单选题 Interact voting happens all the time, but usually it's confined to topics such as "Who is the cutest cast member of Party of Five?" Soon, however, people will be able to cast their ballot for President on the Internet, ha March, Arizona Democrats will vote online in their state's presidential primary, and Florida and Washington are considering online voting. The military plans to allow a small test group of overseas soldiers to vote via the Internet this November.
The Internet voting is growing rapidly. There are civic engagement enthusiasts who see it as a way to prevent the drop in voter turnout. Then there are the Internet fans, who think the Internet is going to change everything, so why not politics? Most important are the people who make the plan for developing software for online voting. Imagine the retail price of that software, then multiply it by every state and city government, and suddenly a lot of Internet capitalists develop a deeply felt concern for increasing voter turnout.
Some problems will arise. Hackers and some politicians could break into a voting database and make the secret ballot not so secret. A massive computer failure would have disastrous consequences. Just as serious, online voting could distort participation levels, at least, to the wealthy and cyber-connected.
In the long run, however, online voting might make little difference. Since the 1960s, the government has made numerous attempts to energize nonvoters by making it easier for them to get to the polls, extending voting hours, lowering the voting age, etc. Still, voter turnout has decreased steadily. Political scientists believe the important cause is indifference and dislike to politics, not the inconvenience of voting. Putting a ballot on the Internet might even further depress turnout by cheapening one of the holy ceremonies of democracy. "The business of democracy," says Curtis Gans, an analyst of voting behavior, "shouldn't be the same as getting your e-mail./

单选题 What does the word "ballot" in the second line in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Vote. B. Ball. C. Dance. D. Voter.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 文中的第一段指出，网上投票始终在进行，并指出了网上投票通常围绕什么话 题展开，接着又说不久人们将会在网上投票选举总统。因此A项“投票”为正确答案。
单选题 Internet voting is growing rapidly because of all of the following EXCEPT that______
A. there are civic engagement enthusiasts who see it as a way to prevent the drop in voter turnout
B. there are the internet fans, who think the Internet is going to change everything, of course including politics
C. some people make the plan for developing software for online voting
D. same capitalists are very much concerned about the voter turnout
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是问网上投票迅速发展的原因不包括哪项。根据第二段的“civic engagement enthusiasts…，the Internet fans…，the people who make the plan for developing software for online voting”可知，A、B、C三项都是促成网上投票迅速发展的原因。“Internet capitalists”是在 网上投票迅速发展后对销售利润表现出极大热情，但不是原因之一。因此正确答案为D。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT a problem that will arise in Internet voting?
A. People will gain unauthorized access to a database.
B. Online voting system may be distorted.
C. Participants will be mainly wealthy and cyber-connected.
D. Computer failure.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题可参照第三段，从中可知网上投票存在的问题如：黑客或一些政客非法进 入资料库；电脑故障会导致灾难性后果；网上投票也会歪曲参与的平等性，只有那些富有的 并联网的人才会在网上投票。因此B项为正确答案。
单选题 According to political scientists, the important cause for decreased voter turnout is______
A. the lack of interest in politics B. the inconvenience of voting
C. the business of democracy D. the limited voting hours
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题可参照最后一段。根据文中的“Political scientists believe the important cause is indifference and dislike to politics．not the inconvenience of voting．”可知，一些政治学家认为， 网上投票持续下降的原因是人们不关心、讨厌政治，而不是投票的不方便，因此A项为正确 答案。
单选题 What does Curtis Gans think oflnternet voting?
A. A holy practice is treated with disrespect.
B. It is a natural behavior just like sending e-mail.
C. Government should make the polls easier for voters to get.
D. Less and less people are interested in it.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文中最后一段的“‘The business ofdemocracy’，says Curtis Gans，an analyst of voting behavior,‘shouldn’t be the same as getting your e-mail．’”可知，选举行为分析家Curtis Gans认为民主事业不能像发送e—mail那样进行，即通过网络进行民主选举是不庄严的。A项 为正确答案。