【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 onesty. But somehow “a puter error is supposed to excuse everything”. One reason we let people hide behind a puter is the mon misunderstanding that huge, modern puters are “electric brains” with “artificial intelligence.” At some point there might be a machine with intelligence, but none exists today. The smartest puter on earth right now is no more “ intelligent ” than your average screwdriver (螺絲刀) . At this point in the development of puters, the only thing any machine can do is what a human has instructed it to so .
26. Of the three lies, the one about puter is the worst because the puter itself __________.
A. says nonsense B. cheats customers
C. cannot make the error D. does not admit its error
27. According to the author, a puterized cashier is really just ___________.
A. a machine to count money
B. a machine to receive money
C. an instrument to print codes
D. an instrument to read codes
28. Grocery store price lists are updated by ____________.
A. a puter B. a keyboard C. an employee D. an electric brain
29. The last paragraph of the passage implies that puters ____________.
A. are very clever B. never make mistakes
C. have a good memory D. are controlled by men
30. Which of the following describes the main idea of the passage?
A. Computers are stupid and inefficient.
B. Computer errors are due to its dishonesty.
C. Computers help stores update the price list.
D. Computer errors are actually human errors.
Passage Four
I came across an old country guidebook the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village, and it was impressive to see the past variety of services which were available on oneˇs own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.
Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing wereeither selling frozen food to the villagers or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. On the surface, there has been a decline of village merce, but its power is still remarkable.
Our local grocerˇs shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the petition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up at a supermarket. And the grocer knows well that personal service has a considerable cash value. His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time.
His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old retired woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The richer customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some modity outside the usual stock and the grocer, a red facedfigure, instantly obtains it for them.
31. Nowadays the mercial services in the village are ____________.
A. still very active B. quickly declining C. unable to flourish D. personal to visitors
32. The local grocerˇs shop is expanding because _____________.
A. the petition there is weak B. it is a place for women to chat
C. it provides good personal service
D. the goods there are more valuable
33. Which of the following is true about the supermarkets?
A. Prices there are much higher
B. Customers often have to queue up.
C. Customers can order by telephone.
D. Their personal services are satisfactory.
34. How do the village grocerˇs assistants feel about giving extra service?
A. They donˇt think it a trouble.
B. They donˇt think it worthwhile.
C. They donˇt consider it a good deal.
D. They donˇt consider it a pleasant experience.
35. One special feature of the village shop is that ___________.
A. there is a very wide range of goods available
B. customers can order goods by word of mouth
C. customer have to order goods one hour earlier
D. there is a list of goods to be delivered to doorsteps
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best pletes the sentence, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
36. During the heavy storm last week, we had to take __________ under a flyover.
A. shade B. shelter C. shadow D. shield
37. The three men were assigned jobs according to their _________ abilities.
A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D. respecting
38. Scientists have discovered that many animals seem to be highly _________ to various signals associate
d with earthquakes.
A. sensible B. sensual C. sentimental D. sensitive
39. The lost car of the Johnsonsˇ was found __________ in the woods of the expressway.
A. vanished B. scattered C. rejected D. abandoned
40. Our guests will be guided to safety _________ fire.
A. as a result of B. in case of