Question

Look at the diagram. It        something of home computer used by a group of young people. We asked thirty young people between fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much      they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were 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 (文字处理)        . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used        as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any       use.

The results show that computer use is quite high among 14～18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers       by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and      address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.

1.A. shows              B.says               C. writes              D. gives

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.A. closing          B. opening          C. leaving           D. keeping

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了家庭电脑的使用人群主要是14-18岁的青少年，叙述了他们每周使用电脑的时间以及使用电脑的不同目的。

1.考查动词及语境的理解。上文提到Look at the diagram（看图表），联系下文The results show that ---（结果显示---）可知是从图表显示来说明问题的。故选A。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。结合下文The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, ---（每周他们花在电脑上的通常时间大约12小时，---）可知此处问的是他们每周花多少时间在电脑上。故选C。.

3.考查疑问代词及语境的理解。What---for---(作什么用），这句话是说：我们最感兴趣的是他们使用电脑作什么用。故选A。

4.考查形容词及语境的理解。联系上下文，前句和后句形成比较。下文and the lowest user only five hours.（最低使用者只花5小时），可知上文最高使用者大约32小时。故选D。

5.考查动词不定式及语境的理解。根据下文，只有少数孩子用电脑做诸如文字处理、帮助学习、电脑编程之类的事情，所有的孩子通常使用电脑来玩游戏。故选C。动词不定式作目的状语。

6.考查介词短语及语境的理解。at times ：有时，as usual ：往常  ， in the end ：结果 ， all the time：一直、总是。联系上下文可知，14个孩子告诉我们说他们有时做一些文字处理。故选A。

7.考查代及语境的理解。根据上文 they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers（他们在电脑上记录地址和电话号码），此处computers用复数形式，可知以下指代的是复数，且作use的宾语，故用宾格them。所以选B。

8.考查不定代词及语境的理解。another：另一、又一 ，other ：别的、其他的 ，the other ：（两者中的）另一，others：其他的（人或物）。结合语境可知，没有人用电脑作其他用法。故选B。.

9.考查被动语态及语境的理解。see---as---：看作---。根据语境，电脑被年轻人看作是比游戏机大一点的机器。故应用被动语态。所以选A。

10.考查动词搭配及语境的理解。根据上文 they kept addresses and phone numbers （他们记录地址和电话号码），可知，keep:保存、记录。故选D。

考点：故事类短文。