Question

Now computers are very among young people. Last week, we asked thirty young people fourteen and eighteen. We asked how much they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we most interested in they used their computers for.

The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.

All the children said they usually used computers . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字處理) . Only two of them said computers their lessons, and eight children told us they kept addresses and phone numbers in their computers or used to write diaries. Only three children said they were learning to make computer programs and nobody looked up databases (數據庫). None of them used computers for any use.

The show that computer use is quite high among young people of 14-18 years old. They also show quite clearly that computers by most young people as little more than game machines. , though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become in everyday life.

1.A.common B.cheap C.easy D.difficult

2.A.among B.between C.from D.about

3.A.hours B.money C.time D./

4.A.is B.was C.are D.were

5.A.what B.why C.how D.whether

6.A.high B.higher C.highest D.the highest

7.A.to read B.reading C.to play games D.playing games

8.A.at times B.as usual C.in the end D.all the time

9.A.found out B.worked at C.helped with D.looked over

10.A.theirs B.them C.its D.it

11.A.another B.other C.the other D.others

12.A.ways B.questions C.reports D.results

13.A.are seen B.have seen C.will be seen D.see

14.A.More or less B.From now on C.By the way D.It seems to us that

15.A.wonderful B.popular C.useful D.Expensive

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要通過對一組年輕人使用家庭電腦的情況調查，說明雖然電腦在年輕人中使用很普遍，但是電腦在湯姆的生活中只是被當作游戲機，卻沒有其他實際作用。

1.1】考查形容詞及語境的理解。common：普遍的，.cheap ：便宜的 ，easy容易的， difficult：困難的。聯系下文可知，這里指的是電腦在年輕人中使用很普遍。故選A。

2.……， about指大約。根據語境可知，這里指的是詢問了30個14-18周歲的年輕人。故選B。

3.

4.

5.

6.the lowest user only five hours.”形成對比，指的是使用電腦最高的達到32小時。故應選D。

7.most young people as little more than game machines”的敘述可知，這里指的是所有的孩子都說他們通常使用電腦玩游戲。故游戲C。

8.

9.……，helped with：在某方面幫助， looked over：檢查。根據語境，這里指的是只有兩個孩子說使用電腦幫助學習。故選C。

10.

11.

12.

13.……當作……。

14.……。根據語境，這里指的是對我們來說似乎電腦在年輕人家中很普遍。故選D。

15.

考點：故事類短文。