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阅读周计划3
阅读周计划(3)
Day1
A
Inmanybusinesses,computershavelargelyreplacedpaperwork,becausetheyarefast,effective,anddonotmakemistakes.Asonebankersaid,“Unlikehumans,computersneverhaveabadday.”Andtheyarehonest.
Manybanksadvertisethattheirworkis“untouchedbyhumanhands” andthereforesafefromhumanattraction.Obviously,computershavenoreasontostealmoney.Buttheyalsohavenosense,andthegrowingnumberofcomputercrimes(犯罪)showstheycanbeusedtosteal.
Computercriminalsdon’tuseguns.Andeveniftheyarecaught,itishardtopunishthembecausetherearenowitness(证人)andoftennoproof(证据).Acomputercannotrememberwhouseditandsimplydoeswhatitistold.TheheadtellerataNewYorkCitybankusedacomputertostealmorethanoneandahalfbilliondollarsinjustfouryears.Noonenoticedthisbecausehemovedthemoneyfromsomeoneelse’saccount(帐目).Thismanwascaughtonlybecausehewasagambler(赌徒).Whenthepolicebrokeupagamblingoperation,hisnamewasintherecords.
Someclerksusethecomputer’spowertogetrevenge(报复)onbossestheyconsiderunfair.Recently,alargecompanyfireditscomputer-tapeassistant(助手)forreasonsthatwereconnectedwithherpersonalratherthanherprofessional(职业的)life.Shewasgiventhirtydays’notice.Inthosethirtydays,shegotridofallthecompany’scomputerizedrecords.
Mostcomputercriminalshavebeenclerksinlowposition.Nowpolicewonderifthisis“thetipoftheiceberg(冰山)”.Asoneoftheofficialssays,“Ihaveafeelingthattherearemorecrimesouttherethanwearecatching.Whatweareseeingnowisallsopoorlydone.Iwonderwhattherealexpertsaredoing—theoneswhoreallyknowhowacomputerworks.”
46.Which characterof computersmakescomputercrimespossible﹖
A.Computersarefasteffectiveandexactlycorrect.B.Computersalwaysfeelgood.
C.Computershavenosense. D.Computersarehonest.
47.Itishardtocatchcomputercriminalsbecause_________.
A.computersforgetwhousedthem
B.computercriminalsseldombearwitnessorleaveproof
C.computercriminalsdon’tuseguns
D.computerssimplydowhattheyaretold
48.AcertainheadtellerataNewYorkbankwascaughtwhen_________.
A.hisnamewasfoundingamblingrecords
B.hewasreplacingthemissingmoneyfromsomeoneelse’saccount
C.acustomer(顾客)questionedthebalanceinhisaccount
D.acustomeraskedthepoliceforhelp
49.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage﹖
A.Computerscanbeusedtosteal.
B.Sometimes,computerscanbeusedtopunishsomebody.
C.Weneedsomeonewhoknowscomputerverywell.
D.Computerscandoallthethingsitistold.
50.Whatconclusioncanareaderdrawfromthepassage﹖
A.Computercriminalsareclerksinlowposition.
B.Ofallcrimes,acomputercrimeisbut“thetipoftheiceberg.”
C.Computercrimesareallsopoorlydone.
D.Therearemorecomputercrimesouttheredoneby realexperts.
B
Wearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers—computersworkforusathome,inoffices,andinfactories.Butitisalsotruethatmanychildrentodayareusingcomputersatschoolbeforetheycanwrite.Whatdoesthismeanforthefuture﹖Arethesechildrenluckyornot﹖
Manypeoplewhodonotknowaboutcomputersthinkofthemasmachinesthatchildrenplaywith.Theyworrythatchildrendonotlearnfromexperiencebutjustfrompressing(挤、按)abutton(按钮)andthatthisisnotgoodforthem.Theythinkthatchildrenaregrowingnotknowingabouttherealworld.
Butpeoplewhounderstandmoreaboutcomputerssaythatcomputerscanbeverygoodforchildren.Acomputercanhelpthemtolearnabouttherealworldmorequickly,tolearnwhattheywanttolearnandthinkforthemselves.Andforthefuture,don’tweneedpeoplewhocanthinkclearly,whoknowhowtogetinformationquicklyanduseitwell﹖Whatdoyouthink﹖
51.“Tobefamiliarwith” meansto_______.
A.beinthesamefamilyas B.knowaboutC.dislike D.like
52.According to the passagein which places can youfindcomputers﹖
A.Athome,inoffices,infactoriesandinschools.
B.Athome,inschools,inbanksandinoffices.
C.Athome,inhospitals,inschoolsandinoffices.
D.Athome,inshops,inofficesandinschools.
53.Doeseveryonethinkcomputersaregoodforchildren﹖
A.Yes,theydo. B.No,noteveryonethinksso.
C.Theydon’tknow. D.Theyarenotsure.
54.Whatcancomputershelpchildrentodo﹖
A.Tothinkclearly,todohomeworkandtowrite.
B.Toplaygames,todomathsandtocopy.
