单选题 Broadband technology is seen as the key to the new digital economy.
In this rapidly changing world, media and technology information can be sent via phone calls and downloaded like music, graphics, business information or films.
The simpler the information, the smaller the package and the narrower the bandwidth needed to deliver it.
Broadband is used for high speed Internet connections at a fixed monthly rate. It turns an exciting telephone line into a high speed digital line capable of carrying data up to 5 times conventional modem speeds.
Any download is available at the click of a mouse-there is no dial-up as there is with standard Internet Service Providers.
For home owners and families there are many advantages. One of the most important is simultaneous access to both telephone lines and the Internet. No ques and no delay.
For businesses, broadband can improve customer relations and provide direct access to corporate e-malls and databases. Entire operations can go online.

单选题 The function that broadband technology has on the new digital economy is ______.
A. further B. critical C. costly D. global

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 细节推理题。文章第一句话“Broadband technology is seen as the key to the new digital economy”(宽带技术被看作新数字经济的关键所在)，其中key to与选项B(critical)同义，可推断出宽带技术在新数字经济中发挥了至关重要的作用，故选B。

单选题 How much does a user pay if he has broadband technology installed?
A. It depends on the length of time.
B. It depends on the times of dial-up.
C. He pays at a fixed monthly rate.
D. He pays a lot of money.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节理解题。文章第四段第一句“Broadband is used for high speed Internet connections at a fixed monthly rate”，从中可以看出，使用者每月所付宽带费是固定的，选项C(at a fixed monthly rate)符合本意。

单选题 Compared with the modem speed, the broadband technology can transmit data ______.
A. at up to five times of ordinary speed
B. much more faster
C. at a high speed
D. within a second

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节判断题。从文章中第四段第二句“capable of canting data up to 5 times conventional modem speeds”得知新的传播方式是通常的五倍。

单选题 Who can take advantage of the broadband technology according to the passage?
A. Family members.
B. College students.
C. Both home owners and businessmen.
D. Only businessmen and their partners.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节推理题。文章最后两段分别介绍了宽带对家庭的好处以及宽带对商务的好处，作者认为推出宽带对家庭用户和商务用户都有利，故选C。

单选题 With the broadband technology companies can have all their operations done ______.
A. during the work days. B. during the whole week
C. online D. offline

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节理解题。从文章最后一句“Entire operations can go online”(整个操作都可在网上进行)一句即可得出答案。