《大学英语》课程复习题高起本Word下载.docx

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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