Electronic mail has become an extremely important and popula..

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Electronic mail has become an extremely important and popular means of communication.The c

Electronic mail has become an extremely important and popular means of communication.

The convenience and efficiency of electronic mail are threatened by the extremely rapid growth in the volume of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. Unsolicited commercial electronic mail is currently estimated to account for over half of all electronic mall traffic, up from an estimated 7 percent in 2001, and the volume continues to rise. Most of these messages are fraudulent or deceptive in one or more respects.

The receipt of unsolicited commercial electronic mail may result in costs to recipients who cannot refuse to accept such mail and who incur costs for the storage of such mail, or for the time spent accessing, reviewing, and discarding such mail, or for both. The receipt of a large number of unwanted messages also decreases the convenience of electronic mall and creates a risk that wanted electronic mail messages, both commercial and noncommercial, will be lost, overlooked, or discarded amidst the larger volume of unwanted messages, thus reducing the reliability and usefulness of electronic mail to the recipient. Some commercial electronic mail contains material that many recipients may consider vulgar or pornographic in nature.

The growth in unsolicited commercial electronic mail imposes significant monetary costs on providers of Internet access services, businesses, and educational and nonprofit institutions that carry and receive such mail, as there is a finite volume of mail that such providers, businesses, and institutions can handle without further investment in infrastructure. Many senders of unsolicited commercial electronic mail purposefully disguise the source of such mall.

Many senders of unsolicited commercial electronic mall purposefully include misleading information in the messages' subject lines in order to induce the recipients to view the messages. While some senders of commercial electronic mail messages provide simple and reliable ways for recipients to reject (or 'opt-out' of) receipt of commercial electronic mall from such senders in the future, other senders provide no such 'opt-out' mechanism, or refuse to honor the requests of recipients not to receive electronic mail from such senders in the future, or both.

Many senders of bulk unsolicited commercial electronic mail use computer programs to gather large numbers of electronic mail addresses on an automated basis from Internet websites or online services where users must post their addresses in order to make full use of the website or service.

The problems associated with the rapid growth and abuse of unsolicited commercial electronic mall cannot be solved by the government alone. The development and adoption of techno-logical approaches and the pursuit of cooperative efforts with other countries will be necessary as well.

According to the passage, efficiency of e-mail is threatened by ______

A．heavy e-mail traffic

B．fraudulent e-mail messages

C．large volume of messages

D．increasing amount of unwanted e-mail

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Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by som

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

International electronic mail systems are no longer the plaything of hackers and bug-eyed computer enthusiasts. They are emerging as credible business tools that enable individuals and companies to communicate cheaply and efficiently around the globe. Like the in-house electronic mail networks that have become a fact of business life in many companies, these systems provide a means of sending and receiving messages via personal computers or computer terminals. With global electronic mail services, however, messages can be sent across the world or across town.

For evidence of the rising popularity of electronic mail, a look at the business cards collected from clients or contacts lately should be enough. The chances are that some of them include electronic mail "addresses" along with telephone and fax numbers.

The advantages of electronic mail are numerous. It can eliminate hours of frustrating "telephone tag" and enable people to communicate across time-zones with ease. It also substitutes for busy fax machines that print out piles of paper which are often misplaced or misdirected. With electronic mail, the message appears upon the computer screen of the individual being contacted.

The biggest roadblock to the success of electronic mail in the past has been the lack of sufficient users. Although dozens of personal computer electronic mail services are available, until recently they were not linked. This meant that to reach somebody it was necessary to subscribe to the same electronic messaging system.

Over the past couple of years, however, many electronic mail systems have started "talking" to one another. The mechanism for this is "Internet"--a low-cost and efficient link between electronic mail services worldwide.

Internet links an estimated 1.5 million computers over 10,000 networks in 50 countries, serving about six million users. Internet resembles a computer network cooperative. There is no central authority that oversees it, and rules are largely informal. Over the past 20 years it has mushroomed to include regional, corporate and public networks, including commercial electronic mail systems. "People conduct their love life over Internet, their hobbies and their interests. They argue polities and engage in all kinds of business,' says Mr. Mitch Kapor, co-founder of Electronic Frontier Fountain of Cambridge, Massachussetts, which promotes awareness of the on-line world.

Despite the anarchic nature of its structure, the basics of using Internet communications are simple. All that is needed is a computer, a modem, a communications software package and a subscription to an on-line information service linked to Internet.

Subscription costs range from about US$9 to US$20 per month, depending on the service and varying according to the information services offered.

Once a subscription to one of these services is obtained, the charge for sending an electronic message is generally only a few cents. In most places a local telephone call will connect you to the system.

According to the passage, "electronic mail" is a way to ______.

