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2023年9月中級(jí)口譯真題PartA:SpotDictationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Britishpeoplearefarmoresophisticatedaboutbeveragesthantheywere50yearsago.WitnesstheStarbucksrevolutionandyou'llknowwhere___(dá)____(dá)__(dá)__(dá)(1)goes.However,spurredonbyrecentstudiessuggestingthatitcancuttheriskof______(dá)_____(2)andretardtheagingprocess,teaisenjoyinga____(dá)____(dá)___(3).Althoughteaisavailableinmoreplacesthanever,itremainstobe_____(dá)___(dá)_____(4)ofatypicalBritishfamily.IfyouareinvitedtoanEnglishhome,___(dá)_____(dá)_____(5)inthemorningyougetacupoftea.Itiseitherbroughtinbyaheartily__(dá)___________(6)oranalmostmalevolentlysilentmaid.Whenyouare___(dá)_____(dá)_____(7)inyoursweetestmorningsleepyoumustnotsay:'Goaway,you_____(dá)__(dá)_____(dá)_(8).’Onthecontrary,youhavetodeclarewithyourbestfiveo'clocksmile:'Thankyouverymuch.I_____________(9)acupoftea,especiallyinthemorning.'Iftheyleaveyoualonewiththeliquidyoumaypourit__(dá)______(dá)_____(dá)(10)!Thenyouhave_____(dá)___(dá)___(11);thenyouhaveteaat11o'clockinthemorning;_____(dá)____(dá)____(12);thenyouhaveteafortea;thenaftersupper;andagainateleveno'clock___(dá)______(dá)___(dá)_(13).Youmustnotrefuseanyadditionalcupsofteaunderthe___(dá)_____(dá)_____(dá)(14):ifitishot;ifitiscold;ifyouare___(dá)______(dá)___(dá)_(15);ifyouarenervous;ifyouarewatchingTV;_____(dá)________(dá)(16);ifyouhavejustreturnedhome;ifyoufeellikeit;ifyoudonotfeellikeit;ifyouhavehadnotea_______(dá)______(dá)_(17);ifyouhavejusthadacup.Youdefinitelymustnot____(dá)_______(dá)___(18).Isleepatfiveo'clockinthemorning;Ihavecoffee(cuò)forbreakfast;Idrinkinnumerable____(dá)________(dá)_(19)duringtheday;Ihavethe___(dá)__________(20)evenat(yī)tea-time!PartB:ListeningComprehension1.StatementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestat(yī)ementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastat(yī)ement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)TheprogramonChannelEightremindsmeofTVcommercials.(B)TheproductadvertisedintheTVcommercialcannothelpcuremyillness.(C)Idon'twat(yī)chTVthatmuch,becauseoftheomnipresentadvertisements.(D)Ihavetositonthesofa,becauseIamtoosicktostandinfrontofthetelevision.2.(A)Theplanearrivedat7:30.(B)Theplanearrivedat8:00.(C)Theplanearrivedat9:00.(D)Theplanearrivedat10:00.3.(A)I'llasksomeoneelsetoreadandcheckthisagreementforerrors.(B)I'llthinkmoreabouttheagreementbeforemakingadecision.(C)It'sobviousthatI'lldiscusstheagree(cuò)mentwithmyassistantfirst.(D)It'soutofquestionthatIshouldgetintoanyagree(cuò)mentwithyou.4.(A)Thebettermembersdecidedtocancelthemeeting.(B)Lessthanhalfofthecommitteewasawayonbusinesstrips.(C)It'dbebetterifnoonehadat(yī)tendedthismorning'scommittee(cuò)meeting……(D)Themeetingwascancelledbecauseoflowattendance.5.(A)Supermarketsintheinnercityandthesuburbsareusuallyownedbythesamecompany.(B)Productsingrocerystoresaremoree(cuò)xpensivethanthoseinsupermarkets.(C)Thereisapricedifferenceforthesameproducteveninshopsrunbythesamecompany.(D)Peopleprefertoshopinsupermarkets,whicharemostlylocatedinthesuburbs,withfreeparkingspace.6.