【正文】 : 1. Most puter users want to know how the puter mouse works. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 2. According to the author， general puter users need not to know how the puter mouse was invented. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 3. The puter mouse derives its name from the cable that goes out its body， which looks like the tail of a mouse. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 4. The key ponents of a puter mouse are the two LEDs. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 5. When an ordinary puter mouse gefs dirty， it has to be replaced with a new one. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 6. The most durable puter mice on sale are the IBM ones. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 7. The optical mouse is superior to the basic one in that the former has no moving parts. A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned 答案與題解 : 1. B 題句的意思是大多數計算機使用者都想了解鼠標的工作原理。 2. C 題句表達的意思是，短文作者認為一般計算機使用者無須了解鼠標是如何發(fā)明的。二極管將光信號轉換為電信號，傳送到計算機，計算機根據收到的電信號作出相應的反應，因此，二極管是鼠標的主要部件，而滾輪等只是輔助性的機械部件。第一段第三句和末段倒數第二句都提到，鼠標臟了，可以擦干凈再用。 7. A 末段說到光電鼠標因為沒有普通鼠標使用的滾動部件，所以不會吸附灰塵，用不著擦拭，這是一種新型的鼠標。t like this person. Or else， I39。plistik/ adj. 過分單純化的 sensory/39。nis?ti/ n. 種族特點 geek /gi:k / n. 反常的人 intrigue /in39。s eyes ， ears ， nose ， or mouth are placed in relation to each other makes you see him or her as different. 從 even 開始到 as different 是個結果狀語從句，相當于 that even very minor ... ，而 that 是與主句中的 so 呼應的。s less mature type of thinking B the most plex areas of our cortex C the immature form of thinking of a very young child D the meaning of ining sensory information E the sights and sounds of the world F an opportunity to analyze different forms of thinking 答案與題解 : 1. D 本段敘述的是人腦解讀感官信息的過程。 5. E 選 E 的依據在第二段的第三句。 第十篇 Washoe Learned American Sign Language 1 An animal that influenced scientific thought has died. A chimpanzee named Washoe and born in 9 Africa died of natural causes late last month at the age of 42 at a research center in the American state of Washington. Washoe had bee known in the scientific munity1 and around the world for her ability to use American Sign Language2 . She was said to be the first nonhuman to learn a human language. Her skills also led to debate3 about primates and their ability to understand language. 2 Research scientists Allen and Beatrix Gardner began teaching Washoe sign language in 1966. In 1969， the Gardners described Washoe39。zi: / n. 黑猩猩 critic /39。利用手、臉部表情、身體姿勢表達思想的美聾啞人語言。 lead to 意為 導致 ， to 為介詞， debate 為名詞。 once 是連接詞。 7. the Gardners: Gardner 夫婦 8. Scientists like private researcher Jane Goodall believe ... :像個體研究者 Jane Goodall這樣的科學家相信 ......， like， (像，跟 …… 一樣 )是介詞，本句的謂語是 believe。 Contributions Recognized E Debate on Chimps39。用 General Information about Washoe 來概括是很準確的。所以， Report about Washoe39。另一派認為這是智能的表現，其證據是 Washoe 還能教三個小猩猩學習手語。部分原因是研究周期太長。 7. D 選 D 的依據是第三段的最后一句，即 He took Washoe to a research center in Ellensburg， 11 Washington. There， Washoe taught sign language to three younger chimpanzees， which are still alive. 8. E 本文第二段談到實驗的成果時有這一個句子 : She could request foods like apples and ，選擇 E 是正確的。s earliest recollections and ends in the present. Autobiography writers may not be entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer the reader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse as Benjarmin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. 1Other writers, such as James Joyce， have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies， but they are very close to it. Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the events of the times as on the life of the author. 2Memoir writers typically use these events as backdrops for their lives. They describe them in detail and discuss their importance. Recently， though， the term memoir seems to be being interchangeab1e with autobiography. A memoir nowadays may or may not deal with the outside world. Biographies are factual accounts of someone else39。t?end??bl/ adj. 可轉換的 注釋： 1. People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. 就像本杰明 ?富蘭克林和海倫 ?凱勒一樣，各種各樣的人們已經寫了自傳。 2. B 本題問的是：海倫 因此 B 是正確答案。 第八篇 The Changing Middle Class The United States perceives itself to be a middleclass nation. However， middle class is not a real designation， nor does it carry It is more of a perception， which probably was as true as it ever could be right after World War II. The economy was growing， more and more people owned their own homes，workers had solid contracts with the panies that employed them， and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one. Successful people enjoyed upward social mobility. They may have started out poor，but they could bee rich. Successful people also found that they had greater geographic mobility. In other words， they found themselves moving to and living in a variety of places. The middle class collectively holds several values and principles. One strong value is the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine one39。 the need for child care put strains on4 the family。bil?ti/ n. 流動性 注釋： 1. However， middle c1ass is not a real designation， nor does it carry privileges. 然而，中產階級既不是一個真實的稱號，也不會帶來特別待遇。 2. D 本題的問題是：一個普遍的中產階級價值觀是？本篇第二段最后一句話講到， ―中產階級的道德觀包括個人的責任感、家庭的重要性、對他人的使命感以及相信自我以外的事物 ‖。 5. A 本題的問題是：單詞 collectively的漢語意思是 ―相同地 ‖，選擇 A。s very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing this area will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in the neighbourhood. I am also against this plan because it will cause traffic problems. How will the people from the new houses travel to work? The m