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1、AWhenIlearnedthatmy71-year-oldmotherwasplayingScrabble–awordgame–againstherself,IknewIhadtodosomething.Myhusbandsuggestedwegiveheracomputertoplayagainst.Iwasn’tsuremymotherwasreadyforit.Afterall,ithadtaken15yearstopersuadehertobuyanelectriccooker.Evenso,wepackedupou
2、roldcomputeranddeliveredittomyparents’home.Andsobeganmymother’sadventureintheworldofcomputers.Italsomarkedthebeginningofanunusualteachingtaskforme.I’vetaughtpeopleofallages,butIneverthoughtIwouldbeteachingmymotherhowtodoanythingshehasbeenteachingmeallmylife:tocookan
3、dsew;toenjoythegoodtimesandputupwiththebad.Nowitwasmyturntogivesomethingback.Itwasn’teasyatthebeginning.Therewassomuchtoexplainandtointroduce.Slowlybutsurely,mymothercaughton,makingnotesinalittlenotebook.Afterafewmonthsofscrabbleandothergames,Idecideditwastimetointr
4、oducehertowordprocessing(文字处理).Thisprovedtobeabiggerchallengetoher,soIgavehersomehomework.Iaskedhertowritemealetter,usingdifferentlettertypes,colorsandspace.“Areyouthisdemandingwithyourkindergartenpupils?”sheasked.“No,ofcoursenot,”Isaid.“Theyalreadyknowhowtouseacomp
5、uter.”Mymotherisn’ttheonlyoneexperiencingafastpersonalgrowthperiod.Thankstothecomputer,myfatherhasfinallygotoverhisphoneallergy(过敏反映).ForaslongasIcanremember,anytimeIcalled,mymotherwouldanswer.DadandIhavehadmorephoneconversationsinthelastmonththanwe’vehadinthepast20
6、years.67.Whatdoestheauthordo?A.Sheisacook.B.Sheisateacher.C.Sheisahousewife.D.Sheisacomputerengineer.68.Theauthordecidedtogivehermotheracomputer_______.A.toletherhavemorechancestowritelettersB.tosupportherindoingherhomeworkC.tohelpherthroughthebadtimesD.tomakeherlif
7、emoreenjoyable69.Theauthoraskedhermothertowriteheraletter_______.A.becausehemotherhadstoppedusingthetelephoneB.becauseshewantedtokeepintouchwithhermotherC.sothathermothercouldpracticewhatshehadlearnedD.sothathermothercouldbefreefromhousework70.Afterthecomputerwasbro
8、ughthome,theauthor’sfather_______.A.lostinterestincookingB.tookmorephonecallsC.playedmoregamesD.begantouseitBHiringaself-drivecarreallyadd
