The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a 11 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are popular with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to 12 their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would not be cool. The 13 kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great 14 skills, not popular with the opposite sex and they are 15 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus (微积分) , they are watching shows like the “X Files”. They are known as the geeks. But the geeks are taking over. Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and 16 your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations. They 17 good degrees, though they might not be too popular at university. The most important 18 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates 19 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a 20 of their own to work and play in, making them a global force. 21 , the effect of the geeks on popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be 22 . Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you 23 is more important than what you look like. But there are also 24 . Geeks were often bullied (欺侮) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your 25 . Perhaps it is time for punishment. 小题1: A．time B．division C．group D．part 小题2: A．show B．act C．copy D．represent 小题3: A．uncool B．unimportant C．clever D．strange 小题4: A．personal B．attractive C．experimental D．social 小题5: A．tasteless B．careless C．hopeless D．helpless 小题6: A．introduce B．bring C．prefer D．add 小题7: A．score B．lack C．take D．save 小题8: A．discovery B．industry C．progress D．improvement 小题9: A．excite B．discourage C．demand D．promise 小题10: A．world B．challenge C．chance D．heaven 小题11: A．However B．Therefore C．Still D．Besides 小题12: A．imaginative B．uncool C．attractive D．cool 小题13: A．remember B．understand C．receive D．know 小题14: A．dangers B．questions C．possibilities D．wonders 小题15: A．secretary B．trainee C．friend D．boss