閱讀理解:

  Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer - literate”.But not all experts (專家) agree that this is a good idea.

  One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees, is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David doesn't see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people -literate”.

  David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club that he insists there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People don't have to learn computer terms, but the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming “people-literate.”

1.Which of the following is David Tebbutt's idea on the relationship between people and computer?

[  ]

A.Computer learning should be made easier.

B.There should be more computer clubs for experts.

C.People should work harder to master computer use.

D.Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.

2.We can infer from the text that “computer- literate” means ________.

[  ]

A.being able to afford a computer

B.being able to write computer programs

C.working with the computer and finding out its value

D.understanding the computer and knowing how to use it

3.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to the idea that computertowns ________.

[  ]

A.help to set up more computer clubs

B.bring people to learn to use computers

C.bring more experts to work together

D.help to sell computers to the public

4.David started computertown UK with the purpose of ________.

[  ]

A.making better use of computer experts
B.improving computer programs
C.increasing computer sales
D.popularizing computers
練習冊系列答案
相關習題

科目:高中英語 來源:導學必修五英語外研版 外研版 題型:050

閱讀理解

  What’s on Oscar Film Themes Symphony

  Concert

  Film highlights are accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films.Familiar tunes will come from such flicks as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge

  Where:Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

  When:March 8, 7∶30 pm.

  Admission:80-380 yuan

  Tel:6528 7674 ext 508

  Fantastic View All the Way

  Mountains in this area are not very high, but the vistas(景色)are excellent.This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little tranquil(寧靜的)villages that are located in amazing places.Many sites along the walk offer panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.

  Where:Pinggu, northeast of Beijing

  When:March 9, meet 8∶30 am.Outside Starbucks at Lido hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5 pm.

  Admission:adults 150 yuan, children 100 yuan

  Tel:13701003694

  Email:fjhikers @ yahoo.co.uk

  Spring Greetings

  Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring.Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing.He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a styleemphasizing vivid close-ups of natural scenes.

  Where:Melodic Gallery, 14 jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store

  When:9 am-5 pm.Until March 31

  Admission:free

  Tel:65188123

  Cala, My Dog

  Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You, the story is about a middle-aged workingman, known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala.One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates(沒收)the unregistered canine.As Lao Er endeavors to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed.Chinese with English Subtitle(字幕).

  Where:Dongchuang Theatre, 3 Xinzhongjie, Dongzhimenwai

  When:March 13 and 20, 8∶30 pm.

  Admission:20 yuan

  Tel:64169253

(1)

If you are a music lover you can go to ________ on Women’s Day.

[  ]

A.

Capital Paradise

B.

Dongchuang Theater

C.

Friendship Store

D.

Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre

(2)

The exhibition held in Melodic Gallery ________.

[  ]

A.

is open to the public from 7∶30 a. m.-5 p. m. till April 1st

B.

presents the works by Tian Xifeng and his teacher

C.

is to display some bird-and-flower paintings

D.

costs the art lovers much money to visit

(3)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

Both adults and children can take part in the walk in Pinggu.

B.

Even you don’t know English you can enjoy Cala, My Dog.

C.

You’ll have to dial 65188123 to book a ticket for the film Cala, My Dog.

D.

You’ll have a choice of two meeting places on March 9th.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2006高考英語真題(福建) 題型:050

閱讀理解

  Cafe Hub

  Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh lnternational Festiveal and one of the most talked about spots in lown. Our cafe in open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snncks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the The liub, Casfleill. Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9:30 a. m. till late.

  Tel: 0131 473 2067 www. Thehub-edinburgh.com

  Farm Warid

  Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babis-bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor through 600 acres, New Adventurn Playground Naturn Trails. Full details on website.

  Open:May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.-p. m.

  Tel:01797 260256/260321 www. Farmworld-rye. Co. uk

Enter the Europe-wide student competition!

  Are you curious, creative and energelic? Are you interested in the new medin? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join ldulimedia 2006 is for you!

  Your challerge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentafion in English-based on one of three different lopics. You can register(報名)between May I and June 15, 2006 and will have to lurn in your enlry before September 15.2006.

  The rewards are wonderful& 150,000 in prise for schools and the chance to-attend a European student eamp-plus new experienees, an opporturnity to make friends throughout Eerope!

  For further informarion and regitration forms go to; www. Siemens. Com join. Multimedis.

(1)

You’ll have to register first if you want________

[  ]

A.

to enjoy delieiours food

B.

to lry Trelor Ride through 600 acres

C.

to enter the Europe-wide student compelilion

D.

to watch ithe world go by from the beautiful terrace

(2)

Aceording to the passage, there will be________rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.

[  ]

A.

only one

B.

two

C.

three

D.

four

(3)

You can visit Farm World________

[  ]

A.

on Monday in May

B.

any day in October

C.

at 2 p. m. at Christmas

D.

at 10:30 a. m. during school holidays

(4)

From the adverlisements above, we can learn that________

[  ]

A.

Cafe Hub is a peopular phice in the local arca

B.

families can enjoy Horic Rides on New Adventre Plavground

C.

Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining.

D.

the Europe-wide student competition will be beld on Jine 15.2006

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:吉林省毓文中學2011屆高三階段綜合測試英語試題 題型:050

閱讀理解

  Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody.At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

  Grandpa worked as a carpenter.On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad.On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone.He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church.His search proved fruitless.

  Suddenly, he realized what had happened.The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut.His brand new glasses were heading for China!

  The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children.He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

  “It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration.“I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

  Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States.He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂會眾)

  “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

  “Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.Then your boxes arrived.When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

  The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses.But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

  But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

B.

He had a large family to support.

C.

He was a carpenter working in the church.

D.

He was a loyal Christian.

(2)

The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because _________.

[  ]

A.

Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses

B.

the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it

C.

the director could not get such glasses in their own country

D.

the glasses were not included in the donation list

(3)

Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

[  ]

A.

Grandpa’s master.

B.

One of Grandpa’s friends.

C.

God.

D.

Grandpa’s co-worker.

(4)

Which can be the best title of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Grandfather’s life

B.

The Helpful Donation

C.

The Perfect Mistake

D.

An Impressive Speech

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:廣東省佛山市順德區(qū)2011屆高三高考熱身英語試題 題型:050

閱讀理解

  LOS ANGELES(Reuters)-Onions make you cry, add flavor to food and are talked about a lot for their medicinal benefits.Now the vegetable has another use-powering up green energy.

  A new system debuts on Friday that changes onion juice into electricity at Gills Onions, the largest fresh onion processor(加工機)in the United States.

  The Oxnard, California-based company expects its new onion-fueled power to reduce its electric bill by $700, 000 a year and cut its annual greenhouse gas releasing by up to 30,000 tons.The happy ending to this green energy tale, however, generated another question:how to get rid of onion waste.“When we peel an onion, 35 to 40 percent of the onion comes off before we have a usable onion.That’s the top, tail and skins around the onion before you get to the meat,” said Steven Gill, co-owner of the 25-year-old company.

  They used to take the waste to the fields for composting(堆肥)but that became a problem as it cost too much.Ten years ago, Gill started looking at technology for a solution.“We ended up destroying the skins as they come out of the plant and extracting all the juice, which is very high in sugars, and bacteria love it,” Gill said.

  In the new system, bacteria produce methane gas(沼氣)from the juice.The gas then goes to two 300 kilowatt fuel cells, creating enough power for 460 homes.The company expects to get 35 to 40 percent of its electricity from this new system.

  The company invested $9.5 million in the project and will receive $2.7 million from Southern California Gas Co., a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy, as part of a state program to encourage self-contained generation by businesses.In addition to cutting its electric bill, the company will save $400,000 in costs of taking the waste to the fields and expects pay-back in six years.

  The onion grower now has a new goal:to be a zero-waste facility by 2013.

  “We wanted to follow it all the way through and make the full circle,” Gill said.

(1)

What would be the best title for this passage?

[  ]

A.

