When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(發(fā)送垃圾郵件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(個(gè)人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
小題1:According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?    
A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications.
B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail.
C．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
D．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.
小題2:According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?             
A．The businessB．The advertiserC．The consumerD．The employee
小題3:What is the purpose of the text?
A．To informB．To educateC．To instruct D．To persuade

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
本文主要是講述垃圾郵件的危害，呼吁立法部門設(shè)立相關(guān)的法律進(jìn)行管理。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(個(gè)人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails.說(shuō)明很多廣告商都用垃圾廣告來(lái)宣傳他們的產(chǎn)品了，故C正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer說(shuō)明這些成本的提高最后都轉(zhuǎn)嫁到了消費(fèi)者身上了，故C正確。
小題3:D 目的意圖題。本文主要是講述垃圾郵件的危害，呼吁立法部門設(shè)立相關(guān)的法律進(jìn)行管理，故D說(shuō)法正確。
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