People are talking about the “new economy.” It’s very different from the “old economy”.
In the old economy, people travel to work. They buy things in stores. They use the post office, the fax and the telephone to send information. They see people face-to-face at their jobs or in stores. People get information from newspapers, radio, television, books and libraries.
In the new economy, people do business through the “net,” which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world. In the new economy, workers often work at home. They can get information online. They can communicate with employers and co-workers by e-mail. Businesses have “virtual (虛擬)stores”. They are websites on which customers can see the products. Businesses can sell to customers anywhere in the world.
In the new economy, people live a fast paced, convenient and colorful life. The whole world develops more quickly than before. But the new economy is a double-edge sword. Its disadvantage is also obvious. For example, the Internet has led to a huge increase in credit card cheating. Some illegal websites offer some cheap or banned goods or services. Online shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and their card information could even be for sale in an illegal website. So people in the new economy should be smarter and knowledgeable.
小題1:The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old economy is ____.
A．the change of people’s idea
B．the business people do
C．the use of the Internet
D．the change of people’s life
小題2:“But the new economy is a double-edge sword ” in the last passage means_____.
A．The new economy is as sharp as a sword
B．The new economy has advantages and disadvantages
C．The new economy is better than the old economy
D．Both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．People can get all kinds of information on the Internet.
B．Telephone, radio, television, newspapers and so on will disappear in the new economy.
C．People in the new economy should have high quality.
D．Life in the new economy is more comfortable than the one in the old economy.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B

試題分析：本文著重介紹了new economy和old economy之間的差別，以及new economy的優(yōu)勢和劣勢。
小題1:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段1,2行In the new economy, people do business through the “net,” which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world.說明在new economy中網(wǎng)絡(luò)的運用是最主要的變化。故C正確。
小題2:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段前3行In the new economy, people live a fast paced, convenient and colorful life. The whole world develops more quickly than before. But the new economy is a double-edge sword. Its disadvantage is also obvious.說明new economy的優(yōu)勢和劣勢一樣的明顯，故B正確。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句People get information from newspapers, radio, television, books and libraries.說明在old ecomomy中，人們就通過電話，電視報刊等媒體獲取信息，故B項說法錯誤。
點評：本文著重介紹了new economy和old economy之間的差別。本文細節(jié)題居多，答題時在文章找到對應(yīng)的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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