Twenty years ago few people (1.realize)....that computer were about to become
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Twenty years ago people realized that computers were about to become part of our daily lives. This short period of time has seen enormous changes in business, education and public administration. Jobs which took weeks to complete in the past are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who spent all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices,the soft hum and clicking of word processors have replaced the clatters of typewriters. Schoolchildren have become as familiar with hardware and software as their parents used to be with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of public records has enable government departments to analyze the need of citizens in detail. Some of us may wonder, however , whether life has really improved as a result of these changes.
Reading the following passage and choose the best answer:
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used .Before printing presses were invented , only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books.Often these people were unable to read and hadnt enough time to learn .In any case , the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today .They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was something magical about them .Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write sail ordinaly people could not learn to read.
The position with computers is very similar today.A few years ago ,computers were very large and expensive.Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didnt know how to use them.In many countries , however, the situation has now completely changed .Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
Questions :
1)What happened before printing presses were invented?
Before printing presses were invented , only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books.
2)Why were books wanted before printing presses were in vented?
They wanted books because they were expensive and there was something magical about them .
3)What is common feature of a book and a computer?
They were very large and expensive.
4)what situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
V/ Read the text and fill in the blanks with suitable words
people agree that computers are the most important…41……invention….of the 20th century. The first business computers…..42……were….introduced just about thirty years ago, and now they are being…43…used…. In a wide variety of fields, from banking to space travel. 44…However…., until just a few years ago, computers were very large, expensive machines owned by large corporation and governments. 45….Almost. everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even…46……they..had used one. Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented. Because this electronic device …47…in….store a large amount of information in a very small space,computers could be much smaller and less expensive …48...than.....the huge mainframe computers used……49………in...corporation. Some computers manufacturers believed that people might like to have computers in…50…every….homes, offices, and school, so the personal computer was born.
1.Invention
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3.used
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Complete the sentences with will or won’t.
1. In a few years everyone __will________ know how to use the Internet.
2. In the future people __won't___ go to school or university. They ____will__ study at home using their computer.
3. Some teachers are worried that computers ___will_______ take their jobs one day.
4. In a few years, everyone _____will_____ speak English.
5. Chinese ______won't____ become the global language in the near future; it is English as far as I know.
6. I think people in the future ___will__________ live in cities under the sea.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
Computing is now at the same stage as printing was when the first printing presses were used. Before printing presses were invented, only rich people like kings and dukes could afford to buy books. Often these people were unable to read and hadn’t enough time to learn. In any case, the books were so big that it was difficult for anyone to relax with a book as we do today. They wanted booked because they were expensive and there was something magical about them. Only a few people were able to write, and it took an extremely long time to write a book. Monks and other people who could write said ordinary people could not learn to read.
The position with computers is very similar today. A few years ago, computers were very large and expensive. Business managers and rich people ordered them but they didn’t know how to use them. In many countries, however, the situation has now completely changed. Lots of people not only own microcomputer but also know how to use them.
Questions:
1) What happened before printing presses were invented?
- Only kings and dukes had enough money to buy books.
2) Why were books wanted before printing presses were invented?
- Because books were expensive and magical.
3) What is common feature of a book and a computer?
- They were large and expensive at first
4) What situation has thoroughly changed nowadays?
- A person who buys a computer knows how to use it.
Twenty years ago few people (1.realize)..realized..that computer were about to become
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