Part II Reading Comprehension omputers D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards In what now seem like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earths postwar era, there was quite 22. According to the te. the initial concern about a wide-spread concern that computer would take over the computers was that they might world from man one day. Already today, as computers are A. change our personal lives relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in B. take control of the world business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a C create unforeseen problems less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend D. affect our business to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to passage recommends those dealin challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or reasona that a computer may simply malfunction B. check all their answers Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a C substitute them for basic thinking computer if you had to check all its answers, but people D. use them for business purposes only should also rely on their own internal computers and 24. The passage suggests that the present-day problem check the machine when they have the feeling that with regard to computers is something has gone wrong A challenging B psychological Questioning and routine double-checks must C. dramatic D. fundamental continue to be as much a part of good business 25. It can be inferred from the passage that the author were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer would disapprove of come with the warning for all the help this computer may A Investment in computers fundamental thinking and reasoning sillabstitute for provide, it should not be seen as a su B. the use of ones internal computer C double-check on computers 21. What is the main purpose of this passage? complete dependence on computers for A. To look back to the early days of computers de B. To explain what technical problems may occur with Passage 2 computers Although April did not bring us the rains we al C. To discourage unnecessary investment in hoped for, and although the Central valley doesn 't1 Part II Reading Comprehension Passage 1 In what now seem like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earth’s postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computer would take over the world from man one day. Already today, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction. Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 21. What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To look back to the early days of computers. B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers. 22. According to the passage, the initial concern about computers was that they might _________. A. change our personal lives B. take control of the world C. create unforeseen problems D. affect our business 23. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to _____. A. be reasonably doubtful about them B. check all their answers C. substitute them for basic thinking D. use them for business purposes only 24. The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is _____________. A. challenging B. psychological C. dramatic D. fundamental 25. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of ___________. A. investment in computers B. the use of one’s internal computer C. double-check on computers D. complete dependence on computers for decision-making Passage 2 Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't