11.浙江专升本 - 知乎教育英语百日计划 - （第十一篇） 

知乎教育内部资料——每日一题Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer’simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力);itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepairandviolin-making.Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly”.Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephraselearningtouseacomputermean?Itsoundslike“learningtodriveacar\thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.Infact,\touseacomputer\ismuchmorelike“learningtoplayagame”,butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.Onecanonlyteachpeopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.练习题：Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:1.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould_______.A.trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscienceB.beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydoC.learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskillsD.understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessentialthanrepairingacar2.Inthesecondparagraph“autorepair”and“violin-making”arementionedtoshowthat_______.A.programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolinB.oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfieldsC.violinmakingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogrammingD.peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon'tnecessarilyhavetoknowcomputerprogramming3.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause_______.知乎教育内部资料——每日一题A.programsarebecominglesscomplicatedB.programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousersC.programmingisbecomingeasierandeasierD.programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers4.Accordingtotheauthor,thephrase“learningtouseacomputer”(Lines3,4,Para.3)meanslearning_______.A.asetofrulesB.thefundamentalsofcomputerscienceC.specificprogramsD.generalprinciplesofprogramming5.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis_______.A.tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsocietyB.toexplaintheconceptofcomputerliteracyC.toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompetentcitizensoftomorrowD.toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingandchallengingjob