山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（12）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（12）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>． <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span>, <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span>． <span word="Videos">Videos</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="smoothly">smoothly</span>, <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="download">download</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>． <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="too">too</span>．</p><p> <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>． <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>． <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="dial">dial</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>． <span word="And">And</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>．</p><p> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="last">last</span> <span word="mile">mile</span>” <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>． <span word="In">In</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>． <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>． <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="providers">providers</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sparsely">sparsely</span>（稀疏地） <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>． <span word="The">The</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span>．</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advancements">advancements</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="users">users</span>． <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="broadband">broadband</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>． <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>． <span word="Advancements">Advancements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="fiber">fiber</span> <span word="optics">optics</span> <span word="cables">cables</span>（光纤电缆） <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="users">users</span>．</p>
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