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A.afewB.fortyC.sixtyD.eighty

3.Thecomputersoftodayare_______thanbefore.

A.biggerB.fewerC.smallerD.taller

4.Computerscando_______.

A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.lotsofthings

5.Thescientistsoftoday_______howtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

A.maydecideB.mustdecideC.canmakeD.needn’tmake

（2）

Warmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfourhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearaCanadianscientistGeorgeKillprovedtheEnglishprofessorwasright.DrKillfilledanopenoilpail（桶）withcoldwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothinthesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.Thelackofcoversonthepailsisthesecret.Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttobefrozen.Andsothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwatereventhoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.

1.Hundredsofyearsago,SirFrancisBaconfound_______.

A.thetemperatureofwarmwaterdropsfasterthanthatofcoldwater

B.warmwaterisheavierthancoldwater

C.warmwaterhasthesametemperatureascoldwater

D.warmwaterisnotasusefulascoldwater

2.WhatSirFrancisBaconsaidwasright,butpeopledidn'

tbelievehimuntil_______.

A.lateinthe20thcenturyB.earlyinthe20thcentury

C.threeyearsagoD.lateinthe19thcentury

3.Leaveapailwithwarmwaterandanotherpailwithcoldwaterinthesamelowtemperature,you’llfindthat_______.

A.coldwaterfreezesfirst

B.warmwaterturnsintoicebeforecoldwater

C.warmwaterandcoldwaterfreezeatthesametime

D.muchofcoldwaterischangedintoair.

4.Whydoeswarmwaterfreezefirstinthesamefreezingweather?

A.Becausesomeofthewarmwaterturnstovapor,theamount（数量）becomeslessthanthatofcoldwater.

B.Becausewarmwaterislighterthancoldwater.

C.Becausethetemperatureofwarmwaterislowerthanthatofcoldwater.

D.Becausecoldwaterfreezeswithmoredifficultythanwarmwater.

（3）

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmoryourlegsforsometime,theybecomeweak;

whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault（过错）.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsaretoblame（受责备）,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?

Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthings;

theycannotwritedowninalittlenotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories;

sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercised.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:

Practiceremembering.

1.Themainreasonforoneispoormemoryisthat_______.

A.hisfatherormothermayhaveapoormemoryC.hismemoryisnotoftenused

B.HedoesnotusehisnameorlegsforsometimeD.hecan’treadorwrite

2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime_______.

A.youcan’tusethemanymore

B.theywillbecomestronger

C.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.

D.theywillbecomeneitherstrongernorweaker

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Yourmemoryworksinthesamewayasyourarmsorlegs.

B.Yourmemory,likeyourarmsorlegs,becomesweakifyoudon’tgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.

C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.

D.Agoodmemorycomesfrommorepractice.

4.Somepeoplecan’treadorwrite,buttheyusuallyhavebettermemories,because_______.

A.theyhavesavemuchtroubleB.theyhavesavedmuchtimetorememberthings

C.theyhavetousetheirmemoriesallthetime

D.theycan’twriteeverythinginalittlenotebook

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Don’tStopUsingYourArmsOrLegsB.HowToHaveaGoodMemory

C.StrongArmsAndGoodMemoriesD.LearnFromthePeople

（4）

WhenJohnsoncalledagain,themanagerreceivedhimverypolitely.“Thatisamostremarkableoilyoubroughtus,MrJohnson,”hesaid.Johnsonnoddedhissmooth,darkhead.Thatwassomethingheknewverywell.“I’veneverseenanythinglikeit,”themanageradmitted.Johnsonnoddedagain.“No?

”hesaidpolitely.Thenheadded,“ButIthinkyouwill,sir.Averygreatdealofit.”Heappearedtothinkforamoment.“Ithinkyouwillfinditwillbeonsaleseven,perhaps,eightyearsfromnow.”Hesmiled.

Themanagerthoughtthatwasuncertain.Hesaid,“Itisbetterthanourfishoils.Iadmitthat.”

“SoIamtold,sir,”agreedJohnson.

