2021-2022年湖北省黃石市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)

2021-2022年湖北省黃石市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：Asyouallknow，logstructuresaregainingpopularity．Theyarenolongerjustthesimplecountryhomeswhichwethinkofasthetraditionallogcabin．Someupscalehomesnowincorporatenaturalroundlogsinsealingbeamsandwalls．Peopleseemtothinkthattheroundedlogsgivetheirhomesacozywarmatmosphere．Andevenpeoplewhowanttobuildatraditionallogcabinontheirowncanbuyakitwithprecutlogsthatfittogetherlikepiecesofjigsawpuzzle．Beforeshowingyousomeslidesofmodemloghouses．I'dliketointroducealittlehistoricalbackgroundonthesubject．

Logcabinswerefirstbuiltinthelate1600salongtheDelawareRiverValley．TheEuropeanimmigrantswhosettledtherebroughtcenturiesofoldtraditionsofworkingwithlogs．Andinthisheavilywoodedarealogswerethematerialinhand．Logcabinswerethemostpopularintheearly1800swiththesettlerswhoweremovingwest．Theyprovidedtheanswertothepioneer'sneedforasafeandsturdyhomethatanordinaryfamilycouldbuildquickly．Theyhaddirtfloorsandslidingboardsfor，windows．ButthelogbuildingsthathaveprobablyhadmostinfluenceonmodemarchitectsarethoseofthemountainretreatsofwealthyNewYorkers．Thesecountryhouseswhichwerepopularintheearly1900stypifywhat'sknownastheAdoroundyxstyle．Nowlet'slookatthoseslides．

Whatisthespeakermainlydiscussing?

A.TraditionalEuropeanarchitecture.

B.Techniquesforbuildinglogcabins.

C.Thehistoryoflogstructures.

D.Howtobuildahomeyourself.

2.HowlongdidthejourneytakefromEnglandtoIndiaintheolddays?

3.Mr.Millerhadknownalotaboutcarpentryandelectricwiringbeforehewasengagedindo-it-yourself.

A.TrueB.Fasle

4.HowhigharethemountainsinNorweija?

A.Twothousandfeet.

B.Twelvethousandfeet.

C.Twentythousandfeet.

D.Twenty-twothousandfeet.

5.Withonlyagoodbookweareverylikelytofeellonely.

A.RightB.Wrong

6.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Whocanbedescribedas"amantohavehisnoseputoutofjoint"?

A.Agayman.

B.Asickman.

C.Amanwhowantstosmellaflower.

D.Amanwhofeelshurtanddepressed.

8.WhyareAmericanstudentsusuallyunderpressureofwork?

A.Becausetheiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareerinthefuture.

B.Becausetheyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs.

C.Becausetheyhavetoobservetheuniversitydiscipline.

D.Becausetheywanttorunforpositionsofauthority.

9.Calories,naturalfood,mountainsandthedistancefrommodemcitiesaretheonlycommonthingsinthethreeregions.

A.RightB.Wrong

10.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：W:Doyouenjoyyourwork?Doyouenjoymeetingpeople?

M:Yes.Sometimes.I'vegottobehonest.Sometimes.

W:So,somepeopleyoulikeandsomeyoudon't?

M:Yeah,it'slikealotofthings,meetingthegeneralpublic.Yougetgooddays,andyougetbaddays.ButIdoenjoythejob.Ilikethefreedomofthejob,beingself-employed.

W:Doyouevergetdifficultpassengers?

M:Yes,sometimes.

W:Whatsortofthingsdotheygetupto?

M:Iwouldsaysometimesalotofdifficultpassengersarepeoplewhodon'tgoincabsalotandthey'reunfamiliarwithprocedures,especiallyifyouworknights.Peopledrinkingortheextrasthatwouldbeincludedonthetariffafteracertaintimeofnight.

W:Youmeantheyarguewithyouovermoney?

M:Yes,thatcanhappen.Ortheway...thegoodthingis,peoplecanargueaboutthewaythatyougoonacertainroutebecausetheyalwaysknowbetter.Butninetimesoutoftentheroutethattheytakeyouonisfarlongerso,youknow,they'retheeventuallosers.

