3.If your in-box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands,you might have a hard time believing the news:e-mail is on the decline.
At first blush,that might seem to be the case.The incoming generation,after all,doesn't do e-mail.Oh,they might have an account.They use it only as we would a fax machine:as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of Web sites.They rarely check it,though.
Today's instant electronic memos-such as texting and Facebook and Twitter
messages-are more direct,more concentrated,more efficient.They go without the salutation(稱呼語) and the signoff; we already know the"to"and';from."Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason:more signal,less noise and less time.This trend is further evidence that store-and-forward systems such as e-mail and voicemail are outdated.Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later,I can now send you an unobtrusive,easily-consumed message that you can read-and respond to-on the go.
The decline of e-mail corresponds neatly to the dawn of the mobile era.Instantaneous(及時)written messages are different.These are neatly tailored to fit in just about any time:before a movie,in a taxi,waiting for lunch.And because these notes are invariably brief,they're a natural for smart phone typing.With these formats,you also have control over who can correspond with you,which you usually don't in e-mail.And especially on Facebook,instant messaging can take
on the character of a chat room,where several people can talk at once.
Does this mean e-mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history?Not necessarily.E-mail still has certain advantages.On the other hand,tweets and texts feel ephemeral-you read them,then they're gone,into an endless string,e-mail still feels like something you have and that you can file,search and return to later.It's easy to imagine that it will continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications:agreements,important news,longer explanations.
So,e-mail won't go away completely.Remember,we've been through a transition like this not so long ago:when e-mail was on the rise,people said that postal mail was dead.That's not how it works.Postal mail found its smaller niche,and so will e-mail.Technology rarely replaces an institution completely; it just adds new avenues.

56.What would the incoming generation like to do with their e-mail accounts?C
A.Contact close friends
B.Send long messages
C.Fill in some forms
D.Communicate with their colleagues
57.Which of the following is mainly discussed in the paragraph 3and 4?A
A.The possible reasons behind the decline of e-mail
B.The likes and dislikes of the young generation
C.The rapid development of e-communication channels
D.Evidence about the uncertain future of easily-consumed messages
58.What does the underlined word"ephemeral"in paragraph 5mean?D
A.Automatically-sending
B.Randomly-written
C.Hardly-recognized
D.Shortly-appearing
59.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?B
A.It's too early to determine the decline of e-mail
B.E-mail has reasons to exist on its own advantage
C.E-mail,just like postal mail has come to its end
D.We should feel sorry for the decline of e-mail.

分析 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,屬于議論文,如果您的收件箱目前正在報告數(shù)百或數(shù)千的未讀郵件,您可能很難相信這個消息:電子郵件的使用正在下降.本文以此展開談?wù),主要講述了電子郵件衰落的原因以及電子郵件因為它的優(yōu)勢仍然有理由存在.

解答 56.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)They use it only as we would a fax machine:as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of Web sites.可知,他們只能像傳真機(jī)一樣使用它:作為與父母等老年人交流的方式,或者滿足網(wǎng)站的注冊要求.ABD均不符合,故選C.
57.A.段落大意題.根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容,主要介紹了今天的即時電子備忘錄,如發(fā)短信,F(xiàn)acebook和Twitter發(fā)消息更直接,更集中,更有效率.第四段主要講述了電子郵件的衰落對應(yīng)于移動時代的黎明.故三四段主要講述了電子郵件衰落的原因.故選A.
58.D.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知,On the other hand,tweets and texts feel ephemeral-you read them,then they're gone,into an endless string,e-mail still feels like something you have and that you can file,search and return to later.句意為另一方面,微博和短信感到短暫-你讀了他們,然后他們走了,成為一個無盡的字符串,電子郵件仍然感覺像你有的東西,你可以提交,搜索和返回到以后.故ephmeral意為短暫的.故選D.
59.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,尤其是Not necessarily.E-mail still has certain advantages.以及So,e-mail won't go away completely.可知,電子郵件因為它的優(yōu)勢有理由存在.

點評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題,詞義猜測題,段落大意題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測

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