“Haveyouanyplanstoproduceityourself,MrJohnson?

”

“WouldIbeshowingittoyouifIhad?

”Johnsonsmiledagain.

“Wemightaddsomechemicalstooneofourownfishoils,”saidthemanager.“Itwouldbeexpensivetodothat,evenifyoucould,”Johnsonsaidgently.“Besides,”headded,“Iamtoldthatthisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils.Cheaperthananyvegetableoil,infact.”

“Perhaps,”saidthemanage.“Well,Isupposeyouwanttomakeanarrangement,MrJohnson.Shallwediscussit?

“Ofcourse,”saidJohnson.“Therearetwowaysofdealingwithasituationofthissort.Theusualoneistopreventitaltogetheroratleasttodelayitaslongaspossible.Thatis,ofcourse,thebestway.”Themanagernodded.Heknewplentyaboutallthat.

“ButIamsosorryforyou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime.”Themanagerhadhisdoubts,butallhesaidwasaninquiring（asking）,“Oh?

“Theotherway,”continuedJohnson,“istoproduceyourselfbeforethetroublestarts.”

1.Themanagerthoughtofaddingchemicalstothefishoiltomakeit_______.

A.cheaperthanthenewoilB.morequicklyC.moreexpensiveD.asgoodasthenewoil

2.Johnson’snewoilwouldbe_______.

A.moreexpensivethanfishoil,butbetterB.lessexpensive,andbetter

C.lessexpensive,butnotgoodD.moreexpensive,andnotsogood

3.Johnsonexpressedhisregretthatthemanager_______.

A.couldnotstopthenewoilbeingmadeB.wouldneverknowhowtomakeit

C.hadspentalotofmoneyonitD.didn’tknowenoughaboutit

4.Johnsonshowedhisnewoiltothemanagerbecausehewanted_______.

A.toproduceithimselfB.topreventitbeingproduced

C.tobepaidnottoproduceitD.themanagertoproduceit

（5）

Canyourememberthefirsttimeyoulearnedtorideabikeordriveacar?

Learningtheseskillschangedyourlifeforeverandopenedupnewhorizons.Learningaboutcomputerscanbelikelearninghowtorideabikeordriveacar.Onceyouhaveinvestedthetimetomastertheskills,youwillnevergobacktotheolddays.Thenewtechnologyissimplytooconvenientandtoopowerful.

Technologicaldevelopmentsthroughtheyearshaveenabledustodomorewithlesseffort.Wehavecontinuouslylookedforbetterwaysofdoingthings.Eachinventionandnewdevelopmenthasallowedustoextendourcapabilities.Todayweseeoneofthemostdramatictechnologieseverdeveloped—thecomputer.Itextendsthecapabilitiesofourminds.

Computershavesavedorganizationsmillionsofdollars.Furthermore,thesesamecomputersystemshaveopenedupnewopportunitiesthatwouldhavegoneundiscoveredorneglected.Thecomputermaymultiplywhatwecando,andthereturnoninvestmentishigh.Thegrowthofcomputerusageissurprising.Ontheotherhand,thecomputercandoseriousdamage.Invasionofprivacy（侵犯隐私）,fraud（欺诈）,andcomputer-relatedmistakesarejustafewshockingexamples.

Thecomputerislikeadouble-edgedsword.Ithastheabilitytocutusfreefromsomeactivities,butitcanalsocutdeepintoprofits,personalprivacy,andoursocietyingeneral.Howitisusedisnotafunctionoftechnology.Itisstrictlyafunctionofhowpeopledecidetouseormisusethisnewtechnology.Thechoiceisyours,andonlythroughaknowledgeofcomputersystemswillyoubeabletoavoidthedangerswhileenjoyingthemany,manybenefitsofthecomputerage.

1.Thewriterthinkslearningaboutcomputersislikelearninghowtorideabikeordriveacarbecause_______.

A.itissimpleandpracticalB.itneedsalotofpractice

C.itleadspeopletonewlifeexperiencesD.ittakesmuchtimetomastertheskills

2.Accordingtothepassage,computers