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Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearlypost-warera(战后时期),therewasaquitewidespreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.
Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacingwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trusting(过分信任)ofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction(失灵).
Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvesting(投入)inacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Questioningandroutinedoublechecksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththefollowingwarning:forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstitutefoifundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.
Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage? A.Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers
B.Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers
C.Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers
D.Towarnagainsttheblindnesstotheprobableshortcomingsofcomputers
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