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　　In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history,the early postwar era,there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day.Already today,less than forty years later,as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives,we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem.People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority.Indeed,they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed,or that a computer may simply malfunction.
　　Obviously,there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers,but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone awry.Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days.Maybe each computer should come with the following warning:for all the help this computer may provide,it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.
　　1、The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_____
　　A.challenging
　　B.psychological
　　C.dramatic
　　D.malfunctioning
　　参考答案：B
　　参考解析：根据文章内容我们得知，当今电子计算机的问题既不是令人深思的也不是容易出故障。而选项C与文章内容不符。它的问题是人们在心理上过分信赖它，对它的能力毫不怀疑。
　　2、The passage recommends those dealing with computers to_____
　　A.be reasonably skeptical abort them
　　B.check all their answers
　　C.substitute them for basic thinking
　　D.use them for business purposes only
　　参考答案：A
　　参考解析：文章第二段第二句说："Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days."由此我们可以推断出，文章建议那些与计算机打交道的人应该对它们采取合理的怀疑态度。
　　3、What is the main purpose of this passage?
　　A.To look back to the early days of computers.
　　B.To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.
　　C.To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.
　　D.To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.
　　参考答案：D
　　参考解析：文章分析了人们过分依赖电子计算机这一问题，在结尾向人们提出了忠告：尽管电子计算机可以提供各种帮助，但是它不应被视为代替人们基本思维和推理的东西。文章主要目的是警告人们在心理上对计算机不要采取懒惰的态度。
　　4、According to the passage,initial concerns about computers were that they might_____
　　A.lead us into the post-war era
　　B.be quite widespread
　　C.take control
　　D.take over routine tasks
　　参考答案：C
　　参考解析：问题的答案在文章的第一句之中："In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history,the early postwar era,there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day."(在计算机历史的前期即战后初期，人们普遍担心计算机可以能会代替人类统治世界)选项C与这一句的含义完全一致，故为正确答案。
　　5、An"internal computer"is_____
　　A.a computer uses exclusively by one company for its own problems
　　B.a person's store of knowledge and the ability to process it
　　C.the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buy
　　D.a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable
　　参考答案：B
　　参考解析：理解："internal computer"的含义的关键是确定"internal"的意思。这个词几个基本含义：内部的，体内的，内在的。从它所在的上下文来看，它的意思是："体内的"。"internal computer"是一种比喻说法，指人的大脑，它比计算机更聪明、更复杂，具有储存知识和运用知识的能力。因此，选项B是正确答案。
　　重要词语
　　1.widespread普遍的，广泛的
　　2.relieve减轻，解除，使得到解脱
　　3.dramatic引人注目的，突然的
　　4.foreseen预见的，预知的
　　5.reluctant不情愿的，不愿意的
　　6.authority权威
　　7.malfunction发生故障，发生功能障碍
　　8.invest投资;花钱买;耗费，投入
　　9.rely on依赖，依靠
　　10.go awry出岔子，失败;(人)背离正道
　　11.substitute代替物，代用器
　　参考译文：
　　在如今看来是计算机史前的时代，即战后早期，人们普遍担心计算机有一天会从人类手中接管世界。在不到40年后的今天，随着计算机使我们从商业和个人生活中越来越多的日常任务中解脱出来，我们面临着不太引人注目，但也不太可预见的问题。人们倾向于过度信任计算机，不愿意挑战他们的权威。实际上，他们的行为举止好像他们几乎不知道可能按错了按钮，或者计算机可能只是故障。
　　显然，如果你必须核对一下计算机的所有答案，投资于计算机是没有意义的，但是当人们感到有问题时，也应该依靠他们自己的内部计算机，并检查一下机器。提问和例行的复查必须像在编译前那样继续成为良好业务的一部分。也许每台计算机都应该有以下警告：尽管这台计算机可以提供所有帮助，但它不应该被看作是基本思维和推理技能的替代品。