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1、2013高考阅读训练（四）AThere is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine (内燃机) has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons (活塞) being driven. For people should have some b
2、asic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computers impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy (读写能力); it is a trade skill that should not be
3、taught as a liberal art.Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know how to
4、program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, and while our society needs some people who are experts at it, the same is true of auto repair and violin-making.Learning how to use a computer is not that difficu1t, and it gets easier a
5、ll the time as programs become more “user-friendly”. Let us assume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a competent citizen. What does the phrase “learning to use a computer” mean? It sounds like “learning to drive a car”, that is, it sounds as if there is
6、 some set of definite skills that, once acquired, enable one to use a computer.In fact, “learning to use a computer” is much more like “learning to play a game”, but learning the rules of one game may not he1p you play a second game, whose rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as teach
7、ing someone how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished.41. To be the competent citizens of tomorrow, people should . A. try to lay a solid foundation in computer science B. be aware of how the things that they use do what th
8、ey do C. learn to use a computer by acquiring a certain set of skills D. understand that programming a computer is more essential than repairing a car.42. In the second paragraph “violin-making” is mentioned to show that . A. programming a computer is as interesting as making a violin B. our society
9、 needs experts in different fields C. violin-making requires as much skill as computer programming D. people who can use a computer dont necessarily have to know computer programming43. Learning to use a computer is getting easier all the time because . A. programs are becoming 1ess complicated B. p
10、rograms are designed to be convenient to users C. programming is becoming easier and easier D. programs are becoming readily available to computer users44. According to the author, the phrase “learning to use a computer” in Para. 3 means learning . A. a set of rules B. the fundamentals of computer s
11、cience C. specific programs D. general principles of programming45. The authors purpose in writing this passage is . A. to stress the impact of the computer on society B. to explain the concept of computer literacy C. to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrow D. to emph
12、asize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job.BThe way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappines
13、s. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achieveme
14、nt, religious commitment, self-improvement.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. lf he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, advent
15、ure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights s1eep or three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have
16、 children ever know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying th
