago , they told me I wasn't going to live. But I showed them , and got work, and I've worked ever since. ”
1.The purpose of David Lansdale's work is to ________.
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A.popularize the use of computers among the seniors
B.help the seniors connect with their families
C.organize the seniors as a group to work
D.keep the health of the mind of the seniors
2.The phrase “the maladies of the institutionalized ” in the sixth paragraph means “________”.
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A.the difficulties in learning
B.the problems of the old
C.the treatments of the old
D.the worries about getting old
3.How many examples does the writer give to prove the seniors enjoy the Internet?
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