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1、山西省吕梁市中阳县2016中考英语阅读理解练习（4）及答案【基础能力测试】【实战训练】A（来自2016中考模拟训练）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。Fortyyearsagofewpeoplewerebraveenoughtoask,“Whatwillpeopledowithacomputerinthehome?”That’sbecausecomputersthenwereusuallyhugemachinesandmostlyusedbygovernmentsandbusinesses.ButonMarch5thin1

2、975,32mengatheredtofindanswerstothisquestion.ItwasthefirstmeetingoftheHomebrewComputerClub.Everyoneintheclubsharedthesamehobby—fittingtogethercomputerparts.ThemembersofHomebrewdifferedintheirlevelsforskillandexperience.Someworkedforcomputercompanies.Somehadjustgraduatedfromhighscho

3、ol,andsomejustlovedplayingwithelectronics.Theywereallexcitedaboutthepossibilitiesofthepersonalcomputer.____________Aftersixmonthsthegroupgrew100members.Meetingswereheldinaspiritoffunanddiscovery.Thepeopleinthegroupdidn’tcareaboutmakingmoney.Theyjustwantedtosharetheirideas—andcomput

4、ersparts—freely.Theyhopedthattheirdreamofmakinglowcosthomecomputerswouldcometrueforcommonpeople.Withoutbeingpreventedbythegroup’sfun-lovingnature,manymemberswentontoachievegreatthings.Oneoftheyoungest,BobLash,wentontoinventseveralelectronicmedicalmachines.Anothermember,JohnDraper,d

5、evelopedoneofthefirstword–processingprograms.SomewhatintheHomebrewcrowdsatperhapsitsmostfamousmember,SteveWozniak.Theyoungengineerseldomspokeduringmeetings.ButwhenhefirstsharedhisideafortheAppleIcomputer,everyonepaidattention.Thiscomputerhelpedpointthewaytowardthefutureoflow-cost,p

6、ersonalcomputers.And,ofcourse,itresultedinWozniakformingapartnershipwiththetalentedSteveJobs.AlthoughtheHomebrewComputerClubstoppedmeetingin1986,itsinfluenceliveson.ThankstotheHomebrewComputerClub,agreatnumberofpeopletodayenjoytheconvenienceofpersonalcomputers.26.Whichisthebestsent

7、encefortheblankinthesecondparagraph?A.Soallofthemembersworkedhard.B.Theyhadameetingeveryweekend.C.Andtheirexcitementspreadquickly.D.Theyinvitedmoreyounginventors.27.WhatdidtheHomebrewComputerClubworkfor?A.Puttingcomputerpartstogether.B.Developingprocessingprograms.C.Havingfunandmak

8、ingmoney.D.Makinglow-costh