Question

【题目】Choose the proper words and expressions to complete the passage（选择适当的词或词组填入所缺的空格中）：

A. also B. all kinds of C. faster than D. smaller and cheaper E. computer F. useful and helpful

We live in the 【1】 age. People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do 【2】 work. But 30 years ago, computers couldn’t do many things. They were very big and expensive then. Today computers are【3】. Because they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people have them at home. Computers have become very important because they can work 【4】 people. Writers now use computers to write. Teaches use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are very 【5】. They are our good friends. Do you have a computer?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了我们生活在计算机时代，人们用它做各种各样的工作，电脑比人速度快，出错少，人们都用到电脑。

【1】句意：我们生活在电脑时代。

根据下文“People like scientists, teachers, writers and students use computers to do ___2___ work.”可知，我们生活在电脑时代。根据题意，故选E。

【2】句意：像科学家、教师、作家和学生这样的人用电脑做各种各样的工作。

根据下文“But 30 years ago, computers couldn’t do many things”可知上文是说做各种各样的工作。all kinds of各种各样的……。根据题意，故选B。

【3】句意：今天的电脑更小更便宜。因为他们能做很多工作，很多人喜欢用它们。

根据下文“Because they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them”及上文“They were very big and expensive then.”可知，电脑更小更便宜。smaller and cheaper更小和更便宜。根据题意，故选D。

【4】句意：计算机已经变得非常重要，因为它们比人们工作更快。

根据上文“Computers have become very important”可知下文是说他们比人们工作地更快。faster than比……更快。根据题意，故选C。

【5】句意：电脑是非常有用和有帮助的。

根据上文“Writers now use computers to write. Teaches use them to help teaching. Students use them to study and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them.”可知，这里是说电脑是用和有帮助的。根据题意，故选F。