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Passage1

Thisyear,anewcoursehasbeenaddedtothechoicesatouruniversity.ThecourseiscalledInformationTechnology.StudentsfromArtDepartment,EngineeringDepartmentandotherDepartmentsalltakethecourse.Thecontentofthiscoursemaybeendless,becausetherearesomanythingstobeexploredandtoday'ssocietyissodependedoncomputersandnewdevelopmentstechnology.EvenifyourschooldoesnothavethesamecourseasIamtaking,itwouldbeaworthwhileefforttotrytodevelopaprogram.Notonlywouldyoubenefitfromtheinformationlearned,buttherestofthestudentsatyourschoolwouldalsobenefitalot.

Therearefourpurposesofthecourse.Thefirstistolearnpracticalskillsincomputing,communicationsandnetworking,ordatastorage.Thesecondistounderstandthegreatinfluenceofinformationtechnologyonsocialcommunities.Thethirdistogainknowledgeofhowinformationtechnologycanbeusedinimaginativeways.Thefourthpurposeistolearnapplicationsofinformationtechnologythatdogoodtopeople.Thesefourpurposesnotonlyshowthatthisprogramreallyteachesvaluableinformationtothestudents,butalsodemonstratethiscoursecanaddsomethingnewtoanymajor.

TheInformationTechnologycourseisagreatchoiceforanycollegestudents,becausetheylearnhowtousecomputerprogramsthattheyprobablyareworkingwithsomedayinthefuture.Graspingthepracticalskillsincomputingcanalsoimprovetheirchancesofgettingagoodjobaftercollege.

1.Anewcourse,whichiscalled______________,hasbeenopened.

A）ArtB）Engineering

C）InformationTechnologyD）Computer

2.Modemsocietydependsmuchon_______________.

A）collegestudentsB）computersC）technologyD）bothB）andC）

3.Theauthorsuggeststhat________________.

A）collegestudentsshouldlearnfromhim

B）collegestudentsshouldhaveanewprogram

C）collegestudentsshouldtaketheInformationTechnologycourse

D）collegestudentsshouldgetinformationasmuchastheycan

4.WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedinthefourpurposesofInformationTechnologycourse?

A）Tolearntoexchangeandstoreinformationbycomputers.

B）Tounderstandtheinfluenceofinformationtechnology.

C）Tolearnhowtoputinformationtechnologyintopracticaluse.

D）Tolearnhowtogetagoodjob.

5.CollegestudentsshouldchoosetheInformationTechnologycoursebecause___________.

A）thecourseishelpfulfortheirfuture

B）itcanbringstudentsagoodjob

C）itenablesthestudentstogetalotofmoneyinthefuture

D）theauthorhastakenthecourse

Passage2

Iamnotacomputerexpert.Ihavebeeninthefieldforonlyashorttime.ThenwhyamIabletowriteaboutcomputers?

ByhardworkIhavemanagedtolearnenoughtousecomputersfairlywellandtoworkwithpeoplewhoknowagreatdealmorethanI.SinceIhavelearnedallthisatsuchpersonalcost,Iwouldliketosharemyknowledgewithothers.Moreandmorepeoplewanttoknowaboutcomputer,andwanttoknowquickly.

Thebestwaytolearnistotakeacourse.However,manypeopledonothavethetimeforthis.Theywillhavetofindsomeotherwaytogetsomebasicinformation.IhopetobeabletohelpthembywritingaboutsomeofthethingsIhavelearnedmyself.

IhaveahomecomputeronwhichI'velearnedinmyowntime.Ihaveuseditlikeahomestudycourse.Ihavesatdownwithitdayafterday,nightafternight.Ihaveforcedittogiveupsomeofitssecrets.NowIcanuseittodosomeoftheworkthatIgetpaidfor.AndIcandothisworkinmyownhome,insteadofinanoffice.Manypeoplemaysoonbeworkingonacomputerathome,justasmanynowtakeinotherpeople'styping.

Somethingsaboutcomputersareeasierthanyoumayfear.First,computersarelogical.Thingsthatatfirstseemdifficultwillmakesensetoyouafteryoulearntherules.Second,itisreallynothardtolearnenoughtousetoday'smachines.Youdonotneedtobeagreatbrain.Butyoudohavetolearntothinkinnewways.Andyoudohavetokeepagoodbitofinformationinyourhead.Finally,therearemanypeoplearoundwhoarereallyenthusiasticaboutcomputers.Thesepeoplearealwayshappytobeofhelp.

1.Thewriter'spurposetowritethepassageistotellthereaders___________.

