1、*歐陽光明*創編 2021.03.071998 年廣東省普通高等學校本科插班生考試歐陽光明（2021.03.07）英 語 試 題Part IReading Comprehension(40%)Passage IThe computer is a wonderful machine.It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in cars.Today it has the greatest effect on science,industry,and business,but it is being used

2、 more in education and medicine.By the end of this century it will touch the lives of everyone,even people in distant villages.It is a revolutionary invention.The oldest kind of computer is the abacusused in China since the sixth century.In the seventeenth century an adding machine was invented,but

3、the furst large,modern computer was built in 1937.A few years later a computer could do 5000 additions per second.Now the computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds(毫微秒).Today most computers have a memory.They are getting smaller and smaller,and computing faster and faster.Even i

4、n a large computer,the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger.Computers can do all kinds of work.When someone buys something in a department store,information about the sale goes into a computer,A scientist can talk to the computer about the rocks,and the comput

5、er answers the questions.A doctor can talk to the computer and explain what is wrong with a patient.If the doctor asks why,the computer goes through its stored information and explains exactly why.When early humans began farming,it was a revolutionary change in human life.It was hundreds of thousand

6、s of years later that people developed a writing system(方法 ).In less than fifty years people have developed computers that can do most of the things humans can do .This could be a frightening development.1.The computer is considered a wonderful machine because_.A.it has effect on all aspects of B.it

7、manisswidelylifeused in education and medicine*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07C.it has the function of an engine D.it is useful even in distant villages 2.The abacus has been used in China for_.A.some 5,000 yearsC.nearly 1,000 yearsB.about 600 yearsD.over 1,300 years3.The most important feature

8、of a computer is that_.A.it has a memoryC.it computes fastB.it is small in sizeD.it answers all kinds of questions4.The computations of the computer are usually measured in_.A.secondsC.hoursB.minutesD.nanoseconds5.The computer will soon affect_.A.people in large cities C.people all over the worldPas

9、sage 2B.people in developed countries D.people in the Western worldIn the traditional marriage,the man worked at a job to earn money for the family.Most men worked in an office,a factory,or some other place away from the home.Since the man earned the money,he paid the bills.The money was used for fo

10、od,clothes,a house,and other family needs.The man made most of the decisions.He was the boss.In the traditional marriage,the woman seldom worked away from the house.She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband.She cooked the meals,cleaned house,washed the clothes,and did other househo

11、ld work.Her job at home was every important.In recent years,many couples continue to have a traditional relationship of this kind.The man has a job and earns the money for the family.The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house.Many Americans are happy with this kind of marriage.

12、But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities.There are two important differences in male and female roles now.One is that both men and women have many more choices.They may choose to marry or to stay single.They may choose to work or stay at home.Both

13、men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them.A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared.The husband and wife may choose to have children,or they may not.If they have children,the man may take care of them some o

14、f the time, all of the time,or not at all.The woman may want to stay at home and take care of*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07the children.Or she may want to go to work.Men and Women now decide these things together in a marriage.Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilit

15、ies of their families.6.Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage?A.Men worked at a job to earn money for family.B.The woman made most of decisions.C.The woman stayed at home to care for the children.D.The man paid the bills.7.In recent years_.A.young couples reject the traditio

16、nal relationshipB.the woman has a job and earns the money for the familyC.the woman doesnt stay at home and care for the children and the houseD.the role of men and women has begun to change8.Men and women may now choose all the following EXCEPT to_. A.marry or to stay singleB.work or to stay at hom

17、eC.have the roles that are comfortable for themD.leave their jobs just because they have children9.The following are all now true EXCEPT_.A.they may choose to have children or notB.the man may take care of the children some of the timeC.the woman may want to go to workD.the woman is the most importa

18、nt person in the house10.Which of the following is NOT true?A.The man was the boss in the traditional marriage.B.The womans job at home was very important in the past.C.Many Americans still have a traditional marriage.D.Everyone tries to get married.Passage 3Did you know that the empty plastic soft

19、drink bottles you throw away every day can be turned into carpet or automobiles parts?That used glass bottles and aluminum cans can be turned into new ones? And that yesterdays newspaper can be turned into tomorrows?It all happens because of recycling( 再利用).The simple waste we throw away is a “natur

20、al resource”that,with recy cling,can be used to produce a variety of new products.Unfortunately,America recycles only 10% of its rubbish,burns 10% and deposits 80% in waste desposal grounds,As a result,it is having to cope with a serious solid waste problem.Every year,Americans throw away about 160

21、million tons of rubbish.Of that total,plastics make up less than 8%,paper about 36%,and*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07glass and metal about 20%,all by weight.Plastics are naturally lighter,but still,when pressed together,accout for only about 20% by volume.As a result,in the past 10 years the U

22、nited States waste disposal grounds have decreased from about 18,500 to 6,000.In five years 2,000 more will close.In the process of finding solutions,some people have proposed to stop using plastics.Unfortunately,stop using plastics would do much harm and no good.We would lose all of the safety,heal

23、th and convenience features of plastics.Besides,packaging would still be needed.A 1987 study shows what would happen if plastics were not used-the energy needed to produce other packaging,its cost,and the volume of waste collected would all rise greatly.Some Americans believe part of the answer to A

24、mericas waste problem lies in recycling everything from glass to metals to paper to plastic.Today,recycling is on the rise.There are now more than 1,000 waste recycling programs in the U.S.Many are beginning to recycle plastics.Right now,almost 200 companies are recycling millions of used plastic co

25、ntainers into toys,traffic signs,waste baskets,floor materials,and park benches.Plastics are among the easiest materials to recycle.More than 150 million pounds or 20% of all plastic soft drink bottles were recycled in 1987.11.What cant the plastic soft drink bottles be turned into?A.Newspapers.C.To

26、ys.B.Automobile parts.D.Traffic signs.12.Of all the rubbish in the U.S.,plastics account for_by weight and_by volume.A.20%; 20%C.36%; 8%B.8%; 20%D.20%; 36%13.On average,waste plastics are_other wastes.A.as heavy in density as C.lighter in density thanB.heavier in density than D.the same by weight as

27、14.In 5 years,the U.S.will have only_waste disposal grounds.A.2,000C.4,000B.6,000D.18,500*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.0715.The author of this passage_the proposal of stopping using plastices.A.says nothing aboutC.agrees toPassage 4B.is sympathetic withD.disagrees toThere are two kinds of memory

28、:short-term and long- term.Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed.The information may be kept for days or weeks.However,information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds,usually by repeating the information over and over.The following experi

29、ment shows how short-term memory has been studied.Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary.The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students.They represented all levels of ability in English:beginning,intermediate,advanced,and native-speaki

30、ng students.To begin,the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English.Following the recording,the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered.Each question had four choices.The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the record

31、ing.Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike.For example,weather,whethet,wither,and wetter are four words that sound alike.Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning.Method,way,manner,and system would be four words with the same meaning.Finally the subjects took

32、 a language proficiency test.Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike;students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have thesame meaning.Hennings results suggest that beginning students hold t

33、hsound of words in their short-term memory,and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.16.Henning made the experiment in order to study_.A.how students remember English vocabulary by short-term memoryB.how students learn English vocabularyC.how to develop students abil

34、ity in EnglishD.how long information in short-term memory is kept17.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A.Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory.B.Long-term memory can be achieved only by training.*歐陽光明*創編2021.03.07*歐陽光明*創編C.It is easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory. D.Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students.2021.03.0718.From Hennings results we can see that_.A.beg