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1、同学是上海交大的， 从他教师那里要来的题， 说是今年命题组会出， 现在分享给大家，不管你信不信，反正我信Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Eachpassage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C andD . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding lette
2、r on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions46 to 50 are based on the followingpassage.Educators today are more and more oftenheard to saythatcomputerliteracyisabsolutelynecessaryforcollegestudents. Many even argue that each incomingfreshmanshouldhavepermanentaccesst
3、ohisorherownmicrocomputer.What advantagesdocomputersofferthecollege students?Any studentwho has used a word processorwillknow onecompellingreasontouseacomputer:towritepapers.Although notall students feel comfortable composing on aword processor,most ,findrevisingand editingmucheasieron it. One can a
4、lter, insert, or delete just bypressing afewkeys,thuseliminatingtheneedtorewrite第 8 页orre-type.Furthermore,sincethe revisionprocess islessburdensome, students are morelikely to revise as often asisnecessary to end up with the best paperpossible. Forthesereasons, many freshman English cottrses requir
5、etheuseof aword processor.Computers are also useful in the contextof languagecourses,wheretheyareusedtodrillstudentsinbasicskills.Software programs reinforce ESL(English as aSecond Language .instruction, aswell as instrnction inFrench,German,Spanish,andotherlanguages.Byusingtheseprogramsonaregularba
6、sis,studentscanimprovetheirproficiencyinalanguagewhileproceeding attheir own pace.Science students take advantage ofcomputers in manyways.Usingcomputergraphiccapabilities,forexample,botanystudents can represent and analyze different plantgrowthpatterns.Medicalstudentscan learntointerpretstudents can
7、 completecomplex calculationsfarmore quicklythan theycould without the use of computer.Similarly, business and accountingstudents find thatcomputerspreadsheetprogramsareallbutindispensabletomanyaspectsof theirwork, whilestudentspursuing careers in graphic arts,marketing, and publicrelationsfindthatk
8、nowledgeofcomputergraphicisimportantEducationmajorslearntodevelopgradingsystems usingcomputers,while social science students usecomputers for analyzing andgraphically displacing theirresearch results.Itisno wonder,then,thateducatorssupportthepurchase and use of microcomputersby students.A Versatilet
9、ool, the computer can help students learn.And that is,after all, the reason for going to college.46 、 The wordliteracy(Line1,Paragraph1)means_.A.the ability to read andwriteB.the ability to useD.the knowledge of language47、 The main purpose of thispassage is to _.A.persuade the educators toincrease
10、computer use intheir own classroomB.analyzeadvantages anddisadvantagesof computer useamong college studentssome ofthewaysthatcomputersbenefitcollege studentsD.describe how computers canbe used to teach foreign languages48、According to the author, aword processor can be used to_.A.revise papersB.rety
11、pe papersC.reduce the psychologicalburden of writing papers D.improve the writing skillsof a student49、 In thispassage, thewritersargument isdevelopedprimarily through the use of_.A.cause-effect analysisB parison andcontrast50、 Accordingto the author,thereason forstudentstogo to college is _.A.to le
12、arn somethingB.to perfect themselvesC.to improve computerskillsD.to make the best use ofcomputersPassage TwoQuestions51 to 55 are based on the followingpassage.Language is, and should be,a livingthing, constantlyenriched with new words and forms of expression. Butthereisa vitaldistinctionbetween goo
13、d developments,which addto the language,enabling us to say things wecould not saybefore,andbaddevelopments,whichsubtractfromthelanguagebyrenderingitlessprecise.Avivacious,colorfuluseofwordsisnottobe confusedwithmereslovenliness.Thekindofslovenlinessinwhichsomeprofessionals deliberately indulge is pe
14、rhaps akin tothecult ( 迷信 . of theunfinished work, which haseroded most of the arts in our time. And the trueanswer to it is the same that art is enhanced, not hindered, bydiscipline. Youcannot carve satisfactorily in butter.The corruption of written English hasbeen accompanied by an even sharper de
15、cline in the standard of spoken English. Wespeak very much less well than wascommonamong educated Englishmen a generation or two ago.The modem theatre has played a baneful ( 有害的 in dimming our appreciation oflanguage. Instead) partoftheimmensely articulate dialogue of, for example, Shaw(whowas also
16、very insistent on good pronunciation.,audiences are now subjectedto streams of barely literate trivia,oftendesigned,onlytoowell,toexhibitlaekofcommunication, and larded (夹杂 . with theobscenities( 下流的话 . and grammatical errors of theintellectuallyimpoverished.EmilyPostonceadvisedherreaders:Thetheatre
17、isthebestpossibleplacetohearcorrectly-enunciated speech. Alas, no more. One youngactress was recently reported to be taking lessons inhowto speakbadly, so that she should fit in better.But the BBC is the worst traitor. Aideryears of verysuccessfullyhelpingtoraisethegeneralstandardofspokenEnglish,its
18、uddenlywent intoreverse. As theheadofthe PronunciationUnitcoyly( 含 蓄 地 .putit,Inthe1960s the BBC opened thefield to a much wider range ofspeakers. To hear a BBC disc jockeytalking to thelatestape-likepopidolisa trulyshockingexperienceofverbalsqualor. And the prospect seems to be of evenworsetocome.
19、Schoolteachers areactively encouragedto ignorelittle Johnnys incoherent grammar,atrociousspelling andhaphazardpunctuation,becauseworryingaboutsuchthingsmight inhibit his creative genius.51 、 The writerrelateslinguisticslovenlinesstendencies in the arts today in that they both_A.occasionally aim at a
20、certain fluidityB.appear to shunperfectionC.from time to time showregard forthe finishingD.make use of economical shortcutstotouch52 、 Artisenhanced,nothindered,bydiscipline(Lines 6-7, Paragraph 1 ) means_A.an artistswork willbefinerifhe observes certainaesthetic standardsB.anunfinishedworkisboundto
21、becomparativelyinferiorskillofcertainartistsconcealstheirslovenlinessD.artistic expression isinhibited by too many rules53 、 Many modem plays,theauthorfinds,frequentlycontain speech which _A.is incoherent andlinguistically objectionableB.is far too ungrammatical formost people to followC.unintention
22、ally shocks theaudienceD.triesto hide the authorsintellectualinadequacies54、 The author says that thestandard of the spokenEnglish of BBC _A.is the worst among allbroadcasting networksB.has taken a turn for theworse since the 1960sC.has raised English-speakingup to a new levelD.is terrible because o
23、f a fewpopular disc jockeys55 、 Teachersarelikelytooverlookthelinguisticlapses in their pupils since_A.they findthatchildrennolongerrespond to thiskindof discipline nowadaysB.they fear the children maybecome less coherentC.more importance is nowattached to oral expressionD.the childrenmay bediscouragedfrom expressingtheirideas