计算机专业英语试题库WDA

计算机专业英语试题库WDA 长春职业技术学院专业课程试题库 I. Select the one answer to each question. 1. A (n) is an electronic device that accepts input, processes data, and produces output. A. input B. input device C. output device D. Computer 2. Which of the following is an ―output device‖? A. CD ROM B. Microphone C. Printer D. All the above 3. The computer is consists of hardware and . A. software B. instruction C. programmer D. user 4. Which of the following does NOT belong to application software? A. word processor B. electronic spreadsheet C. graphic program D. Backup program 5. The ―WWW‖ is exactly what? A. A web of resources on the Internet that are accessed B. The Internet using HTTP C. An ISP or Internet Service Provider D. Internet Explorer 6. A (n) is an intricately connected system of objects or people. A. operating system B. computer system C. network D. LAN 7. One of the greatest features of a home( ) is the ability to share one Internet connection simultaneously over two or more computers. A. computer B. device C. network D. work 8. The usual address for a Web site is the( ) page address, although you can enter the address of any page and have that page sent to you. A. home B. main C. host D. house 9. Electronic commerce, is often referred to as P118 A. electronic marketing B. e-commerce C. ecommerce D. All the above 10. Online shopping was invented in A. 1970s B. 1980s C. 1990s D. the end of 2000 P118 11. Software design is a _______ process. A. create B. created C. creating D. Creative P134 12. It requires certain_______of flair on the part of the designer. A. amount B. amounted C. mount D. mounted 13. A Flash animation is an animated film which is created using Adobe Flash or similar animation software and often distributed in the file format. A. .swf B. .gif C. .avi D. .mov P157 14. Which of the following is not a manifestation of animation is recovering? A. Flash animated television series B. countless more Flash animated television commercials C. Flash animated MTV D. award-winning online Shorts in circulation 15. Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. Antivirus software can detect viruses on a CD-ROM. B. Viruses can be found in E-mail attachments C. You can get a virus by downloading a program from the Internet D. You can get a virus by reading a web page 16. When a computer is switched on, where is the operating system loaded? A. BIOS B. ROM C. POST D. RAM 17. Where is the application software stored on? A. RAM B. hard disk C. ROM D. buffer 18. Which of the following is the most fundamental concept of computer software? A. word processor B. spreadsheet C. application software D. system software P52 19. The standard protocol for the Internet is A. TCP/IP B. NOS C. DSL D. OSI 20. In networking, a (n) is a material through which data packets travel. A. router B. repeater C. E-Mail D. Medium P97 21. Insufficient can cause a processor to work at 50% or even more below its performance potential. A. mouse B. I/O C. document D. Memory P104 22. The in e-mail messages has affected almost every computer around the world and has caused the damage of up to US$1 billion in North America. A. illness B. virus C. weakness D. Attachment P104 23. Electronic commerce involves two parties: businesses and . A. software. B. consumers C. network D. None of the above 24. Consumer-to-consumer(C2C) often takes the form of an electronic version of the classified ads or an . P118 A.notice B. message C. auction D. email 25. A well_______software system is straight-forward to implement and maintain, easily understood and reliable.P134 A. design B. designed C. designing D. designs 26. Badly designed software system, although they may work, are_______to be expensive to maintain, difficult to test and unreliable. A. like B. likely C. unlike D. unlikely 27. Which of the following can produced with 2D animation? A. user interface design B. funny cartoon shorts C. e-cards D. all the above 28. If this is your first time loading the program, you must do the following things in addition to P157 A. choose either Designer or Developer view B. adjust the location of the toolbar C. choose a resolution that matches your monitor settings D. click on the program icon to start with Flash 29. CD-ROM stands for A. Central processing unit B. CD-remote open mouse C. CD-resize or minimize D. CD-read only memory 30. The part of the computer that does the math calculations A. arithmetic logic unit B. monitor C. memory D. keyboard 31. provides support for application software A. User B. Motherboard C. Memory D. System software 32. When started by users, application software is loaded into the of a computer. P52 A.RAM B. monitor C. screen D. hard disk 33. describes how the network is arranged. A. DSL B. Node C. NOS D. Topology 34. An converts data from pulse form to wave form and back again.P97 A. modem B. channel C. control unit D. interface 35. One of the basic rules of computer security is to change your ()regularly. A. name B. computer C. device D. password 36. Which device accepts a message on one port and always forwards the message to all other ports? P105 A. modem B. switch C. router D. hub 37. E-commerce has opened a whole new world to some kind of person, excluding P118 A. retailers B. wholesalers C. after-sales personnel D. product development 38. The processes in e-commerce include A. enabling a customer to access product information