阅读理解VoIPstandsforVoiceoverInternetProtocol．ItisalsoreferredtoasIPTelephony．Itisanotherwayofmakingphonecallsthoughthe“phone”partisnotalwayspresentanymore

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阅读理解

　　VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol．It is also referred to as IP Telephony．It is another way of making phone calls though the “phone” part is not always present anymore as you can communicate without a telephone set．VoIP is especially popular with long distance calls．The main reason for which people are so massively turning to this new technology is the cost．VoIP is said to be cheap but most people use it for free．Yes if you have a computer with a microphone and speakers and a good Internet connection you can communicate using VoIP for free．

　　There are basically three ways of using VoIP one is to have a PC on both communicating sides; another is to have a Phone on one side and a PC on the other and the third is to have two phones．

　　VoIP is a relatively new technology and it has already achieved wide acceptance and use．There is still a lot to improve and it is expected to have major technological advances in VoIP in the future．It has so far proved to be a good candidate for replacing the POTS(Plain Old Telephone Systems)．It of course has drawbacks along with the numerous advent ages it brings; and its increasing use worldwide is creating new considerations surrounding its regulation sand security．

　　The growth of VoIP today can be compared to that of the Internet in the early 90's．The public is getting more and more conscious of the advantages they can get from VoIP at home or in their businesses．Advertising campaigns which are present everywhere on the net are contributing a lot towards the popularization of VoIP which is not only giving facilities and allowing people to save but also bringing in huge income for those who dived early into the new phenomenon．

(1)

More and more people would like to use VoIP because of ________．
[　　]
A．	itss peed
B．	its convenience
C．	its cost
D．	its advance

(2)

The author writes the passage mainly to ________．
[　　]
A．	ask the readers to buy the new type of production．
B．	tell us how fast the modern technology is developing
C．	introduce a new type of IP technology－VoIP
D．	teach the readers how to use VoIP

(3)

We can infer from the text that ________．
[　　]
A．	VoIP will soon be more popular
B．	the Internet will be replaced soon by VoIP
C．	most users are not sure of the quality of the present VoIP
D．	VoIP is a new technology comparatively

(4)

The underlined word “ drawbacks ” in the third paragraph most likely means ________．
[　　]
A．	disadvantages
B．	advantages
C．	side effects
D．	benefits

(5)

We can feel that the writer was ________ because of the growth of technology while writing the passage．
[　　]
A．	tense
B．	worried
C．	calm
D．	admiring

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．A;4．A;5．D;
解析：
(1) 细节题。根据第1段The main reason for which people are so massively turning to this new technology is the cost可知越来越多的人们使用这种电话主要是考虑到花费问题。 (2) 主旨大意题。根据第1段的描述便可知全文将谈论一种新型IP技术——VoIP电话。 (3) 推理判断题。根据最后一段可以推测出这种电话由于其独特的优越性一定会有越来越多的人喜欢的。 (4) 词义理解题。根据第3段It of course has drawbacks along with the numerous advantages it brings…，可知VoIP除了有大量的优点外，肯定也有缺点，drawbacks的意思应该相当于disadvantages。 (5) 　　
解析：
推理判断题。作者在描写这篇文章时，不吝对VoIP的赞誉之词，可见他是非常喜爱这种电话的。 　　文章大意：随着信息技术的飞速发展，通讯方式也越来越多，越来越先进，本文介绍了一种不需要通过电话且免费的网络语音电话方式，值得一试。