C. his book will be felt, by many people, to be exorbitant. D. computer programming should be taken over by professionals.
23. In accordance with the passage, publications on computer technology .......
A. are only concerned with FORTRAN computer programming.
B. have already reached a very high number. C. are brought out by academia for academia.
D. invariably cause a great deal of public reaction.
24. The writer of this passage points out that his new book on FORTRAN is justified because
......
A. computer science is a new science with little relevant literature.
B. computer professionals have not as yet recognized the changes taking place in computer
science.
C. it will boost the sale of computers throughout the world.
D. it introduces a new approach to computer programming languages. After 1933 the western world realized that it was living in another age of absolutism, or rather,
in an age of totalitarian dictatorship far worse than the worst of the old absolute kings; such
regimes could be seen to be enforcing a "law" that was the command barely of a "sovereign"
but of a cruel and despot. It was ordinary people who protested: "This cannot be...?" Law, if it
is to deserve the name of law, must respect at least some basic rights to which every human
being is entitled simply because he is human.
1. In accordance with the passage, compared with the absolute kings of the past, modern
dictators ........
A. have been far more cruel and oppressive. B. have shown a relatively high respect for the rights of the individual.
C. have received considerable support from ordinary people.
D. have shown leniency in the enforcement of law.
2. The writer supposes that a major distinctive feature of "law" is........
A. to prevent the rise of totalitarianism in society.
B. that it disregards the rights of ordinary people.
