For several years, I kept my Internet addiction under control by using inconvenient technology: an old laptop and a slow dialing­up connection. But this year, the combination of a new iPad and that neat Wi­Fi turned out to be hard to resist. The iPad beckoned (吸引) us silently from the picnic table: What harm could it be to give the email a quick check? But once that touchscreen lights up, who can say no to it?

　　Access to the Web is unquestionably a wonderful thing. I love having a bottomless library at my fingertips; I love having the world's newspapers on my electronic doorstep. I love being able to pay bills and make airplane reservations online.

　　And that's the point: It's important not to let the convenience of the Internet get in the way of simple beauties. That's not the Internet's fault. It's ours.

　　The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem. My problem isn't the Internet; it's learning how to limit the time I spend on it.

　　语篇解读：本文讲述了带着高科技产品去旅行所带来的问题，说明了我们利用科技产品应该有限度，不应该让技术阻碍我们发现和欣赏生活中的美。

　　5．How did the author find the life in the cabin 35 years ago?

　　A．Peaceful. B．Convenient.

　　C．Boring. D．Miserable.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段可知，当时作者在这个小木屋度假的时候，这里的生活是平静安宁的。

　　6．In the summer vacation this year, the author spent most time ________.

　　A．creating a Facebook page

　　B．playing poker with his family

　　C．browsing the Internet with his iPad

　　D．reading summer­house mystery novels

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Instead of browsing dog­eared summer­house mystery novels, this year we browsed the Internet."和第四段的"But this year, the combination of a new iPad"可知，今年作者在这里度假的时候，不断地用iPad上网，故选C。

　　7．Paragraph 5 suggests that the author ________.

　　A．has gained enough computer skills

　　B．advises people to use the Internet often

　　C．chooses to go without the Internet access

　　D．appreciates the advantages of the Internet

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。从第五段中的"Access to the Web is unquestionably a wonderful thing."以及下文所举的例子可知，作者感激互联网带来的益处，故选D。

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