6．Passage 1
The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services：the Web，e-mail，and software，to mention just a few．Not long ago，the Information Highway was a new road with not many users．Now，everyone seems to want to take a drive，with over 30million families connected worldwide．Not surprisingly，this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-travered highway．Traffic jams can cause many serious problems，forcing the system to close down for repair．Naturally，accidents will happen on such a crowded road，and usually victims are some files，gone forever．Then，of course，there's Mr．Cool，with this new broad-band connection，who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go．But don't trick yourself；he pays for that speeding．
Passage 2
Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it？Doctor Herman Friedman，who is considered a leading expert on the subject，will speake at Grayson Hall next Friday．Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professior in the subject．He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns．The gradual bleaching （變白）of the Great Barrier Reef，which came into the public eye in 2002，is his latest interest．Signed copies of his colorful book，which was published just last month，will be on sale after his talk．
56．The Information HighwayD．
A．is free from traffic accidents
B．is crowded with car drivers
C．offers just a few on-line services
D．appeals to a large number of users
57．How does Mr．Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast？D
A．By someing fewer files．
B．By repairing the systern．
C．By buying a better computer．
D．By using a broad-band connection．
58．What can be learned from Passage 2B？
A．There will be a book show at Grayson Hall．
B．Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef．
C．There will be a talk on global warming this week．
D．Friedman is a leading expert on computer science．
59．Passage 2is most probablyA．
A．a poster about a lecture B．an ad for a new book
C．a note to a doctor in a university D．an introduction to a professor．
分析 本文分兩部分，第一篇介紹信息高速公路的情況；第二篇介紹弗里德曼博士關于全球變暖方面的演講的情況．
解答 56．D 細節理解題．根據第一篇短文中的'Now，everyone seems to want to take a drive，with over 30 million families connected worldwide‘可知，信息高速公路深受廣大用戶喜愛，所以D項正確．根據"Naturally，accidents will happen on such a crowed road，and usually victims are some files，gone forever．"可知A項錯誤；根據"Now，everyone seems to want to take a drive"可知，人人都想使用信息高速公路，B項中的car drivers錯誤；根據"a large number of on-line services"和"the Web，e-mail，and software，to mention just a few"可知，on-line services的內容包含很多，故C項錯誤．故選D．
57．D 細節理解題．根據第一篇文章中的"there's Mr．Cool，with his new broad-band connection，who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go"可知，Mr．Cool通過使用寬帶連接使信息高速公路更快，故選D．
58．B 細節理解題．根據第二篇文章中的The gradual bleaching （變白） of the Great Barrier Reef…is his latest interest可知，弗里德曼博士現在正在研究大堡礁，所以B項正確．A項中的a book show錯誤；C項中的this week錯誤；D項中的on computer science錯誤．故選B．
59．A 主旨大意題．通讀第二篇文章可知，全文是圍繞著弗里德曼博士在全球變暖方面的演講而展開，所以第二篇文章是一個關于演講的海報，故選A．
點評 本文是廣告布告類閱讀．閱讀這類文章時，應該在整體把握文章結構的前提下，主要注意細節信息．細節題題干都是相應原文的變形（如同義改寫、詞性轉換等），因此要找到答案一定要找到題干在原文中的出處，再把原文和選項相比較．做題時，根據所提問題用尋讀、跳讀的方法可達到事半功倍的效果．
