Question

The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool.It is a _______ that starts in school.The cool kids are good at sports.They are popular with the opposite sex .They are good-looking and people want to _______their style.They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort.That would not be cool.

The _______ kids are in the other corner of the playground.They are very bright ,but they don’t have great _______ skills ,not popular with the opposite sex and they are _________ at sports .When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分),they are watching shows like the “X Files” .They are known as the geeks(古怪的人).

But the geeks are taking over. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and _______ your maths homework to ruin.Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations. They _________good degrees, though they might not be too popular at university.

The most important_________of the 2lst century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks .Geek heroes like Bill Gates_______ others to follow their example .Being a geek is a way of earning good money .And the creation of the Internet gave them a__________of their own to work and play in, making them a global forca.__________,the effect of the geeks on popular culture has started a new trend.It is now cool to be __________.Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which you __________ is more important than what you look like.

But there are also__________.Geeks were often bullied(欺辱) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your __________ .Perhaps it is time for punishment.

1.A.time B.division C.group D.part

2.A.show B.act C.copy D.represent

3.A.uncool B.unimportant C.clever D.strange

4.A.personal B.attractive C.experimental D.social

5.A.tasteless B.careless C.hopeless D.helpless

6.A.introduce B.bring C.prefer D.add

7.A.score B.lack C.take D.save

8.A.discovery B.industry C.progress D.improvement

9.A.excite B.discourage C.demand D.promise

10.A.world B.challenge C.chance D.heaven

11.A.However B.Therefore C.Still D.Besides

12.A.imaginative B.uncool C.attractive D.cool

13.A.remember B.understand C.receive D.know

14.A.dangers B.questions C.possibilities D.wonders

15.A.secretary B.trainee C.friend D.boss

Answer 1