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    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 本文主要讲述了计算机技术及互联网的发展，作者是一个老古董，不太接受互联网的世界．他举了几个例子证明互联网发展的速度很快．一段时间后可能会发展出自己的意识，能够思考，有感情，并可能自己采取行动等．最后说可能会改变对电脑的态度．

    解答 60-62 DAA
    62．答案：D   事实细节题．第一段"call me old fashioned．Call me old．Call me what you want…"中的Count sb out，意为"不把某人算在内"．由此可推出题目的意思是不要期待我成为网络的支持者．所以正确答案为D项．
    63．答案：A 事实细节题．根据第四段前三句可知，"我"被告知，进入互联网有特定的优势，可以遍及世界发送爱的信息，甚至可以跟在线遇到的意中人结婚，这点小事并没有激发"我"的兴趣，所以作者认为电脑不必要，正确答案应为A项．
    64．答案：A  推理判断题．根据最后一段最后一句可知，随着年龄的增长，"我"想成为新网络世界的一员，希望未来电脑能承担责任．所以可推断出正确答案为A项．

    点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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