With the invention of the microcomputer, a computer can now be purchased for as little as a few hundred dollars. Taking advantage of this situation, quite a few secondary schools, even kindergartens, have already begun to use computers. Many other schools, however, are hesitating to introduce computer science onto the school curriculum. They wonder if students, especially younger ones, will be able to use these complicated machines. They also fear that they may only be suitable for youngsters who are good at math. “What about slower students?” they ask. Will computers make learning even more difficult for them? Then again, will learning with a computer be boring?
Schools that are actually using computers are discovering answer to these questions. Surprisingly, students who are only 6 or 7 years of age are taking to the machines like fish to water. They are not only finding them easy but they are also finding them fascinating.
- A great number of secondary schools have taken full advantage of using computers. ____________
- A few schools are hesitating about using computers. ____________
- Children from 4 to 6 years old are good at using computers. ____________
- Nowadays, we can get a computer at an affordable price. ____________
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
- What is the closet meaning of the word “fascinating”?
A. attracting B. interesting C. frightening D. terrifying
- What is the writer’s attitude toward the use of computers in schools?
A. supporting B. hesitant C. opposing D. neutral