(A)ManyAmericanscannotaffordhighereducationbecauseofthesoaringcollegetuitionfeesandexpenses.(B)SendingtheirchildrentocollegeisnolongerabiggerchallengeformillionsofAmericans.(C)TheAmericangovernmenthassetthegoalthatitwilleventuallystopfundinghighereducationinstitutions.(D)Nowadays,Americanparentshavetopaymoretosendtheirchildrentocollege.7.(A)Formanyuniversitygraduates,thejobstheytakewillnotberelatedtotheiracademicachievements.(B)Becauseofeconomicrecession,thenumberofuniversitystudentsmajoringinliberalartsisdeclining.(C)Universitystudentswhoareinterestedinliberalartswillhavemorejobopportunitiesupongraduation.(D)Withhighunemploymentrate,manyuniversitystudentswillhavetooptfortransferringtoothermajors.8.(A)Goodbusinessnegotiatorswillneverrepeatwhatotherpeoplehavealreadyrestated.(B)Restatingbygoodbusinessnegotiatorsisnotaneffectivewaytochecktheinformat(yī)ion.(C)Goodbusinessnegotiatorsaresometimescuriousaboutotherpeople'srestatements.(D)Restatingwhatothershavesaidisagoodstrategyforconfirmingunderstanding.9.(A)Wecannotreachanagreement,letaloneaspokenpromise.(B)We'dbetterdraftandthensignawrittenagreement.(C)Wegenerallykeepourpromisesinbusinesstransactions.(D)Wehopeyouunderstandwhyweareunabletokeepourpromises.10.(A)Idon'tthinkyouhavemoretosayonthattopic.(B)Ithinkwe'dbettertalkaboutthat(yī)indetailsometimelater.(C)Iamtrulyappreciativeifyoucanelaborateonthattopicafterlunch.(D)Iambusyrightnow,sowemightaswelldiscussitoverlunchtoday.2.TalksandConversat(yī)ionsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversationsAftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversat(yī)ionandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A)Two(B)Three(C)Four(D)Five12.(A)Aprofit-makingprivateschool.(B)Anon-profit-makingindependentschool.(C)Astateschoolthatisfundedbynon-governmentalsources.(D)Asecondaryschoolthat(yī)isopentothemajorityofBritishstudents.13.(A)Manychildrenarenolongerplacedinschoolsaccordingtotheiracademicabilities.(B)Manychildrencanaffordtostudyinprivateschools,astheybecomepartofthestatesystem.(C)Childrenfromwealthyfamiliesnolongerchoosetogoandstudyinpublicschools.(D)Clevererchildrenwillbesenttothebestprivateschoolsinthecountryforabetterdevelopment.14.(A)Cleverandlessbrightchildrenwillmixwellwitheachother.(B)Schoolauthoritieswillreceivemorefundsfromthegovernment.(C)Moststudentswilldowellintheirentrancee(cuò)xaminationforthehighereducation.(D)Everychildwillhaveanequalopportunitytogoontohighereducation.Questions15-1815.(A)Onethatisunabridgedwithdetaileddefinitions.(B)Onethatcontainsfewerwordsandemphasizesonspecialwords.(C)Onethatcontainsabroadrangeofwordsincommonusage.(D)Onethatspansseveralvolumesandhasextensivewordhistories16.(A)TheNewOxfordPictureDictionary(B)TheAmericanHeritageDictionary(C)TheDictionaryofLegalTerms(D)TheDrinkingWaterDictionary17.(A)Itlistsabbreviations,propernouns,andtablesofmeasures.(B)Itisanunabridgededitionprovidingasmanyas500,000entries.(C)Itwasrandomlycompiledandcontainsasmanyforeignwordsaspossible.(D)Itprovidesdetailedinformationoffamouspeopleandplaces.18.(A)Aschooldictionary.