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1、Unit7GoingOnlinePassage1Time:4minsTotalwords:402wordsItis3A.M.Everythingontheuniversitycampusseemsghostlikeinthequiet,mistydarkness---everythingexceptthecomputercenter.Here,allthelightsareon,whichkeepthecenterasbrightasdaytime.Twentystudentsrumpledandbleary-eyed,sittransfixedattheirconsoles,tappi

2、ngawayontheterminalkeys.Witheyesgluedtothevideoscreen,theytaponforhours.Fortherestoftheworld,itmightbethemiddleofthenight,butheretimedoesnotexist.Thisisaworlduntoitself.Theseyoungcomputer""hackers""arepursuingakindofcompulsion,adrivesoconsumingitovershadowsnearlyeveryotherpartoftheirlivesandforms

3、thefocalpointoftheirexistence.Theyarecompulsivecomputerprogrammers.Someofthesestudentshavebeenattheconsoleforthirtyhoursormorewithoutabreakformealsorsleep.Somehavefallenasleeponsofasandloungechairsinthecomputercenter,tryingtocatchafewwinksbutloathetogettoofarawayfromtheirbelovedmachines.Theyareno

4、trequiredtobeso.Mostofthesestudentsdon'thavetobeatthecomputercenterinthemiddleofthenight.Theyaren'tworkingonassignments.Manyofthemareevennotcomputermajors.Theyaretherebecausetheywanttobe---theyareirresistiblydrawnthere.Andtheyarenotalone.Therearehackersatcomputercentersallacrossthecountry,andther

5、earemoreallovertheword.Intheirextremeform,theyfocusonnothingelse.Theyflunkoutofschoolandlosecontactwithfriends;theymighthavedifficultyfindingjobs,choosinginsteadtowanderfromonecomputercentertoanother.Theymayevenforgotpersonalhygiene.“Irememberonehacker.Weliterallyhadtocarryhimoffhischairtofeedhim

6、andputhimtosleep.Wereallyfearedforhishealth,andheisnottheonlyexample”saysacomputerscienceprofessoratMIT.Computerscienceteachersarenowmoreawareoftheimplicationsofthishackerphenomenonandareonthelookoutforpotentialhackersandcasesofcomputeraddictionthatarealreadysevere.Theyknowthatthecaseofthehackers

7、isnotjustthestoryofoneperson’srelationshipwithamachine.Itisthestoryofasociety’srelationshiptotheso-calledthinkingmachines,whicharebecomingalmostubiquitous.1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthoseatthecomputercenterinthemidd