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In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history,the early postwar era,there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day.Already today,less than forty years later,as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives,we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem.People tend to be over|trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority.Indeed,they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed,or that a computer may simply malfunction.
Obviously,there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers,but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone awry.Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre|computer days.Maybe each computer should come with the following warning:for all the help this computer may provide,it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.
1、The passage suggests that the present|day problem with regard to computers is|||||
A.challenging
B.psychological
C.dramatic
D.malfunctioning
参考答案：B
参考分析：依据文章内容大家得知，当今电子计算机的问题不是让人深思的更不是容易出问题。而选项C与文章内容不符。它的问题是大家在心理上过分信任它，对它的能力毫不怀疑。
2、What is the main purpose of this passage?
A.To look back to the early days of computers.
B.To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.
C.To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.
D.To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.
参考答案：D
参考分析：文章剖析了大家过分依靠电子计算机这一问题，在结尾向大家提出了忠告：尽管电子计算机可以提供各种帮助，但它不应被视为代替大家基本思维和推理的东西。文章主要为了警告大家在心理上对计算机不要采取懒惰的态度。
3、An"internal computer"is|||||
A.a computer uses exclusively by one company for its own problems
B.a person's store of knowledge and the ability to process it
C.the most up|to|date in|house computer a company can buy
D.a computer from the post|war era which is very reliable
参考答案：B
参考分析：理解："internal computer"的意思的重点是确定"internal"的意思。这个词几个基本含义：内部的，体内的，内在的。从它所在的上下文来看，它的意思是："体内的"。"internal computer"是一种比喻说法，指人的大脑，它比计算机更聪明、更复杂，具备储存常识和运用常识的能力。因此，选项B是正确答案。
4、According to the passage,initial concerns about computers were that they might|||||
A.lead us into the post|war era
B.be quite widespread
C.take control
D.take over routine tasks
参考答案：C
参考分析：问题的答案在文章的第一句之中："In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history,the early postwar era,there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day."选项C与这一句的意思完全一致，故为正确答案。
5、The passage recommends those dealing with computers to|||||
A.be reasonably skeptical abort them
B.check all their answers
C.substitute them for basic thinking
D.use them for business purposes only
参考答案：A
参考分析：文章第二段第二句说："Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre|computer days."由此大家可以判断出，文章建议那些与计算机交际的人应该对它们采取适当的怀疑态度。
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