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第1题

Radio, television and press （） of conveying news and information.

A.are the most three common means

B.are the most common three means

C.are the three most common means

D.are three the most common means

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第2题

Radio, television and press______of conveying news and information.A．are the most three co

Radio, television and press______of conveying news and information.

A．are the most three common means

B．are the most common three means

C．are the three most common means

D．are three the most common means

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第3题

Radio, television and press areof conveying news and information（）

A．the most three common means

B．the three most common means

C．the most common three means

D．three the most common means

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第4题

Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to

live in. Around this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states: of America. Often the nearest neighbours are several hundred kilometers away.

The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then gives an answer. For example, people on the large farms could talk to a doctor far away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was ill, and the doctor could let them know how to look after the sick person.

As the large farms were so far from towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools were started for them in some places. At a certain time each day, boys and girls turn on their radios and listen to teachers in cities far away.

Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbours. The programme Round Robin Talks by radio was started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away and who was iii. The men could talk about their sheep and cows and how much money the markets would pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.

In the passage "the two-way radio" is______.

A．important to Americans

B．useful for children only

C．used as a telephone

D．only used by doctors

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第5题

Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to

live in. Around this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states in America. Often the nearest neighbours are several hundred kilometers away.

The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer. For example, people on the large farms could talk to a doctor far away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was ill, and the doctor could let them know how to look after the sick person.

As the large farms were so far from towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools were started for them in some places. At a certain time each day, boys and girls turn on their radios and listen to teachers in cities far away.

Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbours. The programme "Round Robin Talks" by radio was started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away and who was ill. The men could talk about their sheep and cows and how much money the markets would pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.

In the passage "the two-way radio" is ______.

A．important to Americans

B．useful for children only

C．used as a telephone

D．only used by doctors

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第6题

Television has changed the lifestyle. of people in every industrialized country in the wor

ld. In the United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.

Television, although not essential, has become an important part of most people’s lives. It alters people's ways of seeing the world; in many ways, it supports and sustains (维持) modern life. Television has become a baby-sitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer; the poor quality of programming does not elevate (提高)people into greater understanding, but rather maintains and encourages the life as it exists.

The primary reason for the lack of quality in American television is related to both the history of TV programming development and the economics of TV. Television in America began with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsors first experimented with television. Therefore, the close relationship which the advertisers had with radio programs became the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paid money for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, in American society, television is primarily concerned with reflecting and attracting society rather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest viewing audience possible. To do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than educational, attractive rather than challenging.

Television in America today remains, to a large extent, with the same organization and standards as it had thirty years ago. The hope for further development and true achievement toward improving society will require a change in the entire system.

According to the author American television is poor in quality because ______.

A．advertisers are interested in experimenting with new ideas

B．it is still at an early stage of development, compared with the radio

C．the programs have to be developed in the interests of the sponsors for economic reasons

D．it is controlled by radio companies

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第7题

If you asked people what the most important invention has been,many would say the printing press

If you asked people what the most important invention has been,many would say the printing press. Others _1_ say the wheel.But even though it’s_2_whether the appearance of the printing press affected the course of history more than the wheel，the printing press _3_ within the top two or three inventions in history. _4_ the telephone, the television,the radio, and the computer,the written word was the only way to _5_ ideas to people too far away to talk with.Until the 6th or 7th century,all books had to be written _6_.Creating a book was difficult，and very few existed.Therefore，very few people read books.

In the 6th and 7th centuries, the Chinese invented a way to print pages by _7_ characters and pictures on wooden，ivory，or clay blocks.They would print a page from the block by putting _8_ on the block and pressing paper onto the ink.This _9_ is called letterpress printing.The invention of letterpress printing was a great advance in communication _10_ each block could be inked many times and many copies of each page could be made.Many books could now be made.Therefore，many people could read the same book.

1.A.might B.ought to C.had to D.should

2.A.variable B.agreeable C.reliable D.debatable

3.A.lists B.ranges C.ranks D.covers

4.A.Now that B.No longer C.Long before D.Since then

5.A.invent B.communicate C.generalize D.motivate

6.A.by hand B.at heart C.on foot D.in mind

7.A.drawing B.painting C.writing D.carving

8.A.chalk B.oil C.ink D.crystal

9.A.definition B.action C.movement D.process

10.A.when B.because C.although D.if

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第8题

Apart from choosing a partner for life and hopeful...

Apart from choosing a partner for life and hopefully having a family of ones own,perhaps the most important decision that one takes in life concerns the choice of a career.It is a good idea if young people realise that there is a big difference between a career and ajob. A job can mean anything from doing the washing up in a restaurant during the univer-sity vacation to working ina corner shop. It may be that a particular job lasts for years,but unless it involves some aspect of special training leading to qualifications, it remains a job and not a career, There are of. course. exceptions to this generalisation For example.many pop singers are self-trained, but the suecessful ones think of their development astheir career.

Of course. it has to be said that certain careers require fairly low level qualifications before a person can enter a training programme or gain experience on the job, In Britain,being a policeman or a nurse only requires a person to have the basic school leaving certificate of four or five GCSEs. Unfortunately, with the same kind of qualifications, a police -man can earn a quite reasonable salary, while,ordinary nurses are among the worst paid professionals of that society. Of course, certain careers take years of training for example, if one wants to become an accountant,a doctor or a lawyer. Even senior teachers, particularly those working in universities. may be in full-time educational training for eight years.

It is essential that young people choose their career carefully. It is no good wanting to he a doctor if one cannot stand the sighi of blood! It is pointless considering the teaching profession if one doctors not like young people. Some people even have the most peruliar And unrealistic ideas of what they want to do. Take for example the case of a young man who rang up a radio programme about careers recently and said he wanted advice on how to become a lion tamer! It is very likely that lion tamers (and there are not that many around) start working with animals at a very early age. They are probably born into a show business family. The young man on the radio, on the other hand, did not even seem to like cats.

What other two choices are important in life apart from a career？

A.Choosing a partner for life and doing the washing up in a restaurant.

B.Choosing a partner for life and working in a corner shop.

C.Choosing a partner for life and hopefully havinK a family of one’s own.

D.Taking a job and having a family of one’s own.

Which of these definitions of "generalisation" is suitable？A.An unspecific statement.

B.The main poim of an argument.

C.One idea leading on to another.

D.A detailed statement.

What does it require in Britain to be b policeman or a nurse？A.A training programme

B.The basic school leaving certificate of four or five GCSEs

C.Gain experience on the job

D.Special training leading to qualifications

For the following careers, which doesn’t take years of training？A.A fireman.

B.An accountant.

C.A senior teacher.

D.A doctor.

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第9题

Some students at the Open University left school 20 years ago. Others are younger but

all must be at least 21 years old. This is one example of how the Open 3 University is different from all other universities. Its students must either work full-time or be at home all day. For instance, mothers of families do not have to pass any examinations before they are accepted as students. This is why the university is called “open”. The university was started in order to help a known group – people who missed having a university education when they were young.

The first name for the Open University was “the University of the Air”. The idea was to teach “on the air”, in other words on radio and television. Most of the teaching is done like this. Radio and television have brought the classroom into people’s homes. But this, on its own, is not enough for a university education. The Open University students also receives advice at one of 283 study centers in the country, 36 weeks of the year he or she has to send written work to a “tutor”, the person who guides his or her studies. The student must also spend 3 weeks every summer as a full-time student. Tutors and students meet and study together, as in other universities.

1. The purpose of the Open University is to ().

A. help the young to go to school

B. help those who want to study the university

C. help those who are younger than 21 years old

D. help those who had missed the chance to study when they were young

2. “On the air” means ().

A. on the show

B. on radio and TV

C. on the flight

D. flying everywhere

3. The students at the Open University have their education ().

A. both at home and at some study centers

B. through many kinds of examinations

C. with their written work only

D. in the local centers only

4. “Tutor” in the second paragraph means ().

A. the person who is in charge of various exams

B. the person who is to help students get through exams

C. the person who provides guidance to students in their studies

D. the person who teaches students face to face

5. Which of the following is implied but not stated？ ()

A. Everyone wants to go to such an open university

B. Every country needs such a university

C. Students must be over 21 years old in the Open University

D. The Open University really benefits a lot those who did not have the chance to have university education

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第10题

In capsule hotels, each guest stays in a small sleeping space called capsule. It measures about 2 meters in length and 1 meter in both width and height.

It is a type of hotel first developed in Japan intended to provide cheap, basic overnight accommodation for guests who do not require the services offered by traditional hotels. Facilities differ, but most include a television and wireless internet connection. There are many buttons in the capsule. One turns on the light, one turns on the TV, one controls the channels. There is a radio and an alarm clock built in. The open end of the capsule can be closed, for privacy, with a curtain or a fiber glass door. Luggage is stored in a locker、 Clothes and shoes are sometimes exchanged for a Yukawa and slippers on entry. Washrooms are communal. Guests are asked not to smoke or eat in the capsules. Some hotels also provide restaurants (or at least vending machines), pools, and other entertainment facilities. Capsules are used primarily by men. Some capsule hotels offer separate sections for male and female guests.

The benefits of these hotels are convenience and price, usually around？ 2000—4000 (USD 25—50) a night. They provide a place for those who may be too drunk to return home safely.

About 30% at the Capsule Hote1 were unemployed or underemployed and were the month. It was first offered to salary men who had missed the last train

also popular with travelers from all over the world. There for it’s going

Popularity.

26、 The space of each capsule id quite ()

A、large

B、capacious

C、limited

27、 Most capsules are not equipped with ()in the small sleeping space.

A、a TV

B、washrooms

C、wireless Internet connection

28、Capsule hotels were first developed in ().

A、Japan

B、China

C、UK

29、The benefits of these hotels do not include()

A、convenience

B、comfort

C、price

30、The writer has a () attitude towards capsule hotels.

A、positive

B、negative

C、neutral

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