2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语考试试卷(6)

2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语考试试卷

with the computer. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving, rather

than to discover new ways in which to understand information."

After re-examining a thousand studies, the American Association of University Women

researchers found that girls make up only a small percentage of students in computer science

classes. Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and

confidence in using computers. And they use computers less often than boys outside the

classroom.

An instructor of a computer lab says he's already noticed some differences. Charles Cheadle

of Cesar Chavez School says, "Boys are not so afraid they might do something that will harm the

computer, whereas girls are afraid they might break it somehow."

Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon noticed that girls' computer usage was

falling behind boys. Karen Gould says, "The number one reason girls told us they don't like

computer games is not that they're too violent, or too competitive. Girls just said they're incredibly

boring."

Purple Moon says it found what girls want, characters they can relate to and story lines

relative to what's going on in their own lives. Karen Gould of Purple Moon Software says, "What

we definitely found from girls is that there is no intrinsic (固有的) reason why they wouldn't want

to play on a computer; it was just a content thing."

The sponsor of the study says it all boils down to this: the technology gender gap that

separates the girls from the boys must be closed if women are to compete effectively with men in

the 21 century.

51.

A. they can not discover new ways to use computers

B. they have the same access to computers as boys

C. they are likely to be less comfortable with computers

D. they can only use computers for word processing

52. A. bored with computer games

B. comfortable using computers

C. it hard to use computers in word processing

D. worried about using computers

53. The research on girls and computers is __________

A. based on a few recent articles

B. presented by one person

C. based on thousands of studies

D. not considered well grounded

54. A. if girls had an equal chance of playing games, they would like computers

B. if the software was more violent, girls would like it better

C. if the software content was changed, girls would be more interested

D. if the characters were funny, girls would like them better

55. The gender gap needs to be closed because _________

A. it isn't fair that boys are allowed to use computers all the time

B. there isn't enough money for upgrading computers

st

百度搜索“77cn”或“免费范文网”即可找到本站免费阅读全部范文。收藏本站方便下次阅读，免费范文网，提供经典小说教育文库2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语考试试卷(6)在线全文阅读。