A．replace the old mail system

B．get electronics by mail

C．connect the users to the post office

D．communicate by personal computers or computer terminals

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There is no question that computer applications such as（71), electronic mail, and（72)publi

There is no question that computer applications such as(71), electronic mail, and(72)publishing have changed the way people work. These computer applications have enhanced users capacity for communication and have improved their productivity. The success of these applications has prompted both vendors and researchers to continue to seek new ways to further advance the information technology revolution. Enter the latest innovation: networked(73)systems. They convey information in multiple(74): text, graphics, video, audio,(75), computer simulations, and so forth. Advocates of these systems argue that they are the next logical step in human communication; however, modifying our current networks to accommodate the variety of media will present significant technical difficulties.

A．word transaction

B．word processing

C．word disposal

D．word dealing

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第4题

Electronic Mail During the past few years, scientist the world over have suddenly found th

Electronic Mail

During the past few years, scientist the world over have suddenly found themselves productively engaged in task they once spent their lives avoiding-writing, any kind of writing but particularly letter writing. Encouraged by electronic mail's surprisingly high speed, convenience and economy, people who never before touched the stuff are regularly, skillfully, even cheerfully tapping out a great deal of correspondence.

Electronic networks, woven into the fabric of scientific communication these days, are the route to colleagues in distant counties, shared data, bulletin boards and electronic journals. Anyone with a personal computer, a modem and the software to link computers over telephone lines can sign on. An estimated five million scientists have done so with more joining every day, most of them communicating through a bundle of interconnected domestic and foreign routes known collectively as the internet, or net. E-mail is staring to edge out the fax, the telephone, overnight mail, and of course, land mail. It shrinks time and distance between scientific collaborators, in par[ because it is conveniently asynchronous (writers can type while their colleagues across time zones sleep; their message will be waiting). If it is not yet speeding discoveries, it is certainly accelerating communication.

Jeremy Bernstei, the physicist and science writer, once called E-mail the physicist's umbilical cord. Lately other people, too, have been discovering its connective virtues. Physicists are using it; college students are using it, everybody is using it, and as a sign that it has come of age, the New Yorker has accelerates its liberating presence with a cartoon--an appreciative dog seated at a keyboard, saying happily, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."

The reasons given below about the popularity of E-mail can be found in the passage except______

A．direct and reliable

B．time-saving in delivery

C．money-saving

D．available at any time

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第5题

The International Labor Organization has studied reports on workers privacy in nineteen in

dustrial nations. The study shows that electronic observation is most common in the United States. Many employers are using computers, cameras, listening devices and telephones to observe their workers. In the 300 businesses investigated in the U. S. more than 20 percent said they search computer records and listen to voice mail or electronic mail of their employees. Voice mail is a system for recording messages. Electronic mail, also called E-mail is messages sent between computers. About 20 million American workers, from factory workers to highly paid engineers, may be under electronic observation. This does not include employers who listen to people using telephones on their jobs. The ILO study says that electronic observation is especially common in some industries, such as telecommunications, insurance and banking. It also says the use of cameras is increasing in factories and stores in Japan and the use of technology to observe workers has grown rapidly in many other European industrial nations since 1985. Workers and worker organizations have major objections to electronic observation. They say it violates human rights and destroys the feeling of trust between workers and employers, because some employers use it to punish workers without the workers knowing the reason. They say it also makes it easier to learn private information about their workers, and employers even have greater powers than law enforcement agencies to observe people. For example, police need court orders to listen to the telephone calls of suspected criminals, but no such order is required for a business that wants to listen to the phone calls of one of its workers. The United States Congress is considering a bill to restrict the uses of electronic observation in work places. Employers will be required to tell workers if they are being observed. Questions:

Whats the purpose of the study conducted by the International Labor Organization？

A．To find out which country is the most developed one in the world.

B．To see how the workers" privacy is protected by the different countries.

C．To learn what kinds of electronic observation are used in the world.

D．To investigate the situation of workers" privacy in 19 developed countries.

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第6题

Electronic mail, or mail, as it is known to its many fans, has been around for over two de

cades. Typically, email systems support five basic functions, as described below.(41)refers to the process of creating messages and answers.(42)refers to moving messages from the originator to the recipient.(43)has to do with telling the originator what happened to the message. Was it rejected？ Was it lost？(44)incoming message is needed. So people can read their email.(45) is the final step and concerns what the recipient does with the message after receiving it.

A．Composition

B．Transfer

C．Reporting

D．Displaying

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第7题

选出应填入下面一段英语中______内的正确答案。

Electronic mail, or mail, as it is known to its many fans, has been around for over two decades. Typically, email systems support five basic functions, as described below.(1)refers to the process of creating messages and answers.(2)refers to moving messages from the originator to the recipient.(3)has to do with telling the originator what happened to the message. Was it rejected？ Was it lost？(4)incoming message is needed. So people can read their email.(5)is the final step and concerns what the recipient does with the message after receiving it。

供选择的答案：

(1) Communication (2) Coruposition (3) Displaying (4) Disposition

(5) Network (6) Protocol (7) Reporting (8) Serving

(9) Terminating (10) Transfer

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第8题

根据以下材料，回答题。Electronic MailDuring the past few years，scientists all over the world

根据以下材料，回答题。

Electronic Mail

During the past few years，scientists all over the world have suddenly found themselves productively engaged in task they once spent their lives hvoiding——writing，any kind of writing，but particularly letter writing.Encouraged by electronic mail’s surprisingly high speed，convenience and economy，people who never before touched the stuff are regularly，skillfully，even cheerfullv tapping out a great deal of correspondence.