B. select items they need C. complete the financing settlement. D. All the above 39. The common gateway interface (CGI) is a _______way for a Web server to pass a Web user’s request to an application program and to receive data back to forward to the user.P135 A. standard B. fill C. page D. receive 40. Which tool depicts the color of the shape's outline? A. Gradient B. Ink bottle C. Fill D. Stroke 41. Which menu should you use to play the animation you have just completed? A. File -> Preview in Browser B. View->Designer View C. Window->Run D. File ->Play 42. The first generation of computer use ____ as their principal electronic component. .P13 A. transistors B. LSI-transistors C. significant technological breakthroughs in artificial intelligence D. vacuum tubes 43. What was the first commercial computer in this generation? A. The UNIVAC I B. Mark I C. COBOL D. IC 44. Which language was the first widely used high-level language. A. Flow-matic B. FORTRAN C. COBOL D. UNIVAC I 45. Although invented in 1948, the first ________ did not become available until 1959. P13 A. computer B. all-transistor computer C. Mark I D. the first generation compute II. Translate the following terms or phrases from English into Chinese and vice versa 1. 个人计算机 PC 2. 随机读写存储器 RAM 3. 源代码 source code 4. 高级语言 high level language 5. 局域网 LAN 6. 无线访问 WAP 7. 超文本传输协议 HTTP 8. 电子商务 E_commerce 9. 万维网 10. 媒体元素 media element 11. 运动视频 motion video 12. 击右键 13. 主存 memory 14. 硬盘 hard disk 15. 键盘 key board 16. 系统软件 system software 17. 应用软件 application software 18. 编程软件 programming software 19. 多媒体开发软件 Multimedia Development Software 20. 调制器 modulator 21. 解调器 demodulator 22. 虚拟内存 virtual memory 23. 空气调节 air conditioning 24. 新闻组 Usenet 25. 操作系统 OS 26. 信用卡 credit card 27. 网上购物 online shop 28. 视频剪辑 video clip 29. 数字格式 digital format 30. 设计视图 31. 在浏览器预览 32. 鼠标 mouse 33. 功能键 function key double click 34. 双击 35. 软盘 floppy disk 36. 数字键盘 numeric keypad 37. 编译器 compiler 38. 程序师 programmer 39. 指令 instruction 40. 博客 blog 41. 浏览器 CAE 42. 服务器 server 43. 客户 client 44. 电子邮件 E-mail 45. 登录 log in 46. 匿名 anonymous 47. 主机 host 48. 视频 video 49. 手形工具 Hand Tool 50. 工具面板 Tools Panel III. Fill in the blanks 一 A. fast B. navigation keys C. data processing D. minicomputer E. software F. integrated circuits G. hardware H.shortcut keys I. index finger J.programming 1. In 1954, General Electric took delivery of a UNIVAC I and used it for some of its business c . 2. Many new j languages were designed, including COBOL in 1960. 3. Although f were invented in 1958, the first computers to make extensive use of them were not available until 1964. 4. At the same time that hardware was evolving, e was developing. 5. The first d became available in 1960 and cost about $120,000. This was the PDP-1, manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). 6. The advantage using RAM to store whatever you're working on at the moment is that RAM is very a . 7. We often refer to these combination keystrokes as h , because they provide an alternative to using the mouse to select menu options in programs. 8. The idea is to rest your hand comfortably on the mouse, with your__i_ touching (but not pressing on) the left mouse button. 9. On smaller keyboards where space is limited, such as on a notebook computer, the b and numeric keypad might be one in the same. 10. Computer g is the collection of physical components that make up a computer, for example, a screen, a CPU, mouse, keyboard, etc. 二 A. program B. backbone C. dial-up connection D. software E. hardware F. multimedia G. com H. programmer I. hotmail.com J. broadcasting 1. The writes commands in the programming language that are similar to what someone might use in everyday speech. 2. Computer is the collection of physical components that make up a computer, for example, a screen, a CPU, mouse, keyboard, etc. 3. Internet provides the main high-speed routes for data traffic. 4. Generally, users can get access to Internet by several approaches such as , DLS，ISDN,or LAN Internet access. 5. Some of the most commonly used top-level domains are , edu, net, gov, and org. 6. A computer is the set of instructions that tell the computer how to do the job. 7. These sources in _______ are known as media elements. 8. When a user sends an e-mail to several recipients at once, it is sometimes called . 9. Computer is the set of job descriptions that a computer can perform. 10 .A typical e-mail address might be tom@hotmail.com. In this example, tom is the user’s name, is the domain name. 三 A. transactions B.similar C.important D. encompass E.clicking on F. right-click G. Adobe H.element I. animation J. series 1. Another interesting _______ in multimedia is graphics. 2. Beside_______ there is one more media element, which is known as video. 3. A Flash animation or Flash cartoon is an animated film which is created using Adobe Flash or animation software and often distributed in the .swf file format. 4. Web Flash animations may be interactive and are often created in a . 5. 2D animation is developed by Macromedia, Flash (along with Macromedia's other programs) was acquired by software giant in April 2005. 6. To start with, you'll open Flash by the program icon in the directory that you've installed it in. 7. If you on the 12th frame, you'll see two keyframe options: "Insert Keyframe" and "Insert Blank Keyframe". 8. