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arepursuingakindofcompulsion（强烈欲望）,adrivewhichovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpartoftheirlives.Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.Someofthesestudentshavebeenthereforthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.Somehavefallenasleeponsofasinthecomputercenter,tryingtocatchafewwinks（眨眼）buthatetogettoofarawayfromtheirbelovedmachines.

Mostofthesestudentsdon’thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.Theyaren’tworkingonassignments.Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe－theyareirresistiblydrawnthere.Andtheyarenotalone.Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry.Intheirextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.Theyfailinschoolandlosecontactwithfriends;

theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadtowanderfromonecomputercentertoanother.

"

Irememberonehacker.Wehadtocarryhimoffhischairtofeedhimandputhimtosleep.Wereallyfearedforhishealth,"

saysacomputerscienceprofessoratMIT.

Computerscienceteachersarenowmoreawareofthemeaningofthishackerphenomenon.Theyknowthatthecaseofthehackersisnotjustthestoryofoneperson’srelationshipwithamachine.Itisthestoryofasociety’srelationshiptotheso-calledthinkingmachines,whicharebecomingalmostwidespread.

56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthoseyoungcomputer"

?

A.Mostofthemaretopstudentsmajoringincomputerprogramming.

B.Forthem,computerprogrammingisalmosttheonlypurposefortheirlife.

C.Theycanstaywiththecomputeratthecenterfornearlythreedaysonend.

D.Their"

love"

forthecomputerissodeepthattheywanttobeneartheirmachinesevenwhentheysleep.

57.Itcanbereasonablyinferredfromthepassagethat____.

A.the"

hacker"

phenomenonexistsonlyatuniversitycomputercenters

B.universitycomputercentersareopentoalmosteveryone

C.universitycomputercentersareexpectingoutstandingprogrammersoutofthe"

D.the"

phenomenonispartlyduetothelackofthecomputercenters

58.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthe"

phenomenoncanbedescribedas____.

A.positiveB.indifferentC.anxiousD.disgusted

59.Whichofthefollowingmaybeamostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A.TheCharmofComputerScience

B.ANewTypeofElectronicToys

C.CompulsiveComputerProgrammers

D.InternetAddicts

B

Oneofthemostinterestingparadoxes（自相矛盾的话）inAmericatodayisthatHarvardUniversity,theoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates,isnowengagedinaseriousdebateaboutwhatauniversityshouldbe.

　　“ShouldHarvardoranyotheruniversitybeanintellectualsanctuary,awayfromthepoliticalandsocialrevolutionoftheage,orshoulditbealaboratoryforexperimentationwiththesepoliticalandsocialrevolutions;

orevenanengineoftherevolution?

”ThisiswhatisbeingdiscussedprivatelyinthefacultyofHarvard.

　　TheissuewasdefinedbyWaiterLippmann,adistinguishedHarvardgraduate,severalyearsago.“Iftheuniversitiesaretodotheirwork,”hesaid,“theymustbeindependentandtheymustbedisinterested（廉洁）…Theyareplacestowhichmencanturnforjudgmentswhichareunbiased（无偏见的）bypartisanship（政党支持）andspecialinterest.Obviously,themomenttheuniversitiesfallunderpoliticalcontrol,orunderthecontrolofprivateinterests,orthemomenttheythemselvestakeahandinpoliticsandtheleadershipofgovernment,theirvalueasindependentanddisinterestedsourcesofjudgmentsisdamaged.”

　　ThisispartoftheargumentthatisgoingonatHarvardtoday.Anotherpartistheargumentofthemilitant（好战的）:

thatauniversityisthekeeperofouridealsandmorals,andshouldnotbe“disinterested”butactivistinbringingthenation’sidealsandactionstogether.

　　Harvard’smenoftodayseemmoretroubledandlesssureaboutpersonal,politicalandacademicpurposethantheydidatthebeginning.“Theyarenotevenclearabouthowtheyshoulddebateandsolvetheirproblems,buttheyarestrugglingwiththemprivately,andhowtheycomeoutiscertaintoinfluenceAmericanuniversityandpoliticallife.”

60.TheissuesinthedebateonHarvard’sgoalsarewhethertheuniversitiesshouldremainindependentofoursocietyanditsproblems,orwhethertheyshould.

A.fightwiththemilitant

B.overcomethewidespreaddependency

C.takeanactivepartinsolvingsocie