Electronic networks，woven into the fabric of scientific communication these davs. are the route to colleagues in distant countries，shared data，bulletin boards and electronic Joumals.Anyone with a personal computer， a modern and the software to link computers over teleDhone lines can sign on？An estimated five million scientists have done SO with more joining every day，most of them communicating through a bundle of interconnected domestic and foreign routes known collectively as the Internet，or net.

E-mail is starting to edge out the fax，the telephone，overnight mail，and of course.1and mail. It shrinks time and distance between scientific collaborators，in part because it is conveniently asynchronous（异步的）（Writers can type while their colleagues acmss time zones sleep;their message will be waiting.）.If it is not yet speeding discoveries，it is certainly accelerating communication.

Jeremy Bernstein，the physicist and science writer，once called E-mail the Dhysicist，s umbilical cord（脐带）.Later other people，t00，have been discovering its connective virtues.Physicists are using it;college students are using it;everybody is using it;and as a sign that it has come of age，the New Yorker has celebrated its liberating presence with a cartoon—an appreciative dog seated at a keyboard，saying happily，“on the Internet，nobody knows you’re a dog.”

The reasons given below about the popularity of E—mail can be found in the passage except 查看材料

A.direct and reliable

B.time—saving in delivery

C.money-saving

D.available at any time

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第9题

In the old days, sending a thank-you note to a relative was easy. You wrote it,【1】, a stam

p on the envelope and dropped it【2】a mailbox.【3】it went in a red-white-and-blue U.S. Mail truck, and【4】of days later the friendly neighborhood mailman walked it,【5】. weather, right to the recipient's door.

【6】you’re as likely to send a fax, e-mail, or instant message.【7】you cling to traditional pen and paper, it's no longer clear 【8】it will travel. Airborne Express？ Overnight？ Two-Day Priority？

【9】it moves into the 1st century, the American mail system【10】to survive. In the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service(USPS) has【11】many new services,【12】stamps over the Internet, electronic bill payment, and a service that prints and mails electronic documents Yet revenues depleted by alternative communications (e-mail, electronic banking),【13】with rising fuel and operating costs, led to a $150 million loss in 2000.

Meanwhile, private carriers are competing【14】business, forcing the Postal Service to contract with the likes of DHL and Emery Worldwide just to maintain its global reach.【15】still delivering 20 percent of the world's mail, the men and women in the blue uniforms of the Postal Service just can't seem to【16】.

The problem is that the U.S. hasn't【17】grips with the fact that in a fast-changing world, mail delivery is better run as a competitive business than as a government monopoly.【18】many countries have privatized their postal systems, the USPS has attempted to maintain business in both the public and private worlds. It is a semiprivate corporation with a lumbering government bureaucracy. It is【19】by a board of governors【20】a blend of local politicians, small-town business leaders and federal bureaucrats.

(1)

A．put

B．stuck

C．took

D．had

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第10题

Electronic MailDuring the past few years, scientists all over the world have suddenly foun

Electronic Mail

During the past few years, scientists all over the world have suddenly found themselves productively engaged in task they once spent their lives avoiding—writing, any kind of writing, but particularly letter writing. Encouraged by electronic mail's surprisingly high speed, convenience and economy, people who never before touched the stuff are regularly, skillfully, even cheerfully tapping out a great deal of correspondence.

Electronic networks, woven into the fabric of scientific communication these days, are the route to colleagues in distant countries, shared data, bulletin boards and electronic journals. Anyone with a personal computer, a modem and the software to link computers over telephone lines can sign on. An estimated five million scientists have done so with more joining every day, most of them Communicating through a bundle of interconnected domestic and foreign routes known collectively as the Internet, or net.

E-mail is starting to edge out the fax, the telephone, overnight mail, and of course, land mail. It shrinks time and distance between scientific collaborators, in part because it is conveniently asynchronous (异步的). (Writer can type while their colleagues across time zones sleep; their message will be waiting). If it is not yet speeding discoveries, it is certainly accelerating communication.

Jeremy Bernstein, the physicist and science writer, once called E-mail the physicist's umbilical cord (脐带). Later other people, too, have been discovering its connective virtues. Physicists are using it; college students are using it; everybody is using it; and as a sign that it has come of age, the New Yorker has celebrated its liberating presence with a cartoon—an appreciative dog seated at a keyboard, saying happily, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. "

The reasons given below about the popularity of E-mail can be found in the passage EXCEPT ______.

A．direct and reliable

B．time-saving in delivery

C．money-saving

D．available at any time

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