Can you remember the first time you learned to ride a bike or drive a car？Learning these skills changed your life forever and opened up new horizons（視野）.Learning about computers can be like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car.Once you have invested the time to master the skills，you will never go back to the old days.The new technology is simply too convenient and too powerful.
Technological developments through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort.We have continuously looked for better ways of doing things.Each invention and new development has allowed us to extend our capabilities.Today we see one of the most dramatic technologies ever developed—the computer.It extends the capabilities of our minds.
Computers have saved organizations millions of dollars. Furthermore，these same computer systems have opened up new opportunities that would have gone undiscovered or neglected.The computer may multiply what we can do，and the return on investment is high.The growth of computer usage is surprising. On the other hand，the computer can do serious damage.Invasion of privacy（侵犯隱私），fraud（欺詐），and computer-related mistakes are just a few shocking examples.?The computer is like a double-edged sword.It has the ability to cut us free from some activities，but it can also cut deep into profits，personal privacy，and our society in general.How it is used is not a function of technology.It is strictly a function of how people decide to use or misuse this new technology.The choice is yours，and only through a knowledge of computer systems will you be able to avoid the dangers while enjoying the many，many benefits of the computer age.
小題1:The writer thinks learning about computers is like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car because ______.
A．it is simple and practicalB．it needs a lot of practice
C．it leads people to new life experiencesD．it takes much time to master the skills
小題2:According to the passage，computers bring people the following benefits except ______.
A．a(chǎn)voiding mistakesB．saving money
C．making moneyD．opening up opportunities
小題3:According to the writer，the bad effects of computers can be avoided if we ______.
A．have some knowledge of computer systems
B．tell people not to misuse computers
C．have strict rules over the use of computers
D．make more investments in the technology
小題4:This passage is probably written for ______.
A．computersB．computer producers
C．computer learnersD．computer programmers

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C

小題1:第一段中的“... open up new horizons”指出了學(xué)電腦與學(xué)車共同的優(yōu)點(diǎn)。A、B兩項(xiàng)文中未提及。D項(xiàng)中的much time也未出現(xiàn)在相關(guān)描述中。
小題2:B選項(xiàng)出現(xiàn)在第三段第一句，C選項(xiàng)出現(xiàn)在第二句，而第三句中的“the return on investment is high ”無疑為D選項(xiàng)提供了依據(jù)。
小題3:文章最后一句中的“...only through a knowledge of computer system will you be able to avoid the dangers”正是A選項(xiàng)所在之處。
小題4:文章以淺易的文字描述了電腦學(xué)習(xí)的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)及注意事項(xiàng)，其閱讀對(duì)象顯而易見。
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The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not   36__   with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath   37  me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted（傾斜的） down,   38   with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
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The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I   45   take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and   46 , “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he   47  it mid－air without reason. It was then that I   48   for the very first time the boy was   49 .
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun   50   I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play,   51  of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and   52  how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放縱的)  53  ? Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true   54 .
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36．A．excited     B．inspired    C．content     D．disappointed
37．A．a(chǎn)pproached      B．overlooked       C．understood       D．recognized
38．A．telling      B．saying      C．informing D．talking
39．A．unique      B．rough       C．bothering  D．pitiful
40．A．Wanting   B．Demanding      C．Persuading       D．Inviting
41．A．presented  B．a(chǎn)djusted    C．forced      D．delivered
42．A．declining  B．a(chǎn)ccepting  C．panicking  D．quitting
43．A．surprise    B．embarrassment C．sympathy  D．sorrow
44．A．took  B．pulled       C．a(chǎn)ttained    D．picked
45．A．should      B．can    C．may  D．must
46．A．a(chǎn)nnounced       B．replied      C．declared    D．whispered
47．A．grasped    B．held  C．caught      D．seized
48．A．observed   B．confirmed C．noticed     D．concluded
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52．A. doubted     B. felt     C. found  D. wondered
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54.   A. sense  B. hearing      C. sight   D. ability
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radio.
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.
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He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true.
some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
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Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. IN my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
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A Not an Enemy, but a Best Friend
B The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C My Father
D My Childhood
小題2:What does “ week by week her list grew” mean?
A Week by Week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
B She had made a list of shortcomings and kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and point them out.
小題3:Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A Because he believed that what her daughter’s enemy said was mostly true.
B Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
小題4: What did the father do after he heard his daughter’s complaint?
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B He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Recently I was invited to a friend’s house for supper —and had a meal I have never had before.
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Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup. “It’s a mixture of carrots, potatoes and tomatoes,”said Ben. The next   25  was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again. It’s just another mixture of vegetable.
As we ate we chatted and finally the   26   turned back to what we were eating. ”Was there a recipe (食譜) for this,” asked Marina, “or did you   27   it up?” Ben put his fork down. “What I cooked depended on what I could find.” Marina was surprised. “But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.” “But there’s 28  choice in what you can find outside supermarkets,” he replied.
Seeing that we had all finished the food, Ben decided to tell the truth. He had read recently that supermarkets usually throw away 5 percent of their food every day. So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins. There he found food that was slightly out of __29 , boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit.
So Ben had successfully provided a decent (體面的) meal for his friends, and made us aware of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food, but the amount of food thrown away is enough to   30   millions of people.
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B. spends
C. uses
D. does
2. A.cheap
B. special
C.practical
D. usual
3. A.new
B. separate
C. booked
D. laid
4. A.nervously
B. carefully
C. sadly
D. happily
5. A.course
B. food
C. soup
D. salad
6. A.dinner
B. idea
C. food
D. subject
7. A.pick
B. look
C. make
D. take
8. A.less
B. more
C. some
D. any
9. A.order
B. place
C. season
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