The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home—apart from all the games, you can do your accounts on them, use them to control your central heating, and in some places even do your shopping with them. Computers, they say, will also bring some leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are taken over by computerized robots.
The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but unemployment. They worry, too, that people who spend all their time talking to computers will forget how to talk to each other. And anyway, they ask, what's wrong with going shopping and learning languages in a classroom with real teachers? But their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over from human beings altogether.
What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Computers have become part of our daily lives.
B. Computers have advantages as well as disadvantages.
C. People have different attitudes to computers.
D. More and more families will own computers.
查看答案
The phrasal verb fatten up in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by______.
A. invent
B. rewrite
C. polish
D. complete
Many Japanese students finish the compulsory courses in three years because ______.
A. they want to get married
B. they want to stay at home
C. they want to study abroad
D. they want to make money
Life at Aichi University
I'm Yamamoto Mika, a 22-Year-old Japanese girl. I'd like to invite you to Aichi University so you can understand my life.
Our university has a close relationship with China and my department is the only one of its kind in Japan. My courses include the Chinese language, modern Chinese politics and economics. I love the Chinese culture and I have been to Tianjin as an exchange students.
In Japan, our courses are divided into compulsory(必修的), optional (选修的) and specialized(专修的) courses. However, we have a flexible schedule. We can choose classes from a wide range of options.
Many students finish the compulsory courses in three years so that they can have one year with out any classes. They often use this period of time to study abroad, conduct research and travel. Many students even suspend their study for additional study-abroad opportunities.
Japanese universities encourage students to choose their own ways of study, so it is quite easy for us to apply for study suspension.
Japanese students participate in various kinds of extracurricular (课外的) activities. They at tend clubs from elementary schools, so many have already been accustomed to clubs when they enter university.
Our university now has 42 art clubs and 45 sports clubs. The annual University Festival is the grandest carnival (狂欢节) of Japanese universities. In the festival, students promote their clubs and organize various activities. Our university's festival attracted about 150, 000 people last year. I really like this festival.
In school, I participate in the journalism club. When we have the club promotion, we cook "tonnjiru", a kind of pork soup, and sell it to other students at the fair.
We also go to different places to interview celebrities (名人) who attend our festival as guests. It is a wonderful experience to talk to those stars face to face.
Japanese students like to hold parties. We have two kinds of parties. One is the Mochiyori party. If you want to attend this party you have to cook a course and take it to the party. The organizer buys drinks and snacks.
Another kind of party is the Nomikai, which mainly involves alcohol. We drink something called chu-hai, which is a combination of soda and wine. We also drink Japanese sake (清酒) and beer. There are parties for many occasions, like welcoming new students, graduation, celebrating victories, birthday parties or just for promoting friendship.
Which statement is NOT true of Yamamoto Mika?
A. She is a Japanese student.
B. She has never been to China.
C. She loves the Chinese culture.
D. She wants you to understand her life.
Despite the hostile environment, both animals and plants can be found in the oceans and on
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned