历年英语四级的考试阅读理解部分10_大学英语阅读

历年英语四级的考试阅读理解部分10

　　A) to stress the impact of the computer on society

　　B) to explain the concept of the computer literacy

　　C) to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrow.

　　D) to emphasize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness, if fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

　　As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvement.

　　Ask a bachelorwhy he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

　　Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.