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web at least at some point in the transaction's lifecycle, although it can a wider range of technologies such as e-mail as well. 9. It also consists of the exchange of data to facilitate the financing and payment aspects of the business . 10. Online shopping, an component of electronic commerce, was invented by Michael Aldrich in the UK 1979. 四 A. Hypertext Transfer Protocol B. four C. index finger D. audio E. element F. development G. downloading H. user network I.face-to-face J. third-party 1. With an FTP client,you can transfer files from an FTP server’s file directories in an operation called . 2. Usenet is adiscussion system accessible through the Internet. It is one of the Internet’s most interesting features goes under the name Usenet, short for . 3. Many companies interested in selling products and services through the Internet choose to contract the construction and operation of their e-commerce platforms to vendors.. 4. Unlike traditional sales in classified ads and auctions, buyers and sellers typically never meet . 5. The World Wide Web, or simply "the Web", is a network of sites that can be searched and retrieved by a special protocol known as a . 6. An IP address is separated into sections by periods for convenience of human readers. The number in a section cannot exceed 255. 7. In other words, a computer capable of handling text, graphics, _______, animation and video is called multimedia computer. 8. Another interesting _______ in multimedia is graphics. 9. The idea is to rest your hand comfortably on the mouse, with your touching (but not pressing on) the left mouse button. 10. Audio has a greater role to play in multimedia _______. IV. Mark the following statements with T(true) or F(false) 1. The basic operating instructions are stored in ROM and are erased when the computer is turned off. 2. RAM isn’t a permanent storage place for information. 3. Application software include: windows vista, windows xp, mac os x, linux and UNIX. 4. The operating system is the software bought to do common jobs such as play a game, allow people to speak to each other, record music. 5. Internet is a data communication network that grew over time in a somewhat haphazard configuration as networks connected to other networks. 6. Since the telephone network functions by converting electronic signals into sound, the computer must first convert its digital data into sound. 7. To send e-mail, you need to know the recipient’s e-mail address. The address of an e-mail message includes the source and destination of the message. 8. As the information on a web page is stored in form of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) document, a Web browser is required to translate HTML documents and then allows you to view Web pages on your computer screen. 9. Most electronic commerce involves the transportation of physical items in some way. 10. Online shopping, was invented by many European and American business companies in the end of 2000. 11. Multimedia systems are not those computer platforms and software tools that support the interactive uses of text, graphics, animation, audio, or motion video. 12. Resolution of an image or graphics is basically the pixel density and number of colors it uses. 13. The term Flash animation not only refers to a certain kind of movement and visual style instead of a file format. 14. Positioned to the left side of the window, you'll see the Tools panel, with icons giving you access to the primary functions you'll need to start drawing and animating in Flash. 15. Your mouse probably has at least two buttons on it. The button on the left is called the secondary mouse button, the button on the right is called the primary mouse button. 16. On smaller keyboards where space is limited, such as on a notebook computer, the navigation keys and numeric keypad might be one in the same. 17. All of the information that's "in your computer", so to speak, is stored on your computer's hard disk. 18. Enterprise infrastructure software provides common capabilities needed to support Enterprise Software systems. 19. Educational software may deliver evaluations (tests), track progress through materia. 20. CAD is a kind of Product engineering software. 21. A modem converts the digital signal from a computer into an analog signal that can be transmitted over the telephone network. 22. ADSL is a high-speed, digital, always-on, Internet access technology that runs over standard phone lines. It is one of the fastest Internet connections that are affordable to individual consumers. 23. In binary representation, each section of an IP address requires 6 bits, so the entire address requires 32 bits. 24. In downloading, you transfer files to the server and write them to a directory on the remote computer. 25. FTP can transfer two types of files, ASCII (text files) and binary (program files, graphics, or documents saved in proprietary file formats). 26. Users run software to identify this information and transfer it to their own hosts. Such a transfer is done with a program that implements the HTTP. 27. C2C, B2B and B2B are the three basic types of electronic commerce. 28. Many companies interested in selling products and services through the Internet choose to contract the construction and operation of their e-commerce platforms to third-party vendors. 