There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons 1. (drive). For people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use do 2. they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computer’s impact on society. But that is not what is meant 3. computer literacy. Computer literacy is not a form of literacy; it is a trade skill that should not be taught as a liberal art.
Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow 4. free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lots of fun, 5. 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 gets easier all the time as programs become more “user-friendly”. Let us assume that in the future 6. is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a competent citizen. What does the phrase learning to use a computer mean? It sounds like “learning to drive a car”, that is, it sounds 7. there is some set of definite skills that, once 8. (acquire), enable one to use a computer.
In fact, “learning to use a computer” is much more like “learning to play a game”, but learning the rules of one game may not help you play 9. second game, 10. rules may not be the same. There is no such a thing as teaching someone how to use a computer. One can only teach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished.
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Once upon a time there lived a painter named Bill. He was a bit 1. (smart) than any other painter around him. In his city there lived a woman who was almost particular about anything.
One day，when the woman 2. (shop)，she saw a vase that she loved very much. She 3. (immediate) paid for it and took it home. She loved the vase so much that she decided to have her house 4. (paint) the same color as the vase. Then she sent for a painter and told him what she wanted to do， 5. the color of the vase was special and the painter couldn’t find the paint of that color. The woman sent for some other painters. But none of them managed 6. (find) the paint the woman wanted. At last，Bill was sent for. The woman told him that she had asked some other painters to do the same work but none did the work 7. (satisfying). Bill promised he’d do the work well. He said he’d go to look 8. paint with the vase so that he’d find the exact paint he wanted. The woman agreed.
Bill then bought some paint that was in the similar color of 9. vase and repainted it. When the woman saw the paint，she knew it was what she wanted. Then Bill 10. (ask) to repaint her house with the paint.
What's the easiest way to stay warm in the super cold？1.. At least that's what Santa Claus told me.
Over Christmas, Dennis and I went to Finland. We brought back some tips for keeping warm in a cold temperature.
Three layers（层）work wonders.
Start with the base layer, which sits right on your skin: choose something absorbent（有吸收力的）.2..
A sweater is a good choice. The most important layer is the outer clothes, which should be waterproof（防水的）and windproof.
3..
You lose heat from every millimeter of uncovered skin, which was the biggest lesson I learned on the trip. My whole body was well covered. But I missed one spot: my face. So it often felt like the wind was going to blow my nose off.
Exercise and don't just stand still.
When it's cold, exercising may be the last thing you feel like doing, but be smart.4.. When we first got to Finland, we were freezing. But after a couple of minutes jumping around, we felt less cold.
Have a heater.
You may want to turn it on all the way up, but it's best to keep it between 18 and 20 degrees.5.. Remember not to create a huge difference between inside and outside.
A. Grow a crazy beard
B. Cover every bit of your skin
C. The key is what you layers are
D. That will keep you comfortable
E. Don't forget to keep your hands and feet warm, too
F. The middle layer keeps your body heat from getting away
G. Take a walk, faster than your normal speed, and you will feel the difference
With 10, 600 bicycles in circulation, Paris city officials are hoping the program will provide people with more environmentally friendly transportation.
It seems both Parisians and tourists are taking advantage of the program. Since its launch a little over two weeks ago, Vélib has already seen almost half a million rentals. And, with the addition of 10,000 more bikes and 700 more stations in the next 12 months, city officials expect at least 200,000 regular users by year end. Parisian Olivier Bioret has already gone for a spin on one of Vélib’s vehicles and plans to make use of them more often.
“It’s a real pleasure—when, like me, you don’t have space enough in your flat to have your own bike—to be able to discover, to cross Paris and not have to take the subway. ”he said．
As a socialist and longtime green activist, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe regards Vélib as just a part of his plan to reduce car traffic and, thus, lower pollution by 2020.
Apart from its environmental benefits, Vélib is also being praised as a way of collecting money for the city, for all the money from rentals goes to the city government.
Paris is not alone in its attempt to profit from the power of the bicycles.
Across the globe, cities such as Barcelona, which stated its bike-share program in March with 1,500 vehicles and 100 stations, and New York, which launched a five-day trial program last month, are using bicycles as a way to cut back on both traffic and pollution.
However, it remains to be seen whether people’s acceptance of these programs is simply a passing fashion or whether this movement has the power to take root and transform the face of public transportation around the world.
1.The real purpose of Vélib is________.
A.to help people save money and space
B.to make some money for the city government
C.to provide convenience to both Parisians and tourists
D.to reduce traffic and pollution in the city
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.There will be 700 stations in one year’s time .
B.There will be over 20, 000 bikes in use in a year.
C.In the first two weeks there were nearly a million rentals.
D.There will be 200, 000 regular rentals each day by year end.
3.We can know from the passage that_________.
A.other cities also have such programs
B.Parisians can use the bicycles free of charge
C.Paris sets an example to many other cities
D.Paris is the first city to start such a program
4.As to the future of the program，the author is_________.
A.critical B.optimistic C.uncertain D.negative
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1.The ________ (交通工具) mentioned in the book is unknown to me.
2.In Africa，for example，poverty has actually risen over the past ________ (十年).
3.It was ________ (不合法的) to refuse to accept the disabled people as a worker.
4.He buried himself in an ________ (电学方面的) book.
5.There is no point buying him expensive presents and he doesn’t ________ (欣赏) them.
6.When the ________ (发动机) of a car breaks down，it won’t start.
7.Tea，something that people around the world enjoy ________ (消费)，might actually be good for you.
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With more cellphone companies designing models for children, many parents are attracted to buy their kids phones, and pay the bill. According to a July 2012 study, 56% of parents of children aged 8 to12 have given their children a cell phone. According to a recent YouthBeat survey, 12 is the magic number. It is the most common age for kids to get their first cell phone. But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one. That’s more than one out of every 10 kids.
Cell phone supporters, including many parents, note that cell phones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families, whether to ask for a ride home from football practice or to call for help when stuck in an emergency (紧急情况). Besides, some cell phones designed for kids can be controlled with settings that allow the phone to only be used in parent-permission ways. What’s the harm in that?
However, other people are worried about the effects of cell phones on kids’ health and safety. They believe that sending text messages or fielding phone calls while doing homework makes it difficult for kids to stay focused，thus resulting in their poor school work. They also say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other. “Our brains evolved (进化) to communicate face to face,” says Gary Small, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, in California. “A lot of this is lost with texting.”
And some experts are also concerned about possible health risks. They worry that radiation (辐射)released by cell phones could be harmful to young people. To be safe, they advise limiting talk time.
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