12.Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned.Call me old.Call me what you want,but refuse to become part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office.Actually,I stopped going to an office 35years ago,when all communications were done with a pen,a typewriter,or,if the matter was of world-shaking importance,over the telephone.Likewise,if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine,you visited the shop selling it at the given address,or you phoned,the number shown.Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper.It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said:"Awareness is the key.Visit spfulford.com at the awareness site."There was no address or telephone number for the site.So what do unfortunate people without a computer do it they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are,I am told,certain advantages in having access to the Internet.You can,for example,send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online.This bit doesn't interest me; I have been happily married for 60years.There are,of course,other activities for Internet users besides finding love.They can pay bills,order groceries,or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all.More amazing things are yet to come in the near future.I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking,an important British scientist."The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,"he said."But,as technology advances,computers will become more complex,and a time may come when the Internet may develop‘consciousness.'In other words,the Internet will be able to think,have feelings,and may well be able to act on its own."
If Professor Hawking is right,I may change my attitude about conjurers.As I grow older each day,I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
60.What's the meaning of the title"Count Me Out"?D
A.Get me out of the Internet world.
B.Computers are trying to take control of life.
C.Modern technology pushes old people away.
D.Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet.
61.According to Paragraph 2,the author thinks computers areA.
A.unnecessary B.convenient C.expensive D.advanced
62.What might the author like about the future computer?A
A.Taking blames.
B.Curing illnesses.
C.Delivering messages.
D.Responding to emotions.
分析 本文主要講述了計算機技術及互聯(lián)網的發(fā)展,作者是一個老古董,不太接受互聯(lián)網的世界.他舉了幾個例子證明互聯(lián)網發(fā)展的速度很快.一段時間后可能會發(fā)展出自己的意識,能夠思考,有感情,并可能自己采取行動等.最后說可能會改變對電腦的態(tài)度.
解答 60-62 DAA
62.答案:D 事實細節(jié)題.第一段"call me old fashioned.Call me old.Call me what you want…"中的Count sb out,意為"不把某人算在內".由此可推出題目的意思是不要期待我成為網絡的支持者.所以正確答案為D項.
63.答案:A 事實細節(jié)題.根據第四段前三句可知,"我"被告知,進入互聯(lián)網有特定的優(yōu)勢,可以遍及世界發(fā)送愛的信息,甚至可以跟在線遇到的意中人結婚,這點小事并沒有激發(fā)"我"的興趣,所以作者認為電腦不必要,正確答案應為A項.
64.答案:A 推理判斷題.根據最后一段最后一句可知,隨著年齡的增長,"我"想成為新網絡世界的一員,希望未來電腦能承擔責任.所以可推斷出正確答案為A項.
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