大学英语17音体美本科阅读理解Section C passage one 试题及参考答案.docx
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大学英语17音体美本科阅读理解SectionCpassageone试题及参考答案
17级音体美本科阅读理解SectionCPassageOne试题
17级音体美阅读理解SectionCPassageOne试题第一套
SectionC
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne.
Thereisnodenyingthatstudentsshouldlearnsomethingabouthowcomputerswork,justasweexpectthematleasttounderstandthattheinternal-combustionengine(内燃机)hassomethingtodowithburningfuel,expandinggasesandpistons(活塞)beingdriven.Forpeopleshouldhavesomebasicideaofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo.Further,studentsmightbehelpedbyacoursethatconsidersthecomputer‘simpactonsociety.Butthatisnotwhatismeantbycomputerliteracy.Forcomputerliteracyisnotaformofliteracy(读写能力);itisatradeskillthatshouldnotbetaughtasaliberalart.
Learninghowtouseacomputerandlearninghowtoprogramonearetwodistinctactivities.Acasemightbemadethatthecompetentcitizensoftomorrowshouldfreethemselvesfromtheirfearofcomputers.Butthisisquitedifferentfromsayingthatalloughttoknowhowtoprogramone.Leavethattopeoplewhohavechosenprogrammingasacareer.Whileprogrammingcanbelotsoffun,andwhileoursocietyneedssomepeoplewhoareexpertsatit,thesameistrueofautorepairandviolin-making.
Learninghowtouseacomputerisnotthatdifficult,anditgetseasierallthetimeasprogramsbecomemore“user-friendly”。
Letusassumethatinthefutureeveryoneisgoingtohavetoknowhowtouseacomputertobeacompetentcitizen.Whatdoesthephraselearningtouseacomputermean?
Itsoundslike“learningtodriveacar”,thatis,itsoundsasifthereissomesetofdefiniteskillsthat,onceacquired,enableonetouseacomputer.
Infact,“learningtouseacomputer”ismuchmorelike“learningtoplayagame”,butlearningtherulesofonegamemaynothelpyouplayasecondgame,whoserulesmaynotbethesame.Thereisnosuchathingasteachingsomeonehowtouseacomputer.Onecanonlyteachpeopletousethisorthatprogramandgenerallythatiseasilyaccomplished.
Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion:
1.Tobethecompetentcitizensoftomorrow,peopleshould_______.
A.trytolayasolidfoundationincomputerscience
B.beawareofhowthethingsthattheyusedowhattheydo
C.learntouseacomputerbyacquiringacertainsetofskills
D.understandthatprogrammingacomputerismoreessentialthanrepairingacar
2.Inthesecondparagraph,“autorepair”and“violin-making”arementionedtoshowthat_______.
A.programmingacomputerisasinterestingasmakingaviolin
B.oursocietyneedsexpertsindifferentfields
C.violinmakingrequiresasmuchskillascomputerprogramming
D.peoplewhocanuseacomputerdon‘tnecessarilyhavetoknowcomputerprogramming
3.Learningtouseacomputerisgettingeasierallthetimebecause_______.
A.programsarebecominglesscomplicated
B.programsaredesignedtobeconvenienttousers
C.programmingisbecomingeasierandeasier
D.programsarebecomingreadilyavailabletocomputerusers
4.Accordingtotheauthor,thephrase“learningtouseacomputer”(Lines3,4,Para.3)meanslearning_______.
A.asetofrulesB.thefundamentalsofcomputerscience
C.specificprogramsD.generalprinciplesofprogramming
5.Theauthor‘spurposeinwritingthispassageis_______.
A.tostresstheimpactofthecomputeronsociety
B.toexplaintheconceptofcomputerliteracy
C.toillustratetherequirementsforbeingcompetentcitizensoftomorrow
D.toemphasizethatcomputerprogrammingisaninterestingandchallengingjob
17级非音体美阅读理解SectionCPassageOne试题第二套
SectionC
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
CouldyoureproduceSiliconValleyelsewhere,oristheresomethinguniqueaboutit?
Itwouldn'tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduceinothercountries,becauseyoucouldn'treproduceitinmostoftheUSeither.WhatdoesittaketomakeaSiliconValley?
It'stherightpeople.IfyoucouldgettherighttenthousandpeopletomovefromSiliconValleytoBuffalo,BuffalowouldbecomeSiliconValley.
Youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnologyhub(中心):
richpeopleandnerds(痴迷科研的人).
Observationbearsthisout.WithintheUS,townshavebecomestartuphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeopleandnerds.