Question

Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people do hard work.

Today more and more families have computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help their children improve their studies. But many of the children use computers to play games, watch movies or chat, instead of studying. Many teachers and parents complain that computers make children fall behind. So many parents don’t allow their children to play computers again.

In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let some people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.

Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be up to people themselves.

1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because _______.

A. our country asks us to learn it

B. it can help us a lot

C. we can use it to play games

D. it can help us to find jobs

2.What do many teachers and parents complain about?

A. Their students and children use computers to play games.

B. Computers let them lose their jobs.

C. Computers make the children fall behind.

D. Computers bring people a lot of trouble.

3. In this passage we know computers_______.

A. also bring us trouble

B. bring us happiness only

C. are hated by people

D. are bad for people’s health

4. What does the underlined word “complain” mean?

A. 抱怨 B. 赞赏 C. 考虑 D. 解释

5. How do you understand the last sentence of this passage?

A. Computers are used by people.

B. People can live well without computers.

C. People must decide how to use computers.

D. Computers are strange machines.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了电脑是十分有用的，它在人们的生活中有很多的作用，同时也带来了一些麻烦。到底是有用还是麻烦，主要取决于人们怎么使用它。

1. can help people a lot in their everyday life（在人们的日常生活中，它帮了人们许多）可知，本题选B。

2. many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind（所以许多老师和父母抱怨电脑不能帮助孩子们学习反而使他们落后）可知，本题选C。

3. computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?（电脑真的是带给人们麻烦还是给人们带来幸福？）可知，本题选A。

4. teachers and parents complain that computers make children fall behind. （许多家长和老师抱怨电脑使他们的孩子落后）可知，本题选A。

5. will be decided by people themselves（它将由人们自己决定）可知，本题选C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。