50. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. How computers work.                             B. How to use a Kurzwel machine.

   C. How to use the scanner.                           D. The Kurzwel machine can read in two voices.

49. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 2) refers to _____.

   A. the book             B. the scanner               C. the Kurzweil machine      D. the blind

48. What can kurzweil Reading Machine do?

   A. Solve many problems at the same time.     B. Play computer games with people.

   C. Help people learn language.                            D. Read the words on the paper.

47. If a girl wants to learn how to dance, she can go to _____.

   A. “The Zoo”                                       B. the Rose Hall, City College

   C. the City Theater                               D. the Museum Theater

B

   Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems and control other machines. Many people use small computers called calculators(计算器) to solve simple maths problems quickly. Scientists use large computers to solve many problems at the same time. You can play games with computers, and some computers can help you learn languages. The Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for blind people.

   To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(扫描器). The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters.

   Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help shortsighted children learn to read.

46. “The Zoo” is _____.

   A. is a park with a lot of animals there   B. is a rock group from America

   C. will give the first concert in America D. will give a concert in Australia

45. You can see films _____.

   A. at the City College                           B. at the City Theater

   C. at the Captain Good fellow               D. at the Museum Theater

Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theater on Saturday morning at 10:00. Free.

Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”?

   “The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U.S. concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.