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大学英语A1一、阅读理解1、Thisisnottheworldweknow.Thisworldiscontrolledbycomputers.Menandwomencanbeseen,buttheyarefollowingtheordersgiventothembymachines.Themachinesweredesignedbymadscientists,butatsomepointeventhemadscientistsweretakenoverbytheirsuper-inventions.Doesthissoundfamiliar?Youhaveprobablyreadsomethinglikeitinmagazinesorbooks,orseenitinafilm.Whyisitsopopular?Oneofthereasonsisthatitreflectsthefearsofmanypeople;fearoftheunknownfearofwhatisnotunderstoodor,atleast,fearofsomethingthatisnotcompletelyunderstood.Thefactisthateverydayitseemsthatcomputerstakecontrolofanotherareaofourlives.Somefactoryjobsarenowdonebyrobotsandtherobotsarecontrolledbycomputers.Ourbankaccountsaremanagedbycomputers.Attheairport,ourticketsaresoldbyacomputer.Certainly,manyoftheseoperationsaremademoreefficientbycomputers,butouradmirationissometimesmixedwithunsafefeelings.Andthislackofsafetyiscausedbythefactthatwedonotknowhowcomputersdothesethings,andwereallydon'tknowwhattheymightdonext.Butwecanfindouthowcomputerswork,andonceweunderstandthem,wecanusecomputersinsteadofworryingaboutbeingusedbythem.Today,thereisanewgenerationofcomputerwizardswhoknowexactlyhowcomputersgetthingsdone.Theseyoungmenandwomen,usuallyuniversitystudents,arehappytositforhours,sometimesfordays,designingprograms,noteating,notsleeping,butdiscoveringwhatcanbedonebythesewonderfulslaveswhichtheyhavelearnedtocontrol.Thesecomputerwizardshavelearnedtousethecomputerandsearchfornewtasksfortheirmachines.(1)、Accordingtothepassage,ourpresentworldisunderthecontrolof______.D:somesuper-inventions(2)、Thereasonwhymanypeopleareafraidofcomputersisthat______.B:theyhaven'treallyunderstoodcomputers(3)、Theauthormentionscomputerwizardsinordertopointoutthat______.A:computerscanbecontrolledbyman(4)、Thispassageisprobablywrittentosuggestthat______.C:peopleshouldnotfearcomputers(5)、Theauthor'sattitudetowardswidelyusedcomputersis______.A:positive2、In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.So