- [材料题] (1)Much unfriendly feeling towards computers has been based on the fear of widespread unemployment resulting from their introduction. Computers are often used as part of automated production systems requiring a least possible number of operators, causing the loss of many jobs. This has happened, for example, in many steelworks.(2)On the other hand, computers do create jobs. They are more skilled and better paid, though fewer in number than those they replace. Many activities could not continue in their present form without computers, no matter how many people are employed. Examples are the check clearing system of major banks and the weather forecasting system.(3)When a firm introduces computers, a few people are usually employed in key posts （such as jobs of operations managers）while other staff are re-trained as operators, programmers, and data preparation staff. After the new system has settled down people in non-computer jobs are not always replaced when they leave, resulting in a decrease in the number o
- 单项选择题1.The unfriendly feeling towards computers is developed from_________ .
A、the possible widespread unemployment caused by their introduction
B、their use as part of automated production systems
C、the least possible number of operators
D、the production system in steelworks
- A
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- 单项选择题2.The underlined word They （Line 1, Par. 2） refers to______
A、computers
B、jobs
C、activities
D、systems
- A
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- 单项选择题3.According to Paragraph 2, without computers, _______．
A、human activities could not continue
B、there could not be weather forecasting systems
C、many activities would have to change their present form
D、banks would not be able to go on with check clearing
- C
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- 单项选择题4.According to the passage, what results from the introduction of computers？
A、After re-training, all employees in the firm get new jobs.
B、A considerable proportion of people are employed in key posts.
C、The firm keeps all of its original staff members.
D、The decrease in staff members may be balanced by the increase of firm activities.
- D
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- 单项选择题5.James Callaghan's attitude towards computers can be best described as_______．
A、doubtful
B、regretful
C、unfriendly
D、supportive
- D
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