W:Soifyoudohaveadifficultpassengeryouwanttogetridof,whatdoyoudo?

M:I'dstopthecabandtellthemtogetout.

W:Doesthatoftenhappen?

M:Mmm,it'shappenedtomethreetimes.Andthey'vegotout.SoI,Imyselfhaven'thadalotofproblemswithdifficultpeople,youknow.

W:Whenyoupickuptouristsaspassengers,whatkindofplacesdotheyliketogoto?

M:IsupposethemostfamouslandmarkisBuckinghamPalace,theTowerofLondon,maybeHarrods;butcertainlyBuckinghamPalace.

Whatdoesthemando?

A.Ataxi-driver.

B.Abusdriver.

C.Apoliceman.

D.Atouristguide.

11.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：W:Comein,please.

M:Goodmorning,Dr.Wilson.

W:Goodmorning,Wang.Hownicetomeetyouagain.Takeaseat...whydon'tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?

M:Iarrivedyesterday.

W:Well...areyoulivinginthecollege?

M:No,IamwithanEnglishfamily...actually...becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.

W:Oh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?

M:Yes.Uhh...myOverallBandis6,but...unfortunatelymyspeakingscoreisonly5.

W:OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofall,whatwe'vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm...willtomorrowbeallrightforyou?

M:Yeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.

W:Good,then.Tomorrowatten.Idon'tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let'smakesureyoumakegooduseofyourtimehere.Let'sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?

M:I'minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I'lltry,ifpossible,toproducesoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.

W:Yes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout...er...thedevice?

M:Forinstance,whenyoutalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.

W:Uhuh...doyoumeanit'llbeascompetentas...er...ahumaninterpreter?

M:Yes...well,I'llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.

W:Fascinating...andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?

M:Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.

W:Really?Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.

M:Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.

W:Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?Imean,haveyouwrittenanyprogramsforpracticaluse?

M:IhadbeeninvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.

W:Computeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwiththeC-language?

M:No.

W:Uhuh...thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?

M:Whatdoyoumeanby"phoneticprocessingsystem"?

W:Well,youknow,Englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.YourEnglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues'.SoasIseeit,yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.

M:Oh,Isee.IthinkIcanlearntheC-languageandthephoneticprocessingsystemhere.

W:Well,that'sprobablytrue,butyou'vegotonlytwelvemonthsandyouwantadegree,don'tyou?M:Yes.

W:OK,sothere'retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.Youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.M:IthinkI'lltakethesecondway,

W:Fine,butareyousureyoucanfinishyourprojectintwelvemonths?

M:Idon'tknow,butIcanworktwelvehoursperdayandsevendaysperweek.

W:Well,I'dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsreconsideryourownproject,tosomeextent.Youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.And,it'dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.Anyway,I'msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.ShallIseeyouagaininthreedays'time?

M:A11rig

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMrMiller'shobbies.

A.RightB.Wrong

13.Ifamanlosestheabilitytorecognizehisleftsidehewilllosefeelingonhisbothsides.

A.TrueB.Fasle

14.Governmentbuildingsoftenhavespecialpathsforthosepeoplehandicapped.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.PartC

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerthequestionsorcompletethenotesinyourtestbookletforQuestions21-30bywritingNOTMORETHANTHREEwordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.YouwillhearthetalkTWICE.

Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions21-30.

聽力原文：Todaywetakeitforgrantedthatthemailwillbedelivereddailyatourdoor.Butmanyyearsagoitmighthavebeenplacedinatreetrunkorunderneatharock.Intheearlydaysofthemailnoonecouldbesureaboutwhereorwhenitwouldarrive.

AtthesoutherntipofAfricatherewasonceapostofficeunderarock.IntheolddaystheroutefromEnglandtoIndiawasaroundtheCapeofGoodHope.Thejourneywasstormyanddangerous.Ittooksixlongmonths.Sailorsoftenwishedtosendmailhome,buttheyseldommetshipsboundbacktoEngland.Soatthecapethesailorswouldgoashore.Theyheadedforacertainlargestone.Onthestonewerescratchedthewords"Lookhereunderforletters."Theywouldleavetheirlettersthere,knowingthatthenexthomeward-boundshipwouldstopandpickthemup.

