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Tech-nomads For more than eight years Achim and I have lived aboard our sail boat Pangaea. Because we are linked to the wide

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问题                         Tech-nomads
    For more than eight years Achim and I have lived aboard our sail boat Pangaea. Because we are linked to the wider world by a radio modem, our location has become irrelevant when it comes to keeping in touch, making us part of a new breed of world travelers-, tech-nomads (技术流浪人).
    Some traditional sailors avoid the use of communications technology on board. "If you’re going to be so tied to civilization, " they ask, "why leave it at all?" But I’m not a hermit(隐士) . Connectivity has yet to make a romantic South Seas sunset less special to us.
    Going wireless was an evolutionary process. In 1993, before our first Atlantic crossing, high tech meant rowing to land with our laptop computer and finding Europe’s southernmost telephone booth (电话亭) in the Canary Islands to send a fax. Locals on the island of Hierro stuck their noses into the telephone booth, wide-eyed, watching us perform our electronic magic. By 1998 we could remain at our chart table while sending and receiving e-mail. That same year, we took the link a step further and created the first radio-updated Website, pangaea.
    When I transmit our daily location update via e-mail to our friends and family members, I imagine them sinking pins in wall maps all over the world. If they stopped hearing from us, they would forward our last position to search-and-rescue authorities.
    During our first "wired" voyage, Pangaea had some engine trouble, and we had to make a choice between Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica for an emergency repair. Readers, who were "virtually" on board with us, offered advice regarding repair facilities.
    The Internet serves as an emotional lifeline when we are far away from land. The connection we feel with family friends and other website readers helps keep up our spirits and makes the adventure more manageable. We look forward to the day when we can share more of the far reaches of this wonderful planet with anyone who cares to sail with us virtually.
How does the author now keep in touch with friends when at sea?
选项 A、By making telephone calls from time to time.
B、By sending and receiving e-mail on board their boat.
C、By sending faxes with their laptop computer.
D、By creating a radio-updated Website on the Internet
答案D
解析 本题是细节理解题。题目是：作者在海上如何与朋友们保持联系。选择D的依据是第三段的最后一句：“That same year，we took the link a step further and created the first radio-updated Website，pangaea．”同一年，我们便将这种联系又前进一步，创建了第一个用无线电更新的网站一Pangaea。这是作者在讲述他们与外界联系方法改进部分的最后一句，说明他们现在正用这个网站与朋友们联系。所以选项D是正确答案。
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