A）thathehassomecomputerlearningmethodstosharewiththem

B）thatheisacomputerexpertwhocanteachthem

C）heisascientistwhostudiescomputer

D）thatheisskilledincomputerprogramming

2.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthoraretrueexceptthat____________.

A）heknowsmorethanhisco-workers

B）helearnstousecomputersmostlyonhisown

C）heknowsmanythingsaboutcomputers

D）hecanhelpotherswithcomputers

3.Accordingtothewriter,heevencanuseahomecomputerto______________.

A）getsomebasicinformation

B）dohisworkthathegetspaidfor

C）bealogicalcomputerwriter

D）getthesolutiontosomepuzzlingsecrets

4.Youcanconcludethattheauthorthinksthatifapersontakesacomputercourse,thatpersonwilllearn_____________.

A）veryquicklyB）asmuchastheauthor'sco-workers

C）tothinklikeacomputerD）aboutcomputersthroughtheeasierway

5.Accordingtothepassage,computersaredescribedtobe____________.

A）difficultB）specialC）enthusiasticD）logical

Passage3

Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.

Youthisatimewhentherearefewtaskstomakelifedifficult.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heisfed,lookedafterandlovedwhateverhemaydo.Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild---thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowell-known.Butachildhashispains:

heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothings,orbeingpunishedforwhathehasdonewrong.

Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.Andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygotoprison.If,however,heworkshard,keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth,hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.

1.Peoplecanexperiencehappinessifthey___________.

A）alwaysthinkofthepastandregretit

B）valuethepresent

C）arenolongeryoung

D）becomeoldandhavemuchexperience

2.Whenpeoplewereyoung,theyusedto____________.

A）beinchargeofmanybusinesses

B）havefewthingstothinkaboutandtakeon

C）lookaftertheiryoungersistersandbrothers

D）facealotofdifficulties

3.Thepainsofchildrenlieinthefactthat_______________.

A）noonehelpsthemmakerightdecisions

B）theyareoftenbeatenbytheirparents

C）theycannotbeacceptedandpraisedbyothers

D）theyarenotallowedtodowhattheyliketodo

4.Childrenareusuallyhappybecause______________.

A）oldpeopleloseinterestinthem

B）theyarefreetodowrong

C）theyarefamiliarwitheverythinggoingonaroundthem

D）thingsarenewtothem

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTneededforayoungmantobehappy?

A）Hardwork.B）Beingfreefromtroubles.

C）Wealth.D）Health.

Passage4

Arevolutionisunderway.Thetechnologyofcomputerscienceishavingagreatinfluenceonourlives,andthemostimmediateresultofthistechnologyisitseffectonemployment.Robotsandcomputer-controlledmachineshavealreadyjoinedtheworkforceinhighlydevelopedcountries.Theyhavetakenovermostjobsonthecarassemblyline.OnebigAmericancompanyhasshownthatitisnowpossibletoreplacehalfits37,000assemblyworkerswithmachines.Robotscarryoutboringtasksveryefficientlyforanhourly"wage"ofabout$5.Theaveragehumanworkeronacarassemblyline,incontrast,earnsabout$18anhour.

Whatdoesthefuturehold,ifthecomputeristakingjobsawayfromhumans?

Iflargegroupsinsocietyaredissatisfiedandrestless,therewillbeanincreaseinviolentcrimes.Agreatsocialchangeisnecessaryifwearetosurvivetheautomationrevolution.Itisuptothepoliticianstodealwiththeproblem.Anobvioussolutionisashorterworkingweek.Lesstimeatworkwouldmeanmoretimeforentertainment,andmoreopportunitiesforfurthereducation.Agreaterdemandforentertainmentwouldleadtoanincreaseinjobopportunities.Intheory,eventheunemployedshouldhaveareasonableincome.Afterall,thankstothenewtechnology,itwillbeeconomicaltopaypeoplenottowork.

1.Accordingtothepassagerobotsareusedinfactoriesto____________.

A）doalltheworkdonebyworkersformerly

B）jointheworkersinalltypesofwork

C）controlmachinessothatthelatterworkproperly

D）puttogetherthepartsofcars

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A）Robotsareveryreliable.

B）It'scheapertouserobotsthanemployhumanworkers.

C）Manyrobotsaredoingman'sworkindevelopedcountries.

D）Robotsenjoydoingboringandhardwork.

3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat____________.

A）itisnecessarytohaveagreatchangeinsociety

B）computersarereplacinghumanworkers

C）unemploymentwillm

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