(B)Acollegedictionary.(C)Ageneraldictionary.(D)Aspecializeddictionary.Questions19-2219.(A)He'sboughthiswifeapresent.(B)He'smissedanimportantphonecall.(C)He'sdismissedhisnewsecretary.(D)He'spoppedoutshopping.20.(A)Talkingaboutthelatestfashion.(B)Offeringspecialreductions.(C)Givingbiggerdiscountstofemalecustomers.(D)Pressingonthecustomertomakeadecision.21.(A)Upsidedownandinsideout.(B)Insideoutandbacktofront.(C)Withitssleevesastrouserlegs.(D)Withitspatternupsidedown.22.(A)AV-neckedpulloverwithshortsleeves.(B)Ahigh-neckedpulloverwithlongsleeves.(C)Awhitepulloverwithapattern.(D)Abluepulloverwithahighneck.Questions23-2623.(A)Thatofacreator.(B)Thatofare-creator.(C)Thatofareceiver.(D)Thatofaperformer.24.(A)Becausewenee(cuò)dtoconcentrateforourquietthought.(B)Becausewewanttogivefullattentiontothedriving.(C)Becausewetrytoavoidbeingcaughtbythepatrollingpolice.(D)Becauseweintendtobeascasualaspossibleinthedriving.25.(A)Intheelevator.(B)Inthecar.(C)Inthebat(yī)hroom.(D)Inthechurch.26.(A)Byperceptiveandanalyticallistening.(B)Bytakingasonicbat(yī)h.(C)Byattendingclassicalconcerts.(D)Bylisteningtoanemotionalpieceofmusic.Questions27-3027.(A)Hisgrandfather'shouse.(B)Hisparents'remarks.(C)Amagazine.(D)Acoursebook.28.(A)Enjoyingvisitingzoos.(B)Drivingacar.(C)Makingmoney.(D)Takingkidstoamuseum.29.(A)Itdiedafewyearsago.(B)Itkilledseveraltourists.(C)Itisonlyalegend.(D)Itisalivingdinosaur.30.(A)Noonehasprovidedanaccuratedescriptionoftheanimal.(B)Nodeadbodiesoftheanimalhaveeverbeenfound.(C)Thereareonly500specieslivinginLochNess.(D)Thelakeisnotdeepenoughforsuchahugeanimal.PartC:ListeningandTranslation1.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentencesinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)(2SECTION2:STUDYSKILLS(45minutes)Directions:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1-5ThepurposeoftheAmericancourtsystemistoprotecttherightsofthepeople.AccordingtoAmericanlaw,ifsomeoneisaccusedofacrime,heorsheisconsideredinnocentuntilthecourtprovesthatthepersonisguilty.Inotherwords,itistheresponsibilityofthecourttoprovethatapersonisguilty.Itisnottheresponsibilityofthepersontoprovethatheorsheisinnocent.Inordertoarrestaperson,thepolicehavetobereasonablysurethatacrimehasbeencommitted.Thepolicemustgivethesuspectthereasonswhytheyarearrestinghimandtellhimhisrightsunderthelaw.Thenthepolicetakethesuspecttothepolicestationto"book"him."Bookingmeansthatthenameofthepersonandthechargesagainsthimareformallylistedatthepolicestation.Thenextstepisforthesuspecttogobeforeajudge.Thejudgedecideswhetherthesuspectshouldbekeptinjailorreleased.Ifthesuspecthasnopreviouscriminalrecordandthejudgefeelsthathewillreturntocourtratherthanrunaway-forexample,becauseheownsahouseandhasafamily-hecangofree.Otherwise,thesuspectmustputupbail.Atthistime,too,thejudgewillappointacourtlayertodefendthesuspectifhecan'taffordone.Thesuspectreturnstocourtawee(cuò)kortwolater.Alawyerfromthedistrictattorney'sofficepresentsacaseagainstthesuspect.Thisiscalledahearing.Theat(yī)torneymaypresentevidenceaswellaswitnesses.Thejudgeatthehearingthendecideswhetherthereisenoughreasontoholdatrial.Ifthejudgedecidesthatthereissufficientevidencetocallforatrial,heorshesetsadat(yī)eforthesuspecttoappearincourttoformallypleadguiltyornotguilty.Atthetrial,ajuryof12peoplelistenstotheevidencefrombothattorneysandhearsthetestimonyofthewitnesses.Thenthejurygoesintoaprivateroomtoconsidertheevidenceanddecidewhetherthedefendantisguiltyofthecrime.Ifthejurydecidesthatthedefendantisinnocent,hegoesfree.However,ifheisconvicted,thejudgesetsadateforthedefendanttoappearincourtagainforsentencing.Atthistime,thejudgetellstheconvictedpersonwhathispunishmentwillbe.Thejudgemaysentencehimtoprison,orderhimtopayafine,orplacehimonprobation.TheAmericanjusticesystemisverycomplexandsometimesoperatesslowly.However,everystepisdesignedtoprotecttherightsofthepeople.Theseindividualrightsarethebasis,orfoundation,oftheAmericangovernment.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(A)TheAmericancourtsystemrequiresthatasuspectprovethat(yī)heorsheisinnocent.(B)TheUScourtsystemisdesignedtoprotecttherightsofthepeople.(C)UndertheAmericancourtsystem,judgedecidesifasuspectisinnocentorguilty.(D)TheUScourtsystemisdesignedtohelpthepolicepresentacaseagainstthesuspect.2.What(yī)follows'inotherwords'(para.1)?(A)Anexampleoftheprevioussentence.(B)Anewideaaboutthecourtsystem.(C)Anitemofevidencetocallforat(yī)rial.(D)Arestatementoftheprevioussentence.3.Accordingtothepassage,'hecangofree'(para.3)means_________.(A)thesuspectisfreetochoosealawyertodefendhim(B)thesuspectdoesnothavetogototrialbecausethejudgehasdecidedheisinnocent(C)thesuspectwillbeinformedbymailwhetherheisinnocentornot(D)thesuspectdoesnothavetowaitinjailorpaymoneyuntilhegoestotrial4.Whatisthepurposeofhavingthesuspectpaybail?(A)Topayforthejudgeandthetrial.(B)Topayforacourtlawyertodefendthesuspect.(C)Toensurethatthesuspectwillreturntocourt.(D)Toensurethatthesuspectwillappearinprison.5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstat(yī)ementsistrue?(A)TheAmericanjusticesystemsometimesoperatesslowly.(B)Thepolicecanarrestasuspectwithoutgivinganyreasons.(C)Itistheresponsibilityofthesuspecttoproveheisinnocent.(D)Thejuryconsidersthee(cuò)videnceinthecourtroom.Questions6-10Soyou'vegotaninvention-youandaround39,000otherseachyear,accordingto2023statistics!The64,000-dollarquestion,ifyouhavecomeupwithadevicewhichyoubelievetobetheanswertotheenergycrisisoryou'veinventedalawnmowerwhichcutsgrasswithajetofwater(notsodaft,someonehasinventedone),ishowtoensureyou'retheonetoreaptherewardsofyouringenuity.Howwillallyougardenshedboffinsouttherekeepothersfromcapitalizingonyourideasandliningtheirpocketsatyourexpense?Oneofthefirststepstoprotectyourinterestistopatentyourinvention.Thatcankeepitoutofthegraspofthepiratesforatleastthenext20years.Andforthisreasoninventorsintheirdrovesbeataconstanttrailfromalloverthecountrytothedoorsofananonymousgrey-frontedbuildingjustbehindLondon'sHolborntotryandpatenttheirdevices.ThebuildinghousesthePatentOffice.It'sanantheapofcorridors,officesandfilingrooms-asortinghouseandstoragedepotforoneoftheworld'sbiggestandmostvariedcollectionsoftechnicaldata.Sometenmillionpatents-Englishandforeign-arelistedthere.Fileafterfile,catalogueaftercat(yī)aloguedetailthebrain-childrenofinventorsdownthecenturies,froma1600'smachinegundesignedtofiresquarebulletsatinfidelsandroundonesatChristians,topresent-daylaser,nuclearandcomputertechnology.Thefirst'letterspatent'weregrantedaslongagoas1449toaFlemishcraftsmanbythenameofJohnUtynam.Theletters,writteninLatin,arestillonfileat(yī)theoffice.TheyweregrantedbyKingHenryVIandentitledUtynamto'importintothiscountry'hisknowledgeofmakingstainedglasswindowsinordertoinstallsuchwindowsatEtonPresent-daypatentsprocedureisamoresophisticatedaffairthangettingago-aheadnotefromthemonarch.Thesedaysthestrictproceduresgoverningwhetheryougetapatentforyourrevolutionarymouse-traporsolar-poweredback-scratcherhavebeenreducedtoaprettyexactscience.Fromstarttofinishitwilltakearoundtwoandahalfyearsandcost£165fortheinventortogainpatentprotectionforhisbrainchild.That(yī)'sifhe'slucky.BynomeansallwhoapplytothePatentOffice,whichisabranchoftheDepartmentofTrade,getapatent.Akeymanat(yī)thePat(yī)entOfficeisBernardPartridge,PrincipalExaminer(Administration),whoboilsdowntoonewordthevitalingredientanyinventorneedsbeforehecanhopetoovercomethemanyhurdlesinthecomplexprocedureofobtainingapatent-'ingenuity'.6.Peopletakeoutapatentbecausetheywantto____(dá)_____(dá)_.(A)keeptheirideasfrombeingstolen(B)reaptherewardsofsomebodyelse'singenuity(C)visitthepatentofficebuilding(D)comeupwithmorenewdevices7.Thephrase'thebrain-childrenofinventors'(para.5)means___(dá)___(dá)__(dá)_.(A)thechildrenwithhighintelligence(B)theinventionsthat(yī)peoplecomeupwith(C)adevicethatachildbelievestobetheanswertotheenergycrisis(D)alawnmowerthatanindividualhasinventedtocutgrass8.What(yī)havethe1600'smachinegunandthepresent-daylaserincommon?(A)Bothwereapprovedbythemonarch.(B)BothweregrantedbyKingHenryVI.(C)BothwererejectedbytheDepartmentofTrade.(D)Bothwerepat(yī)ented.9.WhyisJohnUtynamstillremembered?(A)Heisthefirstpersontogetapatentforhisrevolutionarymouse-trap.(B)Heisthefirstpersontobegrantedanofficialpatent.(C)HeisthefirstpersontobeanofficerinthePat(yī)entOffice.(D)Heisthefirstpersontohaveinventedalawnmower.10.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldyoudescribethecomplexprocedureofobtainingapatentforaninvention?(A)Itisratherexpensive.(B)Itisanimpossibletask.(C)Itisextremelydifficult.(D)Itisverytricky.Questions11-15Alllivingcellsonearthrequiremoisturefortheirmetabolism.Cerealgrainswhenbroughtinfromthefield,althoughtheymayappeartobedry,maycontain20percentofmoistureormore.Iftheyarestoredinabinthus,thereissufficientmoistureinthemtosupportseveralvarietiesofinsects.Theseinsectswill,therefore,liveandbreedand,astheygrowandeat(yī)thegrain,itprovidesthemwithbiologicalenergyfortheirlifeprocesses.Thisenergywill,justasinman,becomemanifestasheat.Sincethebulkofthegrainactsasaninsulator,thetemperaturesurroundingthecolonyofinsectswillrisesothat,notonlyispartofthegrainspoiledbythedirectattackoftheinsectsbutmoremaybedamagedbytheheat.Sometimes,thetemperaturemayevenrisetothepointwherethestoredgraincatchesfire.Forsafestorage,grainmustbedrieduntilitsmoisturecontentis13percentorless.Traditionalartsoffoodpreservationtookadvantageofthisprincipleinanumberofways.Theplantseeds,wheat,rye,rice,barleymillet,maize,arethemselvesstructuresevolvedbynaturetoprovidestoredfood.Thestarchoftheirendospermisusedforthenourishmentofthee(cuò)mbryoduringthetimeitover-winters(ifitisaplantoftheTemperateZone)anduntilitsnewleaveshavegrownandtheirchlorophyllcantrapenergyfromthesunlighttonourishthenew-grownplant.Theseparat(yī)ionbythreshingandwinnowingis,therefore,tosomedegreepartofatechniqueoffoodpreservation.Thedirectdryingofotherfoodshasalsobeenused.Fishhasbee(cuò)ndriedinmanypartsoftheworldbesidesAfrica.Slicesofdriedmeatarepreparedbynumerousraces.Biltong,aformofdriedmeat,wasacustomaryfoodfortravelers.Thedryingofmeat(yī)orfish,eitherinthesunoroverafire,quiteapartfromthedegreetowhichitexposesthefoodtoinfectionbybacteriaandinfestationbyinsects,tendsalsotoharmitsquality.Proteinsarecomplexmolecularstructureswhicharereadilydisrupted.Thisisthereasonwhydriedmeatbecomestoughandcan,withsomescientificjustification,bylikenedtoleather.Thetechnicalprocessofdryingfoodsindirectlybypicklingtheminthestrongsaltsolutionscommonlycalled'brine'doeslessharmtotheproteinthanstraightforwarddrying,particularlyifthisiscarriedoutat(yī)hightemperatures.Itisforthisreasonthatmanyofthetypicaldryingprocessesarenottakentocompletion.Thatistosay,theouterpartsmaybedriedleavingamoistinnersection.Underthesecircumstances,preservat(yī)ionisonlypartial.Thedriedfoodkee(cuò)pslongerthanitwouldhaveundriedbutitcannotbekeptindefinitely.Forthisreason,traditionalprocessesaretobefoundinmanypartsoftheworldinwhichacombinationofpartialdryingandpicklinginbrineisused.Quiteoftenthedryinginvolvesexposuretosmoke.Foodstreat(yī)edinthiswayare,besidesfishofvarioussorts,bacon,hamsandnumeroustypesofsausages.11.Accordingtothepassage,insectsspoilstoredcerealsby___(dá)_____(dá).(A)consumingallthegrainthemselves(B)generat(yī)ingheat(yī)andraisingthesurroundingtemperature(C)increasingthemoisturecontentinthegrain(D)at(yī)tackingeachotherformoregrain12.Inspeakingofthetraditionalmethodsoffoodpreservation,thewriter_______(dá)_.(A)expressesdoubtsaboutdirectsmoking(B)describessaltingandpicklingasineffective(C)condemnsdirectdrying(D)mentionsthreshingandwinnowing13.Directdryingaffectsthequalityofmeatorfishbecause________.(A)itexposesthemtoinsects(B)itmakesthemhard(C)itdamagestheprotein(D)itdevelopsbacteria14.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatsaltingpreservesfoodby___(dá)____(dá)_.(A)destroyingtheprotein(B)drawingawaymoisturefromthefood(C)dryingthefoodinthesun(D)dressingthefood15.Accordingtothepassage,partialdryingisusefulbecause___(dá)_____.