29. In the near future, e-commerce will maybe slow down. 30. Animation is a simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures, or frames. 31. All the video available is in digital format. 32. The video clips may contain some dialogues or sound effects and moving pictures. 33. A Flash animation is the same to a Webcomic, which is a comic strip distributed via the Web, and an animated cartoon. 34. You'll want to click on "Insert Keyframe"; this automatically copies everything on the previous keyframe (including our circle) to the new keyframe. 35. The Flash software was developed by Adobe in the late 1990s. V. Choose the best one from the items given below to complete the following passage. 一 Originally introduced by Netscape Communications, (1) are a mechanism which HTTP Server side applications, such as CGI (2) , can use to both store and retrieve information on the HTTP (3) side of the connection. Basically, Cookies can be used to compensate for the (4) nature of HTTP. The addition of a simple, persistent, client-side (5) . state significantly extends the capabilities of WWW-based (1) A. Browsers B. Cookies C. Connections D. Scripts (2) A. graphics B. processes C. Scripts D. texts (3) A. Client B. Editor C. Creator D. Server (4) A. fixed B. flexible C. stable D. stateless (5) A. programs B. applications C. frameworks D. constrains 二 The computer itself does not do all the work on its own. The work is done by a (1) of the computer, called hardware, and (2) of instructions, called software or computer programs. Inside the machine, the instructions are (3) and carded out to do the work you want to do. A computer without software is nothing more than a mass of metal and plastic. On the other hand, software without a computer is simply wasted (4) because only the computer can use the software and put it to work. When you talk about a computer's being able to do this or that, you are really referring to the (5) that accepts your commands and the computer that carries them out. (1) A. memory B. chip C. combination D. wire (2) A. programs B. procedures C. sets D. subroutines (3) A. Composed B. explained C. interpreted D. organized (4) A. disk B. file C. tape D. potential (5) A. editor B. hardware C. keyboard D. software 三 Traditional Internet access methods like dial-up were so slow that host computers were connected to the dial-up (1) at the customer premise over slow (2) ports. PPP was designed to run directly over these serial links. But with the advent of broadband Internet (3) technologies such as ADSL and cable modems there has been a considerable increase in the bandwidth delivered to the end users. This means that the host computers at the customer premise connect to the (4) or cable ―modem‖ over a much faster medium such as Ethernet. It also means that multiple (5) can connect to the Internet through the same connection. (1) A. buffer B. modem C. computer D. server (2) A. parallel B. digital C. serial D. variable (3) A. access B. cache C. cost D. storage (4) A. FDDI B. HDSL C. ADSL D. CDMA (5) A. cables B. hosts C. servers D. modems 四 TCP/IP (1) layer protocols provide services to the (2) running on a computer. The application layer does not define the application itself, but rather it defines (3) that applications need like the ability to transfer a file in the case of HTTP. In short, the application layer provides an (4) between software running on a computer and the network itself. The TCP/IP application layer includes a relatively large number of protocols, with HTTP being only one of those. The TCP/IP (5) layer consists of two main protocol options-the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). (1) A. application B. transport C. link D. network (2) A. hardware B. software C. packet D. equipment (3) A. services B. processes C. application D. address (4) A. iteration B. object C. interface D. activity (5) A. application B. session C. physical D. transport 五 On-line customer research has been (1) for European and American markets by marketers and academics. Whilst e-commerce and tourism develop rapidly in China, understanding of Chinese Internet travellers is (2) . This article investigates features of this on-line segment (3) a survey with 634 responses. It aims to establish segmental information and identify influential factors of eShopping adoption (4) Internet travellers in China. The key findings include that surveyed lookers who are in the age group of 31–40 and those who live in the Pearl River Delta are (5) likely to book travel on-line. (1) A. conducted B. contracted C. contrasted D. constructed (2) A. demanded B. needed C. ordered D. required (3) A. from B.through C. on D. about (4) A. through B. on C. by D. about (5) A.best B. most C.furtherest D. much 六 We ended in frame 12, after one second of animation that moved our circle from one corner of the canvas to (1) ; now we're going to (2) the circle morphing into another shape using a technique called shape tweening. Shape tweening can take two (3) shapes at keyframes set any number of frames apart, and mathematically calculate the frames in between to produce a smooth animation (4) the transformation between one and the other. In order to make a shape tween, we'll have to create another shape (5) another keyframe. (1) A. other B.next C. another D. else (2) A. animate B. make C. draw D. take (3) A. same B. different C. similar D. another (4) A. portraying B. having C. with D. depicting (5) A. on B. of C. about D. with VI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. Your PC (Personal Computer) is a system, consisting of many components. 