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第六届商务英语专业技能大赛11级英语阅读竞赛ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare6readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneThisisnottheworldweknow.Thisworldiscontrolledbycomputers.Menandwomencanbeseen,buttheyarefollowingordersgiventothembymachines.Themachinesweredesignedbymadscientists,butatsomepointeventhemadscientistsweretakenoverbytheirsuper-inventions.Doesthissoundfamiliar?Youhaveprobablyreadsomethinglikeitinmagazinesorbooks,orseenitinafilm.Whyisitsopopular?Oneofthereasonsisthatitreflectsthefearsofmanypeople;fearoftheunknown,fearofwhatisnotunderstoodor,atleast,fearofsomethingthatisnotcompletelyunderstood.Thefactisthateverydayitseemsthatcomputerstakecontrolofanotherareaofourlives.Somefactoryjobsarenowdonebyrobotsandtherobotsarecontrolledbycomputers.Ourbankaccountsaremanagedbycomputers.Attheairport,ourticketsaresoldbyacomputer.Certainly,manyoftheseoperationsaremademoreefficientbycomputers,butouradmirationissometimesmixedwithunsafefeelings.Andthislackofsafetyiscausedbythefactthatwedonotknowhowcomputersdothesethings,andwereallydon’tknowwhattheymightdonext.Butwecanfindouthowcomputerswork,andonceweunderstandthem,wecanusecomputersinsteadofworryingaboutbeingusedbythem.Today,thereisanewgenerationofcomputerwizards(奇才)whoknowexactlyhowcomputersgetthingsdone.Theseyoungmenandwomen,usuallyuniversitystudents,arehappytositforhours,sometimesfordays,designingprograms,noteating,notsleeping,butdiscoveringwhatcanbedonebythesewonderfulslaveswhichtheyhavelearnedtocontrol.Thesecomputerwizardshavelearnedtousethecomputerandsearchfornewtasksfortheirmachines.Wecanknowthatthescientistswhodesignedthemachines .arecarelessintheirdailylifeC.areoutoftheirmind

B.areunkindandcruelD.havegreatabilitiesThereasonwhymanypeopleareafraidofcomputersisthat .theydon'tknowanythingaboutcomputersB.theyhaven'treallyunderstoodcomputersC.therearesomanycomputergames D.computersareoftendownTheauthormentionscomputerwizardsinordertopointoutthat .computerscanbecontrolledbymanthereshouldbemorepeopledevotedtocomputersonlyyoungpeopleareinterestedincomputersmoretimeandenergyisrequiredtocontrolcomputersThispassageisprobablywrittentosuggestthat .somedaycomputerscandealwithallhumanproblemscomputerscanbeusedinplaceoftravelingtoourjobspeopleshouldnotfearcomputerscomputertechnologywillnotmeetpeople’sneedsinvarioussituationsTheauthor'sattitude(态度)towardswidelyusedcomputersis .positive B.anxious C.worried D.curiousPassageTwoKnowledgeispower.Butthereisanotherthingwemustremember.Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeitmostuseful.Thereareagreatmanygoodexercisesforbuildingupourbodies.Manyofthemmaybedoneindoorsinrainyweather.Indoorexercises,however,areneverashelpfulasthosetakenoutofdoorsbecauseintheopenairthereismoreoxygen.Theairinthehouseisnotfresh.Butoutofdoorsitisveryfresh,especiallyinthemorning.Butwhatshallweplay?Thereareanumberofgamessuchasfootball,basketball,racesandsoon.Anygamewithplentyofexercisesisgood.Donotneglectyourhealth.Itisofasmuchimportanceasyourmind.Ourcountrynowneedspeoplewithcreativeminds,goodjudgment,andhealthybodies.Onewhohasanintelligentmindis .verystrong B.veryhealthy C.veryclever D.verystupid“Anintelligentmindneedsastrongbodytomakeituseful.”means .ifyouwanttomakeyourstrongbodyuseful,youmusthaveanintelligentmindinordertomakeyourintelligentminduseful,youmusthaveastrongbodytomakeyourstrongmindandstrongbodymostusefulyouneedastrongbodyifyouhaveastrongbodyyouwillhaveastrongmindWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Indoorexercisesareashelpfulasoutdoorones.Indoorexercisesarenomorehelpfulthanoutdoorexercises.Neitherindoorexercisesnoroutdoorexercisesarehelpful.Outdoorexercisesaremorehelpfulthanindoorones.Theairinthehousedoesnotremainfreshverylong.It’sbecause .thefreshaircan’tcomeintothehousethereisonlyalittlefreshaircominginandalittlewastegoingouttheairinthehousecan’tmoveatallthehousegivesoffwastesOurcountrynow withcreativeminds,goodjudgmentandhealthybodies.needsmenandwomen B.onlyneedsmenC.onlyneedsscientists D.doesnotneedwomenbutmenPassageThreeSurvivalisanart.Survivorsareartists.Thebestactingisdoneindailylife,notonthestage.MylateuncleSirAlexanderKorda,themotion-pictureproducerwhocould“charmmoneyoutofanemptysafe”,wasagiftedsurvivor.Once,agroupofinvestorscalledhimintocomplainthathehadlost5000000oftheirmoney.Mostmenwouldhavetriedtodefendthemselves.Alexdidnot.“Youareright,”hesaidquietly,“Ihavebeenwasteful,andcareless.Ihavechosenthewrongscripts,paidtoolittleattentiontothebudgets.Iamtoooldforthisbusiness.Iwillretire.Ionlyhopeyouwillforgiveme.”Withinanhour,theinvestorswerebusyencouragingAlex,cheeringhimup.Itwasoutofthequestionforhimtoresign;theywouldn’thearit.Andbylunchtime,Alexhad2000000moreoftheirmoneyandwasbackintheactionagain.WhenIaskedhimifhewashappyaboutit,hesaid,“No.Theywouldhaveputupthreeorfourmillion,Ithink.Still,it’sagoodlessonforyoutolearn.Alwayssettleforlessthanyoucouldget.Itdoesn’thurttohaveareputationasagentleman.”Accordingtotheauthor,SirAlexanderKordaisanexcellentartistbecause .heisamotion-pictureproducer B.heknowswellabouthowtosurviveC.hehadagifttoactinthemovie D.hecangetlargeamountsofmoneyfrominvestorsThephraseto“charmmoneyoutofanemptysafe”inthecontextmeans .toputallyourmoneytoyoursavingsaccounttodrawyourmoneybackifitisnotinasafeplacetoavoidwastingmoneyifyouhaveanemptypockettobeabletogetmoneyevenifitlooksimpossibleWhatwouldmostprobablyhavehappenedifSirAlexanderKordahaddefendedHewouldresignandlivemiserably. B.Hewouldbeconsideredagentleman.C.Theinvestorswouldnotforgivehim. D.Theinvestorswouldgivehimmoremoney.Alexdidnotdefendhimselfbecause .hehopedtohaveahappierlife B.hisnaturepreventedhimfromdoingsoC.hewantedtotestifhecouldgivethebestactingD.heknewthewaytocopewiththeinvestorsAlexwasnothappywiththesettlementbecause .hethoughthecouldhavegotmorefromtheinvestorB.hedidn’tteachtheauthoragoodlessonC.hedidn’tlikethewayhebehaved D.helosthisreputationasagentlemanPassageFourTimeisthebiggestproblemofmoststudents.Itbecomesparticularlydifficultwhenyouhavetodolibraryresearchforatermpaperorreport.Findinginformationinthelibrarycantakesomuchtimethatmanystudentsavoidituntilthelastpossibleminute.Libraryresearchdoesnothavetobetimeconsuming.Ifyoulearntousealibraryefficiently,youcansaveyourselfagreatdealoftime.Theexercisesinthissectionaredesignedtofamiliarizeyouwiththelibrarysothatyoucanfindtheinformationyouneedquickly.Thefirstandthemostimportantthingtoknowaboutalibraryisthatwhenyoucannotfindsomething,askalibrarianforhelp.Thelibrariansarepaidnotjusttoshelvebooks,buttoprovideinformationandassistance.Themosthelpfullibrariansareusuallythosewhoworkinthereferenceroom.Theywillhelpyougetstartedonatermpaperandevenhelpyoufindmaterial.Therearetwobasicplacestobeginlookingforinformation,thecardcatalogandthevariousperiodicalindexes.Thecardcatalogisalistofallthebooksinthelibrary.Aperiodicalindexisalistofallthemagazineandjournalarticleswrittenonanysubject.Accordingtotheauthor,findinginformationinthelibraryneedsalotoftime,sostudentsshould .avoidituntilthelastpossibleminute B.dolibraryresearchC.learnhowtouseitefficiently D.saveagreatdealoftimeItisthelibrarians’dutytodoallthefollowingthingsexcept .arrangingandlendingbooks B.helpingstudentslocatetheneededbooksC.helpingstudentsfindneededmaterials D.helpingstudentswritetheirtermpaperInwhatwaycouldastudentgetfamiliarizedwiththelibrarywhilereadingthissection?Bydoingtheexercisesprovided. B.Byaskingthelibrarians.C.Bylookingintothecatalogpart. D.Byreadinginthereferenceroom.Ifyouneedtofindamagazinearticleinthelibrary,thebestwayforyoutodoisto .lookinthecardcatalog B.lookintheperiodicalindexesC.searchthroughthebookshelves D.gotothereferenceroomThepassageistakenfromanintroductionofachapter,andthetitleofthechapterisprobably .SaveYourStudyTime B.UsingtheLibraryforYourTermPaperC.UsingtheLibraryEfficiently D.Library---AnInformationSourcePassageFiveEveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesandfortwoweeks,theyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon’tlikecrowdsandinanycaseareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.Lastyear,however,ItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreet,itwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.Unfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableforme.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverycheapprice,soIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestation,myhusbandwasnotthere.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupoftea.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox.“Oh,dear!”Ithought.Yes,wehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotbegoingtothesalesagain.InJanuary .lotsofpeoplegoshoppingfordiscountpeoplehavealotofmoneytospendafterChristmasalltheshopscloseforatwo-weekChristmasholidaypeopledon’thaveenoughmoneytogolookingforbargainsInthispassage,theword“bargain”couldbestbereplacedby“something ”.giventopeople B.offeredatareducedpriceC.offered，soldorboughtwhichisexpensive D.soldforthepurposeofreachinganagreementThehusbandandwifeinthestory .wishedtobuyaTVC.oftenwenttothesalestobuyclothes

B.wenttothesalestheyearbeforeD.wereusuallynotshortofmoneyafterChristmasThephrase“splitup”inthesecondparagraphmeans“ ”.breakapart B.causetobreak C.becomepieces D.goindifferentdirectionsAftertheirday’sshopping,they .werehappywiththeirbargains B.hadgoteverythingtheywantedC.gotmorethantheyhadhopedfor D.hadtogobacktothesalesthenextdayPassageSixInordertolearnaforeignlanguagewell,itisnecessarytoovercomethefearofmakingmistakes.Iftheprimarygoaloflanguageuseiscommunication,thenmistakesaresecondaryconsiderationsthatmaybedealtwithgraduallyasawarenessofthosemistakesincreases.Ontheotherhand,studentsshouldnotignoretheirmistakes.Thelanguagelearnermayobservehownativespeakersexpressthemselves,andhownativeexpressionsdifferfromthewaythelearnermightsaythem.Forexample,aSpanishspeakerwhohasbeensaying“Idoit”toexpresswillingnesstodosomethingintheimmediatefuture,could,byinteractingwithnativespeakersofEnglish,observethatnativespeakersactuallysay“I’lldoit”.TheresultingdifferencecanserveasabasisforthestudenttomodifyhiswayofusingthepresenttenseinEnglish.Butastudentwhoisunwillingtointeractinthefirstplacewouldlosethisopportunitytolearnbytrialofanerror.Accordingtothepassage,thepresenttenseinEnglishis .notusedtoexpressadesiretodosomethingintheimmediatefutureusedwithsomeverbsbutnotwithotherstoexpressfutureintentionbasicallythesameinEnglishasitisinSpanishspeak