A.You have to be quiet when you have a computer class
B.mily's parents clean her bedroom
C.Students can't go into the room if there is no teacher
D.Rule Two is a family rule
John:May I use your computer this afternoon,Susie?
Susie:Sure,but I have to finish typing my term paper today.
John:__________.
A.Do as you please
B.Oh,I"m sorry
C.Thank you just the same
D.Never mind it
听力原文:W:Hello,Parkson college.May I help you?
M:Yes.I'm looking for information on courses in computer programming.I would need it for the fourth semester.
W:Do you want a day or evening course?
M:Well,it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.
W:Aha.Have you taken any courses in data processing?
M:No.
W:Oh.Well,data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.
M:Oh,I see.Well,when is it given? I hope it's not on Thursdays.
W:Well,there's a class that meets on Monday evenings at seven.
M:Just once a week?
W:Yes.But that's almost three hours from seven to nine forty-five.
M:Oh.Well,that's all right.I could manage that.How many weeks does the course last?
W:Mmmm,let me see.Twelve weeks.You start the first week in September,and finish…,oh,just before Christmas,December 21st.
M:And how much is the course?
W:That's three hundred dollars including the necessary computer time.
M:Aha.Okay.Ah,where do I go to register?
W:Registration is on the second and third of September.between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall.
M:Is that the round building behind the parking lot?
W:Yes.That's the one.
M:Oh,I know how to get there.Is there anything that I should bring with me?
W:No,just your checkbook.
M:Well,thank you so much.
W:You are very welcome. Bye!
M:Bye!
Question 19.Why does the man choose to take an evening course?
Question 20.What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?
Question 21.What do we learn about the schedule of the evening course?
Question 22.What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?
(23)
A.He prefers the smaller evening classes.
B.He has signed up for a day course.
C.He has to work during the day.
D.He finds the evening course cheaper.
"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."
"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?'
"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."
"So when it goes down, you go down with it."
"That's good, sir. '
"How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.
"I have no idea. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer."
After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"
"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT'knows. 'It'can't tell me.
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
The best title for the article is______.
A.When the Computer Is Down
B.How to buy a ticket
C.The Computer of the Airport
D.Asking the Computer
A lot of kids are getting online these days—sharing data, talking about social issues, meeting adults as well as kids, and learning about other cultures. There seems to be everything on the network. Just like any other form. of media, the quality of this massive collection of information is
unequal, and there is good information as well as rubbish. Networks hold great promise: however,
it's also home to people who mean to hurt others or use their technical knowledge to steal from them . Although many Web pages can teach kids useful things, there are some other sites waiting to temp young people who are immature and easily affected.
By now, you may shake your head, but wait, let's try to put the problem into perspective Generally.it's safe for kids to use the Internet. The number of sites considered harmful is between 1% and 3%, which shows about 4.5 million other sites are interesting and educational. Besides, to stop children from using these services just because crimes are being committed online would be like telling them not to attend college because students may have accidents on campus.
What can parents do to protect their children from those harmful sites? The simplest solution is the use of programs which block offensive sites. Such programs are set to screen out certain words likely to appear on”unhealthy”sites. But many sites inappropriate to young people are clever at using words with double meanings that may appear harmless. What's more, not only do the programs fail to do the job satisfactorily, they also take away the decisive role of parents in children's education. A child who downloads bad information or pictures can only be corrected by positive family influence. No filtering program is necessary for a child who has learned to say“no”to sites he knows are inappropriate for him.
Today, when children are exposed to technology at a young age, parents often find themselveslagging behindin computer skills. Surprisingly, this may be the key to your involvement. What is better way to learn about the Internet than to do so alongside your children?
They'll most likely pick it up more quickly than you do, of course, but you'll have the chance to see, and take pride in, your child at work. You may search for information that interests your child together with him and get to know the”friends”he has online, just as you would get to know his other friends.
Thoughtful parents would combine supervision with communication, which is the best way to take advantage of the Internet as a resource while protecting their children. Follow their examples and have fun with kids on the Net!
51. According to the passage, is it wise for parents to keep their children away from the computer?Why?
A) No. Because there are also millions of sites which are interesting and educational.
B) No. Because their children have the right to use computer,
C) Yes. Because there are many rubbish sites which may hurt children.
D)Yes. Because children may become addicted to computer games.
52. In the last two paragraphs, parents are advised to ()
A) learn about the Internet along with their children
B) watch their children while they are at work
C) search for information for their children
D) make friends with their children
53. According to the article, the best way to protect children as well as take advantage of the Internet is ().
A) the use of filtering programs
B) parents,mastery of computer skills
C) the combination of supervision and communication
D) forbidding them to make friends on the Internet
54. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression”lagging behind”?
A)hide behind
B) run behind
C)walk behind
D) fall behind
Finding a good work-at-home job is not easy. Although you see all the online advertising, there aren't that many of them. Those that are available may require that you live in a certain area or spend at least some time in the office. Others may be only part-time jobs. Keep in mind that the skills needed for home employment are similar to those needed for working in an office. You'll also need a home office with a high speed internet connection, phone, fax, computer, printer, and other basic office equipment. To get started, consider your job search as your job. Spend as many hours per week on your job search as you would spend working. If you're looking for full-time work, you should be spending fill-time hours seeking a job. Networking (人际关系) remains the top way to find a job and it does work. Develop contacts—friends, family, even the other job seekers—anyone who might have the information you need. You can take a direct approach and ask for job information or try a less formal approach and ask for information and advice. Contact everyone you know and tell them you want to work from home. You may be surprised by the people they know and the job information they can provide.
According to the first paragraph, it is not easy to find good work-at-home jobs because ______.
A、they are seldom advertised online or in newspapers
B、they may require that you live in a certain place
C、you are always asked to work full-time
D、you need to have a college degree
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 had gone wrong. 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 device that can take the place of fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.
The main purpose of this passage is______.
A.to look back to the early days of computers
B.to explain what technical problems may occur with computers
C.to warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers
D.to discourage unnecessary investment in computers
The Solo Trek had a 120 horsepower engine with twin fans. Only one person flies. As you fly above the roofs, you lean a little forward. You can see everything under you. You are flying like Superman.
Michael Moshier looked at the jet belt and the rocket belt that was developed 20, 30 years ago. Nothing ever came from them. People still can't fly.
Inventors have tried to make it easy for people to fly. Paul Moiler has been working on his flying car for 30 years. He now says it is ready for tests. It would take off and land vertically, go 600 miles an hour, and deliver 20 miles to the gallon. A computer would do the actual flying. He says it could be sold next year for about a million dollars.
NASA is working with Moshier to help develop his flying machine. The first users are likely to be military.
It's been 50-years since Robert Fulton invented his airphibian, a flying car. It flew, and is now in the Smithsonian Museum.
Getting dreams to fly is never easy.
The Solo Flyer is able to lift off the ground by using ______.
A.a solar powered engine
B.engine-powered twin fans
C.large flapping wings
D.rotating blades
Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work ____6___the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very ___7___to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the __8__ form. of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantages that they ___9___receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to ____10____. Third , the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of “float”-it takes several days __11____a check is cashed and funds are _12____from the issuer’s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.___13____ electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.
Fourth, electronic means of payment may __14_____ security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information ___15___ there. The fact that this is not an _16____occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and __17__ steal funds by moving them from someone else’s accounts into their own. The ___18__of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a whole new field of computer science is developing to ____19__security issues. A further electronic means of payments leaves an electronic ____20___ that contains a large number of personal data. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating our privacy.
A.However .
B.moreover .
C.Therefore .
D.Otherwise