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 Today people are often talking about the "new economy". As we all know, the "new economy" is very different from the "old economy". In the old economy, people travel to work. They buy things in stores. They use the post, the fax and the telephone to send information. They see people face to face at their jobs or in stores. People get information from newspapers, ra?dios, televisions, reference books and libraries.

 In the new economy, people do business through the Internet, which is a connection of millions of computers everywhere in the world. In the new econ?omy, workers often work at home. They can get information online. Businesses have "virtual(虚拟的)stores". There are websites on which customers can see the products. Businesses can sell them to customers anywhere in the world.
    In the new economy, people live a fast-paced, convenient and colourful life.The whole world develops more rapidly than before. But the new econo-my is also a double-edged sword. Its disadvantage is also obvious. For exam?ple, the Internet has led to huge increase in credit card cheating. Some illegal (违法的)websites offer some cheap or banned(禁止的)goods or services. Online shoppers who enter their credit card information may never receive the goods they want to buy and their card information could even be for sale on an illegal website, so people in the new economy should be smarter and more knowledgeable.

1. The cause of the differences between the new economy and the old econo?my is .

   A. the change of people's idea

B. the change of people's life

C.the use of the Internet

D. the business that people do

2. In the old economy, people can do the following except_______ .

    A. getting information from books

B. communicating with friends by telephone

C. meeting people face to face

D. shopping online

3.The author thinks that compared with the old economy, the new economy

can make people's life_______ .

A. more dangerous                 B.much safer

C. more convenient and colourful      D. full of cheating

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People in the new economy should be of high quality.

B. Telephones, radios, televisions and newspapers have disappeared in the new economy.

C. People can get all kinds of information through the Internet.

D. Life in the new economy is more comfortable than that in the old economy.

5.The underlined part in the last paragraph actually means that______.

A. the new economy is as sharp as a sword

B.the new economy has both advantages and disadvantages

C. the new economy is better than the old economy

D. both the new economy and the old economy have disadvantages

Answer 1

A 1. C由第二段可知，"新经济"时代人们利用因特网做生意，故C为正确答案。

2. D由第一段可知，"旧经济"时代人们不能上网购物。

3. C 由第三段"In the new economy, people live a fast-paced ,convenient and colourful life."可知，"新经济"时代人们的生活更方便、快捷，更多姿多彩。

4. B "新经济"时代中电话、电视等并没有消失。

5.  B这句话的意思是"'新经济'是一把双刃剑"，暗示其有利也有弊。