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【题目】The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great in the world in the 20th century. It works for us not only at home, in the offices, in big shops, but at schools. Today it is used in many ways. It really brings the world large wealth(财富）and .

The first computer in the world was Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was and heavy. Since it was born, it has been developing very fast. Until now it has four periods and changed a lot. There're many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smaller and smaller and computing faster and faster. It becomes more and more .

The computer can do most of the things for people. It can help us to know about the real more quickly, to learn what we want to learn and to think for ourselves. As a student in the twenty-first century, you must work hard at it.

【1】 A. inventions B. discoveries C. robots D. foundations

【2】 A. sadness B. worries C. feelings D. happiness

【3】 A. founded B. contacted C. called D. invested

【4】 A. loose B. large C. tiny D. light

【5】 A. gone out B. gone through C. gone on D. gone away

【6】 A. serious B. harmful C. dangerous D. useful

【7】 A. world B. space C. universe D. knowledge

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 A

【2】 D

【3】 C

【4】 B

【5】 B

【6】 D

【7】 A

【解析】【1】 计算机是一项发明(invention)。

【2】 纵观全文可知，本文讲述的是计算机带给人类的便利，因此此处用happiness(快乐)符合文意。

【3】 Enid是第一台计算机的名字，用called符合文意。

【4】 从下文的“smaller and smaller”可判断，最初的计算机体型庞大而又笨重。

【5】 此处指计算机自诞生以来“经历”了四个时期，用go through。

【6】 随着计算机的发展，它变得越来越小，运行速度越来越快，也越来越有用. 故选D项。

【7】 计算机让我们能够更快地认识这个“世界”，world涵盖了所有的一切，因此最符合文意。