7、Computer

A computer is a machine．

A machine is interesting

A machine is useful

I can study a computer．

I can use it．

Who made it?

Human beings made it

I am a human being．

I am warm． I am wise．

I have sympathies for animals and people．

I conduct a computer．

A computer does not conduct me．

By Gwendolyn Brooks

    Gwendolyn Brooks talks about writing poems:

    In your poems, talk about what you know． Talk about what you think． Talk about what you feel． Talk about what you wonder．

    COLLECT WORDS!

    Buy your own dictionary． Read your dictionary every day． Circle exciting words． The more words you know, the better you will be able to express yourself your thoughts．．

    Be yourself． Do not copy others’ poems．You are as important as they are ．Do not be afraid to say something NEW．

    In some of your poems, BE A LITTLE MYSTERIOUS! Surprise yourself and your reader!

1．What is Gwendolyn Brooks?

A．A computer user．                                    B．A mad poem reader

C．A poet．                                                  D．Not a normal man

2．What does Gwendolyn Brooks suggest you write in a poem?

A．More about computers．

B．Some mysterious facts：The more mysterious, the better

C．What you know, think, feel and wonder．

D．Some more unusual words．

3．In this poem, Gwendolyn Brooks tells ______．

A．the importance of computers

B．the differences between human beings and computers

C．computers are better than human beings  

D．the correct way to operate a computer

4．You can infer that Gwendolyn Brooks thinks______．

A．it is difficult to use a computer

B．computer, only a tool

C．computers become more and more important in human beings everyday life

D．one day, computer may conduct human beings