(A)itdamagestheproteinless(B)itcanbecombinedwithpickling(C)itleavestheinsidemoist(D)itmakesthefoodsoftQuestions16-20Wearemovinginexorablyintotheageofautomation.Ouraimisnottodeviseamechanismwhichcanperformathousanddifferentactionsofanyindividualmanbut,onthecontrary,onewhichcouldbyasingleactionreplaceathousandmen.Industrialautomat(yī)ionhasmovedalongthreelines.Firstthereistheconveyorbeltsystemofcontinuousproductionwherebyseparateoperationsarelinkedintoasinglesequence.Thegoodsproducedbythiswell-establishedmethodareuntouchedbytheworker,andthemachinereplacesbothunskilledandsemiskilled.Secondly,thereisautomationwithfeedbackcontrolofthequalityoftheproduct:heremechanismsarebuiltintothesystemwhichcancomparetheoutputwithanorm,thatis,theactualproductwithwhatitissupposedtobe,andthencorrectanyshortcomings.Theentirecycleofoperat(yī)ionsdispenseswithhumancontrolexceptinsofarasmonitorsareconcerned.Oneortwoexamplesofthistypeofautomat(yī)ionwillillustrateitsimmensepossibilities.ThereisafactoryintheU.S.A.whichmakes1,000millionelectriclightbulbsayear,andthefactoryemploysthreehundredpeople.Ifthepreautomat(yī)iontechniquesweretobee(cuò)mployed,thelabourforcerequiredwouldleapto25,000.Amotormanufacturingcompanywith45,000sparepartsregulatestheirentiresupplyentirelybycomputer.Computerscanbeentrustedwithmostofthesupervisionofindustrialinstallations,suchaschemicalplantsoroilrefineries.Thirdly,thereiscomputerautomation,forbanks,accountingdepartments,insurancecompaniesandthelike.Heretheessentialfeaturesaretherecording,storing,sortingandretrievalofinformation.Theprincipalmeritofmoderncomputingmachinesistheachievementoftheirvastlygreaterspeedofoperationbycomparisonwithunaidedhumaneffort;at(yī)askwhichotherwisemighttakeyears,ifat(yī)temptedatall,nowtakesdaysorhours.Oneofthemosturgentproblemsofindustrialsocietiesrapidlyintroducingautomationishowtofillthetimethatwillbemadefreebythemachineswhichwilltakeoverthetasksoftheworkers.Thequestionisnotsimplyoffillingemptytimebutalsoofutilizingthesurplushumanenergythatwillbereleased.Wearealreadyseeingstrawsinthewind:destructiveoutburstsonthepartofyouthwhoseworknolongerdemandsmuscularstrength.Whileautomationwillundoubtedlydoawaywithalargenumberoftediousjobs,arewesurethatitwillnotputotherswhichareequallytediousintheirplace?Foranenormousamountofsheermonitoringwillberequired.Amaninanautomatedplantmayhavetositforhoursonandwatchingdialsandtakingdecisiveactionwhensomesignalinformshimthatallisnotwell.Whatmeaningwillhisoccupat(yī)ionbearfortheworker?Howwillhedevotehisfreetimeafterafourorfivehourstintoflabour?Moreover,what,indeed,willbethesignificanceforhimofhisleisure?Ifindustryofthefuturecouldbepurgedofitsmonotonyandmeaninglessness,manwouldthenbebetterequippedtousehisleisuretimeconstructively.16.Themainpurposeofautomationis_________.(A)todevisethemachinewhichcouldreplacethesemi-skilled(B)toprocessinformationasfastaspossible(C)todevelopanefficientlabor-savingmechanism(D)tomakeanindividualmanperformmanydifferentactions17.Thechiefbenefitofcomputingmachinesis________(dá).(A)theirgreaterspeedofoperation(B)theircontroloftheproductquality(C)theirconveyorbeltsystemofcontinuousproduction(D)theirsupervisionofindustrialinstallations18.Oneoftheproblemsbroughtaboutbyautomationinindustrialsocietiesis_____(dá)____.(A)plentyofinformation(B)surplushumanenergy(C)destructiveoutbursts(D)lessleisuretime19.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheuseof'stint'(para.4)?(A)Effort.(B)Force.(C)Excess.(D)Period.20.
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