The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s __1__ people often say when __2__ talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been __3__ better and better computers. Now a computer can __4__ a lot of __5__ jobs wonderfully. It is __6__ used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost __7__ field. Many computer scientists are thinking of __8__ the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can __9__ pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will __10__ really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid __11__ they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people? No, people will __12__ better use of the computers in __13__ future. Man is __14__ the master of the computer. The computer works only __15__ the help of man. It cannot take the place of man.

1. A. that B. what C. how D. why

2. A. we B. they C. you D. people

3. A. loving B. taking C. making D. thinking

4. A. have B. get C. do D. offer

5. A. everyday B. every day C. each day D. some day

6. A. widely B. wide C. great D. deeply

7. A. either B. all C. both D. every

8. A. producing B. ordering C. making D. building

9. A. take B. look at C. draw D. put

10.A. one day B. a day C. any day D. the other day

11.A. when B. that C. how D. while

12.A. chose B. get C. take D. make

13.A. a B. an C. the D. /

14.A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes

15.A. with B. under C. by D. for

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本文讲述了电脑在人类工作与生活等方面起着越来越大的作用，并告诉人们不必担心不断发展的电脑会威胁人类的安全，因为它永远处于人类的操纵之中。

1.B。这里需要一个表语从句的引导词，并在从句中作say的宾语，代替上文的内容。 what从意思和语法上都合乎文意，为正确选项。

2.B。替代前文的people应用they。

3.C。科学家们一直在制造越来越好的电脑，故选择making。

4.C。do a lot of jobs意思为“干许多事情”。其余三个动词皆不合文意。

5.A。词组every day意思为“每天”;some day指将来的“某一天”;形容词everyday意思为“日常的”，合乎文意，为正确选项。

6.A。这里应选择一个副词，表示电脑应用的程度。widely意思是“广泛地”，为正确选项。

7.D。下文中的field是可数名词单数形式，意思为“领域”，而either指两者中的任意一个，不合文意，故选择every。

8.C。make作使役动词时，后面应接不定式的复合结构，且不定式省去to，即make sb. do sth.，故选择make。

9.C。draw意思为“画图”，合乎文意。

10.A。the other day指过去的某一天;one day既可指过去的某一天，也可指将来的某一天。这里讲的是将来的设想，故选one day。

11.A。这是一个时间状语从句。while引导的从句中的动词必须是延续性动词;when引导的从句中，动词既可以是延续性动词，也可以是瞬间动词，故when为正确选项。

12.D。固定结构make use of意思为“利用”。

13.C。in the future意思为“将来”，为正确选项。而in future意思为“今后”，不合文意。

14.C。根据上下文，电脑是不可能取代人类的，而人类应永远是电脑的操纵者，故选always。

15.A。固定结构with the help of意思为“在……的帮助下”。