TherewasanotherpostofficelikethisatthesoutherntipofSouthAmerica.Duringthegoldrushdays,boatssailedaroundCapeHorntoCalifornia.AtCapeHornwasakegnailedtoapost.Boatscomingfromtheeastcoastwouldsendasmallboatashoretothispostoffice.Theypickedupanylettersinthekeg.Atthesametimetheymailedlettershomethatboatssailingeastcouldpickup.

InthestateofWashingtonstandsthestumpofahugecedar.It,too,wasonceapostoffice.Settlersneededaplaceforthemailcarrierstoleavetheirletters.Theirhousesweresowidelyscatteredthatthemailcarriercouldnotreachallofthem,andthepostofficewasfarawayoverroughroads.Sothesettlersfoundatreethatstoodwhereseveraltrailscrossed.Theycutthetreedowntenfeetfromtheground,holloweditout,andcovereditwitharoof.Inside,theynailedarowofwoodenboxes.Eachboxwasmarkedwithafamily'sname.Themailcarriercouldleavelettersthereforeveryoneformilesaround.

ForthefirstfewyearsaftertheEnglishcolonistscametoAmerica,therewasnoregularpostalservice.Peoplegavetheirletterstoanytravelerwhohappenedtobegoingintherightdirection.Oftentheygavethemtoapeddleroratravelingshoemaker.Whenthetravelerreachedthetownwheretheletterwasgoing,hemightstopataninn.Hewouldleavethelettersthere.Buttheretheystayeduntilthepersontheywereaddressedtohappenedtocomebyandstoppedattheinn.

WhataboutplaceslikeVirginiawheretherewereveryfewinns?Peoplewhowishedtosendletterswouldleavethematoneofthelargeplantations.Theownersoftheplantationwouldthensendthelettersontoaneighbor.Theneighborwoulddothesame.Itwasaslowmailsystem.

Aftermanyyears,regularmailcarriersonhorsebackwerehired.Theywentfromonebigtowntoanother.BetweenNewYorkandBoston,forexample,therewasone"postrider"amonth.Hetraveledonlybydayandtooktwoweeksforthetrip.Oftenthepostriderleftallthemailforawholetownatacrossroadsstore.Itstilltookmanyweeksforalettertoreachthepersonitwasaddressedto.

Finally,abouttwohundredyearsago,BenjaminFranklinwasmadepostmasterforallthecolonies.Hisfirstactwastomakealongjourneytofindoutthebestroutesforcarryingthemail.Thenhesetupalineofpoststationbetweenthenorthernandsoutherncolonies.Heorderedhispostriderstotravelbynightaswellasbyday.

Franklin'spostriderscouldcarrymorelettersinashortertimefromonecolonytoanother.TheletterservicehelpedtheyoungAmericancolonieslearnmoreabouteachother.Theylearnedthattheywereallinterestedin

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

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19.(44)

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三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sopinionaboutthewomanattheGlobalSupportCentre?

A.Shesoundedhelpfulandknowledgeable.

B.Shewastheretomakecallersfrustrated.

C.Shewasabletosolvehercomputerproblem.

D.Shewasquicktopassheralongtoatechnician.

27.

Theword"tarnish"(line4,paragraph4)mostprobablymeans______.

A.affectB.warnC.troubleD.stain

28.

Thephrase"talkingshop"(Line4,Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.talkingaboutshopping

B.discussingone'sworkwithcolleagues

C.exchangingpersonalnews

D.talkingwithfriendsinagroup

29.

Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Ashanthineedstoreceivegene-therapytreatmentconstantly.

B.Despitethehugefunding,generesearcheshaveshownfewpromises.

C.Therapeuticgenesarecarriedbyharmlessviruses.

