大学英语高本 期末复习题.doc

中国传媒大学远程与继续教育学院2012年第一学期 西城教学部 2011 级 高起本 层次 人力、工商 专业 《大学英语》 期末复习题 第一套题： PartⅠ Reading Comprehension (30%，每小题2分) Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: “High tech” （高科技）and “state of the art” （技术发展水平）are two expressions that describe very modern technology. (76) High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering. What is high tech? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early l980’s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave(微波) ovens, etc. “State of the art” is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art” is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy. “State of the art” is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late 1970’s. The reason was the computer revolution. （77）Every computer company claimed that its computers were “state of the art”. Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression “state of the art” became common and popular as computers t