Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer-literate”. But not all experts agree that this is a good idea.
One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them “people-literate”.
David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where there are computers for them to experiment on, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have. They are not told what to do. They find out. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People don't have to learn computer terms(术语), but the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming “people-literate”.
小题1:Which of the following is David Tebbutt's idea on the relationship between people and
computers?
A．Computer learning should be made easier.
B．There should be more computer clubs for experts.
C．People should work harder to master computer use.
D．Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.小题2:We can infer from the text that “computer-literate” means ______.
A．being able to afford a computer
B．being able to write computer programs
C．working with the computer and finding out the value
D．understanding the computer and knowing how to use it小题3:The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computertowns ___.
A．help to set up more computer clubs
B．bring people to learn to use computers
C．bring more experts to work together
D．help to sell computers to the public小题4:David Tebbutt started Computertown UK with the purpose of ______.
A．making better use of computer experts
B．improving computer programs
C．increasing computer sales
D．popularising computers