D.Gene-dopingisencouragedbyworldagenciestohelpathletesgetbetterscores.

30.

Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A.Optimistic.B.Confused.C.Carefree.D.Panicked.

31.TheissueofonlineprivacyintheInternetagefoundnewurgencyfollowingtheSept.11terroristattacks,sparkingdebateoverstrikingthecorrectbalancebetweenprotectingcivillibertiesandattemptingtopreventanothertragicterroristact.Whilepreventingterrorismcertainlyisofparamountimportance,privacyrightsshouldnotbedeemedirrelevant.

Inresponsetotheattacks,Congressquicklypassedlegislationthatincludedprovisionsexpandingrightsofinvestigatorstointerceptwire,oralandelectroniccommunicationsofallegedhackersandterrorists.CivillibertiesgroupsexpressedconcernsovertheprovisionsandurgedcautioninensuringthateffortstoprotectournationdonotresultinbroadgovernmentauthoritytoerodeprivacyrightsofU.S.citizens.Nevertheless,causingfurtherconcerntocivillibertiesgroups,theDepartmentofJusticeproposedexceptionstotheattorney-clientprivilege.OnOct.30,AttorneyGeneralJohnAshcroftapprovedaninterimagencyrulethatwouldpermitfederalprisonauthoritiestomonitorwireandelectroniccommunicationsbetweenlawyersandtheirclientsinfederalcustody,includingthosewhohavebeendetainedbutnotchargedwithanycrime,wheneversurveillanceisdeemednecessarytopreventviolenceorterrorism.

Inlightofthisbroadeningefforttoreachintocommunicationsthatwerepreviouslybelievedtobe"off-limits",theissueofonlineprivacyisnowanevenmorepressingconcern.Congresshastakensomelegislativestepstowardensuringonlineprivacy,includingtheChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct,andprovidedprivacyprotectionsforcertainsectorsthroughlegislationsuchastheFinancialServicesModernizationAct.Thelegislationpassedtodatedoesnot,however,provideastatutoryschemeforprotectinggeneralonlineconsumerprivacy.Lackingdefinitivefederallaw,somestatespassedtheirownmeasures.Butmuchofthislegislationisincompleteornotenforced.Moreover,itbecomesunworkablewhenstatescreatedifferentprivacystandards;theInternetdoesnotknowgeographicboundaries,andcompaniesandindividualscannotbeexpectedtocomplywithdiffering,andattimesconflicting,privacyrules.

Ananalysisearlierthisyearof751U.S.andinternationalWebsitesconductedbyConsumersInternationalfoundthatmostsitescollectpersonalinformationbutfailtotellconsumershowthatdatawillbeused,howsecurityismaintainedandwhatrightsconsumershaveovertheirowninformation.

Ataminimum,CongressshouldpasslegislationrequiringWebsitestodisplayprivacypoliciesprominently,inform.consumersofthemethodsemployedtocollectclientdata,allowcustomerstooptoutofsuchdatacollection,andprovidecustomeraccesstotheirowndatathathasalreadybeencollected.AlthoughvariousInternetprivacybillswereintroducedinthe107thCongress,thefocusshiftedtoexpandinggovernmentsurveillanceinthewakeoftheterroristattacks.Plainly,governmenteffortstopreventterrorismareappropriate.Exactlyhowtheseexigentcircumstanceschangethenatureoftheonlineprivacydebateisstilltobeseen.

Concerningtheprotectionofprivacyandincreasedsurveillanceofcommunication,theauthorseemstoinsiston______.

A.theprioriyoftheformeraction

B.theexecutionofthelatterattheexpenseoftheformer

C.tighteningbothpoliciesatthesametime

D.abalancebetweenthetwoactions

32.

______isacombinationofarchitecturalstylesfromHan,TibetanandNepalese?

33.

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Astronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

B.ThedivorcerateinNASAisverylow.

