初中英语阅读理解与完形填空

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1、(一)AItis3a.m.Everythingontheuniversitycampusseemsghostlikeinthequiet,mistydarkness－everythingexceptthecomputercenter.Here,twentystudentssitinchairs,tappingawayonthekeys.Witheyesgluedtothevideoscreen,theytaponforhours.Fortherestoftheworld,itmightbethemiddleofthenight,butheretimedoesnotexist.These

2、youngcomputer"hackers"arepursuingakindofcompulsion（强烈欲望）,adrivewhichovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpartoftheirlives.Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.Someofthesestudentshavebeenthereforthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.Somehavefallenasleeponsofasinthecomputercenter,tryingtocatchafewwi

3、nks（眨眼）buthatetogettoofarawayfromtheirbelovedmachines.Mostofthesestudentsdon’thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.Theyaren’tworkingonassignments.Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe－theyareirresistiblydrawnthere.Andtheyarenotalone.Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry.Inthe

4、irextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.Theyfailinschoolandlosecontactwithfriends;theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadtowanderfromonecomputercentertoanother."Irememberonehacker.Wehadtocarryhimoffhischairtofeedhimandputhimtosleep.Wereallyfearedforhishealth,"saysacomputerscienceprofesso

5、ratMIT.Computerscienceteachersarenowmoreawareofthemeaningofthishackerphenomenon.Theyknowthatthecaseofthehackersisnotjustthestoryofoneperson’srelationshipwithamachine.Itisthestoryofasociety’srelationshiptotheso-calledthinkingmachines,whicharebecomingalmostwidespread.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtru

6、eofthoseyoungcomputer"hackers"?A.Mostofthemaretopstudentsmajoringincomputerprogramming.B.Forthem,computerprogrammingisalmosttheonlypurposefortheirlife.C.Theycanstaywiththecomputeratthecenterfornearlythreedaysonend.D.Their"love"forthecomputerissodeepthattheywanttobeneartheirmachinesevenwhentheysl

7、eep.57.Itcanbereasonablyinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.the"hacker"phenomenonexistsonlyatuniversitycomputercentersB.universitycomputercentersareopentoalmosteveryoneC.universitycomputercentersareexpectingoutstandingprogramme