Onions are made use of in America now

B.

US company finds a new way to reduce costs

C.

Onions are widely used to produce electricity now

D.

US company turns onion juice into electricity

(2)

According to the passage, we can learn that in the past __________.

[  ]

A.

onion waste was a problem for most people

B.

a big part of an onion was wasted

C.

onions were mainly used as medicine

D.

onions were not liked by most people

(3)

In the new system, onions can be used to produce electricity mainly because __________.

[  ]

A.

the skins of onions can be destroyed easily

B.

the onion waste is taken to the fields

C.

a lot of bacteria are put into onions

D.

bacteria can produce methane gas from onion juice

(4)

It is implied in the passage that __________.

[  ]

A.

every family can use onions to produce electricity

B.

this new technology is not well received by some people

C.

onions have played the most important role in producing power

D.

using onions to produce electricity will help reduce pollution

(5)

In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

[  ]

A.

Science

B.

Education

C.

Health

D.

Agriculture

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:江西省吉水中學2012屆高三周考英語試卷(十) 題型:050

閱讀理解

  The Weekly Telegraph is Britain’s global newspaper, the home-grown quality newspaper that delivers the best of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph to the British around the world and adds its special articles, features and reports designed to be of real value to foreign readers.Telegraph.co.uk/expat, the website, increases the value of the newspaper, thus creating a complete expatriate(國外的)support system, both online and offline.

  Order a gift subscription(訂閱)for a friend or relation overseas this Christmas and they will begin to recognize what a useful investment your subscription represents, and you’ll receive a FREE bottle of 10-year-old Tawny Port to enjoy at home in the UK.

  Subscriptions will start early January 2010.Port can only be delivered to a UK address and receivers must be over 18 years of age.

  For more details or for 6-month subscriptions, please contact our subscriptions department on Tel +44(0)1622 335080 or email weeklytelegraphsubs@telegraph.co.uk Office hours:09∶00-17∶00 GMT).

  Please contact weeklytelegraphsubs@telegraph.co.uk with any questions regarding your subscription.

  Your money back if you are not satisfied

  Our “no quibble” money-back policy means that we guarantee to return the money for your subscription in full if you are not satisfied with the first four issues.

  YOUR PAYMENT

  Select a zone of payment.Price is for 52 issues.

  United Kingdom   105.00 GBP(Great Britain Pound)

  USA        125.00 GBP

  Canada/Australia/New Zealand     108.00 GBP

  Zambia/Zimbabwe/Tanzania      85.00 GBP

  South Africa            80.00 GBP

  Middle East/Europe/Rest of the world  80.00 GBP

(1)

The Weekly Telegraph in the advertisement is mainly intended for ________.

[  ]

A.

the British at home and abroad

B.

the British in the UK

C.

the foreigners in Britain

D.

English learners across the globe

(2)

If you want to receive a free bottle of 10-year-old Tawny Port, you must ________.

a.live in the United Kingdom

b.have an overseas friend who is over 18

c.order a subscription of the Weekly Telegraph

d.offer your friend or relation’s address overseas

[  ]

A.

a, b

B.

c, d

C.

a, c

D.

b, c

(3)

What do we know about the Weekly Telegraph from the passage?

[  ]

A.

The content of it can’t be read online.

B.

One can subscribe to it 24 hours a day.

C.

Your money can partly come back if you’re not satisfied.

D.

The prices for different countries are probably different.

(4)

To order a 6-month subscription for a friend in Tanzania, you should ________.

[  ]

A.

contact the subscriptions department

B.

subscribe to the Daily Telegraph for a year

C.

tell your friend to visit telegraph.co.uk/expat

D.

pay 85.00 GBP

(5)

Which of the following statements is true based on the text?

[  ]

A.

Telegraph.co.uk/expat receives support from online readers only.

B.

Subscriptions of the paper can be made starting from January 2010.

C.

Telegraph.co.uk/expat mainly solve your subscription problems.

D.

US and Middle East readers can enjoy equal price for 52 issues.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習冊答案