The examples given in Para. 2 are used to illustrate that .
A. people's handwriting would have been better if there had been no computers
B. artists are those who like new technology for its own sake
C. technical improvements enable tennis players to defeat their opponents using clever plans
D. people rely too much on modern technology
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I was on the verge of giving up when I noticed a piece of paper lying on the table by the
A. 就在我差点儿要放弃的时候,我发现电话旁边的桌子上有一张纸条。
B. 当我发现电话旁边的桌子上有一张纸条的时候,我差点儿就放弃了。
C. 当我躺在电话旁边的桌子旁时,我发现了一张纸。我一看内容,差点儿就晕了。
D. 就在我犹豫不决时,我发现电话旁边的桌子上有一张纸。
It is implied in Para. 3 that .
A. too much exposure to TV viewing is negative to people's intellectual well-being
B. too much exposure to TV viewing makes people simple-minded
C. TV attracts people with exciting pictures
D. TV keeps people informed about current events
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
In many parts of the world there is a debate about whether children should use pocket calculators in math lessons. They help children work faster and pass examinations. But critics say that they make the subject too easy.
This concern that technology is doing much of our thinking for us cuts across many areas. People who use computers for many years find that their handwriting had become worse. Artists paint pictures using computer software rather than learning to draw and paint. Tennis players no longer try to outwit (在智慧上战胜) their opponents. Advances in tennis racket technology make it easier to just blast (猛击) the ball past them.
Technology used to be about freeing people from boring physical labor like washing clothes. Now it is taking over increasingly complicated mental functions. Analysts are also worried about the effect of media saturation (渗透). The idea is that a constant diet of television has made people too impatient to listen while things are explained to them. Television depends on pictures, preferably exciting ones. Events make better TV viewing than processes. Action comes before understanding. There is a tendency to replace long explanation of complicated events with simple summaries. The tendency is called dumbing down. Critics say that it has produced a post-literate generation of people. They are able to read and write and capable of thinking and understanding. But they prefer to let the television do these things for them.
To avoid going down this path, it is necessary to remember that the mind is like a muscle. The more it is exercised, the stronger it gets. The easy way is not always the best.
According to the passage, pocket calculators .
A. will help students think fast
B. will make math too easy for them
C. will do harm to students' thinking ability
D. will contribute to the spread of new technology
某厂房柱基础如图所示,b×l=2×3m,受力层范围内有淤泥质土层③,该层修正后的地基承载力特征值为135kPa,荷载标准组合时基底平均压力Pk=202kPa,则淤泥质土层顶面处自重应力与附加应力的和为()。
A. Pcz+Pz=99kPa
B. Pcz+Pz=103kPa
C. Pcz+Pz=108kPa
D. Pcz +Pz=113kPa