Digital technology(数码技术)has made life easier for most people. With a smartphone in hand, you can shop online, watch TV shows and catch a taxi. However, for many elderly people, such technology only makes their life inconvenient.
Now China has about 904 million internet users, according to the Statistical Report on Internet Development. Among them, those aged 60 and above take up just 7%. That’s why elderly people are sometimes called “digital refugees”(数码难民).
For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, people should always show a green health code(健康码)on their phone to get into public places. Even if they have one, many don’t know how to get a code, People’s Daily said.
For the elderly, one way of knowing digital technology is to learn from younger family members. However, not all of these younger people have the patience to teach the elderly. In addition, the elderly may have many physical problems, such as weak eyesight and bad memory. This makes it harder for them to use smartphones.
The government and some NGOs(非政府组织)in China are trying to help. See Young, a NGO in Beijing, offers to help China’s elderly use mobile phones. College student volunteers(志愿者)in it have been providing free computer and smartphone training services for more than 2000 elderly people across the country.
56. Now in China, about ____________ internet users are
UNDER 60.
A.42 million | B.63.28million | C.840.72 million | D.904 million |
57. People need to show a green health code ____________ during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A.before they get into public places | B.after they get into public places |
C.to the younger family members | D.to college students volunteers |
58. The underlined word “
physical” in Paragraph 4 means ____________.
59. According to the passage, we can infer that ____________.
A.digital technology makes old people’s life more convenient |
B.all the elderly don’t know how to get a green health code |
C.some of the younger people are patient with the elderly |
D.some college students have weak eyesight and bad memory |
60. The passage is mainly about ____________ in China.
A.why the elderly use the internet and how to use the smartphones |
B.why the elderly use the internet and when to use the smartphones |
C.what problems the elderly have with their bodies and how to help them |
D.what difficulties the elderly meet in using the internet and how to help them |