阅读理解
As for old people, some of the applications
are hard to use because they didn't grow up with them. They don't have simple models
of how they should work, what to do when something doesn't work or where to go for
help. We make it as easy as possible to be used for people who are not familiar
with the technology.
I think there is huge potential and we are designing
it. The ability to connect to friends, who remember the same movies and news and
music, is really important, especially as people get old. They end up in retirement
homes and they aren't always close to their friends. Allowing the network to help
them connect with friends and family is a really powerful thing.
My mother is an enthusiastic user of the Internet,although it took me years
to get her to use e-mail. She was born with normal hearing, but lost it when she
was 3.She was totally deaf for many years, until age 53, when she got ear aids.
They work really well. That is a big change for her. But before then, her friends
couldn't call her on the phone, so they insisted she use e-mail to communicate with
them.
Young people don't even think of the Internet
as technology. It's just there, and they use it. There's been a very interesting
change in communications styles between old people and young people. There are some
kids who are now in their teens and aren't willing to make phone calls. And they
think of e-mail as old-fashioned and slow.
The reason why teens don't make phone calls
seems to be that they don't know what to say. When they call they often stop for
a while. They don't know what to say,and there's this silence. On the other hand, texting is considered proper,
and it's okay if you don't answer. You might have been distracted. It's not considered
rude. But it is considered strange if you're in this kind of voice conversation
and simply stop talking.
(1)
What is the trouble that old people meet when surfing the Internet?
A . They don't know how to use some applications.
B . They have to buy electronic productions at a high price.
C . There is no professional teacher to teach them how to use the Internet.
D . They have no friends to communicate with online.
(2)
We can infer from the passage that the author is a ________.
A . company manager
B . program designer
C . college professor
D . mobile phone designer
(3)
What do the young people think of the Internet according to the passage?
A . Interesting.
B . Amazing.
C . Boring.
D . Common.
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
A . Teens face challenges when taking phone calls with the old.
B . The author's mother is still using e-mail to communicate with others after getting ear aids.
C . Teens like to send texts to communicate with others in order to avoid embarrassment.
D . Most people consider e-mail as the most old-fashioned tool to communicate with others.
答案: A
B
D
C