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新视野大学英语语法与词汇练习
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)unemploymentwillmakepeople