Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.
The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (處理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.
There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.
But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (顯示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.
Whatever the arguments for and against word processor are, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.
1. Ten years ago, smaller companies did not use large computers because_________.
A. these companies had not enough money to buy such expensive computers
B. these computers could not do the work that small computers can do today
C. these computers did not come onto the market
D. these companies did not need to use this new technology
2. According to the writer, the main feature of the revolution in office work over the last ten years is __________.
A. the saving of time and money
B. the use of computers in small companies
C. the wide use of word processors
D. the decreasing number of secretaries
3. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that with the use of word processors __________.
A. some secretaries will lose their jobs
B. the British companies will make less money
C. daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours
D. medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased greatly
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor.
B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.
C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.
D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.
5. It can be concluded from the passage that __________.
A. safety screens are of poor quality
B. working at a VDU for a long time is good for one's health
C. more and more British offices will use word processors
D. British companies will need fewer and fewer managers
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：054
Now I had not thought that I would have to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to 1 them, so I was wearing the wrong sort of clothes. I 2 this to my friend, and he very
3 lent me his trousers and shoes, which were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of no more excuses, they tied the 4 round my waist and started to 5 me into the pit.
Just before I landed at the bottom I 6 up and told my friends to stop lowering me: I wanted to 7 the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were mo snakes on the 8 . The area being clear, I shouted to them to lower away, 9 at that moment two things happened.
First, the light went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 10 from my friend and which were too large for me, came off. So there was I standing at the 11 of a ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and one shoe on one foot, surrounded by seven or eight deadly Gaboon snakes. I had never been more 12 . I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move, 13 my friend pulled the lamp out, relit it and lowered it into the pit again.
With plenty of 14 and both shoes on, I felt much 15 ,and set about the task of catching the snakes. This was really 16 enough.
I had a forked stick in my hand, and with this I came near each reptile, pinned it down with the fork and then 17 it up by the bank of the neck, and put it into my snake bag, what I was busy catching one snake, another might move round 19 me and I might step back on it. However, It all passed off without 20 , and at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Gaboon snakes.
1．A. watch B. kill C. catch D. research
2．A. expressed B. explained C .said D. showed
3．A. quickly B. eagerly C. kindly D. easily
4．A. lamp B. fork C. trousers D. rope
5．A. sent B. drop C. lower D. put
6．A. looked B. gave C. took D. made
7．A. examine B. check C. find D. search
8．A. pit B. water C. earth D. way
9．A. yet B. and C. however D. therefore
10．A. lent B. borrowed C. received D. bought
11．A. edge B. bottom C. side D. middle
12．A. excited B. encouraged C. frightened D. surprised
13．A. when B. till C. so D. while
14．A. strength B. help C. rest D. light
15．A. braver B. prouder C. brighter D. stronger
16．A. safe B. funny C. simple D. difficult
17．A. brought B. picked C. set D. took
18．A. watch B. read C. turn D. take
19．A. at B. near C. before D. behind
20．A. accident B. effort C. care D. problem
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B
How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue SO well?When we compare them
With adults learning a foreign language，we often find this interesting fact．A little child without
knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language．A grown—up person with fully developed mental powers，in most cases，may end up with a faulty and inexact corflllland．What accounts for tllis difference?
Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself，partly in the behaviour of the people around him．In the first place，the time of learning the mother tongue in the most favorable of all，namely，the first years of hfe．A child hears it spoken from morning till night and，what is more important，always in its genuine form，with the right pronunciation，rightIntonation，right use of words and right structure．He drinksin all the words and expressions which come to him in a hsh．ever—bubbhng spring．There is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation．
Then the child has，as it were，private lessons all the year round，while an adult language—
student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others．The child
has another advantage：he hears the language in all possible situations，always accompanied by the
right kind of gestures and facial expressions．Here there is nothing unnatural，such as is often found
In language lessons in schools，when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him．Again and again，when his attempts at speech a聰successful，his desires are understood and fulfilled．
Finally，though a child’S“teachers”may not have been trained in language teaching，their re-
lations with him are always close and personal．ney take great pains to Inske their lessons easy．
60．’rhe main idea of the passage is——．
A．to tell why the native language is learnt SO well by children
B．to teach children to learn their lllothei"language we
C．to show that children’S teacher should take great p8ins to make their lessons easy
D．to do research into the difference between children and adults
61．What does the underlined phrase“dlq．nks in”in paragraph 2 mean?
A．drinks alcohol B．has a drink of C．takes in D．tastes
62．An adult has more difflculties in learning foreign languages well for the reason that_____．
A．children are more indiligent than adults
B．a(chǎn)dults pay less attention to learning／anguages than children．
C．children have private lessons all the year around
D．a(chǎn)n adult language—student has limited time to share with others
63．Ⅵmo ale the teachers teaching a child to learn his mother language?
