Maybelle said she wouldn't be coming with me to the library. I asked why, and sh
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Maybelle said she wouldn't be coming withme to the library. I asked why, and she said she could get all the shortstories she wanted off the Internet. Saved walking all the way to the library,and putting up with my long chat on the way there, and on the way back.Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.
"But, Maybelle, we've been walking tothe library every' Monday for the last fifty years!"
She said," Why don't you getInternet'? We can send each other emails."
So I had to get Internet. I called thelocal high school. They said they'd send me a good student to tell me all aboutcomputers and such.
Evil thing, this Internet. Makes you loseold friends, forces you to learn new complex ideas, even if you're too old. ButMaybelle said you have to be modern; otherwise, you're dead.
The kid came the next day. Tall skinnyblack kid, by tile name of Arsenius, said his work would cost me.
I said, "All right. As long as I getInternet."
"You need a computer, then you need toget hooked up," he said.
"Let's buy a computer and get hookedup, then."
"How much you want to spend?"
"Whatever it takes."
"How many rams you want?"
I wasn't going to show him my ignorance, soI said, "Whatever it takes."
"Let's go to the mall. You got acar?"
"In the garage."
When I opened the garage door, he gasped.Daddy's car is still there, a'57 Chevy. I never drive it. Walk everywhere.
I said," Let's walk. It's only a mileor so."
He said," Let's drive, or you willfaint on me in this heat."
"Young man, I don't faint, never have.We're walking."
"I get paid by the hour," hesaid. "Walking will cost you a lot more. Also, you feel like carrying acomputer a mile or so?"
1.What kind of person is Maybelle?
| A．She always says what she means in an honest way. |
| B．She no longer likes reading in her old age. |
| C．She doesn't want to be friends with the writer any mort. |
| D．She doesn't want to keep up with the time. |
2.Why does the writer want to have Internetat his place?
| A．Because the writer believes that one is never too old to learn. |
| B．Because the writer thinks that it is better late than never. |
| C．Because of the pressure from people of his age. |
| D．Because of the convenience the Internet will bring. |
3.Arsenius gives _________ reasons fordriving to the mall.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
试题答案
【答案】
1.A
2.C
3.B
【解析】随着时代的变迁，越来越多的人要接触网络，我就是其中之一。
1.推理题。根据第一段最后一句Maybelle is very direct like that, always has been.可知Maybelle非常直接，总是直接说出心中所想。
2.推理题。根据文章可知她的朋友因为有了电脑不愿意再陪她去图书馆，来之朋友的压力让她不得不上网。
3.细节题。Arsenius给出了三个理由：天气太热会晕倒；步行花费更多时间和金钱；我的全程搬着电脑。