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大学英语A考试试题及答案
大学英语A统考模拟试题大学英语A1
一、阅读理解
1、Thisisnottheworldweknow.Thisworldiscontrolledbycomputers.Menandwomencanbeseen,buttheyarefollowingtheordersgiventothembymachines.Themachinesweredesignedbymadscientists,butatsomepointeventhemadscientistsweretakenoverbytheirsuper-inventions.
Doesthissoundfamiliar?
Youhaveprobablyreadsomethinglikeitinmagazinesorbooks,orseenitinafilm.Whyisitsopopular?
Oneofthereasonsisthatitreflectsthefearsofmanypeople;fearoftheunknownfearofwhatisnotunderstoodor,atleast,fearofsomethingthatisnotcompletelyunderstood.
Thefactisthateverydayitseemsthatcomputerstakecontrolofanotherareaofourlives.Somefactoryjobsarenowdonebyrobotsandtherobotsarecontrolledbycomputers.Ourbankaccountsaremanagedbycomputers.Attheairport,ourticketsaresoldbyacomputer.Certainly,manyoftheseoperationsaremademoreefficientbycomputers,butouradmirationissometimesmixedwithunsafefeelings.Andthislackofsafetyiscausedbythefactthatwedonotknowhowcomputersdothesethings,andwereallydon'tknowwhattheymightdonext.
Butwecanfindouthowcomputerswork,andonceweunderstandthem,wecanusecomputersinsteadofworryingaboutbeingusedbythem.Today,thereisanewgenerationofcomputerwizardswhoknowexactlyhowcomputersgetthingsdone.Theseyoungmenandwomen,usuallyuniversitystudents,arehappytositforhours,sometimesfordays,designingprograms,noteating,notsleeping,butdiscoveringwhatcanbedonebythesewonderfulslaveswhichtheyhavelearnedtocontrol.Thesecomputerwizardshavelearnedtousethecomputerandsearchfornewtasksfortheirmachines.
（1）、Accordingtothepassage,ourpresentworldisunderthecontrolof.答案：
D
A：
madscientistsB：
menandwomenC：
theunknownfearD：
somesuper-inventions
（2）、Thereasonwhymanypeopleareafraidofcomputersisthat.答案：
B
A：
theydon'tknowanythingaboutcomputersB：
theyhaven'treallyunderstoodcomputers
C：
therearesomanycomputergamesD：
computersareoftendown
（3）、Theauthormentionscomputerwizardsinordertopointoutthat.答案：
A
A：
computerscanbecontrolledbymanB：
thereshouldbemorepeopledevotedtocomputers
C：
onlyyoungpeopleareinterestedincomputersD：
moretimeandenergyisrequiredtocontrolcomputers
（4）、Thispassageisprobablywrittentosuggestthat.答案：
C
A：
somedaycomputerscandealwithallhumanproblemsB：
computerscanbeusedinplaceoftravelingtoourjobs
C：
peopleshouldnotfearcomputersD：
computertechnologywillnotmeetpeople'sneedsinvarioussituations
（5）、Theauthor'sattitudetowardswidelyusedcomputersis__答案：
A.
A：
positiveB：
anxiousC：
worriedD：
serious
2、In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisgarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto.
Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography（摄影术）wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispicturesyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly，eventhesmallestthings.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype.
Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.Peopletookpicturesoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains.
Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographers（摄影家）couldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmsandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard.
MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanypicturesofgreatpeople.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylifelike（栩栩如生的）.
Photographyalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotoswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedideasandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart.
（1）、ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapictureof.答案：
C
A：
hisbusinessB：
hishouseC：
hisgardenD：
hiswindow
（2）、TheDaguerreotypewas.答案：
B
A：
aFrenchmanB：
akindofpictureC：
akindofcameraD：
aphotographer
（3）、Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840,hehadto.答案：
D
A：
watchlotsoffilmsB：
buyanexpensivecamera
C：
stopinmostcitiesD：
takemanyfilmsandrelatedfacilities
（4）、MathewBrady.答案：
B
A：
wasaveryattractivepersonB：
wasfamousforhisunusualpictures
C：
wasquiteastrongpersonD：
tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople
（5）、Thispassagetellsus.答案：
A
A：
howphotographywasdevelopedB：
howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpictures
C：
howtotakepic
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