阅读理解 Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become "computer-literate", in other words, to learn to understand computers and what makes them tick. Not all experts agree, however, that this is a good idea. One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to the people and make them "people-literate". David first got the idea when he visited one of America''s best-known computer "guru" figure, Bob Albrecht, in the small university town of Palo Alto in Northern California. Albrecht had started a project called Computertown USA in the local library, and the local children used to call round every Wednesday to borrow some time on the computers there, instead of borrowing library books, Albrecht was always on hand to answer any questions and to help the children discover about computers in their own way. Over here, in Britain, Computertowns have taken off in a big way, and there are now about 40 scattered over the country. David Tebbutt thinks they are most successful when tied to a computer club. He insists there is a vast and important difference between the two, although they complement each other. The clubs cater for the enthusiasts, with some computer knowledge already, who get together and eventually form an expert computer group. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers available for them to experiment on, with experts available to encourage them and answer any questions; they are not told what to do, they find out. David Tebbutt finds it interesting to see the two different approaches working side by side. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to explain the answers to the questions that people really want to know. In some Computertowns there are question sessions, rather like radio phone-ins, where the experts listen to a lot of questions and then try to work out some structure to answer them. People are not having to learn computer jargons, but the experts are having to translate computer mysteries into easily understood terms; the computers are becoming "people-literate".
单选题 According to David Tebbutt, the purpose of Computertown UK is to_______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】由Computertown UK定位于文章第二段,最后一句话指出David Tebbutt创办Computertown UK的目的是让电脑“人文化”,即让电脑服务于人。B)是干扰项,因为文章是指让人们更容易理解电脑知识,而不是能用上电脑。
单选题 We learn from the passage that Computertown USA was a_______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】文章第三段第二句话...a project called Computertown USA…,B)中的project完全和文中表达一致。
单选题 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】第三段提到孩子们每周三都要去Computertown USA,可见其popular,与A)吻合;第四段把Computertown与computer club进行对比,第二句话they are most successful when tied to a Computer club,意即二者结合时会很成功,与D)吻合;第四段后面部分指出二者吸引不同的人群,与B)吻合;只有C)在文中未提及。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computertowns?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】文中最后一段提到专家们不是给人们做电脑讲座,而是倾听人们的问题,然后用简明的语言解答人们想了解的问题。A)与文章表达不一致。