Computers are useful machines．They can help people a 1ot in their everyday life．For example，they can help people save much time，and they can help people work out many problems they can't do easily．Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people．

    Today more and more families own computers．Parents buy computers for their children．

    They hope computers can help them improve(提高)their studies in schoo1．But many of the children use computers to play games，to watch video or to sing Karaoke．instead of studying．So many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind．So computers are locked by parents in the boxes．   

    In some other countries，even some scientists hate computers．Thy say computers let millions of people lost their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble．

    Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves．

1．Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because        ．

    A．our country asks us to learn it

    B．it can help us a lot

    C．we can use it to play games

    D．it can help us to find jobs

2．What do many teachers and parents complain about?

    A．Their students and children use computers to play games．

    B．Computers let them lost their jobs．

    C．Computers make the students and children fall behind．

    D．Computers bring people a lot of trouble．

3．In this passage we know computers．

    A．a(chǎn)lso bring us trouble

    B．bring us happiness only

    C．a(chǎn)re hated by people

D．a(chǎn)re bad for people’ health

4．Can computers really help children to study?

    A．Yes，they can．                B．It’s easy to say．

    C．No，they can’t．                       D．Of course not．

5．How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means

    A．computers are used by people

    B．people can live well without computers

    C．one must decide how to use computers

    D．computers are strange machines

We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists , teachers , writers and students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago , computers couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very few people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. Since they can do a lot of work , many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.

　　Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Gomputers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our good friends. Do you want to have a computer?

（　�。� （1）. What's the Chinese for “computer age”?

A.計算機年齡　　　　　　　　　　　　C.計算機時代

C.計算機時間或　　　　　　　　　　 D. 計算機空間

（　　） （2）. The computers were very _________ over 30 years ago.

A. large but cheap　　　　　　　　 B. small but expensive

C. small and cheap　　　　　　　　 D. large and dear

（　�。� （3）. Computers become very important because ___________.

A. they can do work more quickly than people and make fewer mistakes

B. they can make fewer mistakes , but work more slowly

C. they can do some work

D. lots of people like to use them

（　　） （4）. Writers use computers to___________.

A. play games　　　　　　　　　　 B. help teaching

C. write books　　　　　　　　　　 D. watch TV programmes

（　�。� （5）. Do computers have a memory?

A. Yes , they do.　　　　　　　　　　 B. No , they don' t.

C. The passage doesn't tell us.　　　　D. They have a bad memory.

We live in the “computer age”. People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, computers couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very few people were interested in them and knew(知道) how to use them. Today computers are smaller and cheaper. Since they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people even have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our good friends. Do you want to have a computer?

1. What's the Chinese for “computer age”?

A. 計算機年齡　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. 計算機時代

C. 計算機時間　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. 計算機空間

2. What were the computers like over thirty years ago?

A. They were very large but cheap.

B. They were very small but expensive.

C. They were very small and cheap.

D. They were very large and dear.

3. Why do computers become very important?

A. Because they can do work more quickly than people and make fewer mistakes.

B. Because they can make fewer mistakes, but work more slowly.

C. Because they can do some work.

D. Because lots of people like to use them.

4. What do writers use computers to do?

A. To play games.

B. To help teaching.

C. To write books.

D. To watch TV programs.

5. Do computers have a memory(記憶，存儲)?

A. Yes, they do. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. No, they don't.

C. The passage doesn't tell us. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. They have a bad memory.