- ReadingComprehension
Passage1
Languagesaremarvelouslycomplexandwonderfullycomplicatedorgansofculture.Theyembodythequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives.”Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningiswiththenon-verballinguisticelementsofthelanguage,itsgestures,itsbodylanguage.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishmaxim(格言)hasit,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookEnglishisspoken
3.Accordingtothispassage,gesturesare________.
A.non-verbalaswellasnon-linguistic
B.verbalandlinguistic
C.non-verbalbutneverthelesslinguistic
D.verbalbutneverthelessnon-linguistic
4.“Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylives”means________.
A.ifoneleansmanyforeignlanguages,onewillhaveabetterunderstandingofhisownlanguage
lifeisricherandmoreinterestingifoneknowsseverallanguages
nomatterhowmanylanguagesoneknows,onecanneverknowmorethanone’sownculture
ifapersonspeaksonlyonelanguage,hewillliveaveryhappylife
5.Oneofthefollowingwhichisnotsynonymouswiththeothersis_______.
A.signsB.gesturesC.maximsD.bodylanguage
- Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncellsandeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.(77)Suchenormousnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustodismissthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchapacewecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20yearsperhaps,wewillbeabletoassembleamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetorenderitintelligentbyloadingintherightsoftware(软件)orbyalteringthearchitecturebutthattoowillhappen.
(78)Ithinkitcertainthatindecades,notcenturies,machinesofsilicon(硅)willarisefirsttorivalandthenexceedtheirhumanancestors.Oncetheyexceedustheywillbecapableoftheirowndesign.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoclaimourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheknownuniverse.
Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasestomatchthatofhumansandastheircostdeclinesthrougheconomiesofscalewemayusethemtoexpandourfrontiers,firstonearththroughtheirabilitytowithstandenvironments,harmfultoourselves.Thus,desertsmaybloomandtheoceanbedsbemined.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,theconstructionofavast,man-createdworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.
6.Inwhatwaycanwemakeamachineintelligent?
A)Bymakingitworkinsuchenvironmentsasdeserts,oceansorspace.
B)Byworkinghardfor10or20years.
C)Byeitherproperlyprogrammingitorchangingitsstructure.
D)Byreproducingit.(C)
7.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutmachineswithhuman-likeability?
A)Hebelievestheywillbeusefultohumanbeings.
B)Hebelievesthattheywillcontrolusinthefuture.
C)Heisnotquitesureinwhatwaytheymayinfluenceus.
D)Hedoesn’tconsidertheconstructionofsuchmachinespossible.
8.Theword“carbon”(Line4,Para.2)standsfor________.
A)intelligentrobotsB)achemicalelementC)anorganicsubstanceD)humanbeings(D)
9.Arobotcanbeusedtoexpandourfrontierswhen________.
A)itsintelligenceandcostarebeyondquestion
B)itisabletobeartheroughenvironment
C)itismadeascomplexasthehumanbrain
D)itsarchitectureisdifferentfromthatofthepresentones(A)
10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A)aftertheinstallationofagreatnumberofcellsandconnections,robotswillbecapableofself-reproduction
B)withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,peoplehavecometorealizethepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhuman-likeability
C)oncewemakeamachineascomplexasthehumanbrain,itwillpossesintelligence
D)robotswillhavecontrolofthevast,man-madeworldinspace
- Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
“...WearenotabouttoentertheInformationAgebutinsteadareratherwellintoit.”Presentpredictionsarethatby1990,aboutthirtymillionjobsintheUnitedStates,oraboutthirtypercentofthejobmarket,willbecomputer-related.In1980,onlytwenty-onepercentofallUnitedStateshighschoolsownedoneormorecomputersforstudentuse.(79)Inthefallof1985,anewsurveyrevealedthathalfofUnitedStatessecondaryschoolshavefifteenormorecomputersforstudentuse.Andnoweducationalexperts,administrators,andeventhegeneralpublicaredemandingthatallstudentsbecome“computerliterate(慢点…的).”“Bytheyear2000knowledgeofcomputerswillbenecessaryinovereightypercentofalloccupations.Soonthosepeoplenoteducatedincomputerusewillbecomparedtothosewhoareprintilliteratetoday.”
Whatis“computerliteracy”?Thetermitselfseemstoimplysoonextentof“knowing”aboutcomputers,butknowingwhat.Thecurrentopinionseemstobethatthisshouldincludeageneralknowledgeofwhatcomputersare,plusalittleoftheirhistoryandsomethingofhowtheyoperate.
Therefore,itisvitalthateducatorseverywheretakeacarefullooknotonlyatwhatisbeingdone,butalsoatwhatshouldbedoneinthefieldofcomputereducation.Todaymostadultsarecapableofutilisingamotorvehiclewithouttheslightestknowledgeofhowtheinternal-combustionengineworks.Weeffectivelyusealltypesofelectricalequipmentwithoutbeingabletotelltheirhistoriesortoexplainhowtheywork.(80)Businesspeopleforyearshavemadegooduseoftypewritersandaddingmachines,yetfewhaveeverknownhowtorepairthem.Why,then,attempttoteachcomputersbyteachinghoworwhytheywork?
Rather,wefirstmustconcentrateonteachingtheeffectiveuseofthecomputerasthetoolis.
“Knowinghowtouseacomputeriswhat’sgoingtobeimportant,wedon’ttalkabout‘automobileliteracy.‘Wejustgetinourcarsanddrivethem.”
11.In1990,thenumberofjobshavingnothingtodowithcomputersintheUnitedStateswillbereducedto________.
A)79millionB)30millionC)70millionD)100million(C)
12.Theexpression“Printilliterate”(Para.1,Line16)refersto________.
A)onewhohasneverlearntprintingB)onewhoisnotcomputerliterate
C)onewhohasneverlearnttoreadD)onewhoisnotabletouseatypewriter(C)
13.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________.
A)recentpredictionsofcomputer-relatedjobsB)thewideuseofcomputersinschools
C)theurgencyofcomputereducationD)publicinterestincomputers(C)
14.Accordingtotheauthor,theeffectivewaytospreadtheuseofcomputersistoteach____.
A)whatcomputersareB)howtousecomputers
C)wherecomputerscanbeusedD)howcomputerswork(B)
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?
A)Whattoteachaboutcomputersshouldbereconsidered.
B)Thosewhoarenoteducatedincomputerusewillfinditdifficulttogetajob.
C)HumansocietyhasalreadyenteredtheInformationAge.
D)Thosewhowanttousecomputersshouldknowhowcomputersoperate.
- Passage4
Questions 16to 20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.
Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto£50.itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.
However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.(76)Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.
1.Thistextistakenfrom________.
A)amedicalmagazineB)apolicereport
C)alegaldocumentD)agovernmentinformationbooklet
2.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle________.
A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalf
B)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhour
C)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidentsD)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear
3.Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto________.
A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbelt
B)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbelt
C)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseatD)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives
4.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?
A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.
B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.
C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.
D)Someonewhoisunder14.
5.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter________.
A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasons
B)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasons
C)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbelt
D)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbelt