【正文】 re expensive than fish oil, but better B. less expensive, and betterC. less expensive, but not good D. more expensive, and not so good3. Johnson expressed his regret that the manager _______. A. could not stop the new oil being made B. would never know how to make itC. had spent a lot of money on it D. didn’t know enough about it4. Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted _______. A. to produce it himself B. to prevent it being producedC. to be paid not to produce it D. the manager to produce it（科技類）(5) Can you remember the first time you learned to ride a bike or drive a car? Learning these skills changed your life forever and opened up new horizons. Learning about puters can be like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car. Once you have invested the time to master the skills, you will never go back to the old days. The new technology is simply too convenient and too powerful. Technological developments through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort. We have continuously looked for better ways of doing things. Each invention and new development has allowed us to extend our capabilities. Today we see one of the most dramatic technologies ever developed—the puter. It extends the capabilities of our minds. Computers have saved organizations millions of dollars. Furthermore, these same puter systems have opened up new opportunities that would have gone undiscovered or neglected. The puter may multiply what we can do, and the return on investment is high. The growth of puter usage is surprising. On the other hand, the puter can do serious damage. Invasion of privacy(侵犯隱私), fraud(欺詐), and puterrelated mistakes are just a few shocking examples. The puter is like a doubleedged sword. It has the ability to cut us free from some activities, but it can also cut deep into profits, personal privacy, and our society in general. How it is used is not a function of technology. It is strictly a function of how people decide to use or misuse this new technology. The choice is yours, and only through a knowledge of puter systems will you be able to avoid the dangers while enjoying the many, many benefits of the puter age. 1. The writer thinks learning about puters is like learning how to ride a bike or drive a car because _______. A. it is simple and practical B. it needs a lot of practiceC. it leads people to new life experiences D. it takes much time to master the skills2. According to the passage, puters bring people the following benefits except _______. A. avoiding mistakes B. saving money C. making money D. opening up opportunities3. According to the writer, the bad effects of puters can be avoided if we _______. A. have sound knowledge of puter systems B. tell people not to misuse putersC. have strict rules over the use of puters D. make more investments in the technology4. This passage is probably written for _______. A. puters B. puter producers C. puter learners D. puter programmers（科技類） (6)Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of puters together around the world. Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send Emails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).There are many different kinds of puters now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large panies. These puters are owned by people and panies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have puters joined to the Internet. You are wele to use it at only time.Thanks to the Internet, the world is being smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a puter in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Internet. B. Information. C. Computers. D. Emails.2. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?A. By post. B. By Email. C. By telephone. D. By satellite.3. Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow?A. In the office. B. At school. C. At home. D. In the pany.4. Whose the owner of the Internet? A. The headmaster. B. The officer. C. The user. D. No one.5. What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?A. English is important in using the Internet. B. the Internet is more and more popular.C. Most of the information is in English. D. Every puter must have the Internet.（科技類） (7) In most towns today, you can see teenagers standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters(惡魔). The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on. It used to be believed that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back. Many teenagers like electronic games so much that they can’t stop playing. They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked “fire”. They develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure. They play and play that the pains have no chance to cure properly. The rapid wrist movement required