Question

【题目】 Long ago computers were very big. They used a lot of energy. They were very ______ and few people could buy them. They were so ______ that many people couldn’t use it.

Now computers are becoming smaller and smaller. They are very easy ______. Scientists make them ______ to use and more and more people have computers because computers are becoming cheaper and cheaper.

Computers can do much ______ work than we humans (人类). A computer can take the place of (代替) many people. Sometimes many people need a long time to do some work, while a computer can do it in a few seconds (几秒内). So computers work very ______. Also, computers can do some ______ work that people can’t deal with (处理).

In our daily life, we can ______ ourselves by listening to music or watching movies online. We can also find some information for our work and ______. Computers make our life easier. For example, we can shop and chat face to face online. We can even ______ jobs on the Internet.

Now we are living in the “computer age”. People are using computers in every part of their life.

【1】A.cheapB.expensiveC.bigD.small

【2】A.difficultB.easyC.usefulD.popular

【3】A.carryB.to carryC.useD.to use

【4】A.difficultB.more difficultC.easyD.easier

【5】A.muchB.moreC.littleD.less

【6】A.slowlyB.more slowlyC.fastD.faster

【7】A.easyB.fastC.slowlyD.difficult

【8】A.findB.helpC.enjoyD.teach

【9】A.studyB.lifeC.familyD.friends

【10】A.loseB.winC.doD.find

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【6】C

【7】D

【8】C

【9】A

【10】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了一些电脑的发展历史及其现如今的发展状态，并介绍了电脑在工作和生活中的使用。

【1】句意：他们非常贵，极少有人买得起。

考查形容词辨析。A. cheap便宜的；B. expensive贵的；C. big大的；D. small小的。根据下文“few people could buy them”可推出电脑很贵。故选B。

【2】句意：它们如此难，以至于许多人不会用它。

考查形容词辨析。A. difficult困难的；B. easy容易的；C. useful有用的；D. popular受欢迎的。根据下文“many people couldn’t use it”可推出是很难的。故选A。

【3】句意：它们非常便于携带。

考查动词辨析。A. carry携带，动词原形；B. to carry携带，动词不定式；C. use使用，动词原形；D. to use使用，动词不定式。根据上文“Now computers are becoming smaller and smaller.”可推出此处是说便于携带；分析句子结构可知此处用动词不定式表目的。故选B。

【4】句意：科学家使它们更容易使用，而且越来越多的人有电脑了，因为电脑正变得越来越便宜。

考查形容词比较级。A. difficult困难的；B. more difficult更难的；C. easy容易的；D. easier更容易的。根据上文“They were so _____ that many people couldn’t use it.”可推出此处是说比以前更容易使用，用easy的比较级符合语境。故选D。

【5】句意：电脑能比人类做更多的工作。

考查形容词比较级。A. much许多；B. more更多；C. little很少；D. less更少。根据题干中“much”和“than”可知此处要用比较级；结合下文“A computer can take the place of many people.”可推出电脑能做更多工作。故选B。

【6】句意：因此电脑工作得很快。

考查副词原级。A. slowly缓慢地；B. more slowly 更慢地；C. fast快；D. faster更快。very后接副词原级；结合上文“Sometimes many people need a long time to do some work, while a computer can do it in a few seconds.”可知电脑工作很快。故选C。

【7】句意：此外，电脑能做一些人们不能处理的困难工作。

考查形容词辨析。A. easy容易的；B. fast快的；C. slowly慢，副词；D. difficult困难的。根据下文“that people can’t deal with”可推出是困难的工作。故选D。

【8】句意：在我们日常生活中，我们能通过在线听音乐或看电影娱乐自己。

考查动词辨析。A. find找到；B. help帮助；C. enjoy喜欢；D. teach教。根据下文“by listening to music or watching movies online”可推出此处用enjoy ourselves表示“玩得愉快”。故选C。

【9】句意：我们也能为我们的工作和学习找一些信息。

考查名词辨析。A. study学习；B. life 生活；C. family家庭；D. friends朋友。根据常识和句意“我们也能为我们的工作和____找一些信息”可推出是为工作和学习找信息。故选A。

【10】句意：我们甚至能在网上找工作。

考查动词辨析。A. lose失去；B. win赢得；C. do做；D. find找到。根据句意“我们甚至能在网上____工作”结合常识可推出是找工作。故选D。

这篇文章主要介绍电脑的历史及其应用，贴近社会生活。题目即涉及词汇辨析又涉及语法知识，有一定的难度。词汇辨析类试题需要在了解各选项含义的基础上结合语境选出最佳答案；而涉及语法知识的题在了解各选项含义的基础上，还要根据所学语法知识来确定单词的正确形式。如第2小题，根据下文内容很容易得知是说电脑很难，最后得出答案；而第5小题需从much和than的用法来确定使用比较级，再根据语境来确定是能比人类做更多工作。