题目内容
Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but I refuse to become part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all communications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. com at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a computer do if they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to come in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”
If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude to computers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
1.
What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?
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A．Get me out of the Internet world. |
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B．Computers are trying to take control of life. |
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C．Modern technology pushes old people away. |
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D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet. |
2.
According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks computers are .
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A．unnecessary |
B．convenient |
C．expensive |
D．advanced |
3.
What might the author like about the future computer?
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A．Taking blames. |
B．Curing illnesses. |
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C．Delivering messages. |
D．Responding to emotions. |
1.D
2.A
3.A
【解析】 略
津桥教育计算小状元系列答案The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who_16___a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he __17_to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I _18___with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile _19___the parking garage . _20___as he walked up, I _21___his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖).“Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t _22___thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a _23___ voice too, as his broad smile __24__left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You _25___it very well. You seem like a happy man _26___ the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “ I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports _27___.”
It was ironic(讽刺的). Just _28___we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was _29___ after an operation. Here’s a man with a __30__far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no _31___happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old _32___, “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” _33___ your problems, just keep in__34__that none of us goes through life __35__and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings.
| A. stared at | B. talked about | C. agreed with | D. looked like |
| A. conducted | B. appeared | C. performed | D. pretended |
| A. questioned | B. advised | C. complained | D. greeted |
| A. lit up | B. put up | C. held up | D. kept up |
| A. o | B. And | C. But | D. Though |
| A. diagnosed | B. noticed | C. examined | D. checked |
| A. want | B. set | C. wait | D. help |
| A. cheerful | B. sad | C. low | D. painful |
| A. sometimes | B. regularly | C. never | D. always |
| A. need | B. handle | C. demand | D. deal |
| A. in spite of | B. in return for | C. thanks to | D. but for |
| A. training | B. coach | C. coat | D. car |
| A. when | B. until | C. before | D. since |
| A. recovering | B. suffering | C. repairing | D. benefiting |
| A.direction | B.location | C. situation | D. position |
| A. fewer | B. less | C. further | D. more |
| A. story | B. news | C. saying | D. lesson |
| A. Whatever | B. However | C. Whichever | D. Whenever |
| A. head | B. brain | C. heart | D. mind |
| A. completely | B. easily | C. hardly | D. lightly |
The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who_16___a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he __17_to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I _18___with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile _19___the parking garage . _20___as he walked up, I _21___his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖).“Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t _22___thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a _23___ voice too, as his broad smile __24__left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You _25___it very well. You seem like a happy man _26___ the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “ I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports _27___.”
It was ironic(讽刺的). Just _28___we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was _29___ after an operation. Here’s a man with a __30__far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no _31___happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old _32___, “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” _33___ your problems, just keep in__34__that none of us goes through life __35__and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings.
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1.A. stared at |
B. talked about |
C. agreed with |
D. looked like |
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2.A. conducted |
B. appeared |
C. performed |
D. pretended |
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3.A. questioned |
B. advised |
C. complained |
D. greeted |
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4.A. lit up |
B. put up |
C. held up |
D. kept up |
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5.A. o |
B. And |
C. But |
D. Though |
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6.A. diagnosed |
B. noticed |
C. examined |
D. checked |
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7.A. want |
B. set |
C. wait |
D. help |
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8.A. cheerful |
B. sad |
C. low |
D. painful |
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9.A. sometimes |
B. regularly |
C. never |
D. always |
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10.A. need |
B. handle |
C. demand |
D. deal |
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11.A. in spite of |
B. in return for |
C. thanks to |
D. but for |
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12.A. training |
B. coach |
C. coat |
D. car |
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13.A. when |
B. until |
C. before |
D. since |
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14.A. recovering |
B. suffering |
C. repairing |
D. benefiting |
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15.A.direction |
B.location |
C. situation |
D. position |
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16.A. fewer |
B. less |
C. further |
D. more |
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17.A. story |
B. news |
C. saying |
D. lesson |
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18.A. Whatever |
B. However |
C. Whichever |
D. Whenever |
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19.A. head |
B. brain |
C. heart |
D. mind |
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20.A. completely |
B. easily |
C. hardly |
D. lightly |