2019年6月英语四级阅读练习及答案(三)

2019年6月英语四级阅读练习及答案(三)Hardlyaweekgoesbywithoutsomeadvanceintechnologythatwouldhaveseemedincredible50yearsago.Andwecanexpecttherateofchangetoaccelerateratherthanslowdownwithinourlifetime.Thedevelopmentsintechnologyareboundtohaveadramaticeffectonthefutureofwork.By2010,newtechnologywillhaverevolutionizedcommunications.Peoplewillbetransmittingmessagesdowntelephonelinesthatpreviouslywouldhavebeensentbypost.Notonlypostmenbutalsoclerksandsecretarieswillvanishinapaper-freesociety.Alltheroutinetaskstheyperformwillbecarriedonatinysiliconchipsothattheywillbeasobsolete(已废弃的)asthehorseandcartaftertheinventionofthemotorcar.Onechangewillmakethousands,ifnotmillions,redundant.Evenpeopleintraditionalprofessions,whereexpertknowledgehasbeenthekey,areunlikelytoescapetheeffectsofnewtechnology.Insteadofgoingtoasolicitor,youmightgotoacomputerthatisprogrammedwithallthemostup-to-datelegalinformation.Doctors,too,willfindthatanelectroniccompetitorwillbeabletocarryoutamuchquickerandmoreaccuratediagnosisandrecommendmoreefficientcoursesoftreatment.Ineducation,teacherswillbelargelyreplacedbyteachingmachinesfarmoreknowledgeablethananyhumanbeing.Mostlearningwilltakeplaceinthehomeviavideoconferencing.Childrenwillstillgotoschoolthough,untilanotherplaceiscreatedwheretheycanmakefriendsanddevelopsocialskills.练习题：Choosecorrectanswerstothequestion：1.Accordingtothewriter,therateofchangeintechnology______.A.willremainthesameB.willslowdownC.willspeedupD.cannotbepredicted2.Thewriterexpectsthatby2020newtechnologywillhaverevolutionizedcommunicationsand____A.peopleneedn’ttelephoneeachotherB.thepresentpostalsystemwillhavedisappearedC.peoplewillnolongersendlettersD.thepostmenwillhavebeenreplacedbysiliconchip.3.Theword“they”(Line6，Para.1)refersto_____.A.thetinysiliconchipsB.theletterwrittenonpaperC.thepostmen,clerksandsecretariesD.theroutinetasksperformedbythepostmen4.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecaninferthat_____A.professionalswon’tbeaffectedbynewtechnologyB.doctorwon’tbeasefficientbythepostmenC.computerscannotreplacelawyersD.expertswilllosejobinthefuture5.Inthewriter’sview,_______.A.peopleshouldgetpreparedforthefutureB.thereexistsnorealthreatofunemploymentC.theadvanceoftechnologyisnotdesirableD.machineswillhavecontrolovermen1.[C]事实细节题。只要知道第1段第2句中的关键词accelerate意为speedup“加速,加快”，就能够排除其他选项。2.[B]事实细节题。本题考査对比处。作者在第1段第5句中通过previously将过去与现在作对比,指出现在传递消息的途径与过去不一样了，由此可判断B为准确选项。本题干扰性的是选项C，第1段倒数第3句提到以后邮递员将会消失，但这并不意味着人们不再写信和寄信，以后可能会有新的送信方式，所以选项C是不对的。3.[C]词义推断题。they所在的句子是第1段倒数第2句，本句中两个they的指代是一样的，所以，只要找到第一个they的指代就能找到答案了。根据本段倒数第3句中“Notonlypostmenbutalsoclerksandsecretarieswillvanish”及倒数第2句中的“Alltheroutinetaskstheyperform...”可推断，they是指上一句中的postmen，clerks和secretaries。4.[B]推理判断题。本题考査列举处。在第2段,作者列举了律师、医生、教师将会受到的新技术的影响，第3句指出医生的电子竞争者会做出更快更准的诊断,从而确定选项B说法准确，而选项A和C与原文不符