题文
Stop Spam!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 (发送垃圾邮件) 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 (个人的) 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.
小题1:What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean? A．messagesB．ideasC．connectionsD．programs小题2: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-mails.C．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.小题3:According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam? A．The businessB．The advertiser.C．The employeeD．The consumer.小题4:What is the purpose of the text?A．To inform.B．To educate.C．To persuade.D．To instruct. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
本文主要讲述的是垃圾邮件的危害，目的在于说服立法机构设立相关的法律禁止垃圾邮件的泛滥。
小题1:A 推理题。根据本句I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all.可知correspondence是与前面的advertisements相似的内容，故A项信息，两者都属于我们的邮箱里不想要的东西。故A正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第2段2,3行As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual (个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails.可知垃圾邮件的主要原因是广告商使用垃圾广告来宣传产品。故D正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer可知最终的受害者是顾客。故D正确。
小题4:C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是垃圾邮件的危害，目的在于说服立法机构设立相关的法律禁止垃圾邮件的泛滥。故C正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Stop Spam!When I fir.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
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社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
