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1989年1月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)(CET-4)真題試卷

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Morethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjured

eachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfroma

third-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeath

orseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.

Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustweara

seatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto￡50.itwillnotbeuptothedrivers

tomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver'sresponsibilitytomakesure

thatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltof

somekind.

However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;or

youaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhavea

validmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethese

circumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.Remember

youmaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprove

tothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.

21.Thistextistakenfrom.

A)amedicalmagazine

B)apolicereport

C)alegaldocument

D)agovernmentinformationbooklet

22.Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle.

A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalf

B)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhour

C)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidents

D)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear

23.Itisthedriver'sresponsibilityto.

A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbelt

B)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbelt

C)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseat

D)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives

24.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnot

havetowearaseatbelt?

A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.

B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.

C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.

D)Someonewhoisunder14.

25.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter.

A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

B)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasons

C)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbelt

D)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbelt

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.Thisistheresearch

findingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgetting

enoughexercise-andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.

ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersin

northernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelatively

earlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.

WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuring

brainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsof

thevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智自目)

andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,which

controlsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecan

continuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.)

Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedIsome

subjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-and

seventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothe

contractionnormallyassociatedwithage-usingthehead.

Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerin

peopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,are

lawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoing

routineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsas

thefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.

Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.

Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincells

need."Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,“he

says,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators.^^

26.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout.

A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothers

B)howtomakepeoplelivelonger

C)thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrains

D)whichpeoplearemostintelligent

27.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?

A)AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.

B)Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.

C)Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople

D)Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

28.Thedoctor'stestshowthat.

A)ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder

B)thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink

C)sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds

D)somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's

29.Theword“subjects“inParagraph5means.

A)somethingtobeconsidered

B)branchesofknowledgestudied

C)personschosentobestudiedinanexperiment

D)anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler

30.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?

A)Lawyers.

B)Farmers.

C)Clerks.

D)Shopassistants.

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OnJune17,1744,theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththe

IndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamand

MaryCollege.Inaletterthenextdaytherefusedtheofferasfollows:

Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyour

colleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbevery

expensivetoyou.Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposal;

andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferent

waysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifyourideasofthis

kindofeducationhappennottbethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceof

it.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthe

northernprovinces:theyweretaughtallyoursciences;but,whentheycamebackto

us,theywerebadrunners,ignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoods...they

weretotallygoodfornothing.

Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefuseto

acceptit;and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsend

upadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallwe

know,andmakemenofthem.

31.Thepassageisabout.

A)thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficials

B)thecollegesofnorthernprovinces

C)theeducationalvaluesoftheIndians

D)theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury

32.TheIndians5chiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemstobeto.

A)politelyrefuseafriendlyoffer

B)expresstheiropiniononequaltreatment

C)showtheirpride

D)describeIndiancustoms

33.Accordingtotheletter,theIndiansbelievedthat.

A)itwouldbebetterfortheirboystoreceivesomeschooling

B)theywerebeinginsultedbytheoffer

C)theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficials

D)theyhadabetterwayofeducatingyoungmen

34.Differentfromtheofficials,viewofeducation,theIndiansthough.

A)youngwomenshouldalsobeeducated

B)theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducation

C)theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscience

D)theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst

35.Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas.

A)angry

B)pleasant

C)polite

D)inquiring

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth's

postwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeover

theworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputers

arerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonal

lives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendto

beover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,

theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthata

computermaysimplymalfunction(失誤).

Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadto

checkallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersand

checkthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.

Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartof

goodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcome

withthewarning:forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenas

asubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.

36.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A)Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.

B)Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers.

C)Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers.

D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.

37.Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthatthey

might.

A)changeourpersonallives

B)takecontroloftheworld

C)createunforeseenproblems

D)affectourbusinesses

38.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto.