C.TheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

D.Thereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

34.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66～70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA～Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

DoesthepublisherofDouglasStarr'sexcellentBlood--AnEpicHistoryofMedicineandCommerceactuallyexpecttosellmanycopies?Whoeverchosethetitleiscertaintoscareoffthesqueamish,andthesubtitle,whichmakestheeffortsoundlikeadry,densesurveytext,hasreallydonethisbookadisservice.Infact,thebraveandcuriouswillenjoyabrightlywritten,intriguing,anddisquietingbook,withsomeimportantlessonsforpublichealth.

66.______

Thebookbeginswithahistoricalviewoncenturiesofloreaboutblood--inparticular,thebeliefthatbloodcarriedtheevilhumorsofdiseaseandrequiredoccasionaldraining.AsrecentlyastheRevolutionaryWar,bloodlettingwaswidelyappliedtotreatfevers.Theideaofusingoneperson'sbloodtohealanotherisonlyabout75yearsold—althoughroguescientistshadexperimentedwithtransfusinganimalbloodatleastasearlyasthe1600s.Thefirsttransfusionexperimentsinvolvedstitchingadonor'svein(inearlycasesthephysician's)toapatient'svein.

67.______

Sabotagedbynotionsaboutthe"purity"oftheirgroups'blood,JapanandGermanylaggedwellbehindtheAlliesintransfusionscience.OncetheyrealizedtheywerelosinginjuredtroopstheAllieshadlearnedtosave,theytriedtocatchup,conductinghorribleandunproductiveexperimentssuchasdrainingbloodfromPOWsandinjectingthemwithhorsebloodorpolymers.

68.______

Duringtheearlytomid-1980s,Startsays,10,000Americanhemophiliacsand12,000otherscontractedHIVfromtransfusionsandreceiptofbloodproducts.Bloodbanksbothhereandabroadmovedslowlytoacknowledgethethreatofthevirusandinsomecasesevenactedwithcriminalnegligence,allowingthedistributionofbloodtheyknewwastainted.Thisisnotnewmaterial.ButStarr'sinsightsaddadimensiontoastoryfirstexploredinthelateRandyShilts'sAndtheBondPlayedOn.

69.______

Isthebloodsupplysafenow?Screeningproceduresandtechnologyhavegottenmuchmoreadvanced.Yetit'sdisturbingtoreadStarr'scontentionthatapersonreceivingmultipletransfusionstodayhasaboutalin90,000chanceofcontractingHIV--farhigherthanthe"oneinamillion"figurethatbloodbankersonceblithelyandfalselyquoted.Moreover,newpathogensthreatentoemergeandspreadthroughtheincreasinglyhigh-speed,globalblood-productnetworkfasterthansciencecanstopthem.ThispromptsStarttoarguethattoday'sbloodstoresare"simultaneouslysaferandmorethreatening"thanwhendistributionwaslesssophisticated.

70.______

A.Themassivewartimeblooddriveslaidthegroundworkformodernblood-banking,whichhassavedcountlesslives.Unfortunately,thesedevelopmentsalsosetthestageforagreatmoderntragedy--thespreadofAIDSthroughtheinternationalbloodsupply.

B.Thereissomuchdrama,power,resonance,andimportantinformationinthisbookthatitwouldbeashameifthesqueamishwerescaredoff.Perhapsthekeylessonisthis:Thepublichealthmustalwaysbeguardedagainstthepressuresandpitfallsofcompetitivemarketsandhumanfallibility.

C.Inhischronicleofaresource,Startcoversanenormousamountofground.Hegivesusanaccountofmankind'sattitudesovera400-yearperiodtowards

35.

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedifferencesbetweentheGlobalSupportCentreandthelocalre-pairshoplieinallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.efficiencyB.locationC.SetupCDsD.attitude

36.(67)

37.(70)

38.

Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?

A.Acomparativestudyofpatternsofwork-relatedillnessesinstatesthathadsuchlawsandinstatesmatdidnot.

B.Anestimateofhowmanywomenworkersareinfavorofsuchlaws.

C.Ananalysisofthecosttoemployersofcomplyingwithsuchlaws.

D.Anexaminationoftheactualeffectsthatsuchlawshavehadinthepast0nwomenworkers.

