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Section II Use of English (15 minutes)

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set.

Now those 21 seem hopelessly old _ fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of22computers under the tree. 23 that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children24taught to use them on school-as early as possible.

The problem for schools is that when it25computers, parents don’t always know best. Many schools are 26 parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without 27 educational planning so they can say, “OK, we’ve moved into the computer age." Teachers 28 themselves caught in the middle of the problem-between parent pressure and 29 educational decisions.

Educators do not even agree30how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials 31 research has shown can be taught32with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should33to computer warn of potential34to the very young.

The temptation remains strong largely because young children 35 so well to computers. First graders have been 36 willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.

37 school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 38 another problem: a division between the haven s and have _ note s. Very few parents ask 39 computer instruction in poor school districts,40there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.

A21.[A] items [B] toys[C] sets [D] series

D22.[A] private [B] children [C] school [D] personal

A23.[A] Given [B] Provided [C] Convinced [D] Believed

C24[A] are [B] be[C] are being[D]were

B25.[A] talks about [B] comes to[C] turns to[D] mentions

C26.[A] ignorant of [B] blaming [C] yielding to [D] improving

B27.[A] reason [B] sound[C] hard [D] some

A28.[A] relied on[B] relaxed[C] freed [D] found

B29.[A] wise [B] clever[C] slow [D] enough

C30.[A] on[B] with[C] to[D] among

A31.[A] however [B] where[C] what [D] that

A32.[A] equally [B] the same way [C] just as well[D] not as well

B33.[A] be open [B] have access[C] look [D] turn

A34.[A] approaches[B] exposures [C] dangers[D] laziness

C35.[A] adopt [B] keep [C] adapt [D] devote

B36.[A] watched[B] seen[C] told [D] taught

B37.[A] High [B] Not every[C] No[D] Any

B38.[A] already[B] of course[C] in addition [D] yet

A39.[A] for [B] against[C] to buy [D] to use

D40.[A] in that [B] in any case[C] although [D] where

Section III Reading Comprehension

(60 minutes)

Part A

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 

Text 1

One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank _ issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the” cashless society” is not on the horizon-it s already here.

[B] While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.

Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient

services to consumers through the use of computers.

41. According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to .

[A]withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes

[B]obtain more convenient services than order people do

[C]enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper

[D]cash money where he wishes to

42. From the last sentec of the first paragraph we learn that.

[A]in the future all the Americans will use credit cards

[B]credit cards are mainly used in the United States today

[C]nowadays many Americans did not pay in cash

[D]it is now more convenient or use credit cards than before

43. The phrase"ring up sales"most probably means .

[A]make an order of goods

[B]record sales on a cash register

[C]call the sages manager

[D]keep track of the goods in stock

44. What is this passage mainly about?

[A]Approaches to the commercial use of computers.

[B]Conveniences brought about by computers in business.

[C]Significance of automation in commercial enterprises.

[D]Advantage of credit cards in business.

45. It can be inferred that

[A] Computers will bring disaster.

[B] Computer industry will not develop faster.

[C] Computers will bring about more convenience to people s life.

[D] None.

KEYS：

21.根据原文第一段的内容，本小题空白处所填入的词语指的就是第一段中所例举的与教育有关的礼物，诸如打字机、地球仪、百科全书这些东西。toys 专指玩具，sets 指的是一套或一组的东西，series 用于表示丛书之类的东西，这几个词都过于具体，不能囊括上述作为与教育子女有关的礼物。items 常用来指一组事物或一清单中的一项，正好可以填入本小题空白处。因而，选项A为正确答案。

22.这道小题主要是区分private 与personal 的具体用法。前者强调的是"归私人所有的"，经常译成汉语的"私有的"，"私人的"，如a private letter(私人信件)，for private reasons(出于私人原因)。而 personal 虽然在某些方面与private 的含义及用法相同，如也可以说 personal affairs(私事)。但是personal主要强调是"个人的"，"个人用的"。所以本小题正确选项应当为D。 personal computer 指个人用计算机。

23.given 为过去分词，可用来引导条件状语，意思为"在有......

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