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Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example， they can help people to save much time to do much work， and they can help people to work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century， except the old people.

Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet， many of their children use computers to play games， to watch video or to sing karaoke (卡拉OK)， instead of studying. So， many teachers and parents complain that computers cannot help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.

In some other countries， even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.

Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?

It will be decided by today's students themselves!

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

() 1. Why do more and more families buy computers for children today?

A. Because they want to help children find good jobs.

B. Because they hope computers can improve children't studies.

C. Because they want to let children watch video or play games after school.

D. Because they want to bring children happiness.

() 2. What does the word “complain”mean?

A. 抱怨B. 遺憾C. 建議D. 解釋

() 3. From this passage we know computers ______.

A. are hated by peopleB. are bad for people’s daily life

C. also bring us troubleD. bring us happiness only

() 4.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means ______.

A. people don't know when to buy computers

B. computers are useful machines

C. computers are only used by today's students

D. one must decide how to use computers

() 5. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Computers can help people to save a little time to do much work.

B. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century.

C. Computers can bring people both happiness and trouble.

D. In some other countries， all scientists hate computers.

答案與分析

1. B。從文章中的“They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school.”我們可以看出，家長為子女買計算機是為了讓他們提高學習成績，故選B。

2. A。從complain一詞后的內容that computers cannot help children to study but make them fall behind以及So computers are locked in boxes by parents.我們可知電腦買來之后與家長們的初衷背道而弛，他們當然會怨聲四起。由此可見，我們可推測該詞的意思是“抱怨”。

3. C。第三段最后一句They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.可見計算機也給人們帶來了煩惱，應選C。

4. D。短文最后一句話是在對我們說，對一個家庭來說，是否購買計算機，應當由他們的孩子來決定，這主要是看他們要干什么以及怎樣使用計算機。

5. C。全文內容告訴我們：計算機給人們帶來了喜悅和煩惱，所以C符合全文意思，應選C。A項意為“計算機能幫助人們省一點時間”，B項意為“我國要所有的人在二十一世紀前學會用計算機”，D項意為“在其他一些國家，所有的科學家都討厭計算機”都不符合文意。