2. Computer hardware is the collection of physical components that make up a computer, for example, a screen, a CPU, mouse, keyboard, etc. Computer software can’t be touched. It is the set of job descriptions that a computer can perform. 3. If we extrapolate it based on current numbers, the Internet could reach forty million people by 1995, one hundred million by 1998. Its current growth rate is 15 percent monthly. 4. Operating systems were gradually improved, and new languages were designed. 5. From the 1990s onwards, electronic commerce would additionally include enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), data mining and data warehousing. 6. This allowed artists to release shorts and interactive experiences well under 1 MB, which could stream both audio and high-end animation. 7. On smaller keyboards where space is limited, such as on a notebook computer, the navigation keys and numeric keypad might be one in the same. 8. We may have defined our last generation of computers and begun the era of generationless computers. 9. Internet addresses are called URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). Because the long stream of number of URL is difficult for people to remember, many Internet servers also have an easy-to-remember name, such as hotmail.com. 10. There are online searching tools on the Web—searching engines and directories—to locate the URLs of sites on topics that interest you Web. It's very convenient for you to find specific documents through keyword searches. 11. In B2B electronic commerce, manufactures electronically place orders with suppliers and many times payment is made electronically. 12. A hypertext document is like a text document with the ability to contain pointers to other regions of (possibly other) hypertext documents. 13. I'm going to set my stroke to black and my fill to a dark blue, and then draw a small circle in the upper left corner of my canvas by clicking and then dragging until the shape is at the desired size before releasing. 14. There are also some keys across the top of the keyboard labeled F1, F2, F3, and so forth. Those are called the function keys, and the exact role they play depends on which program you happen to be using at the moment. 15. To access Usenet you need the Internet address of your service provider's Usenet server. You also need a Usenet client, software that comes with the two most popular browser suites. 16. These trends include reduced size, reduced cost, increased speed, and reduced need for air conditioning. 17. Flash animations are typically distributed by way of the World Wide Web, in which case they are often referred to as Internet cartoons, online cartoons, or webtoons. 18. A device called modem, which is short for modulator/demodulator, plays the role of signal converting. 19. In B2B electronic commerce, manufactures electronically place orders with suppliers and many times payment is made electronically. 20. Today, microcomputers far outnumber all other types of computers combined. VII. Reading 一 Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school.But this 19 year-old Swede is anything but ordinary,from the computer in his parents' home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) find out the world's most wanted cyber criminals(网络 犯罪分子). Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede,Fredrik Bjoerck,found out the maker of the“Melissa” virus in March 1999.He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7,finding out the suspected(嫌疑 的) sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus.The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8. Jonathan's special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the“virtual”crimewave.In between studying for final exams,hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches,the quiet,gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安全)to large companies.He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker (黑客)trade.Many companies have already tried to employ him,but he is not interested at the moment.Instead,he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden's Uppsala University and start up his own e-security company. Although he works with the FBI now,his family insists he's just“a regular kid.“Jonathan is a great kid,he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer,”his little sister Tessa said,adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”，not because he's looking for fame and recognition. When the world was hit by the “Love Bug”virus,Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem“Finally on May 7,I had some free time,so I began looking.”Within a few hours,he had found the suspect and emailed his method and results to the FBI.He said his work on the “Melissa”virus,which took three weeks to solve,was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly“This time I knew exactly where to start,I knew what to disregard and what to look at. Choose the correct answer. 1. The passage mainly wants to tell us that A A.Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cyber criminals B.Jonathan is really a quiet,gentle and ordinary boy C.many companies want the young computer expert to join in D.any cyber criminals will surely be found out wherever they are 2. The public started to know something about Jonathan just from B A.his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous“I LOVE YOU”virus B.his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa”virus C.his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer D.his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers 3 From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous“I LOVE YOU”virus we can assume that B A.where there's a will,there's a way B.experience is knowledge C.hard work leads to success D.failure is the mother of success 4. What do we know about Jonathan? A.He is a good fame hunter with various abilities. B.He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid. C.He is an expert on security,not interested in running a company. D.He is a regular kid but does something unusual. 5. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Jonathan wanted to work in large companies B. Jonathan worked in the US Federal Bureau of Investigation C. Jonathan plans to start up his own e-security company. D. When the world was hit by the “I LOVE YOU”virus,Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security. 二 In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the early postwar era, there was a quite widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic(引人注目的)but also less foreseen(预见的，预知的) problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant (不情愿的，不愿意的) to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction (发生故障). Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone awry. Questioning and routine double checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the following warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute(代替物) for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. Choose the correct answer. 1.What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To look back to the early days of computers. B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers. 2.According to the passage, initial concerns about computers were that they might_____ A. lead us into the post-war era B. be quite widespread C. take control D. take over routine tasks 3.The passage recommends those dealing with computers to_____ A. be reasonably skeptical abort them B. check all their answers C. substitute them for basic thinking D. use them for business purposes only 4.An “internal computer” is_____ A. a computer uses exclusively by one company for its own problems B. a person’s store of knowledge and the ability to process it C. the most up-to-date in-house computer a company can buy D. a computer from the post-war era which is very reliable 5.The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is_____ A. challenging B. psychological C. dramatic D. malfunctioning 三 On May 21,1999, some American scientists were working at the computers to look for information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright red spots crossing the computers screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening, they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses! Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses. It is said that the computer viruses were made by two or three Philippine young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. The kind of computer virus is named“I Love Bug”Virus. This virus can hide in computers for a long time .When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the important functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of a great deal of information which operators of the computers often use or store. What's worse, it still can reproduce itself in great quantities within a short time. We have come to know that “I Love Bug” Virus often attacks computers on Mondays and that it is spreading to many computers in the world. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses recent years are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. Those who made the computer viruses have been found out slowly and carefully, But till now ,how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem. Choose the correct answer. 1. Two or three Philippine young men created the computer viruses to ________. A.damage the computers B.test their ability quickly C.tell the world that they were intelligent D.play a trick on operators of the computers 2. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to ________ A.have been in nature for years B.exist in any computers C.be able to be got rid of in the near future D.be difficult to get rid of at present 3 The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that ________ A.the computer's functions are lowered B.the normal programs are damaged C.most the information stored in the computers is gone D.the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used 4.What's the name of this computer virus? A.Melissa B.I Love You C.I Love Bug D.Swede 5. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses. B. the viruses will come to the new computer after staying in the old one for some time C. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses. D. The “I Love Bug”Virus is a great ham to human health 四 In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world. In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them. "Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning." "What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare." "A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's." "You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not." Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar. Choose the correct answer. 1. The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was __B___. A. a doctor in Qatar B. Nurse Maitlan C. Dr. Brown D. Agatha Christie 2. The baby was sent to London because ____D_. A. she was born there B. the hospitals in Qatar were full at that time C. she was the daughter of a doctor in London D. the Qatar doctors were not sure whether they could cure her 3. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie __A___. A. had never met this baby B. had spent a long time studying the baby's case C. visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith D. gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone 4. It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____C. A. a dangerous pair of glasses B. the water in Qatar C. a harmful substance used to kill insects D. a dead writer 5. When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be ___A__. A. an urgent one B. quite a simple one C. a usual one D. the result of thallium poisoning 五B Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will"obey"spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word"obey"is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spo-ken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly ex-pressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can't be said to show the baby's intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language, it is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months theyare able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation(摸仿)leads on to deliberate (有 意的)imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imita-tions can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation; and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of "mama"as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaning-less sound simply because he also uses it at another times for his father, his dog, or any-thing else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, I doubt, however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds. Choose the correct answer. 1. Before children start speaking ________B_______. A. they need equal amount of listening B.they need different amounts of listening C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obey spoken instructions D. they can't understand and obey the adult's oral instructions 2. Children who start speaking late _______D__________. A. may have problems with their listening B. Probably do not hear enough language spoken around them C. Usually pay close attention to what they hear D. Often take a long tine in learning to listen properly 3. A baby's first noises are ________A___________. A. an expression of his moods and feelings B. an early form of language C. a sign that he means to tell you something D. An imitation of the speech of adults. 4. The problem of deciding at what point a baby's imitations can be considered as speech ________B_____. A. is important because words have different meanings for different people B. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually C. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age. D. is one that should be completely ignored(忽略)because children's use of words is of-ten meaningless . 5. The speaker implies________D__________ . A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds. B. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly D. even after they have learnt to speak ,children still enjoy imitating 六 In 1909 an English newspaper offered ,1,000 to the first man to fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane. Today, modern jets cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very colorful. One is Louis Bleriot. He owed a factory in France that made motor car lamps. He was already well known as a pilot because he had crashed several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, "He may not be the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in a crash!" But Bleriot was really a good and brave pilot. He also had many good ideas about aeroplane design. The other man was Hubert Latham. He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him he had only a year to live. "Oh, well," he said, "If I'm going to die soon, I think I shall have a dangerous and interesting life now." Latham was the first to try the flight across the Channel. Ten kilometers from the French coast, his plane had engine trouble. It crashed into the water and began to sink under the water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and was coolly lighting a cigarette. Bleriot took off six days later. He flew into some very bad weather and very low cloud. He somehow got to the English side and landed in a farmer's field. When he did so, a customs officer rushed up to his plane. Planes have changed since then but customs officers have not. "Have you anything to declare?" the officer demanded. Choose the correct answer. 