A)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthem

B)checkalltheiranswers

C)substitutethemforbasicthinking

D)usethemforbusinesspurposesonly

39.Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis

A)challenging

B)psychological

C)dramatic

D)fundamental

40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof

A)investmentincomputers

B)theuseofone'sinternalcomputer

C)double-checkoncomputers

D)completedependenceoncomputersfordecision-making

PartII

21.D22.C23.B24.A25.B

26.A27.C28.D29.C30.A

31.C32.A33.D34.B35.c

36.D37.B38.A39.B40.D

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PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudy

ofthesea”.

Beforethenineteencentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewand

farbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhis

writings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.

Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearly

intercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittle

reasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.

Thefirsttimethatquestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”hadtobeanswered

withanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefrom

EuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏

形狀)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.

ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in

1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsiblefor

encouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(測(cè)聲)weretakentoinvestigatethe

depthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsaroused

muchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.

Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentand

reliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsit

wasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporary

scientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea.

Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonleda

scientificexpedition堵察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousands

ofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyears

andledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.

21.TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamade

oceanographicstudiestakeon.

A)anacademicaspect

B)amilitaryaspect

C)abusinessaspect

D)aninternationalaspect

22.ItwasthataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.

A)theAmericanNavy

B)someearlyintercontinentaltravelers

C)thosewhoearnedalivingfromthesea

D)thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable

23.TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas.

A)tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceans

B)tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimals

C)toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneeded

D)tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans

24.“Defied“inthe5thparagraphprobablymeansu

A)doubted

B)gaveproofto

C)challenged

D)agreedto

25.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A)thebeginningsofoceanography

B)thelayingofthefirstunderseacable

C)theinvestigationofoceandepths

D)theearlyintercontinentalcommunications

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,

andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsa

degree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsof

thirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthree

classesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwill

probablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwould

expecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadthe

periodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudentto

movebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnot

infactdoneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,

andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthis

imposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstill

findtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudent

organizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectivewordofmaintainingdiscipline

isusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudent

whoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbefore

astudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystem

doesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthese

positionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhis

career.

26.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattendclasseseachweek.

A)36

B)20

C)12

D)15

27.AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed.

A)toliveinadifferentuniversity

B)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C)toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities

28.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause

A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareers

B)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydiscipline

D)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority

29.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobably

because.

A)theyhatetheconstantpressurestrainoftheirstudy

B)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversity

C)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid

30.Thestudentorganizationsseem,tobeeffectivein.

A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulations

C)evaluatingstudents9performancebybringingthembeforeacourt

D)keepingupthestudents9enthusiasmforsocialactivities

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit'spainful?Thismightbe

calledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryone

hasadailyenergycycle.

Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're

“hot”.That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycle

ofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringthe

afternoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscovered

whythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues(自言自語(yǔ))as:“Getup,John!

You'llbelateforworkagain!,?ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnis

athistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingends

whenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycle

eachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearn

tomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou're

sleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract(對(duì)抗)your

cycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifourenergyis

lowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebefore

yourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupsteam(鼓起干勁)

andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnand

stretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoid

thetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.

Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmore

energyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

31.Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably.

A)heisalazyperson

B)herefusestofollowhisownenergycycle

C)heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislow

D)heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening

32.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?

A)Unawarenessofenergycycles.

B)Familiarmonologues.

C)Achangeinafamilymember\energycycle.

D)Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.

33.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould

A)changehisenergycycle

B)overcomehislaziness

C)getupearlierthanusual

D)gotobedearlier

34.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill.

A)helptokeepyourenergyfortheday'swork

B)helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday

C)enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework

D)keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday

35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A)Gettingofftoworkwitaminimumefforthelpssaveone'senergy.

B)Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.

C)Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.

D)Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixedabilityteaching.On

thecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthatthereare

manydisadvantagesinstreaming什巴??,按能力分班)pupils.Itdoesnottakeinto

accountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffecton

boththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobe

atthebottomofthetopgrade!

Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectual

ability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodevelop

theabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovalue

personalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributes

toalltheseaspectsoflearning.

Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:

thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelop

leadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellas

learninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andto

communicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.

Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasks

andassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformal

classteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,

andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvanced

pupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectour

pupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattain

thisgoal.

36.Inthepassagetheauthor'sattitudetowards"mixed-abilityteaching59is

A)critical

B)questioning

C)approving

D)objective

37.By“heldback”(Line1)theauthormeans""

A)madetoremaininthesameclasses

B)forcedtostudyIthelowerclasses

C)drawntotheirstudies

D)preventedfromadvancing

38.Theauthorarguesthatateacher'schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentof

thestudent's.

A)personalqualitiesandsocialskills

B)totalpersonality

C)learningabilityandcommunicativeskills

D)intellectualability

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?

A)Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithother.

B)Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.

C)Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapable

organizers.

D)Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.

40.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageisto.

A)argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclass

B)recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivities

C)offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibrary

D)emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching

PartII

21.C22.D23.D24.C25.A

26.B27.B28.A29.C30.B

31.D32.A33.C34.A35.B

36.C37.D38.B39.D40.A

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PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

YouareaGermanlivinginBerlin.Onedayyou'rewalkingdownthestreet,

mindingyourownbusiness,whensuddenlyastrangerapproachedwithasmileonhis

face.Afterstoppingyou,heholdsasmallelectronicdeviceclosetohisfaceand

speaksslowlyintoit,saying,inEnglish:"CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysome

sauerkraut?^^Whatshouldyoudo?(a)Runaway;(b)Callthepolice;or,(c)Listen

closelyforthedevicetosay,inGerman,"KonnenSiemirbittesager,which

SauerkrautKaufenKann?”

Themostappropriateresponsewouldbe(c)becausethepersoninfrontofyouis

onlyatouristtryingtoenjoyhimself.Thedeviceissaidtohetheworld'sfirst

portabletransistor-ahand-heldmicrocomputerthat—atthesametimeconvertsone

spokenlanguageintoanother.

Thefour-poundbattery-operatedproductiscalledtheVoice,anditisthecreation

ofAdvancedProductsandTechnologiesanAmericanelectronicscompany.Whenthe

VoiceisintroducedintheUnitedStatesinlateApril——atapriceof$1,500——itwillbe

capableofconvertingspokenEnglishintoItalian,German,FrenchandSpanish.The

productcomeswithseparatecartridges(盒式儲(chǔ)存器)foreachofthefourlanguages,

whichcanbechangedwhentheusertravelsfromonecountrytoanother.Theitem

willbesoldinEuropesoonaftertheU.S.Introduction,withcartridgesthatcovert

Italian,German,FrenchandSpanishintoEnglish.

TheVoiceusesa加cmc/zip(微型集成塊)andartificialIntelligencetotranslate

Languages.Itisstartedbyvoicecommandandproducesvoiceoutputthrougha

built-inspeaker.Thentheusermakesastatementorasksaquestion,theVoice

immediatelyrepeatswhathasbeensaidinanotherLanguage.

21.ThestrangerholdingtheVoiceseemstobe.

A)askingforsomeinformation

B)greetingtheGerman

C)amusinghimself

D)practisinghisGerman

22.TheGermansentence"KonnenSieKann?^^means,

A)“Whydon'tyouaskthepoliceman.^^

B)“Wouldyoulistencloselyforthedevicetosay?”

C)“Canyousayitagain,please?”

D)“CanyoutellmewhereIcanbuysomesauerkraut?^^

23.Theword“speaker“inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A)thepersonwhospeakstothedevice

B)acomponentpartoftheVoice

C)thepersonwhospeaksGerman

D)thespeechproducedbytheVoice

24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A)Thevoiceisaninventionofanelectronicscompany.

B)Thevoiceisahand-heldtranslator.

C)Thevoiceisnewproductinwideuse.

D)Thevoiceis