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Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TrialsaretakingplaceinNorthAmericaandEuropetotestanelectronicdevicewhichwillpreventchildrenfromwatchingunsuitableprogramsontelevision.
Thedevice,knownasaV-chip(the“v”standsforviolence),allowsparentstocontroltheirtelevisionsetsothatprogramswhichareunsuitableforchildrencannotbewatchedonaparticulartelevision.
TheV-chipworksbyusinganelectroniccode.Whenaprogramisbroadcast,thesignalfromthetelevisiontransmittercarriesacode,whichindicatesthelevelofsexand/orviolenceinaparticularprogram.TheV-chipinsidethetelevisionthenexaminesthecodeforeachprogramandblockstransmissionofthoseprogramswhichcontaincertaincodes.
MakersoftheV-chipsaythatparentscanbeconfidentthattheirchildrenwillnotbeabletowatchthoseprogramswhichtheydecideareunsuitable.
V-chiptechnologyhasattractedalotofinterest.PresidentClintonpassedalawlastyearwhichwillrequireallnewtelevisionstobefittedwithV-chipsby1998.AndtheEuropeanParliament(欧洲议会)hasincludedtheV-chipinitsnewDirectiveonBroadcasting.
Butcriticssaythatthesystemwillnotbefool-proof,andthatchildrenwillfindwaysofgettingaroundit.Therearealsoconcernsthatforeignsatellitetelevisioncompaniesmaynotabidebytherules.OtherssaythatifviewerscometorelyontheV-chip,othercontrolsonprogramcontentmaystarttoberelaxed.
1.Accordingtothepassage,V-chiptechnologyenablesparentsto_____C________.
A)turnoffthetelevisionwhentheyarenothome
B)testelectronicdevicesthatcantaketheplaceoftheTVset
C)keepinappropriateTVprogramsawayfromtheirchildren
D)controltheamountoftimethattheirchildrenspendonwatchingTV
2.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheelectroniccode?
______A________
A)Itshowsthelevelofsexand/orviolenceinaparticularprogram.
B)Itcontainsinformationaboutthetelevisiontransmitter.
C)ItisthesignalthatissentoutbytheV-chip.
D)ItisacomputerprogrambuiltinaTVsettoexaminetheV-chip.
3.Theword“they”inParagraph4refersto__________B______.
A)makersB)parentsC)childrenD)programs
4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat____________C____________.
A)PresidentClintonattractedalotofinterest
B)alawhadbeenpassedtoprohibitsexandviolenceonTV
C)TVsetssoldinAmericanafter1998arerequiredtohaveV-chips
D)theEuropeanParliamentdecidedtoimporttheV-chiptechnologyfromUSA
5.CriticsoftheV-chipwereconcernedthat_________D___________.
A)childrenmaynotlikethenewtechnology
B)importedTVsetmaynothavebeenequippedwithV-chips
C)childrenmaygetaddictedtothenewtechnology
D)newproblemsmayariseeveniftheV-chipworks
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itisestimatedthatsomesevenhundredmillionpeopleareunabletoreadandwrite,andthereareprobablytwohundredandfiftymillionmorewhoselevelofattainmentissoslightthatitbarelyqualifiesliteracy(读写能力).
Recentlytheattackonilliteracyhasbeensteppedup.AworldplanhasbeendrawnupbyacommitteeofUNESCOexpertsinParis,aspartoftheUNESCONationsDevelopmentDecade,andaninternationalconferenceonthesubjecthasalsobeenheld.UNESCOstressesthatfunctionalliteracyistheaim.Peoplemustlearnthebasicskillsofresponsiblecitizenship:
theabilitytoreadnotices,newspapers,timetables,letters,price-lists,tokeepsimplerecordsandaccounts,tosortoutthesignificanceoftheinformationgathered,andtofillinforms.
ThemajorareasofilliteracyareinAsia,Africa,andCentralandSouthAmerica.InAfricathereareatleastonehundredmillionilliterates,comprisingeightytoeighty-fivepercentofthetotalpopulation.InEuropethefigureisabouttwenty-fourmillion,mostoftheminSouthernEurope,withSpain,Italy,Portugal,andYugoslaviaheadingthelist(theUnitedKingdomhasaboutsevenhundredthousand).
6.Studyingcarefullythecluesinthepassage,welearnthatthetotalpopulationofAfricaisB.
A)approximatelysevenhundredmillion
B)approximatelyonehundredandtwenty-fivemillion
C)approximatelyeightoreightpointfivethousandmillion
D)exactlytwenty-fourmillion
7.ThefigureofilliteracyinBritaincomprisesA.
A)zeropointonepercentofthatofilliteracyintheworld
B)zeropointt