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3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _____B_____ we are. A. more automatic B. more disconnected C. closer
4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? C
A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.
B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. C. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? B A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere. B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together. C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere 短文理解2
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if the