17. Which of the following is David Tebbutt’s idea on the relationship between people and computers?

　　 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.

16. The author promises to explain _________.

　 A. the necessity of the local governmental unit.

　 B. why it is easier to use the government to control education.

　 C. the responsibility of the social group.

　 D. why parents should not teach their children.

E

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

　 One pioneer in particular, who disagrees in David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not 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 Tebbett thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but 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. They are not told what to do, they find out. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers but have to be able to tell people questions people ask. People don’t have to learn computer terms(术语), but the experts are becoming “people-literate”.

15. The method which the author says might become entirely untenable is _____.

　 A. the method of social organization.

　 B. parental education of children.

　 C. a simple social order.

　 D. the entrustment of education to special individuals.

14. The writer would probably argue for _______.

A. more parental influence in education.

B. an educational system which takes social complexity into account.

C. strict state control of education.

D. more special training for teachers.

13. The closest restatement(重新叙述) of the first sentence is ___.

A. The more complex a social organization becomes, the more complex the educational system becomes.

B. The complexity of a social organization depends on the complexity of the educational system.

C. Social organizations are truly as complex as they need to be for educational purposes.

D. Our society must be complex if we want our education system to serve our children’s educational requirements.

12. One thing necessary for discovering influenza outbreak is __.

　 A. doctors and hospital services.

　 B. drugs to fight the disease.

　 C. the United Nations.

　 D. sick Chinese.

D

　 It is true that as a social organization moves from the simple to the complex, so does the organization through which it educates its children. Growth and change are vital if education is to meet new needs and demands. In a very simple social order it may suffice(足够) to have the parents carry on the education of their children. However, as will be shown later in more detail, such a method may become entirely untenable(站不住脚的), and special individuals are entrusted(委交) with the task. These may be hired privately at first, but soon the social group---- the church, village, and the like----will be responsible for education. Eventually, special training is required for those who do the teaching, and an agency to control this training is needed. Thus the influence of local government unit, such as the town, township, and later the state or the province, becomes necessary. It was generally considered simpler to use as a unit the already existing local unit.

11. In order to keep track of a disease such as influenza, W.H.O. must have ________.

　 A. highly trained experts.

　 B. co-operation from every doctor.

　 C. good reporting services.

　 D. time to study the facts.

10. The experiments in giving the virus to animals proved that this type of influenza was easy to catch __________.

　 A. but was not deadly.

　 B. and had rather mild effects.

　 C. and could possibly causes death.

　 D. and did not have the usual signs.

9. One interesting thing about the virus in the story was that it __.

　 A. was especially weak.

　 B. was similar to other viruses.

　 C. could reproduce with great speed.

　 D. had samples frozen and packed in dry ice.

8. the doctor in Singapore performed a valuable service by ______.

　 A. finding the subgroup of the virus.

　 B. developing a cure.

　 C. keeping his patients apart from others.

　 D. reporting the outbreak to Geneva.