You may open your electronic mail and find information about how to buy medicine, cheap airline tickets, books and, of course, computers and computer products．There may also be offers for investment deals, bank loans and special holidays．However, to many computer users, this use of electronic spare to sell products has become a major problem as it makes computer communication more difficult．
Many companies who want to send a great deal of advertising might use the services of a “spammer．” A spammer is a person or company that uses computers to send out millions of copies of the same sales information．Spammers find e-mail addresses from websites, news groups and “chat rooms” where people send messages to each other．Most spare is sent by companies who are trying to get you to buy their products．Some of these are honest companies that offer good products or services for a fair price．These companies can offer their products at a cheaper price than you might find in a store．However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals who are trying to sell products that do not exist or offer services they will not provide．They are only interested in stealing your money．When you answer their spam you find you are expected to send them money and receive a gift．One country in Africa has become famous for the number of criminals who try every known trick to separate people from their money．
小題1:What does the  underlined word “spam” in the paragraph probably refer to ?
A．Unwanted electronic information that reaches computer users．
B．Computer virus that causes computer communication difficulties．
C．Advertisements sent out by companies who want to sell their products．
D．Companies that send out millions of copies of the same sales information．
小題2:．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Companies who want to send a great deal of advertising are referred to as spammers．
B．Spammers are people who collect e-mail addresses from websites, newsgroups and “chat rooms”．
C．Either individuals or organizations can be regarded as spammers if they send out spam．
D．Spammers are people who receive spam on their computers．
小題3:Which is the possible suggestion from the writer concerning spam ?
A．Spain is very helpful in providing you with useful information about product sales．
B．Spam helps companies to sell more of their products so it should be valued by people．
C．Spam is sent out by those who want to separate you from your money．
D．Look out for any spam that reaches your computer

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D

小題1:詞義猜測題．從上下文看，下文說很多公司使用spammer提供的服務(wù)在網(wǎng)上發(fā)布廣告．使網(wǎng)上交流變得困難，可見其含義是向網(wǎng)絡(luò)用戶發(fā)送的用戶不需要的商業(yè)廣告信息．
小題2:從文中可知spammer是用電腦發(fā)布銷售廣告的人或公司，四個選項只有C項符合這一概念．   ，
小題3:第二段提到兩類spammer，一類是提供產(chǎn)品銷售的，另一類是騙子，如果讓作者提建議，那一定是“小心為妙，多個心眼”，謹防上當(dāng)
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小題1:What can we conclude from the recent study?
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B．People hold mixed opinions about science.
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A．Science and its applications bring us many dangers.
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If we travel east or west by more than four time zones (hours) then we will usually be affected.
In the past when people traveled by sea, there was enough time for the body to adjust to the local time, but with the advent of modern high speed aircraft the body does not have time to adjust. Therefore, there is the term “jet lag(時差反應(yīng))”. It normally takes one day per time zone (hour) for the body to adjust to its new surroundings.
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⑤Remember the actual traveling time will usually be at least twice the actual time spent in the air since it will include traveling to and from and hanging around in airports.
⑥Avoid heavy commitments on the first day after arrival.
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A. tiredness          B. coughing           C. insomnia           D. vomiting
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A. drinking some alcohol           B. keeping ourselves awake
C. taking some medicine            D. sleeping while flying
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A. the change of American presidency
B. the development of entertainment
C. the 25th anniversary of .com
D. the anniversary of the internet
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A. Successful.     B. Changeable.     C. Tough.       D. Novel.
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A. It gave birth to the Internet.
B. It combined politics, entertainment and space science.
C. It made the Internet accessible to ordinary people.
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A. impossible     B. complex     C. expensive     D. popular
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