Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but refuse to bee part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a puter at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all munications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned, the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a puter do it they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to e in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The plexity of a puter as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, puters will bee more plex, and a time may e when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”
If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude about conjurers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
【小题1】What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?A．Get me out of the Internet world.B．Computers are trying to take control of life.C．Modern technology pushes old people away.D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet.【小题2】According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks puters are .A．unnecessaryB．convenientC．expensiveD．advanced【小题3】What might the author like about the future puter?A．Taking blames.B．Curing illnesses.C．Delivering messages.D．Responding to emotions.DAA
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