39.PartB

Directions:Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions66-70,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Periodicallyinhistory,therecomeperiodsofgreattransitioninwhichworkchangesitsmeaning.Therewasatime,perhaps10,000yearsago,whenhumanbeingsstoppedfeedingthemselvesbyhuntinggameandgatheringplants,andincreasinglyturnedtoagriculture.Inaway,thatrepresentedtheinventionof"work".

Then,inthelatterdecadesofthe18thcentury,astheIndustrialRevolutionbeganinGreatBritain,therewasanothertransitioninwhichthesymbolsofworkwerenolongerthehoeandtheplow;theywerereplacedbythemillandtheassemblyline.

66.______

WiththeIndustrialRevolution,machinery—poweredfirstbysteam,thenbyelectricityandinternalcombustionengines—tookoverthehardphysicaltasksandrelievedthestrainonhumanandanimalmuscles.

67.______

Andyet,suchjobshavebeencharacteristicofthehumanconditioninthefirstthree-quartersofthe20thcentury.They'vemadetoolittledemandonthehumanmindandspirittokeepthemfreshandalive,madetoomuchdemandforanymachinetoservethepurposeuntilnow.

Theelectroniccomputer,inventedinthe1940'sandimprovedatbreakneckspeed,wasamachinethat,forthefirsttime,seemedcapableofdoingworkthathaduntilmenbeenthepreserveofthehumanmind.Withthecomingofthemicrochipinthe1970's,computersbecamecompactenough,versatileenoughand(mostimportantofall)cheapenoughtoserveasthebrainsofaffordablemachinesthatcouldtaketheirplaceontheassemblylineandintheoffice.

68.______

First,whatwillhappentothehumanbeingswhohavebeenworkingatthesedisappearingjobs?Second,wherewillwegetthehumanbeingsthatwilldothenewjobsthatwillappear—jobsthataredemanding,interestingandmind-exercising,butthatrequiresahigh-techlevelofthoughtandeducation?

69.______

Thefirstproblem,thatoftechnologicalunemployment,willbetemporary,foritwillariseoutofthefactthatthereisnowagenerationofemployeeswhohavenotbeeneducatedtofitthecomputerage.However,(inadvancednations,atleast)theywillbethelastgenerationtobesolacking,sothatwiththemthisproblemwilldisappearor,atleast,diminishtothepointofnon-crisisproportions.

Thesecondproblem—thatofdevelopingalargeenoughnumberofhigh-techmindstorunahigh-techworld—willbenoproblematall,onceweadjustourthinking.

70.______

Rightnow,creativityseemstobeconfinedtoaveryfew,anditiseasytosupposethatthatisthewayitmustbe.However,withtheproperavailabilityofcomputerizededucation,humanitywillsurprisetheelitefewonceagain.

A.Thereremained,however,the"easier"labor—thelaborthatrequiredthehumaneyes,ears,judgmentandmindbutnosweating.Itneverthelesshaditsmiseries,forittendedtobedull,repetitious,andboring.Andthereisalwaysthesoursenseofendlesslydoingsomethingunpleasantundercompulsion.

B.Foronething,muchofhumaneffortthatistodayputinto"runningtheworld"willbeunnecessary.Withcomputers,robotsandautomation,agreatdealofthedailygrindwillappeartoberunningitself.Thisisnothingstartling.ItisatrendthathasbeenrapidlyonitswayeversinceWorldWarII.

C.Andnowwestandatthebrinkofachangethatwillbethegreatestofall,forworkinitsoldsensewilldisappearaltogether.Tomostpeople,workhasalwaysbeenaneffortfulexercisingofmindorbody—compelledbythebitternecessityofearningthenecessitiesoflife—plusanoc

40.(77)

四、閱讀理解(5題)41.

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hasalimitintheageforthosewhowillliveoncampus?__________

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Wecanlearnfromthetextthatartcriticshaveahistoryof__________．

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根據(jù)下列文章回答26～30題：

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Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis__________．

參考答案

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2.Sixmonths．

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15.Intreetrunk/Underneatharock.

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