High-tech machines have made life easier for millions around the world. However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things. Here’s an example of why this is happening. You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds. However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove. And if you’re in that much of a hurry, you probably won’t take time to toast the bun. High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesn’t make for better-tasting meals.
Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the Internet. This has many advantages. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. It’s also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages. They give more background and details. They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest.
Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For examples, most people use the phone or e-mail to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But when you use the Internet or the phone, you don’t always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you word-process a homework assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings. However, some students are so busy with the computer that they don’t pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing.
【小題1】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer likes high-tech cooking.
B．Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals.
C．High-tech news programs always keep you reading what is important to you.
D．Handwritten homework is better than word-processed homework.
【小題2】How does the writer feel about high-tech tool?
A．Better late than never.B．Easy come, easy go.
C．Every coin has two sides.D．Learn to walk before you run.
【小題3】What is the main subject discussed in the text?
A．High-tech vs. low-tech
B．Advantages vs. disadvantages.
C．Newspapers and magazines vs. television and the Internet.
D．Word-processing vs. handwriting.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】A

解析試題分析：文章介紹高科技給我們的生活帶來便利的同時(shí)，也給我們帶來不便，很多人還是喜歡低科技的產(chǎn)品。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove.可知低科技可以給我們帶來美味的食品。選B
【小題2】推理題：文章的最后一段提到手機(jī)和電腦的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)說明高科技的工具有兩面性。選C
【小題3】主旨題：文章介紹高科技給我們的生活帶來便利的同時(shí)，也給我們帶來不便，很多人還是喜歡低科技的產(chǎn)品�？芍前堰@兩種進(jìn)行對比。選A
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