A。His parents． B．His teachers． C．People around him．D．Himself．
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閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號內的漢語提示，用句末括號內的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應題號后。
71. Luckily we brought with us a map, without which we __________________________ in the jungle. (get)
幸運的是，我們帶著地圖，要不然就迷路了。
72. Up to now, a large number of old houses in this area _________________________ so that the government can build a wide road. (pull)
到目前為止，政府為了修建寬敞的道路，已經(jīng)拆除了這個地區(qū)大量的舊房屋。
73. With each classroom ______________________ a computer, the students have easy access to whatever information they are in want of. (equip)
給每個教室安裝一臺電腦，學生們就能輕易地獲得他們需要的信息。
74. In London the Ferris wheel _____________________________ “London Eye” is a major tourist attraction. (refer)
在倫敦，被稱為“倫敦眼”的摩天輪是一個主要旅游勝地。
75. Could you tell me __________________________ that you found the missing photo? (where)
你能告訴我你在哪兒找到了這張丟失的相片？
76. Distant education is playing a more and more important role, ______________________for people to be educated wherever they are. (make)
遠程教育正起著越來越重要的作用，這使得人們不管在哪都能接受教育。
77. Mo Yan, _________________________ school to make a living at the age of 12, became the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner in literature. (drop)
莫言是第一位獲得諾貝爾文學獎的中國人，他12歲就輟學謀生。
78. I was driving along the street looking for a place to park _________________________. (happen)
我沿著街開車想找個地方停車，這時突然發(fā)生了事故。
79. Small quantities of the so-called “rubber eggs” _____________________________ on the market in dozens of regions across China in January, 2012. (appear)
據(jù)報道，在2012年1月中國一些地區(qū)的市場上出現(xiàn)了少量被稱作“橡皮蛋”的雞蛋。
80. Hardly _________________________ the train when he was surrounded by his fans quickly. (get)
他剛下火車就立刻被他的粉絲們圍住了。
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B
How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue SO well?When we compare them
With adults learning a foreign language，we often find this interesting fact．A little child without
knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language．A grown—up person with fully developed mental powers，in most cases，may end up with a faulty and inexact corflllland．What accounts for tllis difference?
Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself，partly in the behaviour of the people around him．In the first place，the time of learning the mother tongue in the most favorable of all，namely，the first years of hfe．A child hears it spoken from morning till night and，what is more important，always in its genuine form，with the right pronunciation，rightIntonation，right use of words and right structure．He drinks in all the words and expressions which come to him in a hsh．ever—bubbhng spring．There is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation．
Then the child has，as it were，private lessons all the year round，while an adult language—
student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others．The child
has another advantage：he hears the language in all possible situations，always accompanied by the
right kind of gestures and facial expressions．Here there is nothing unnatural，such as is often found
In language lessons in schools，when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him．Again and again，when his attempts at speech a聰successful，his desires are understood and fulfilled．
Finally，though a child’S“teachers”may not have been trained in language teaching，their re-
lations with him are always close and personal．ney take great pains to Inske their lessons easy．
60．’rhe main idea of the passage is——．
A．to tell why the native language is learnt SO well by children
B．to teach children to learn their lllothei"language we
C．to show that children’S teacher should take great p8ins to make their lessons easy
D．to do research into the difference between children and adults
61．What does the underlined phrase“dlq．nks in”in paragraph 2 mean?
A．drinks alcohol B．has a drink of C．takes in D．tastes
62．An adult has more difflculties in learning foreign languages well for the reason that_____．
A．children are more indiligent than adults
B．a(chǎn)dults pay less attention to learning／anguages than children．
C．children have private lessons all the year around
D．a(chǎn)n adult language—student has limited time to share with others
63．Ⅵmo ale the teachers teaching a child to learn his mother language?
A。His parents． B．His teachers． C．People around him．D．Himself．
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B
How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue SO well?When we compare them
With adults learning a foreign language，we often find this interesting fact．A little child without
knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language．A grown—up person with fully developed mental powers，in most cases，may end up with a faulty and inexact corflllland．What accounts for tllis difference?
Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself，partly in the behaviour of the people around him．In the first place，the time of learning the mother tongue in the most favorable of all，namely，the first years of hfe．A child hears it spoken from morning till night and，what is more important，always in its genuine form，with the right pronunciation，rightIntonation，right use of words and right structure．He drinks in all the words and expressions which come to him in a hsh．ever—bubbhng spring．There is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation．
Then the child has，as it were，private lessons all the year round，while an adult language—
student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others．The child
has another advantage：he hears the language in all possible situations，always accompanied by the
right kind of gestures and facial expressions．Here there is nothing unnatural，such as is often found
In language lessons in schools，when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him．Again and again，when his attempts at speech a聰successful，his desires are understood and fulfilled．
Finally，though a child’S“teachers”may not have been trained in language teaching，their re-
lations with him are always close and personal．ney take great pains to Inske their lessons easy．
60．’rhe main idea of the passage is——．
A．to tell why the native language is learnt SO well by children
B．to teach children to learn their lllothei"language we
C．to show that children’S teacher should take great p8ins to make their lessons easy
D．to do research into the difference between children and adults
61．What does the underlined phrase“dlq．nks in”in paragraph 2 mean?
A．drinks alcohol B．has a drink of C．takes in D．tastes
62．An adult has more difflculties in learning foreign languages well for the reason that_____．
A．children are more indiligent than adults
B．a(chǎn)dults pay less attention to learning／anguages than children．
C．children have private lessons all the year around
D．a(chǎn)n adult language—student has limited time to share with others
63．Ⅵmo ale the teachers teaching a child to learn his mother language?
A。His parents． B．His teachers． C．People around him．D．Himself．
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