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　　A report by the American Association of University Women (AAUW )notes that girls are scarce(稀少) in computer classes and in high-paying technology jobs and the reason is that girls think computer classes or jobs are stupid and boring.

　　The AAUW found that girls think programming classes are populated by boys playing shooting games. The girls want no part of that.

　　Meanwhile, a separate study found that boys and girls spend about the same amount of time on the Internet. But while boys are playing games, girls are doing research and e-mailing friends.

　　Excuse me if I am being stupid here, but I don't see what's wrong with all this. The AAUW says that the computer culture must change so it can attract women. But to me, it seems that women are using computer very sensibly for communication and learning.

　　If the computer culture should change so that boys won't waste so much time playing games.

　　It was suggested in the report that girls need to be encouraged to learn the basics of the technology, to examine the cards and microprocessors, to take the computer apart and see how it works.

　　But if either of my kids decided to pull the workings out of our US $2000 machine, I would break their little fingers. I have had to make this point with my son several times. My daughter thinks it would be a stupid waste of time. why would you risk making this useful machine useless?

　　Girls, I think, understand well how to use a tool effectively, you don't have to put it together from various parts. That is as true for a computer as it is for a telephone.

　　Girls use computers to chat with friends, make covers for their school reports and to look up things. As they move the schools and into a field of study or work, their use of computers will unavoidably grow. Girls will learn how to make the machine do what they need it to do. Any other information about computer is a waste of brain space, and girls know that clearly.

　　I hate reports that try to make women such as me immediately think our daughters have suffered a lack of chances that must be made up for by some forced training.

　　The AAUW found no deep barriers(障碍) to women entering the technology fields. But the group has a problem with the fact that girls don't want to.

　　I thought our goal was to give girls a choice.

1．The author of this passage is ________.

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A．a computer exert

B．a mother of two

C．a member of AAUW

D．a computer teacher

2．The author of this passage believe that, ________.

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A．both boys and girls are equally interested in computer games

B．Girls are making better use of computer than boys

C．Boys are just wasting their time on computers

D．Girls should be more active in computer classes

3．Which of the following is not supported by the author in this passage?

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A．In order to learn the basics of computer technology, girls should take the computer apart and see how it works.

B．The computer culture should change so that boys will spend less time playing games.

C．Boys and girls spend about the same amount of time on the Internet.

D．Girls should be given a choice to improve their computer learning.

4．The passage is mainly organized by ________.

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A．giving facts

B．giving different opinions

C．comparison

D．quotations(引言)

　　Dyson fixed the little box on Eva’s head． “It”s a very clever machine”, he said． “When a person tells a lie, this needle here moves round． The numbers 0 to 20 show the size of the lie． Now, tell me a few good lies．”

　　Eva laughed． “What about? I never tell lies!”

　　The needle moved from zero to 4． “You’ve just told one,” Dyson said． “A group 4 lie ---- small and uninteresting． Tell me a big, exciting lie．”

　　“You’ve got an ugly face, Tom Dyson．”

　　The needle fell back to zero． “No lie,” Dyson said． “So my mother was right, then． She always said I was an ugly child． But this isn’t a joke, Eva． The police use machines like this． Suppose a man kills somebody but says, “No ! No! I didn’t kill anybody．” Now that’s an excellent lie． It would send the needle round to 20． Think of a fat lie, like that----”

　　“I hate you, Tom Dyson!” Eva cried ． “Oh, how I HATE you! Is that lie big enough?”

　　Dyson was staring at the needle． “Funny,” he said． “ It seems to be stuck at 20． There must be something wrong with it． “He picked up the machine and shook it． The needle stayed at 20． “No good,” he said． “It’s never been wrong before． Eva, have you —? “He stared at HER then． He didn’t understand the look on her face ．

1．Tom had a little machine that could

A．report the number of lies one told．

B．show lies to be interesting or dull．

C．separate jokes from lies．

D．put lies into 20 groups．

2．The number 0 in the machine shows that somebody has told

A．the truth．

B．a small lie．

C．a good lie．

D．an excellent lie．

3．Was Tom ugly?

A．The machine showed that he was．

B．The machine showed that he wasn’t．

C．Yes, because the needle didn’t move．

D．No, because Eva was only joking．

4．A fat lie in the text means

A．a lie that is told to the police．

B．a remark that sends the needle to 20．

C．a remark that makes one feel excited．

D．a lie that makes one feel puzzled．

5．When the needle stayed at 20, Tom thought that

A．the machine must be telling a lie．

B．the machine must have made a mistake．

C．Eva must be in love with him．

D．Eva must be making fun of him．

I hate ________ when people talk with their mouths full of food.

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