Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork，just

asweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine（内燃机）has

somethingtodowithburningfuel，expandinggasesandpistons（活塞）beingdriven.For

peopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further，

studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer'simpactonsociety.But

thatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy

（读写能力）itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.

Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinct

activities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfree

themselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatallought

toknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasa

career.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun，andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeople

whoareexpertsatit，thesameistrueofautorepairandviolin-making.

Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficu1t，anditgetseasierallthetimeas

programsbecomemore"user-friendly".Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneis

goingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthe

phrase"learningtouseacomputer"mean?Itsoundslike"learningtodriveacar"，thatis，

itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat，onceacquired，enableonetousea

computer.

Infact，"learningtouseacomputer"ismuchmorelike"learningtoplayagame"，but

learningtherulesofonegamemaynothe1pyouplayasecondgame，whoserulesmay

notbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.

Onecanonlyteachpeopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.

1.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow，peopleshould.

A.trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscience

B.beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo

C.learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskills

D.understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessentialthanrepairingacar.

2.Inthesecondparagraph"violin-making"ismentionedtoshowthat.

A.programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolin

B.oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfields

C.violin-makingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogramming

D.peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon'tnecessarilyhavetoknowcomputerprogramming

3.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause.

A.programsarebecoming1esscomplicated

B.programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousers

C.programmingisbecomingeasierandeasier

D.programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers

4.Accordingtotheauthor，thephrase"learningtouseacomputer"inPara.3meanslearning.

A.asetofrules

B.thefundamentalsofcomputerscience

C.specificprograms

D.generalprinciplesofprogramming

5.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageis.

A.tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsociety

B.toexplaintheconceptofcomputerliteracy

C.toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompetentcitizensoftomorrow

D.toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingandchallengingjob.
正确答案：
1-5CDBCB
答案解析：
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