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　　In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history，the earth's postwar era，there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day． Already today，less than forty years later，as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives，we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem．People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority．Indeed，they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed，or that a computer may simply malfunction（失误）．

　　Obviously，there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers，but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the ma-chine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong．

　　Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good

business as they were in pre-computer days．Maybe each computer may provide，it should

not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills．

1．What is the main purpose of this passage？

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A．To look back to the early days of this passage．

B．To explain what technical problems may occur with computers．

C．To discourage unnecessary investment in computers．

D．To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers．

2．According to the passages，the initial concern about computer was that they might

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A．change our personal lives

B．take control the world

C．create unforeseen problem

D．affect our businesses

3．The passage recommends those dealing with computers to________．

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A．he reasonably doubtful about them

B．check all their answers

C．substitute them for basic thinking

D．use them for business purposes only

4．The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is________．

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They desired that they __________ the right to attend the meeting.

We have so many first days in our lives. First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They      the beginning of a new experience or journey and they are also filled with        feelings. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh       for the future.

I want to share a      that perfectly shows this point. Trisha was told that    is the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother      he read his schoolbooks and could hardly      the day when she would learn to read.

But after Trisha     started school, she found that she was not able to understand words like the other boys and girls. However hard she     , she saw only confusion. Trisha     , the teacher and the other children laughing at her, and she began to believe that she was not      .

By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the    in herself. That was the year when she met Mr. Falker. He was     . He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children laughing at her. After some time, Mr. Falker    that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could     some help.

He found an expert, and together they    with Trisha after school. They     her to understand words      one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she could read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.

This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, a famous     , and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written. Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new      and made a difference in her life.

1.A. cause                                      B. mark                                 C. describe                           D. show

2.A. absurd                                    B. strange                    C. mixed                               D. strong

3.A. blood                                      B. evidence                          C. hope                                 D. air

4.A. belief                                      B. story                                 C. view                                  D. concern

5.A. reading                                  B. speaking                           C. listening                           D. thinking

6.A. before                                    B. since                                 C. as                             D. though

7.A. look for                                  B. wait for                   C. ask for                              D. wish for

8.A. gradually                          B. mostly                                C. finally                                D. firmly

9.A. breathed                          B. tried                                   C. managed                          D. pressed

10.A. took off                                B. stayed up                         C. kept on                   D. fell behind

11.A. smart                                    B. hard-working                  C. healthy                    D. easy-going

12.A. memory                               B. balance                            C. chance                             D. confidence

13.A. shy                                  B. proud                                 C. different                          D. strict

14.A. doubted                              B. witnessed                        C. represented                    D. realized

15.A. with                             B. besides                   C. including                          D. within

16.A. sang                                      B. worked                   C. danced                             D. chatted

17.A. helped                                 B. forced                              C. begged                    D. allowed

18.A. when                                    B. once                                 C. until                                  D. whether

19.A. teacher                                B. writer                               C. expert                              D. guide

20.A. school                                  B. start                                  C. home                                D. attention

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.The class remained very noisy although the bell had rung five minutes before. The teacher was about to lose his temper               . (settle)

五分钟前铃就响了，那个班还是非常吵闹，老师正要发脾气这时他们突然安静下来了。

2.               the old bike, we sold it to a waste recycle center. (apart)

我们把这辆旧自行车拆散，把它卖给了一家废品回收站。

3.A person with a severe mental health problem is                to have no close friends than the average. (likely)

有严重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。

4.The TV entertainment program, the Voice of China, enjoys great popularity, with a large audience                in its live show. (lose)

综艺节目《中国好声音》很受欢迎，很多观众沉浸在它的现场表演之中。

5.                   with work should not be the reason for treating one’s neighbors as strangers. (occupy)

工作繁忙不应该成为“对面不相识”的借口。

6.Not until a week later                at the meeting. (put)

直到一周后，这个问题才在会议上被提出。

7.Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity                more than hearing. (matter)

那些成功的盲人舞者认为，舞蹈是一种视力比听力更重要的活动。

8.From then on I went all out to spend every minute available practicing my oral English               . (suggest)

从那时起，我就竭尽全力地利用可能的每一分钟按照我老师的建议练习口语。

9.His parents died when he was a baby. Nobody knows who it was               . (bring)

他是婴儿的时候父母就双亡了，没人知道究竟是谁把他抚养成人的。

10.Because of Typhoon Fitow this October, some citizens in this coastal city would rather they             the inland area some day. (move)

因为今年十月的台风“菲特”，这个沿海城市的一些市民宁愿有一天搬到内陆地区。