初中英语阅读理解与完形填空 精品.docx
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初中英语阅读理解与完形填空精品
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Itis3a.m.Everythingontheuniversitycampusseemsghostlikeinthequiet,mistydarkness-everythingexceptthecomputercenter.Here,twentystudentssitinchairs,tappingawayonthekeys.Witheyesgluedtothevideoscreen,theytaponforhours.Fortherestoftheworld,itmightbethemiddleofthenight,butheretimedoesnotexist.Theseyoungcomputer"hackers"arepursuingakindofcompulsion(强烈欲望),adrivewhichovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpartoftheirlives.Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.Someofthesestudentshavebeenthereforthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.Somehavefallenasleeponsofasinthecomputercenter,tryingtocatchafewwinks(眨眼)buthatetogettoofarawayfromtheirbelovedmachines.
Mostofthesestudentsdon’thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.Theyaren’tworkingonassignments.Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe-theyareirresistiblydrawnthere.Andtheyarenotalone.Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry.Intheirextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.Theyfailinschoolandlosecontactwithfriends;theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadtowanderfromonecomputercentertoanother.
"Irememberonehacker.Wehadtocarryhimoffhischairtofeedhimandputhimtosleep.Wereallyfearedforhishealth,"saysacomputerscienceprofessoratMIT.
Computerscienceteachersarenowmoreawareofthemeaningofthishackerphenomenon.Theyknowthatthecaseofthehackersisnotjustthestoryofoneperson’srelationshipwithamachine.Itisthestoryofasociety’srelationshiptotheso-calledthinkingmachines,whicharebecomingalmostwidespread.
56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthoseyoungcomputer"hackers"?
A.Mostofthemaretopstudentsmajoringincomputerprogramming.
B.Forthem,computerprogrammingisalmosttheonlypurposefortheirlife.
C.Theycanstaywiththecomputeratthecenterfornearlythreedaysonend.
D.Their"love"forthecomputerissodeepthattheywanttobeneartheirmachinesevenwhentheysleep.
57.Itcanbereasonablyinferredfromthepassagethat____.
A.the"hacker"phenomenonexistsonlyatuniversitycomputercenters
B.universitycomputercentersareopentoalmosteveryone
C.universitycomputercentersareexpectingoutstandingprogrammersoutofthe"hackers"
D.the"hacker"phenomenonispartlyduetothelackofthecomputercenters
58.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthe"hacker"phenomenoncanbedescribedas____.
A.positiveB.indifferentC.anxiousD.disgusted
59.Whichofthefollowingmaybeamostappropriatetitleforthepassage?
A.TheCharmofComputerScience
B.ANewTypeofElectronicToys
C.CompulsiveComputerProgrammers
D.InternetAddicts
B
Oneofthemostinterestingparadoxes(自相矛盾的话)inAmericatodayisthatHarvardUniversity,theoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStates,isnowengagedinaseriousdebateaboutwhatauniversityshouldbe.
“ShouldHarvardoranyotheruniversitybeanintellectualsanctuary,awayfromthepoliticalandsocialrevolutionoftheage,orshoulditbealaboratoryforexperimentationwiththesepoliticalandsocialrevolutions;orevenanengineoftherevolution?
”ThisiswhatisbeingdiscussedprivatelyinthefacultyofHarvard.
TheissuewasdefinedbyWaiterLippmann,adistinguishedHarvardgraduate,severalyearsago.“Iftheuniversitiesaretodotheirwork,”hesaid,“theymustbeindependentandtheymustbedisinterested(廉洁)…Theyareplacestowhichmencanturnforjudgmentswhichareunbiased(无偏见的)bypartisanship(政党支持)andspecialinterest.Obviously,themomenttheuniversitiesfallunderpoliticalcontrol,orunderthecontrolofprivateinterests,orthemomenttheythemselvestakeahandinpoliticsandtheleadershipofgovernment,theirvalueasindependentanddisinterestedsourcesofjudgmentsisdamaged.”
ThisispartoftheargumentthatisgoingonatHarvardtoday.Anotherpartistheargumentofthemilitant(好战的):
thatauniversityisthekeeperofouridealsandmorals,andshouldnotbe“disinterested”butactivistinbringingthenation’sidealsandactionstogether.
Harvard’smenoftodayseemmoretroubledandlesssureaboutpersonal,politicalandacademicpurposethantheydidatthebeginning.“Theyarenotevenclearabouthowtheyshoulddebateandsolvetheirproblems,buttheyarestrugglingwiththemprivately,andhowtheycomeoutiscertaintoinfluenceAmericanuniversityandpoliticallife.”
60.TheissuesinthedebateonHarvard’sgoalsarewhethertheuniversitiesshouldremainindependentofoursocietyanditsproblems,orwhethertheyshould.
A.fightwiththemilitant
B.overcomethewidespreaddependency
C.takeanactivepartinsolvingsocie
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