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.
Relaxationtherapy(=treatment).Ifyoureadthesentenceoutloud,yourbloodpressurewillgoup.Ifyoutalktoanotherperson,itwillgostillhigher.Ifthetalkiswithyourboss,yourpressurewillgoevenhigher.Ifyouspeaktosomeoneoftheoppositesex,yourpressuremayshowlesschangeifyou’remarriedthanifyou’resingle.Dozensoftimeseachday,yourbloodpressurechangeswithwhatyou’refeelinganddoing.These“upsanddowns”takeplaceineveryone,buttheyaremoresevereinpeoplewithhighbloodpressure.Thatdiscoveryisthebasisforthenewesttherapy:controllingbloodpressurebylearningskillstocontroleverydaystress.Manypatientscontroltheirbloodpressurewiththerelaxationresponse.Thistakesfoursimplethings:aquietenvironment,acomfortableposition(sittingorlyingdown),therepeatingofaword,prayerorphraseeachtimeyoubreatheandhavingnoneofotherthoughts.Somethingremarkablehappenswhenyoudothis,accordingtoresearchinBoston.Relaxationofthemindandbodyhastheeffectthatsomeblood-pressurepillswouldhave.What’smore,thebloodpressurestayslower,justasitwouldwithapill,afteryouhavestoppedtherelaxationandhavereturnedtothestressofdailylife.
31.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthereasonwhyyourbloodpressuregoesupisthat__________.
A.youreadaloudasentence
B.themanyoutalktoisyourboss
C.you’renotmarried
D.you’renervous
32.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.One’sbloodpressurechangesmanytimeseveryday.
B.Yourbloodpressurechangeswithyourfeelings.
C.Whenyou’redoingdifferentthings,yourbloodpressure,perhaps,isdifferent.
D.Thechangesofbloodpressureonlyhappentopeoplewithhighbloodpressure.
33.Thelastparagraphtellsusrelaxationtherapy__________.
A.needsanewkindofmedicine
B.hasthesameeffectasblood-pressurepills
C.ismorethanblood-pressurepills
D.isworkingandcanbeimproved