The computer is fast and hardly makes a mistake，while people are slow and make mistakes sometimes．That's what people often say when they talk about computers．For many years，scientists have been improving computers．Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully．It is widely used in factories，hospitals，post offices and airports．A computer can report，decide and control in almost every field（領(lǐng)域）．With the help of a person，a computer can draw pictures，write music，talk with people，play chess，translate languages and so on．Many computer scientists are now thinking of making computers “think” like a man．Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel．Some people are afraid that one day computers will be too clever to listen to them．But scientists tell us that such thing will not happen．

1．The computer can work _________ than people．

A．more wonderfully                                 B．more slowly

C．more often

2．Computers can do _________ for people．

A．few jobs            B．a(chǎn)ll jobs            C．many jobs

3．What will perhaps happen in the future?

A．Computers can think like men and women．

B．People will no longer use computers．

C．Computers will only be used to talk with people．

4．The author of the passage mainly tells us something _________．

A．a(chǎn)bout the danger of the computer                 B．a(chǎn)bout computer scientists

C．a(chǎn)bout the computer

5．Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．People are slow and full of mistakes when using computers．

B．Computers can translate language~ without people's help．

C．Computers will never be cleverer than people．

We had one class for computers when I was in school, which was also introduced new in school and all the students did not attend it. I took it because I had free period and was interested in taking it. In those days we could not image that computers will become so important in our lives otherwise most of the students would have joined the computer class.
Computers are beneficial for almost anyone and the present generation is growing in an atmosphere(氛圍) where you need the computers for doing almost everything .If they are not made computer literate(精通) they will lag behind in all the activities. Nowadays almost all schools have some kind of computer courses for the students so that they learn the fundamentals of the computer. It will not be possible to do it if they don’t have computer classes. Most of the homes have personal computers now and most children are already aware of the basics before they join school.
Computing courses are also good for adults who are not familiar with the computer as most of the jobs which are available today have the use of computer in some way or the other. Adults who have not used the computer before are generally quite anxious, but an easy computing course will be able to change the way they think in a few weeks.
If you are interested, you can join a computing course which is longer and teaches you more than the basics, but you may have to spend more time in the completing course. They are very useful courses as it teaches you ways to use the fundamental programs which are typically used in various jobs.
It is also possible you may like to do the computing course for enjoyment as some of the classes are also free .There are courses which charge a fee for skills like graphic design and photo editing . They are a lot of fun too and may also be useful when you do a job , depending on the kind of career ，someone you choose or have . You will find these courses in the colleges, as well as online, if you already are familiar with the use of computer.
【小題1】Most of the students didn’t attend the computer course probably because         .

We had one class for computers when I was in school, which was also introduced new in school and all the students did not attend it. I took it because I had free period and was interested in taking it. In those days we could not image that computers will become so important in our lives otherwise most of the students would have joined the computer class.

Computers are beneficial for almost anyone and the present generation is growing in an atmosphere(氛圍) where you need the computers for doing almost everything .If they are not made computer literate(精通) they will lag behind in all the activities. Nowadays almost all schools have some kind of computer courses for the students so that they learn the fundamentals of the computer. It will not be possible to do it if they don’t have computer classes. Most of the homes have personal computers now and most children are already aware of the basics before they join school.

Computing courses are also good for adults who are not familiar with the computer as most of the jobs which are available today have the use of computer in some way or the other. Adults who have not used the computer before are generally quite anxious, but an easy computing course will be able to change the way they think in a few weeks.

If you are interested, you can join a computing course which is longer and teaches you more than the basics, but you may have to spend more time in the completing course. They are very useful courses as it teaches you ways to use the fundamental programs which are typically used in various jobs.

It is also possible you may like to do the computing course for enjoyment as some of the classes are also free .There are courses which charge a fee for skills like graphic design and photo editing . They are a lot of fun too and may also be useful when you do a job , depending on the kind of career ，someone you choose or have . You will find these courses in the colleges, as well as online, if you already are familiar with the use of computer.

1.Most of the students didn’t attend the computer course probably because         .

A．they were not interested in computer

B．they were busy with their homework

C．they thought computers were useless

D．they didn’t have computers at all

2.Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．The number of the computers is larger than before.

B．The computers are very important in our daily life.

C．The students are forced to learn computer at school.

D．Everyone has a personal computer at home.

3.According to this passage most of the jobs can be done by    .

A．a(chǎn)ttending computing courses

B．changing the way people think

C．learning all aspects of the computer

D．using the computer

4.The underlined pronoun “it” (in paragraph 4) refers to        .

A．the computer course                    B．the usage of word

C．the basic program                       D．the word processing

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?

A．It costs some money to learn skills of computer.

B．All the classes for enjoyment are free online.

C．Photo editing is always useful to your job.

D．It is difficult to look for computer courses.