C.Tothinkclearly,togetinformationandtouseitwell.
D.Tocount,tocleanthehouseandtogetinformation.
55.Doesthewriterthinkthecomputerisagoodthing﹖
A.Yes,hedoes. B.No,hedoesn’tthinkso.
C.Hedoesn’tknow. D.Itisn’tmentioned.
Day2
A
Agoodwaytopassanexaminationistoworkhardeverydayintheyear.Youmayfailintheexaminationifyouarelazyformostoftheyearandthenworkhardonlyafewdaysbeforetheexamination.Afewdaysbeforetheexaminationyoushouldstartgoingtobedearly.Donotstayuplateatnightlearningthings.Beforeyoustarttheexamination,readcarefullyoverthequestionpaper.Trytounderstandtheexactmeaningofeachquestionbeforeyoupickupyourpentowrite.Whenyouhaveatlastfinishedyourexaminations,readoveryouranswers.Correctanymistakewhichyouseeandmakesurethatyouhavenotmissedanythingout.
46.Ifyouworkhardonlyafewdaysbeforeanexaminationyoumay__________.
A.passit B.getsick C.fail D.beallowedtotaketheexamination
47.“Stayuplateatnight”heremeans_________.
A.sleepinginbed B.justsittingupwithoutdoinganything
C.walkingaboutintheroom D.workingfarintothenight
48.Thefirstthingtodoafteryougetthequestionpaperisto__________.
A.starttoanswerquestionsB.workthedifficultproblems
C.havealookatthetitles D.readitverycarefully
49.Beforewritingyoushould__________.
A.pickupyourpen B.checkthepaper
C.understandtheexactmeaningofeachquestionD.notdoanythingbutwait
50.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Youmustnothandintheexaminationpaperbeforeyoucheckyouranswers.
B.Youmustwaittillotherspointoutmistakesinyourpaper.
C.Youmustfirsthandinyourpaperthencorrectthemistakes.
D.Youmustbethelasttohandinyourpaper.
B
InancientGreece,therewerefourmajorathleticmeetingsandtheOlympianmeetingplayedthemostimportantpartinthelivesofthepeople.Astimepassed,theOlympianmeetinggraduallylostitslocalcharacterandbecamefirstanationaleventandtheninternational.NooneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgobutsomeofficialrecordsdatefrom776BC.
TheGamestookplaceeveryfouryearsontheplainbyMountOlympus.ThousandsofpeoplecamefromallpartsoftheGreekworldtowatchthegames.Thewinnerofthefootracehadthegreathonourofgivinghisnametotheyearofhishistory.
Afteralonghistoryofalmost1,200years,theGameswerestoppedforreligious(宗教的)reasons.Itwasthendecidedin1896tostarttheOlympicGamesagain.ThemeetingwasheldinAthensand311athletesfrom13countriestookpartinitbuttheideaofsuchaninternationalmeetingattractedtheworld’sattention.Afterthe1908LondonOlympics,manynationssenttheirbestathletes.AlthoughtheGameshavebeentimeandagainthreatenedbysomeunfavourablepoliticalevents,theGameshavetakenplaceeveryfouryears.
Nowadays,theGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinturn.Asthebiggestinternationalgatheringofanykindintheworld,athletesfromdifferentcountriesplaygamestogetherandthisprovidesthemwithgoodchancestolearntolivetogether.ThefriendlyfeelingsintheOlympicVillagemakepeoplethinkoftheworldasonebigfamily.TheOlympicGameswillbehostedinBeijingin2008,itisbelievedthattheGameswillbeawonderoftheworld.
51.ThefirstoldOlympicGamestookplace__________.
A.athousandyearsago B.intheseventhcenturyAD
C.before700BC D.inmoderntimes
52.ThecontinuityoftheOlympicGameswasoncebrokenbecauseof__________.
A.religiousreasons B.wars C.politicalevents D.BothAandB.
53.TheOlympicGamesmeetingfinallyformed__________.
A.alocalevent B.anationalevent
C.aninternationalevent D.anofficialevent
54.Thefriendlyfeelingsbetweentwocountriesarestrengthenedbecause___.
A.athletescomefromdifferentcountries B.theyenablepeopletoknoweachotherbetter
C.athletesliveintheOlympicvillageD.theyliveinonebigfamily
55.Theauthorbelievesthatthe2008OlympicGameswillbe__________.
A.heldasusual B.heldsuccessfully
C.putoff D.stoppedbysomeunfavourableevents
Day3
A
MrSmith(John’sEnglishteacher):
JohnBrown?
Yes,IrememberJohn.Iknewhewasanunusuallybrightboyfromthemomentheenteredtheschool.Writingcameasnaturallytohimaswalking.Heenjoyedplayingwithwords,inthesamewaythatotherboysplayedwithafootball.Hewrotestorieswheneverhehadthechance:
storiesthatmostofuscouldn’thopetowrite,withtheexperienceofapersontwoorthreetimeshisage.
MrsJaneBrown(John’smother):
Whenhewasyoung,Johnwasalwayswriting.Hewrot