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As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as institutional, with display becoming sharper and storage _____ increasing.[A] ability[B] capability[C] capacity[D] faculty

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As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as institutional, with display becoming sharper and storage _____ increasing.

[A] ability

[B] capability

[C] capacity

[D] faculty


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3.Although machines have been around for a long time and people have adapted easily to living with most of them, they haven’t yet learned how to live in harmony with the newest of these: the personal computer. This is so because the widespread use of the personal computer is a relatively new phenomenon. There was the widely publicized case of a family man who became so absorbed in his computer that he spent long hours with it. Of course, if he was spending long hours with his computer, he was spending less time with his family. And if his wife needed to see him, he was unavailable. She became so upset by this state of affairs that she delivered an ultimatum (最后通 牒), declaring that unless he spent fewer hours with the machine and more with her and the family, she was going to divorce him. This issue became so serious that the couple had to go to a doctor to resolve it. The fortunate result was that the husband reduced the time he spent with the computer, and the marriage was saved. Personal computers may cause people to become isolated from one another since work can be done at home alone. In this case, there may be no need for offices, or for that matter, for any other central gathering place. Universities, or even cities, could be abandoned. Moreover, if that which is now recorded on paper is recorded in the computer instead, people will have no reason to use any paper whatsoever: no money, receipts, letters, newspapers, magazines, books, and so on. If this happens, there will be no need to go to the bank, the bookstore, or the library. Will people then be isolated in their separate homes—alone with their computers and their families, apart from fellow workers, readers, or students?66.We can learn from the passage that the personal computer __________.A.has been around for a long timeB.has been accepted by all peopleC.is not welcome to everyoneD.is not widely used yet67.The man’s wife was upset because __________.A.he loved another womanB.he wanted to divorce herC.she didn’t have her own computerD.he was neglecting her and the family68.The man’s wife threatened to divorce him if __________.A.he continued to spend long hours with the computerB.he did not quit his job with the computer companyC.he did not spend time with her parentsD.he did not go to see the doctor with her69.The marriage was saved __________.A.with the help of a doctorB.with the help of a fortune tellerC.after the wife took over the computerD.after the husband sold the computer70. What seems to be worrying the author as far as the computer is concerned?A.People may become isolated from one another.B.Offices may no longer be necessary.C.People will no longer read books or magazines.D.Factory workers will lose their jobs.

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  • 第1题:

    The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only____, but students became more interested in the lessons.

    A. saved was teachers’ energyB. was teachers’ energy saved

    C. teachers’ energy was savedD. was saved teachers’ energy


    正确答案:B

  • 第2题:

    The computer was used in teaching. As a result, not only _________, but students became more interested in the lessons.

    A.saved was teachers' energy

    B.was teachers' energy saved

    C.teachers' energy was saved

    D.was saved teachers' energy


    正确答案:B

  • 第3题:

    The more the young students worked, the ________ energetic they became.

    A: much

    B: more

    C: most

    D: very


    参考答案:B

  • 第4题:

    B

    Tom lived a long way from the town.One day he went into the town to buy something in a shop,and after he bought it,he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When he looked round,he saw some old people put glasses on before reading their books,so after lunch he went to a shop to buy glasses,too. He walked along the road,and soon found a shop.The man in the shop made him try on a lot of glasses,but each time Tom said,"No,l can't read with this pair. "The man became more and more puzzled. At last he said,"Excuse me,but can you read at all?"No,l can't!"Tom said,"lf I can read,do you think I will come here to buy glasses?"

    ( )26. Tom saw some old people _______'

    A. far away from the town

    B.in a shop

    C. in a restaurant

    D. in the village


    正确答案:C
    26.c[解析】由第一段第二、三句可知.

  • 第5题:

    Modern computers based on() are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines,and occupy a fraction of the space。Simple computers are small enough to fit into mobile devices, a mobile computers can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers in their va


    A.Central Processing unit
    B.integrateD.circuits
    C.HarD.disk
    D.software integration


    答案:B
    解析:
    基于(集成电路)的现代计算机是比起 早期的计算机,它占用的空间的更小,能力更强,是早期计算机的数百万倍甚至数十亿倍。轻量型的电脑都足够小,以适应移动设备,一个移动计算机可以通过小型 电池供电。个人电脑被广泛应用,以致于信息时代的一种标志,并且是大多数人认为的“计算机”。

  • 第6题:

    So involved with their computers( )that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.

