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  When Rikke Dausen in Denmark goes to get some milk from the fridge, she has trouble getting past the refrigerator door.But it’s not because of any physical obstruction(障礙).It’s usually because the PC monitor in her refrigerator’s door has informed her that a new email message has arrived.

  Rikke and her husband are taking part in a six-month trial sponsored(贊助)by a Danish firm and two Swedish partners.They hope to show that computers can be put to much more practical daily use than most people think.Fifty families and singles were provided with a free model known as the“Screenfridge”for the duration of trial.

  “It’s really very clever,”says Rikke.She can call up email, news reports, sales items at the supermarket or addresses out of the endless ocean of Internet possibilities.“I’m not the type who wants to sit in front of the computer and wait 10 minutes for the modem to connect,”she says.

  The creators of the Screenfridge aim at this type of buyer.They think that the machine should attract people who have limited time to solve technical problems or surf online.

  The PC that is built into the door is very small.It is only two centimeters wide, and completely silent.

  Everything moves quickly, as Rikke admits.Well, the whole thing is really just an amusement, she says.But when the thing is gone after the test, it will be a pain to have to go down in the basement again to download my email.

  The Screenfridge is due to hit the market sometime in early 2003.

(1)

The writer gives a description of Rikke using the Screenfidge in order to ________.

[  ]

A.

report Rikke s daily life

B.

prove the value of PC

C.

introduce the new product

D.

describe modem life

(2)

For what purpose is the Screenfridge made?

[  ]

A.

To improve the email service.

B.

To help those who cannot use computers.

C.

To make refrigerators mom useful.

D.

To make computers more convenient.

(3)

How long has Rikke probably been using the Screenfidge?

[  ]

A.

Several months.

B.

Several years.

C.

More than a year.

D.

Several hours.

(4)

From what Rikke says at the end of the text we can feel that she ________.

[  ]

A.

has to download her email in the basement

B.

wishes she would continue to use the Screenfridge

C.

is not satisfied with all of the Screenfridge

D.

doubts whether she can really depend on the Screenfridge

答案:1.C;2.D;3.A;4.B;
解析:

(1)

寫(xiě)作意圖推測(cè)題。根據(jù)The Screenfridge is due to hit the market sometime in early 2003可知,這是一個(gè)電腦新產(chǎn)品的介紹。

(2)

細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)call up email, news reports, sales items at the supermarket…the machine should attract people who have limited time to solve technical problems or surf online等關(guān)鍵詞句,可知這種產(chǎn)品使電腦的使用更加方便快捷。

(3)

推斷題。根據(jù)Rikke and her husband are taking part in a six-month trial…But when the thing is gone after the test, it will be a pain to have to go down in the basement again to download my e-mail可知,這種產(chǎn)品正在試用之中,而試用期為六個(gè)月,故A項(xiàng)最佳。

(4)

推斷題!癇ut when the thing is gone after the test, it will be a pain to have to go down in the basement again to download my e-mail.”這句話的意思是說(shuō):當(dāng)試用期過(guò)了以后,我們又不得不重新回到地下室去下載電子郵件。故可以推斷,Rikke認(rèn)為這種電腦新產(chǎn)品Screenfridge給她帶來(lái)了很大的方便,希望能繼續(xù)使用這種新產(chǎn)品。


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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有彈性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物種),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(進(jìn)化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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