Question

We are fortunate to be living in a time when all people have the ability to access any knowledge they desire. This digital society that we live in affords us opportunities that our ancestor only dreamed of having. We should not take this privilege for granted.
In the not so distant past of the 1950s, people who wanted to research an idea, a product, or anything else, had to go to a library where they could look up information in books. Not all people had the same access to the books, and the information they contained. In America, if your skin was black, you could not use the same library that a person with white skin used. If a black skinned person was allowed access to a library, it most likely was stocked with outdated books that white skinned people had discarded.
In the digital society we live in today, the color of your skin does not determine the access you have to information. Technology has brought to us the powerful tools like the Internet where we can find information on almost every subject.
Access to the Internet has allowed us to research the things we are planning to purchase. We are capable of comparing prices on things like insurance, appliances, entertainment, clothing, and all other things. We also now have the ability to purchase items online without ever leaving our homes. We have been freed from the restrictions of store hours, and regional sales. A person in America can purchase a product from a person in Germany, without leaving home.
Because of the digital society we live in our children can learn about anything they are interested in. When they ask you what the dinosaurs ate, you can look it up, and tell them the answer. Because of this people will be smarter in the future, and technology will only improve

1. 1.
   By “We should not take this privilege for granted”, the writer means that ______
   1. A.
      we have special right to do anything
   2. B.
      it is wrong to make use of the privilege
   3. C.
      knowledge is important in the digital society
   4. D.
      we should seize the chances the modern society offers
2. 2.
   The main idea of the fourth paragraph is that ______
   1. A.
      the Internet brings us a lot of convenience
   2. B.
      people in modern society are mostly wealthy
   3. C.
      we would like to stay at home every day
   4. D.
      we can find anything we like in the world
3. 3.
   The dinosaurs are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to tell us that _____
   1. A.
      people will be much clever than ever
   2. B.
      what the dinosaurs ate seems strange to us
   3. C.
      finding out what the dinosaurs looked like is easy
   4. D.
      we can learn knowledge with the help of technology
4. 4.
   The writer’s attitude toward the digital society is ______
   1. A.
      critical
   2. B.
      positive
   3. C.
      neutral
   4. D.
      negative

Answer 1

DADB
试题分析：文章主要是介绍现代科技和网络给人们带来的好处，在网络世界，没有偏见，歧视，会给人们带来很多便利，也可以学到很多感兴趣的知识。
1.句意理解题：从第一段的句子：This digital society that we live in affords us opportunities that our ancestor only dreamed of having可知我们的数字科技给我们提供的机会是祖先梦想拥有的，所以我们应该抓住现代社会的科技提供的机会。选D
2.段落大意题：从第四段的句子：Access to the Internet has allowed us to research the things we are planning to purchase.和后面的例子，可知这段讲的是网络给我们带来了便利。选A
3.细节题：从最后一段的句子：Because of the digital society we live in our children can learn about anything they are interested in. 可知孩子可以学到自己感兴趣的东西，拿恐龙举例，说明在科技的帮助下我们可以学到知识选D
4.作者态度题：文章主要是介绍现代科技和网络给人们带来的好处，所以作者对数字科技是乐观的态度，选B
考点：考查科普类短文