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1、2019 年大学英语四级考试阅读模拟试题（4）There is no denying that students should learn somethingabout 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
2、have some basic idea of how thethings that they use do what they do. Further, students might behelped 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 formof literacy ( 读写能力);it is a trade skill that should
3、not be taught as a liberal art.Learning how to use a computer and learning how to programone are two distinct activities. A case might be made that thecompetent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from theirfear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that allought to know how
4、to program one. Leave that to people whohavechosen programming as a career. While programming can belots 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 difficult, and it getseasier al
5、l the time as programs become more user-friendly. Let usassume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how touse a computer to be a competent citizen. What does the phraselearning to use a computer mean? It sounds like learning to drive acar, that is, it sounds as if there is some set o
6、f definite skills that, once acquired,enable one to use a computer.In fact, learning to use a computer is much more like learning toplay a game,but learning the rulesof one game may not help you playa second game, whose rules may not be the same. There is no such athingas teaching someone how to use
7、 a computer. One can onlyteach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished.Choose correct answers to the question:1.To be the competent citizens of tomorrow, people should _.A. try to lay a solid foundation in computer scienceB. be aware of how the things that they u
8、se do what they doC. learn to use a computer by acquiring a certain set of skillsD. understand that programming a computer is more essential than repairing a car2. In the second paragraphauto repairandviolin-makingare mentioned to show that _ .A. programming a computer is as interesting as making a
9、violin B. our society needs experts in different fieldsC. violin making requires as much skill as computer programmingC. people who can use a computer dont necessarily have to know computer programming3. Learning to use a computer is getting easier all the time because _ .A. programs are becoming le
10、ss complicatedB. programs are designed to be convenient to usersC. programming is becoming easier and easierD. programs are becoming readily available to computer users4. According to the author,the phraselearning to use a computer(Lines3,4,Para.3) means learning _.A. a set of rules B. the fundament
11、als of computer scienceC. specific programs D. general principles of programming5. The authors purpose in writing this passage is _.A. to stress the impact of the computer on societyB. to explain the concept of computer literacyC. to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrowD. to emphasize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job参考答案1. C2. D3. B4. C5. B