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. 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, but the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming “people-literate”.
31.David Tebbutt’s idea on the relationship between people and computer is that ___________.
A.there should be more computer clubs for experts
B.people should work harder to master computer use
C.computer learning should be made easier
D.computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them
32.What does “computer-literate” mean in this passage?
A.It means being able to afford a computer.
B.It means being able to write computer programs.
C.It means working with the computer and finding out its value.
D.It means understanding the computer and knowing how to use it.
33.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.popularizing computers
Passage 2
Shopping-bag ladies don’t beg publicly, but they do not refuse what is offered. Once a shoppingbag lady appears where you live, it is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to pay no attention to the collection box in church. And although you may not like it, if she chooses your doorway as her place to sleep in the night, it is as morally hard to turn her away as it is to do with a lost dog.
Most shopping-bag ladies seem to be between the ages of 40 and 65. They wear layers of clothes even in summer time, with newspaper filled between the layers as something against bad weather.
No one knows how many shopping-bag ladies there are in New York. The number is going up. Some persons and researchers spend a great deal of time taking care of or observing shopping-bag ladies and doing what they can to better the life of lady hermits (隐士) who’re down.
34. Who are shopping-bag ladies?
A. They are lady beggars.
B. They are ladies who sell shopping-bags.
C. They are ladies who make shopping-bags.
D. They are ladies who go hungry.
35. They fill newspapers between the layers of their clothes because ___________.
A. they are so poor
B. they have no place to put them
C. they want to hide them
D. they have to use them to keep the cold out
36. Which