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　　Hillary Rodham Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morning, a 30-second commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot, titled "First," uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clinton's career, while the voiceover says she is "more than a fist lady."

　　There is no mention of Mrs. Clinton's rival for New York's Senate seat, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

　　Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said the ad was "positive" and "biographical," instead of focusing on the first lady's opponent.

　　Mrs. Clinton has previously aired radio ads, but has generally stayed with a strategy of making extensive campaign appearances instead of using television spots, while Giuliani has already run statewide TV ads.

　　Text of Hillary Commercial:

　　First she became a lawyer, named one of the top hundred in America.

　　Her first cause was children, fighting abuse and chairing the board of the Children's Defense Fund.

　　Her first priority was public schools, helping to establish teacher testing.

　　More than a first lady. For 30 years, she's fought for children and families.

　　As New York's senator, she'll fight for better schools and heath care for children.

　　Hillary, Put her to work for all of us.

　　第11題 What does the word "air" in the first sentence mean?

　　A. dry B. express C. breathe D. broadcast

　　答案：D

　　第12題 What does "more than first lady" in the first paragraph suggest?

　　A. Hillary is not a first lady.

　　B. Hillary does much more than what a first lady is expected to do.

　　C. There are more women in America who does better than Hillary does.

　　D. Hillary is doing better than her husband.

　　答案：B

　　第13題 Which of the following statement is true regarding the Senator campaign according the passage?

　　A. Hillary has appeared on TV shot for mumerous times.

　　B. Hillary rarely makes her public appearance.

　　C. Giuliani has made TV advertisement for himself.

　　D. Hillary has a bigger chance to win the campaign.

　　答案：C

　　第14題 Hillary's campaign focuses on all the flooowing except_____.

　　A. children's health care

　　B. school education for children

　　C. combating child abuse

　　D. family planning policy

　　答案：D

　　第15題 Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

　　A. First Lady's Senator Campaign

　　B. Hillary's TV Advertisement

　　C. A Rivalry for New York's Senate Seat

　　D. The Focuses of Hillary Campaign

　　答案：A　　In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the e_arly post-war era( 戰(zhàn)后時(shí)期 ), there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are facing with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting (過分信任) of computers and are re- luctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction(失靈).

　　Obviously, there would be no point in investing(投入) in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills.

　　第16題 What is the main purpose of this passage?

　　A.To look back to the early days of computers.

　　B.To explain what technical problems may occur with computers.

　　C.To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.

　　D.To warn against the blindness to the probable shortcomings of computers.

　　答案：D

　　第17題 The passage recommends those dealing with computers to ________

　　A.be reasonably doubtful about them B.check all their answers

　　C.substitute them for basic thinking D.use them for business purpose only

　　答案：A

　　第18題 An "internal computer" ( Para. 2 ) is ________

　　A.a computer used exclusively by one company for its own problems

　　B.a person' s store of knowledge and the ability to process it

　　C.the most up to date in home computer a company can buy

　　D.a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable

　　答案：B

　　第19題 The passage suggests that the present day problem with regard to computers is ________

　　A.challenging B.psychological

　　C.dramatic D.over-trusting

　　答案：D

　　第20題 It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of ________

　　A.computer science courses in high schools

　　B.businessmen and women who use pocket calculators

　　C.maintenance(連續(xù)不斷) checks on computers

　　D.companies which depend entirely on computers

　　答案：D