5. Because they say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. 显然，文章最后一段的“They say computers cause millions of people to lose their jobs or cause them a lot of trouble. Computer game addiction (瘾) is a serious problem in social life.”这几句话是该题答案的出处。

　Passage 2

　Kate Holmes was visiting a friend, old Mrs. Sydney. Mrs. Sydney had known Kate all her life. She liked to tell Kate about mysteries (神秘故事) and see whether Kate could solve them.

　“You are very good at solving mysteries,” she said to Kate, “but some day I’ll fool you! Maybe I’ll be able to fool you today. Did I ever tell you the story of the Unknown Brother?”

　Kate said no and listened. She liked Mrs. Sydney’s stories.

　“Well,” Mrs. Sydney said, “Jed Wright was my friend when I was a child. He ran away from home when he was very young and lived for years by doing all kinds of jobs. Finally, in 1927, he went to Michigan, where he found a copper mine (铜矿). He bought the land and ran the mine and became a very rich man. ”

　“Jed never married. His parents had died years before, and his only relative was a brother.

　“One day Jed knew he was dying. He sent for a good friend, Dan Cole, who had worked for him for years. ”

　“Jed gave Dan two envelopes, ‘This one is for you,’ he said, ‘and please give the other one to my brother Alf. He is … while he was speaking, Jed died. ”

　“There were his dying wishes in Dan’s envelope. It gave him Jed’s mine and house. The envelope for Alf had some money and business papers in it. Dan and Alf were each to get about half of Jed’s fortune (财富). They would both be rich. ”

　“Dan had never seen Alf. He had only two clues (线索). One was an old photo that showed Alf and Jed. But it was taken on their tenth birthday, fifty years ago. The other clue was a post card from Alf. I had no address. It has been mailed in Boston the month before Jed died. ”

　“Dan went to Boston. He put an advertisement in the newspaper. It said there was good news for Alf Wright. It told where Dan was staying. ”

　“The next day, more than a hundred men came to Dan’s hotel. They all said they were Alf Wright. But though he had never seen Alf, Dan was able to pick him out right away.”

　When Mrs. Sydney finished her story, she smiled.

　“All right, Kate,” she said. “How did he know Alf?”

　Kate smiled too. “That’s easy,” she said. “You told me how. The clue was the photo.”

　“Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Sydney. “But it was taken when Alf and Jed were boys. How could that help?”

　“You said it was taken when both boys were ten years old, so they were…”

　Kate gave Mrs. Sydney the answer and she had to admit that Kate Holmes had won again.

　根据短文内容回答下列问题，每个小题不得超过5个单词。

4.No, he doesn’t. 作者说，我们经常看出游戏厅里挤满了人，特别是少年儿童。他们花很多钱与电脑游戏比赛。输得越多，就越想赢。以至于造成了不想学习的恶果。由作者的这番话，我们是不难看出作者对花钱玩游戏这一行为的态度的。

3. They think that computers can help their children improve their study at school. 本小题属于表层理解题，答案可直接在倒数第二段的开头处找到。

2.She felt very worried. 短文并没有直接告诉我们答案，但是通过Mrs. White所说的话语，尤其是“You spend more time on this machine than on your homework.”这一句可以推断：她担心儿子的功课会受影响。显然，其心情当然是十分焦虑不安的。

1. He was playing computer games. 根据“Oh, Tom. You’re still playing on that computer.”、 “Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a motorbike was running fast.”

　和“But I’ve nearly won the game.”这三句话可知答案。

5.Why do some scientists hate computers?

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　[解题思路点拨]短文作者由Tom深夜玩电脑游戏这则故事写起，并由此引发感想：父母亲给孩子购买电脑，本希望能帮助孩子学好功课。结果却适得其反，许多孩子玩游戏、看录像，以致于荒废了学业。有些国家的科学家认为电脑让很多人失业，并使他们陷入了困境。电脑实在是可恨可憎的罪魁祸首。短文最后说，玩游戏上瘾成了社会生活中的一个严重问题，到了非解决不可的地步了。

4.Does the writer agree to spend much money on computer games?

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3.What do parents think computers can do to their children?

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2.How did Mrs. White feel when she saw her son was playing late?

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1.What was Tom doing on that late night?

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