小学英语110篇英语阅读理解短文（七）

概要：Passage 65. ComputersMany people know what a computer is and what it can do. The computer is fast and never makes mistakes， while people are slow and often make mistakes. That’s what people often say when they talk about computers.For many years， scientists have improved computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday work quite well， and people can use a computer in many ways. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” likea man. With

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　　Passage 65. Computers

　　Many people know what a computer is and what it can do. The computer is fast and never makes mistakes， while people are slow and often make mistakes. That’s what people often say when they talk about computers.For many years， scientists have improved computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday work quite well， and people can use a computer in many ways. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like

　　a man. With the help of a person， a computer can draw pictures， write music， talk with people， and so on. Maybe a computer will think and fee one day.

　　Passage 66. Two American Presidents

　　There are stories about two U.S. presidents， Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. They try to explain to people how the word“OK” came from. We don’t know if either story is true， but they are both interesting.

　　Some said that President Jackson could hardly read or write. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read hem or asked his men to tell him what they said. If he agreed， he would write “All correct” on the Paper. The problem was that he did not know how to spell. So he wrote “OL Korekt” instead. Later it was shortened to “OK”.

　　Others said that President Van Buren was born in

　　Kinderhook， New York. Van Buren’s friends organized

　　a club to help him become president. They called the club Old Kinderhook Club. Anyone in the club was called “OK”.

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