Inwhatseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory;theearth’spostwarera,therewasquiteawidespreadrumorthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfiftyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutnotlessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction.Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills. 37.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorwouldprobablydisapproveof__________. A.investmentincomputers B.completedependenceoncomputers C.double-checkoncomputers D.theuseofcomputer 38.Intheauthor’sopinion,peopleshould__________. A.bereasonablydoubtfulaboutcomputers B.usecomputersforbusinesspurposesonly C.substitutecomputersforbasicthinking D.checkalltheiranswerswhenusingcomputers 39.Whatissuggestedinthispassage? A.Computerwon’tchangeourpersonallives. B.Computercancreateunforeseenproblems. C.Computerhastakencontroloftheworld. D.Computercannotaffectourbusinesses. 40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage? A.Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers. B.Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers. C.Todiscourageinvestmentincomputers. D.Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.