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中考英语阅读理解练习（ 4 ） 【基础能力测试】 【实战训练】 A （来自2016 中考模拟训练） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 Forty years ago few people were brave enough to ask, “What will people do with a computer in the home? ” That ’s because computers then were usually huge machines th and mostly used by governments and businesses .But on March 5 in 1975,32 mengathered to find answers to this question .It was the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club. Everyone in the club shared the same hobby —fitting together computer parts .The members of Homebrew differed in their levels for skill and experience. Some worked for computer companies .Some had just graduated from high school, and somejust loved playing with electronics .They were all excited about the possibiliti es of the personal computer.____________After six months the group grew 100 members. Meetings were held in a spirit of fun and discovery .The people in the group didn ’t care about making money. They just wanted to share their ideas — and computers parts —freely. They hoped that their dream of making low cost home computers would come true for common people. Without being prevented by the group ’s fun -loving nature, many members went on to achieve great things. One of the youngest, Bob Lash, w ent on to invent several electronic medical machines. Another member, John Draper, developed one of the first word –processing programs. Somewhat in the Homebrew crowd sat perhaps its most famous member, Steve Wozniak. The young engineer seldom spoke during meetings .But when he first shared his idea for the