59. The passage is written to __________.

　 　A. warn people of the danger of the computer

　 　B. tell people about the computer

　 　C. tell people about computer scientists

　 　D. show how to use the computer

58. What will happen in the future?

　 A. Most work will be done by the computer.　　 B. People will no longer use computer.

　 C. Computers will be used only talk with people.　 D. All computers will be put into prison.

57. Which of the following can computers not do now?

　 A. Draw pictures　 B. Talk　　 C. Invent new things　　 D .Serve the people

56. A computer is clever because people are _____

　 A. clever　　 B. not clever　 C. slow　 D .making mistakes

47. A. bad　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　 B. great 　　　　 　　　　C. messy　 　　　 　　　　D. poor　　

SECTION C(12’)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context

An American soldier called his parents from San Francisco after a war. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve got a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring 　　48　 　me.”

“Sure,” they replied. “We’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know,” the son continued. “He was hurt pretty 　　49　 　in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine 　50　 　lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come and live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find 　51　 　to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “Someone like him would be a terrible burden on us. Just come home and forget about this guy. He will find a way to live on his 　　52　 .”

At that point, the son hung up the 　　53　 .

A few days later, the parents received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, 　　54　 　the police believed was suicide. They went and recognized him, but 　　55　 　their horror, they also discovered something they didn’t expect: their son had only one arm and one leg.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION(30’)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been making better and better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals, post office and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voice, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computer will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer too clever to listen to and serve the people?

46. A. giving out 　　　　　　　 　　B. giving in 　　 　　　　C. giving back　 　　 　　D. giving off　

45. A. company　　　　 　　 　　　　 B. competitor　 　　　 　　C. companion　　　　　　 　 　 D. co-worker

44. A. lively　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　 B. alive 　 　　　　　　C. live　　　 　　　　　　 D. living　　

43. A. commitment 　　 　　　　 B. committee　　　 　　 C. friend　　　　　　 　　　　 D. follower

42. A. puzzled　 　　　　 　　　　 B. confused 　　　　　　　　 C. empty　 　　　　　　 D. alone