A marketing director for a famous computer manufacturer was designing a new advertisement for his company. While researching consumers’ response to his product, he asked, “Ships are commonly referred to as ‘she’ or ‘her’. What gender （性别）would you give to your computer? Give four reasons to support your answer. ”

A large group of women reported that the computers should be referred to as “he” or “him” because:

①In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

②They have a lot of data, but are still hard to understand.

③They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are problems.

④As soon as you buy one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, said that computers should be referred to as “she” or “her” because：

①The language they use to communicate with other computers is impossible to understand for most men.

②Even your smallest mistakes are stored in the long-term memory and will be remembered forever.

③As soon as you get one, you find yourself spending half your money on accessories (附件) for it.

1．In fact, computers really _______.

       A．should be referred to as “she”

       B．should be talked about as “he”

       C．are neither “she” nor “he”

       D．are either “he” or “she”

2．Why did the man ask people such a strange question?

       A．Because he was a marketing director of a computer company.

       B．Because he was not sure whether to use “she” or “he” for his computer.

       C．Because he wanted to make special computers for men and women.

       D．Because he was planning an advertisement for his computer.

3．From the women’s answers, we can see _______.

       A．they generally don’t know as much about computer as men do

       B．they want to use a computer without turning it on

       C．they can’t make up their minds when to buy a new computer

       D．they love computers as much as they love their husbands

4．Which of the following is NOT implied in the reported answers?

      A．Women think computers can solve problems.

       B．Women are likely to remember their husbands’ small mistakes.

       C．Some women’s computers usually work half the time.

       D．Some women believe they might find a better husband if they wait a little longer.

第三节阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
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A marketing director for a famous computer manufacturer was designing a new advertisement for his company. While researching consumers’ response to his product, he asked, “Ships are commonly referred to as ‘she’ or ‘her’. What gender (性别) would you give to your computer? Give four reasons to support your answer.
A large group of women reported that the computers should be referred to as “he” or “him” because:
1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data, but are still hard to understand.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are problems.
4. As soon as you buy one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model.
The men, on the other hand, said that computers should be referred to as “she” or “her” because:
1. The language they use to communicate with other computers is impossible to understand for most men.
2. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in the long-term memory and will be remembered forever.
3. As soon as you get one, you find yourself spending half your money on accessories (附件) for it.
21. In fact, computers really _______.
A. should be referred to as “she”        B. should be talked about as “he”
C. are neither “she” nor “he”                 D. are either “he” or “she”
22. Why did the man ask people such a strange question? 
A. Because he was a marketing director of a computer company.
B. Because he was not sure whether to use “she” or “he” for his computer.
C. Because he wanted to make special computers for men and women.
D. Because he was planning an advertisement for his computer.
23. From the women’s answers, we can see _______.
A. they generally don’t know as much about computer as men do
B. they want to use a computer without turning it on
C. they can’t make up their minds when to buy a new computer
D. they love computers as much as they love their husbands

第三节 阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

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A marketing director for a famous computer manufacturer was designing a new advertisement for his company. While researching consumers’ response to his product, he asked, “Ships are commonly referred to as ‘she’ or ‘her’. What gender (性别) would you give to your computer? Give four reasons to support your answer.

A large group of women reported that the computers should be referred to as “he” or “him” because:

1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

2. They have a lot of data, but are still hard to understand.

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are problems.

4. As soon as you buy one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model.

The men, on the other hand, said that computers should be referred to as “she” or “her” because:

1. The language they use to communicate with other computers is impossible to understand for most men.

2. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in the long-term memory and will be remembered forever.

3. As soon as you get one, you find yourself spending half your money on accessories (附件) for it.

21. In fact, computers really _______.

A. should be referred to as “she”        B. should be talked about as “he”

C. are neither “she” nor “he”                 D. are either “he” or “she”

22. Why did the man ask people such a strange question? 

A. Because he was a marketing director of a computer company.

B. Because he was not sure whether to use “she” or “he” for his computer.

C. Because he wanted to make special computers for men and women.

D. Because he was planning an advertisement for his computer.

23. From the women’s answers, we can see _______.

A. they generally don’t know as much about computer as men do

B. they want to use a computer without turning it on

C. they can’t make up their minds when to buy a new computer

D. they love computers as much as they love their husbands

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　The United States is not the only country affected by the “computer revolution ”. All the major countries of the world have computers, and the developing countries have also realized that computers play a big part in their economic development.

　　Usually what one sees is a machine that looks like a typewriter; it is called a computer terminal (终端). But computers are also used in unseen ways. For example. they determine how much time there should be between traffic signals to prevent traffic problems and to keep millions of cars moving in an orderly flow. When you buy a car, a factory process (过程) that is controlled by a computer enables you to obtain a car with your own choice of colors and special features(特征) in just a few weeks' time. In medical laboratories, computers have reduced the mistakes in testing, and they have saved doctors' countless hours of work. Before long, medical histories of all Americans will be kept in computer “banks”. If a person becomes ill far from his home, local doctors will be able to get his medical record immediately. In science, the computer has performed in minutes experiments which would have required thousands of hours of work by human hands and minds.

　　Most experts agree that computers are necessary to solve the problems of increasing population, city living, and public affairs. Without computers, the jobs of solving these problems would require millions of workers to do tons of paperwork. Before any computer can work on any problem, it must be told what to do. Someone must program the computer, step-by-step. At first this was done by having the programmer write out his instructions in the form of numbers which would be “understood” by the machine. Within a short time, attempts were made to perform a system that would enable humans to communicate more easily with machines. Different “languages” were developed by means of which the programmer could use words that had meanings for him, and another program in the machine would translate the words into the computer's number system.

　　Without special training, it is impossible to understand exactly how a computer does its work. However, many people without scientific training use computers in their daily lives. In some American schools, for example, young children are being taught by computers for part of the school day.

　　The use of computers in school has worried some Americans. There are those who fear it will remove human element (成分) from teacher-student relationships. On the other hand, there are educators who consider computer program a valuable means of freeing teachers from the more boring and tiring tasks, thus enabling them to spend more time with a single student.

　　In education, as in business and industry, science and medicine, computers play an important part in almost every type of operation. The future will bring major advances in computer technology, which will aid man in his efforts to improve the world.

1．According to the context, the author has written the passage mainly for ________ .

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A．young children

B．experienced operators

C．common readers

D．scientists in the computer field

2．Operators of computers should give instructions to work in the form of program ________ .

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A．which are introduced in turn into computers

B．through which computers could process “language”

C．which could tell computers what to do and how to do

D．all of the above

3．The arguments for computer program used in education were that

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A．computers like toys would attract much attention of school children

B．there are lots of buttons which you can press for doing anything at your will

C．computer program would take the place of teachers, turning a school into a computer world

D．computers could give teachers the opportunity to spare time to deal with students respectively

4．Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage?

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A．The world will enjoy the beautiful picture of the computers.

B．Computer technology will change the human life.

C．Computer would work freely in the future.

D．Computer would work with a great memory-storage and at highest speed.