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The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been making better and better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control (控制) in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize (识别) voices, translate (翻译) languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve (服务) the people?
1．A computer is clever because people are ________.
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2．Which of the following computers can not do now?
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3．What will happen in the future?
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A．Most jobs will be done by the computer.
B．People will no longer use computers.
C．Computers will be used only to talk with people.
D．All computers will be no use.
4．The text is written to ________.
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5．The best title for the text is ________.
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0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:
One dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood $ 17:00
Paint $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour) $8. 00
Total $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
| A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully. |
| B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite. |
| C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other. |
| D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like. |
| A．$ 26. 50 | B．$36. 50 | C．$56. 50 | D．$57. 50 |
| A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work |
| B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work |
| C． he got as much money as he had expected |
| D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more |
| A． Clever | B． Silly | C． Dishonest | D． Humorous(幽默的) |
| A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill |
| B． He tried to get more money for his work. |
| C． He had written the bill before the writer got home |
| D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife. |
0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:
One dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood $ 17:00
Paint $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour) $8. 00
Total $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
小题1:Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
| A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully. |
| B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite. |
| C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other. |
| D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like. |
| A．$ 26. 50 | B．$36. 50 | C．$56. 50 | D．$57. 50 |
| A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work |
| B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work |
| C． he got as much money as he had expected |
| D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more |
| A． Clever | B． Silly | C． Dishonest | D． Humorous(幽默的) |
| A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill |
| B． He tried to get more money for his work. |
| C． He had written the bill before the writer got home |
| D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife. |
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There is a bar in our town with the name
“The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster,
“Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”“But the name of the bar is'The White Horse',”Mr. Webster said.
“Yes, but do it,”the man said. Then he went out of the bar.
Mr. Webster went to an artist and said,
“I want a picture of a black horse.”The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a man came in and said,
“There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the name.”The man looked, sat down and drank something.Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said,
“The picture on your door is wrong,”and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.(1)The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ________.
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A
．picture of a black horse showed good luckB
．the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the barC
．people would understand the picture different from the nameD
．people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name(2)Mr. Webster agreed with the stranger ________.
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A
．though he wasn't ready to do it like that at firstB
．though he didn't like the black horseC
．because he knew he was an artistD
．because he also wanted to change the picture(3)More and more people came to the bar because _________.
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A
．it changed its nameB
．the black horse was better than the white horseC
．the bar had a black horseD
．they wanted to show the mistake(4)The stranger ________.
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A
．was cleverer than Mr. WebsterB
．didn't like the white horse at the beginningC
．knew Mr. Webster and the artistD
．got much money by teaching Mr. Webster(5)From the story we have learnt that ________.
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A
．if your business is not good, you'd better change the name or the pictureB
．if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideasC
．when you have difficulty, don't give upD
．when a good name is given, it can cause success 查看习题详情和答案>>