5．When I first got an email account ten years ago，I received communications only from family，friends，and colleagues．Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail，I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all．If we want e-mail to continue to be useful，we need special laws that make spamming（发送垃圾邮件） a crime．
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam，the problem will certainly get much worse．Computer programs allow spammers to spend hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly．As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products，individual（个人的）e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails．Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time？
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well．Many spam emails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company．Companies rely on e-mail on for their employees to communicate with each other．Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks，and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively．Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks．These computer problems raise production costs of companies，which are，in the end，passed on to the consumer．
For these reasons，I believe that lawmakers need to legislate （立法） against spam．Spammers should be fined，and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people．E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently，but spam is destroying this convenience．
57．What does the underlined word"correspondence"in the Paragraph 1probably mean？A
A．messages
B．ideas
C．connections
D．programs
58．According to the text，what is the major cause of the flooding spam？D
A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications．
B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail．
C．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail．
D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam．
59．According to Paragraph 3，who is the final victim of spam？D
A．The business
B．The advertiser
C．The employee
D．The consumer
60．What is the purpose of the text？C
A．To inform
B．To educate
C．To persuade
D．To instruct．
分析 本文作者叙述了十年前第一次得到一个邮箱账户，只收到来自家人，朋友和同事的联系邮件，但是现在似乎每次检查电子邮件，都有无尽的广告和其它完全令人不感兴趣的邮件．很多垃圾邮件包含的计算机病毒，可以使整个公司网络瘫痪关闭．他们的员工因此无法高效的沟通，公司多次修复自己的网络导致生产成本的上升，而最终，这些成本转嫁到了消费者身上．通过垃圾邮件对于个人和公司的危害，作者呼吁立法部门设立相关法律来惩处滥发垃圾邮件．
解答 57．A 推理判断题．根据本句I have an endless series of advertisement and other correspondence that do not interest the at all．说明该词作为先行词，被后面的定语从句修饰，不能让他们感兴趣，说明垃圾邮件中有他们不感兴趣的信息．故A正确．
58．D 细节理解题．根据第二段2，3行As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products，individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails．可知，很多公司在用垃圾邮件来宣传产品，故D正确．
59．D 细节理解题．根据第三段最后一句These computer problems raise production costs of companies，which are，in the end，passed on to the consumer．可知这些电脑问题使得公司增大了生产成本，而到头来成本增大的这一部分负担又转嫁到消费者身上，所以消费者是受害者，故D正确．
60．C 主旨大意题．本文叙述了垃圾邮件对于个人和公司的危害，所以写作的目的是为了说服政府的相关立法部门设立相关法律制止垃圾邮件，故C正确．
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读，考查学生对细节的理解把握和推理判断能力，做题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
