新视野英语一复习题.docx

1、新视野英语一复习题新视野英语（一）复习题Passage 1 This is not the world we know. This world is controlled by computers. Men and women can be seen, but they are following orders given to them by machines. The machines were designed by mad scientists, but at some point even the mad scientists were taken over by their sup

2、er-inventions ( 超级发明). Does this sound familiar? You have probably read something like it in magazines or books, or seen it in a film. Why is it so popular? One of the reasons is that it reflects the fears of many people; fear of the unknown, fear of what is not understood or, at least, fear of some

3、thing that is not completely understood. The fact is that every day it seems that computers take control of another area of our lives. Some factory jobs are now done by robots (机器人 ) and the robots are controlled by computers. Our bank accounts (账户，户头 ) are managed by computers. At the air-port, our

4、 tickets are sold by a computer. Certainly, many of these operations are made more efficient (高效率的) by computers, but our admiration is sometimes mixed with unsafe feelings. And this lack of safety is caused by the fact that we do not know how computers do these things, and we really dont know what

5、they might do next. But we can find out how computers work, and once we understand them, we can use computers instead of worrying about being used by them. Today, there is a new generation of computer wizards (奇才) who know exactly how computers get things done. These young men and women, usually uni

6、versity students, are happy to sit for hours, sometimes for days, designing programs, not eating, not sleeping, but discovering what can be done by these wonderful slaves which they have learned to control. These computer wizards have learned to use the computer and search for new tasks for their ma

7、chines.1. We can know that the scientists who designed the machines _.A) are careless in their daily lifeB) are unkind and cruelC) are out of their mindD) have great abilities2. The reason why many people are afraid of computers is that _. A) they dont know anything about computers B) they havent re

8、ally understood computers C) there are so many computer games D) computers are often down3. The author mentions computer wizards in order to point out that _. A) computers can be controlled by man B) there should be more people devoted to computers C) only young people are interested in computers D)

9、 more time and energy is required to control computers4. This passage is probably written to suggest that _. A) some day computers can deal with all human problems B) computers can be used in place of traveling to our jobs C) people should not fear computersD) computer technology will not meet peopl

10、es needs in various situations5. The authors attitude towards widely used computers is_.A) positive B) anxious C) worried D) curiousPassage 2 How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happi

11、est person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Youth is a time when there are few tasks to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his li

12、fe be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continuall

13、y being told not to do things, or being punished for what he has done wrong. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about i

14、n the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own pos

15、ition in society. 1. People can experience happiness if they _. A) always think of the past and regret it B) value the present C) are no longer young D) become old and have much experience2. When people were young, they used to _. A) be in charge of many businesses B) have few things to think about

16、and take on C) look after their younger sisters and brothers D) face a lot of difficulties3. The pains of children lie in the fact that _. A) no one helps them make right decisions B) they are often beaten by their parents C) they can not be accepted and praised by others D) they are not allowed to do what the