1. The story took place_____A_________. A. in the early 20th century B. in the 19th century C. right after World War I D. at a time not mentioned in the passage 2. "A good distance" here means _____A_____________. A. a fairly long distance B. a distance shorter than people thought C. an easy flying distance D. no distance at all 3. Bleriot was well known as a pilot because_________D________. A. he was exceptionally brave B. he was quite rich C. he had many good ideas about the aeroplane design D. he had a few accidents 4. Why did Hubert Latham want to fly across the Channel? C A. He thought he could manage it easily. B. He wanted to compete with Louis Bleriot. C. He knew he only had a year to live. D. He had always been interested in flying. 5. Why did the customs officer rush to the plane? C A. To see if everything was all right with the plane. B. To make sure that the pilot was not hurt. C. To ask why the plane had landed in a farmer's field. D. None of the above. 七 How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. in addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents, he is not so free to do what he wishes to do;he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong. When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. Choose the correct answer. 1. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that ____A___. A. life for a child is comparatively easy B. a child is always loved whatever he does C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return D. only children are interested in life 2. After a child grows up, he ___D_____. A. will have little time playing B. has to be successful in finding a job C. can still ask for help in time of trouble D. should be able to take care of himself 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A A. People are often satisfied with their life. B. Life is less interesting for old people. C. Adults are freer to do what they want to do. D. Adults should no longer rely on others. 4. The main idea of the passage is _____D____. A. life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard C. childhood is the move enjoyable time in one's life D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life 5. The paragraph following this passage will most probably discuss _____C____. A. examples of successful young men B. how to build up one's position in society C. joys and pains of old people D. what to do when one has problems in life 八 Listening to a radio program in a foreign language is difficult for many of us. We may have studied the language for years, be able to read and even speak and write in the language. However, listening to a foreign language calls for different skills. Some people have a natural ability to learn languages quickly because they know how to "listen". Others have to study for a long time. Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice. We are good listeners in our own language because we have had years of practice. We understand the grammar and the words. We also understand the style of our own language. We know what to expect in almost any situation because we have heard similar conversations many times before. As a result, we can understand what is being talked about, even if we are not listening carefully. Unfortunately, this is not true with a foreign language. We have to listen really hard and we must try not to let the style of our own language affect our learning of the foreign language. Listening to a radio program in a foreign language is easier if we know something about the subject already. Evening programs are usually quite long and detailed. Morning programs, however, usually have many short items of news or information. These are good to listen to because we often do not have the time or energy to listen to those in the evening. The name of the program will usually tell us what the subject is (e.g. A Week in Politics). But sometimes, it may not! In this case, you can try guessing what the program will be about. Another suggestion is to try listening to the news headlines in a foreign language every day, and then compare them with the Chinese ones. You could also listen to the weather reports, as they are usually short and sweet. However, be prepared to listen carefully because the presenters often speak very quickly. Last but not least, try to listen to a foreign radio program every day — a little bit of listening practice every day is better than a lot, all in one go! Choose the correct answer. 1. According to the text, everyone can make his or her listening skills better with ________. A. natural ability B. radio C. suggestion D. Practice 2. We are good listeners in our own language because ________. A. we have had natural ability B. we have used our own language for many years C. we have learned the skills from our parents D. we like our own language 3. "Unfortunately, this is not true with a foreign language." (Para. 2) In this sentence, "unfortunately" means " ________ ". A. it's a bad thing that B. it's a lucky thing that C. I'm glad to say that D. I'm lucky to say that 4. Listening to a radio program in a foreign language is easier if we ________. A. have something to eat before listening to it B. keep the style of our own language C. listen really hard D. have some ideas about the subject already 5. "Last but not least, try to listen to a foreign radio program every day — a little bit of listening practice every day is better than a lot, all in one go!" In this sentence, "Last but not least" means " ________ ". A. It's the last point, but it's not the least important one B. In the end, it's the most important point C. It's over, but not yet D. It will go on for a long time