    A.became the children
    B.become the children
    C.had the children become
    D.do the children become

    答案:D
    解析:
    考查倒装句。本句包括一个so...that...结构,so用在句首时,要用倒装句。C项时态错误。故本题选D。句意:计算机夏令营的孩子们沉迷在计算机中,以至于负责人不得不经常强迫他们停下来活动活动,做做游戏。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    What does the author mean by the statement “children’s literature began to bloom” underlined in Paragraph 2?
    A

    Quality illustrations and attractive formats made books more appealing.

    B

    Illustrations often included flowers.

    C

    It became more varied and attractive.

    D

    It became more numerous and popular.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    本题是推断题。第一段主要介绍了儿童文学的兴起,第二段提到涌现出许多优秀的儿童作品。由此可以推断出这句话的意思是:在随后的一个世纪,儿童文学开始繁荣。选项D“它(指儿童文学)变得数不胜数而且变得很普及”与画线句子意思吻合。

  • 第8题:

    问答题
    Passage 1  Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened between. As was discussed before, it was not  1 the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution speeded  2 , beginning  3 transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures into the 20th-century world  4 the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that  5 in perspective.  It is generally recognized, however, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, followed  6 the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process,  7 its impact  8 the media was not immediately apparent.  9 time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as  10 as institutional, with display becoming sharper and storage capacity  11 . They were thought of, like people, in terms of generations, with the distance between generations much smaller.  It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the context 12 we now live. The communications revolution has  13 both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time,  14 there have been controversial views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed  15 “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.

    正确答案: 1. until 本句为It is not until…that…的强调句型,意思为“直到……才……”。这句话是说直到19世纪报纸才成为在电子时代之前最重要的媒介。
    2. up speed up加速发展;超速行驶。这里表示通信革命加速发展,用speed up。speed up
    3. with begin with以……开始。这里指通信革命以交通开始。
    4. of 句意:信息革命以火车开始,引领各种产业继续发展,从电报、电话、无线电和电影,再到20世纪的汽车和飞机。本题填入of,
    5. process 空格前面提到了信息革命逐渐加速的这一具体过程,空格后面提到一般认为计算机的引进和集成电路的发明从根本上改变了这个进程。由此可推测,此处意思为:并不是所有人都正确地看待这个过程。in perspective通盘地,正确地。
    6. by “20世纪初计算机的采用”这个事件发生在前,而“20世纪60年代集成电路的发明”这个事件发生在后,所以用followed by表示“紧跟其后”。
    7. although 上文讲述到计算机和集成电路的发明根本上改变了这个进程,而下文又叙述其对媒体的影响并没有即刻体现出来,所以上下文之间是让步关系,故填入although。
    8. on impact on sth.对……造成影响。
    9. As 本句主句结构完整,因此空格部分应该填入连词,引导状语从句。As time goes by随着时间的流逝。
    10. well as well as也;和……一样。句意:计算机变得更小巧、工作能力更强,而且也变得更加私人和机构化。小巧和能力变强是对比关系,“personal(个人的)”和institutional(社会机构的)对照。
    11. increasing 句意:显示屏变得更加清晰,而储存容量不断增加。storage capacity储存容量。根据上下文语境,此处应该是指储存容量增加。
    13. where 空格部分后面接定语从句修饰context。根据上下文可知,本句是指在计算机时代,信息社会被广泛用来形容我们现在的生活背景,因此此处需要使用where。
    13. influenced 该段主要是介绍信息革命对我们生活的影响。因此此处填入influenced。
    14. but 空格的前面部分讲到信息革命影响了我们的工作、娱乐等等,空格后面讲到关于其各方面的影响存在争议,前后两部分构成转折,因此此处填入连词but。
    15.against weigh against权衡,一般用于两个相对的事物。这里是说益处和坏处的权衡。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    More than two hundred years ago the United States _____ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
    A

    got off

    B

    pulled down

    C

    broke away

    D

    dropped off


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    句意:两百多年以前,美国脱离了大英帝国成为一个独立的国家。break away脱离;放弃。get off下车;动身,出发。pull down推翻,摧毁。drop off睡着;下降。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
    A

