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Unit3ListeningandSpeakingandReadingandThinking

能力提升练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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（2019江西南昌第二中学高一上第三次月考，★★☆）

Asforoldpeople，someoftheapplicationsarehardtousebecausetheydidn’tgrowupwiththem.Theydonthavesimplemodelsofhowtheyshouldwork，whattodowhensomethingdoesntworkorwheretogoforhelp.Wemakeiteasyaspossibletobeusedforpeoplewhoarenotfamiliarwiththetechnology.

Ithinkthereishugepotentialandwearedesigningit.Theabilitytoconnecttofriendswhorememberthesamemovies，newsandmusic，isreallyimportant，especiallyaspeoplegetold.Theyendupinretirementathomeandtheyarentalwaysclosetotheirfriends.Allowingthenetworktohelpthemconnectwithfriendsandfamilyisareallypowerfulthing.

MymotherisanenthusiasticuseroftheInternet,althoughittookmeyearstogethertousee-mail.Shewasbornwithnormalhearing，butlostitwhenshewas3.Shewastotallydeafformanyyears，untilage53，whenshegotearaids.Theyworkreallywell.Thatisabigchangeforher.Butbeforethen，herfriendscouldn’tcallheronthephone,sotheysuggestedsheusee-mailtocommunicatewiththem.

YoungpeopledonteventhinkoftheInternetastechnology.Itsjustthere，andtheyuseit.Theresbeenaveryinterestingchangeincommunicationstylesbetweenoldpeopleandyoungpeople.Therearesomekidswhoarenowintheirteensandarentwillingtomakephonecalls.Andtheythinke-mailisold-fashionedandslow.

Thereasonwhyteensdon’tmakephonecallsseemstobethattheydontknowwhattosay.Whentheycall，theyoftenstopforawhileandtheresasilence.Ontheotherhand，textingisconsideredproper，anditsokayifyoudontanswer.Youmighthavebeendistracted.Itsnotrude.Butitisstrangeifyoureinthiskindofconversationandsimplystoptalking.

1.WhatisthetroublethatoldpeoplemeetwhensurfingtheInternet?

A.Theydontknowhowtousesomeapplications.