一、单项选择
1. the explanation of the book, we can finally understand the meaning of the passage.
A. With the help of B. Under the help C. After the help D. By the help of
2. Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where yet.
A. hasn’t been decided B. haven’t decided C. isn’t being decided D. aren’t decided
3. So difficult it to live in the remote area that I determined to go back to cities.
A. I have felt B. have I felt C. I did feel D. did I feel
4. --- are you going to it?
---Keep it, of course.
A. What; deal with B. How; deal with C. How; do with D. What; us
5. Scientific research results can now be quickly to factory production.
A. used B. applied C. tried D. practiced
6. The bank is reported in the local newspaper in broad daylight yesterday.
A. being robbed B. having been robbed C. to have been robbed D. robbed
7. The driver was at loss when word came that he was forbidden to driver for speeding.
A. a; / B. a; the C. the; the D. /; /
8. The husband rushed to the hospital he heard that his wife was injured.
A. at the moment B. for the moment C. in a moment D. the moment
9. Problems because they were lack of communication.
A. raised B. added C. showed D. arose
10. I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I succeeded .
A. first all B. in all C. at all D. after all
11. You may not agree, but I think she is a very good girl.
A. personally B. truly C. generally D. commonly
12. Life in the oceans ranges from the tiniest plankton (浮游生物) to giants like sharks and whales.
A. all the way B. in the way C. by the way D. on the way
13. Great changes in the city, and a lot of factories .
A. have been taken place; have been set up B. have taken place; have been set up
C. have taken place; have set up D. were taken place; were set up
14. ---Oh, it’s you! I you.
---I’ve just had my hair cut and I’m wearing new glasses.
A. didn’t recognize B. hadn’t recognized C. haven’t recognized D. don’t recognized
15. The police found that the museum and a lot of treasures .
A. has broken into; stolen B. has broken into; had been stolen
C. has been broken into; stolen D. had been broken into; had been stolen
二、完形填空
When I was a college student, I did a lot of travelling abroad. That was because a professor 16 me to do so. She said, “Now is the time for you to travel around the world, 17 your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun!” I 18 her.
Since I started to work for a 19 company, however, I have done most of my travelling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the 20 of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business 21 , too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got 22 about food in different countries.
Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were 23 necessary. But when I happened to read a famous chef’s (厨师) comment on the Internet I changed my mind. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the 24 around us at the same time. So why don’t you fly over to
Today there are people who 29 direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people 30 not with each other but into their microphones. It seems as if such people are 31 by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to 32 and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily 33 more fruitful. But should never let in 34 our time for face-to face communication. Let’s make use of information technology more 35 , and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.
16. A. promised B. allowed C. hurried D. encouraged
17. A. build up B. use C. practice D. exchange
18. A agreed with B. learned from C. followed D. obeyed
19. A.computer B. food C. clothing D. machine
20. A. life B. rivers C. sights D. houses
21. A. plans B. bargain C. progress D. trips
22. A. information B. taste C. cooks D. feelings
23. A. even more B. no longer C. much D. actually
24. A. people B. drink C. atmosphere D. environment
25. A. shoes B. dishes C. customers D. situations
26. A. friend’s B. parents’ C. professor’s D. boss’
27. A. produces B. advertises C. forms D. advances
28. A. news B. pleasures C. troubles D. places
29. A. avoid B. keep C. lose D. enjoy
30. A. meeting B. talking C. communicating D. travelling
31. A. stopped B. met C. surrounded D. hurt
32. A. look at B. employ C. travel D. meet
33. A. communication B. study C. work D. action
34. A. spare B. increase C. reduce D. make use of
35. A. wisely B. correctly C. or less D. slowly
三、阅读理解
Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect that rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting more messages by telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant.
Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up to date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than human beings. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills.
What can we do to avoid the threat of unemployment? We shouldn’t hide our heads in the sand. Unions will try to stop change but they will be fighting a losing battle. People should get computer-literate as this just might save them from professional extinction. After all, there will be a few jobs left in law, education and medicine for those few individuals who are capable of writing and programming the software of the future. Strangely enough, there will still be jobs like rubbish collection and cleaning as it is tough to programme tasks which are largely unpredictable.
36. According to the writer, the rate of the change in technology .
A. will remain the same B. will slow down C. will speed up D. can not be predicted
37. The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and .
A. bookstore will not exist B. the present postal system will have disappeared
C. people will no longer send letters D. the postmen will have been replaced by the motor car
38. From the passage, we can infer that .
A. professions won’t be affected by new technology B. doctors won’t be as efficient as computers
C. computers can not replace lawyers D. experts will know less in the future
39. The passage tells us that in the future .
A. children will not be taught in schools B. no teachers will be needed
C. teachers will be less knowledgeable D. children will learn life skills at school
40. In the writer’s view, .
A. people should be prepared for the future B. there exists no threat of unemployment
C. unions can stop the unfavourable change D. people had better become cleaners
【练习答案】
一、单项选择 1—5 AADBB 6—10 CADDD 11—15 AABAD
二、完形填空 16—20 DAAAC 21—25 DABCB 26—30 CDBAB 31—35 CDACA
三、阅读理解 36—40 CBBDA
