Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41through45.
Broadbandtechnologyisseenasthekeytothenewdigitaleconomy.
Inthisrapidlychangingworld,mediaandtechnologyinformationCanbesentviaphonecallsanddownloadslikemusic,graphics,businessinformationorfilms.
Thesimplertheinformation,thesmallerthepackageandthenarrowerthebandwidthneededtodeliverit.
BroadbandisusedforhighspeedInternetconnectionsatafixedmonthlyrate.Itturnsanexcitingtelephonelineintoahighspeeddigitallinecapableofcarryingdataupto40timesconventionalmodemspeeds.
Anydownloadisavailableattheclickofamouse-thereisnodial-upasthereiswithstandardInternetServiceProviders.
Forhomeownersandfamiliestherearemanyadvantages.Oneofthemostimportantissimultaneous(同时的)accesstobothtelephonelinesandtheInternet.Noquesesandnodelay.
Forbusinesses,broadbandcanimpovecustomerrelationsandprovidedirectaccesstocorporatee-mallsanddatabases.Entireoperationscangoonline.
41.Thefunctionthatbroadbandtechnologyhasonthenewdigitaleconomyis________.
A)further
B)critical
C)costly
D)global
42.Howmuchdoesauserpayifhehasbroadbandtechnologyinstalled
A)ItdependsOnthelengthoftime.
B)Itdependsonthetimesofdial-up.
C)Hepaysatafixedmonthlyrate.
D)Hepaysalotofmoney.
43.Comparedwiththemodemspeedthebroadbandtechnologycantransmitdata________.
A)atuptofortytimesofordinaryspeed
B)muchmorefaster
C)atahighspeed
D)withinasecond
44.Whocantakeadvantageofthebroadbandtechnologyaccordingtothepassage
A)Familymembers.
B)Collegestudents.
C)Bothhomeownersandbusinessmen.
D)Onlybusinessmenandtheirpartners.
45.Withthebroadbandtechnologycompaniescanhavealltheiroperationsdone
A)duringtheworkdays.
B)duringthewholeweek
C)online
D)offline
参考译文
宽带技术被视作新的数字经济的关键所在。
信息越简单，下载包就越小，所需用以传输的带宽就越窄。
对于商务来说，宽带能改进客户关系，并提供公司邮件和数据库的直接查询。整个操作都可在网上进行。
答案及精解
41.[答案精解]B.推理题。从文中Broadbandtechnologyisseenasthekeytothenewdigitaleconomy.宽带技术被看作新数字经济的关键所在。可推断出宽带技术在新数字经济中发挥了至关重要的作用。