Question

The Internet influences the way we shop, how we communicate with each other, how we find answers to questions and much more. But for some time there have been concerns (擔(dān)心) that the older people are being left behind because they are unable to use a computer.

However, this is changing and several charities and community groups now help older people to get online. Paul Robinson runs such charity, Seniors Online. Paul worked for an IT company before deciding to leave his well-paid job and start the charity. As he explains, "I used to spend a few hours a week helping some older people use the Internet at the local library and I could see the difference it made to their lives. It can be quite lonely for the elderly when their children move away to find work and start a family of their own. Learning how to use email and receive photographs of their children and grandchildren was a wonderful experience for them. And when I saw what a big influence it had on their lives, I left my job and set up Seniors Online. We run training courses so that older people can enjoy the same chances as us."

away to find work and start a family of their own. Learning how to use email and receive photographs of their children and grandchildren was a wonderful experience for them. And when I saw what a big influence it had on their lives, I left my job and set up Seniors Online. We run training courses so that older people can enjoy the same chances as us."

One of Paul's students is 89-year-old Betty, who had never used a computer in her life before she joined one of the classes. That was six months ago and Betty has now completed the courseand received her "graduation" certificate (證書(shū)). "I joined a class so I could learn how to use emailto keep in touch with members of my family," she says. "That's fantastic but the best thing of all is learning how to research my family history online. Using a computer is a bit scary (嚇人的) tobegin with because you think you'll do something terrible if you press the wrong key. But you soon learn that you can't really break anything—and the teachers are very patient. I think all people my age should do a course like this."

1.What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. To help Paul to get money for his charity.

B. To describe how the Internet can be of help to older people.

C. To encourage children to keep in touch with their elderly parents.

D. To tell older people that they have to learn how to use the Internet.

2.Paul left his job with the ITcompany because .

A. he wanted to work in his local library

B. he couldn't receive too much money from it

C. he wanted to help older people to find their children

D. he realized how important the Internet was to older people

3.Betty started a computer course .

A. to do shopping online B. to send and receive emails

C. to get a graduation certificate D. to research her family history

4.According to Betty, _.

A. the teachers take the time to help them

B. it can be very difficult to use the keyboard

C. it doesn't matter if you break the computer

D. you need to be patient to learn to use a computer

5.What might Paul say about the Internet?

A. It's too difficult for older people to learn it.

B. Families should help elderly members use it.

C. Older people need it more than young people.

D. Older people aren't getting enough help to use it.

Answer 1