2011年公共英语考试四级PETS4阅读(4)

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解析:

11.首先看清题目要求,根据SIMoN的话,下面哪一个词不适合来描述机器人。A robot is clever, capable, efficient, and obedient. It will work with precision.

12.考查对于基本词汇的掌握,或者对于上下文的理解,因为在这个词组后面有相应的解释。work wonder “产生奇迹,有意想不到的效果”

13.看清题目的要求,选出下面观点中不正确的一个。According to Feng Yi: I consider humans the most varied, sophisticated and creative and powerful creatures on earth.所以人类是地球上最复杂富有创造性和有力的生物。

14. when will the information highway come true to some people?

A. It is difficult to predict.

B. people won’t attain the goal within a century.

C. In the next ten years.

D. It depends on the future development.

15. How would the information technology (IT) affect our social life?

A. The information access would play an important role in one’s socialization.

B. people are able to get information about the things going on in town by electronic means.

C. Those elder people can share information with others by means of Internet.

D. All of the above.

16. What can we expect the young generation going up with IT industry to do in the future.

A. To bring computers’ potential into full play.

B. To play games with computer.

C. To make computer only an information tool.

D. To find friends through Internet.

解析:

14.C 信息告诉公路什么时候会实现。所以要对表示时间的数字留意。But I believe that within a decade pretty much that ultimate vision will be available to a lot of people around the world. (decade: ten years).

15. D 信息技术将会如何改变我们的社会生活?所以我们注意听采访者提问的第二个问题:how would information highway affect our social interaction? 我们听到这样的回答:and yet the idea of being able to get so much information about the things going on in the town and how you can get there when it’s scheduled, what your friends thought about it, how you can see the menu before uyou go to a restaurant, etc… 由此我们可以确定B。C两个选项。采访者的最后一个问题是与选项A有关的。Do you mean the information access will play an important role in one’s social interaction? ---Absolutely. 由此选项A也是正确的。

16.A 这道题关键在于理解词组的意思。“And probably the young generation going up with these tools right now would take this tools fullest potential.” Take full potential “充分利用,充分挖掘潜能”相当于bring… into full play.

17. Who suffered from depression according to the research?

A. people who spent a few hours a week on the Internet.

B. people who logged on less frequently than a few hours a week.

C. people who felt lonely when logging on the Net.

D.people who felt lonely when logging on the Net.

18.Why did researchers expect the Net to be healthier than television?

A. Because TV watchers wasted much more time in front of TV sets.

B .Because TV watchers could communicate with others.

C .Because Net users were allowed to choose information.

D. Because Net users could receive all kinds of information.

19. Which of the following doesn’t help explain Net user’s drop in psychological health according to the research?

A. Time available for family and friends is reduced.

B. Conversations through the Net prove to be less satisfying.

C. The increasing knowledge of outside world makes users discontent with their actual lives.

D. The unhealthy information causes much depression.

20. What is the possible solution to the problem?

A. Stop using internet any longer.

B. Take social factors into consideration while designing applications and services.

C. Spend less time logging on internet.

D. Develop a completely new net service.