    When Coffee Became Popular

    B

    Coffee Is a Powerful Drink

    C

    How Coffee Influenced the Course of History

    D

    What Impact Coffee Has on Human Behavior


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    主旨大意题。综合全文,我们不难发现第一段的最后一句是中心句,即咖啡塑造了我们的历史和文化,也就是C选项。A选项只是在第二段涉及,B选项是文章的引子,文章并不是围绕咖啡非常有力量写的,D选项也只是在第一段on a personal level那一句话中涉及。因此C项为正确答案。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    What impact did color printing have on children’s books?
    A

    Sales increased by the middle of the 19th century.

    B

    Rough illustrations were now more appealing.

    C

    Illustrations told more of the story and were more appealing.

    D

    Books became more amusing.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    本题是推断题。参考第79题的解析,彩色印刷出现之后,儿童图书更注重言辞和情节,因此也更具吸引力,答案为选项C。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    She became angrier as the years went on because she saw that they were doing to other youngsters.
    A

    angrier

    B

    on

    C

    that

    D

    other


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第13题:

    ●Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries.Yet much had happened between.As was discussed before,it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant preelectronic mediam,following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical.It Was during the same time that the communications revolution speeded up,beginning with transport,the railway,and leading on through the telegraph,the telephone,radio,and motion pictures into the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane.Not everyone sees that processin perspective.It is important to do so.

    It is generally recognized,however,that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century,(66) by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s,radically changed the process,although its impact on the media was not immediately(67).As time went by,computers became smaller and more powerful,and they became "personal"too,as well as(68),with display becoming sharper and storage(69)incteasing.They were thought of,like people,(70)generations,with the distance between generations much smaller.

    It was within the computer age that the term "information society" began to be widely used to describe thecontext within which we now live.The communications revolution has influenced both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time,but there have been controversial view about its economic,political,social and cultural implications."Benefits" have been weighed against"harmful"outcomes.And generalizations have proved difficult.

    (66)A.brought B.followed C.stimulated D.characterized

    (67)A.apparent B.desirable C.negative D.plausible

    (68)A.institutional B.universal C.fundamental D.instrumental

    (69)A.ability B.capability C.capacity D.faculty

    (70)A.by means of B.in terms of C.with regard to D.in line with


    正确答案:B,A,A,C,B
    【解析】文章背景分析:这是一篇有关人类信息社会发展过程问题的社科类说明文。文章中心主线分析:文章的中心主线在文章的首句以及第2句就已经明确了。(Comparisons were... drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the15th and 16th centuries.Yet much had happened between)。我们要在以电视发展为标志的20世纪和以印刷术的传播为标志的15、16世纪之间做比较。但是,在这两个阶段之间又有许多发明出现了。
    从文章的头两句话可以读出本文探讨的主题是有关人类信息社会的发展过程,而且重点是讲述在20世纪和15、16世纪两个阶段之间发生的事情。
    文章结构分析:由于此篇文章讲述的主题是有关人类信息社会的发展过程,时间阶段就成为贯穿全文的一个重要线索。通过总结和比较这些时间阶段,可以很快掌握文章的结构为总分结构。

  • 第14题:

    As the work became more familiar, his _______ toward school changed from dislike to great enthusiasm

    A:position

    B:attitude

    C:manner

    D:action


    正确答案:B 

  • 第15题:

    Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened between. As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre- electronic(61), following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the(62)of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution(63)UP, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures into the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in(64). It is important to do so.

    It is generally recognized,(65), that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century,(66)by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, although its impact on the media was not immediately(67). As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became "personal" too, as well as(68), with display becoming sharper and storage(69)increasing. They were thought of, like people,(70)generations, with the distance between generations much(71).

    It was within the computer age that the term "information society" began to be widely used to describe the(72)within which we now live. The communications revolution has(73)both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been(74)view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. "Benefits" have been weighed(75)"harmful" outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.

