单选题

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A、 It was as large as a TV set.
B、 It was as large as a room.
C、 It was as large as a book.
D、 It was as small as a palm.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] 8-10 M：When was the first computer built? W：It was built in 1944. M：Is it the same as the computers that we use now? W：No，it was as large as a room and worked very slow. M：But computers have become smaller，and worked faster now. W：Yes. Most computers are as small as a TV set. Some can be made smaller than a book. M：Why is a computer so useful? W：It can keep much information and work very fast. M：Then they can do a lot of work for us. W：You are right. They have greatly changed our lives. 8．What was the first computer like'? [解析] 这个对话讨论的是电脑的发展历史。本题提问的是What Was the first computer like?对话中先谈到了第一台电脑的发明时间，然后男士问第一台电脑的具体情况，女士回答it was as large as a room and worked very slow，据此可以得出答案。

A、 It becomes smaller and works faster.
B、 It becomes larger and works faster.
C、 It becomes larger and works slower.
D、 It becomes smaller and works slower.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] What changes does computer have now? [解析] 对话中提到，现在的电脑和以前的电脑相比，computers have become smaller，and worked faster now.所以答案是A)。

A、 It can do everything that man does.
B、 Our lives have been changed a lot.
C、 More and more information can be stored in a computer.
D、 It can do everything for man.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] What is the result of the invention of the computer? [解析] 对话中男士问到Why is a computer so useful?女士回答It can keep much information and work very fast.男士接着说Then they can do a lot of work for us.对话最后，女士做出了总结：电脑给我们带来的最大的好处就是They have greatly changed our lives.即电脑极大地改变了我们的生活，据此可以得知C)为正确答案。