    A.means

    B.method

    C.medium

    D.measure


    正确答案:C
    解析:文章背景分析:这是一篇有关人类信息社会发展过程问题的社科类说明文。文章中心主线分析:文章的中心主线在文章的首句以及第2句就已经明确了。(Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20thcenturyandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand16thcenturies.Yetmuchhadhappenedbetween)。我们要在以电视发展为标志的20世纪和以印刷术的传播为标志的15、16世纪之间做比较。但是,在这两个阶段之间又有许多发明出现了。从文章的头两句话可以读山本文探讨的主题是有关人类信息社会的发展过程,而且重点是讲述在20世纪和15、16世纪两个阶段之间发生的事情。文章结构分析:由于此篇文章讲述的主题是有关人类信息社会的发展过程,时间阶段就成为贯穿全文的一个重要线索。通过总结和比较这些时间阶段,可以很快掌握文章的结构为总分结构。英语知识运用分析:(61)空是考查名词的专业术语,主语newspaper显然是一种medium(媒体)。

  • 第16题:

    So involved with their computers _______ that leaders at summer computer caps often have to force them to break for sports and games.

    A became the cildren B become the children C had the children become D do the children become


    正确答案:D
    选[D]。本题着重考查倒装句的用法。由于so involved放在了句首,句子用倒装形式。因为句子的时态是一般现在时,所以要借助于助动词do来构成倒装。把这句话改变成正常语序是:The children become so involved with their computers that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games(孩子们对他们的电脑如此着迷,以致于电脑令营的领导不得不经常强迫他们停下来,做做体育运动和游戏)。

  • 第17题:

    As time went by,computers became smaller and more powerful,and they became“personal”too,as well as institutional.With display becoming sharper and storage( )increasing.

    A.ability
    B.capability
    C.capacity
    D.faculty

    答案:C
    解析:
    capacity意为“容量”,本题中的storage capacity指存储量。A.ability意为“能力,才干”,指人的才智而言,强调不但聪明,而且有受过实际锻炼的才干,含义比capability强。B.capability意为“能力,才能,手腕”;D.faculty意为“才能,天赋,技能”,指特殊的才能。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    What happened to Deborah Sadowski after she left the company?
    A

    She became a great saleswoman.

    B

    She founded her own company.

    C

    She became famous.

    D

    She started giving lectures full-time.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第三句“主讲人是德博拉·萨多夫斯基,她曾是我们公司的销售人员,后来因为取得更大的成就而出名”提到萨多夫斯基女士在离开公司之后变得有名了。故C项符合题意。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    Why did holidays abroad become a common prize after the war?
    A

    People became more interested in material possessions.

    B

    Everyone wanted the opportunity to travel.

    C

    Group travel became easier.

    D

    People wanted to get away from familiar surroundings.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    最后一段指出战争后,与新消费社会保持一致的需求也很快得到实现,那时如果你的邻居都有能力出国度假,而你却不能,“winning an easy competition”就可以使你在异国地区度过两周的假期,可见战后每个人都想去国外度假,因此报纸和杂志又以此作为奖品,故选B。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    It was not until the accident happened_______.
    A

    when I became aware of my foolishness

    B

    when my foolishness became obvious

    C

    that did I realize my foolishness

    D

    that I became aware of my foolishness


    正确答案: B
    解析:

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    It was not until the accident happened _____.
    A

    when I became aware of my foolishness

    B

    when my foolishness became obvious

    C

    that did I realize my own folly

    D

    that I became aware of my own foolishness


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    本题考查强调句型。句意:直到事故发生我才意识到自己的愚蠢。“It is/ was+被强调部分+that/ who”构成强调句型。本题是对句中“not until the accident happened”的强调,只能用that来引导,且要用陈述语序。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is the right order of the events?a)became a doctor b)became a full time writer c)started to publish comic short stories d)wrote regularly for a local daily newspaper e)entered the Moscow University Medical School
    A

    e→c→a→d→b

    B

    d→a→b→c→e

    C

    e→c→b→a→d

    D

    a→e→c→b→d


    正确答案: B
    解析:

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Though the huge mainframe computers of the 1960's ______ the technical community of the time, the much more advanced personal computer of today ______ the older machines in every respect.
    A

    defined, parallels

    B

    astounded, surpasses

    C

    awed, updates

    D

    embarrassed, retards

    E

    accelerated, exemplifies


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    尽管20世纪60年代的大型计算机震惊了当时的技术社区,但是今天的更先进的个人计算机在各个方面都超过了当时的旧机器。astound“使惊骇;使震惊”;surpass“超越;胜过”。