51. The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him____________.

A. at birth　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through education

C. both at birth and through education　　　 D. neither at birth nor through education

45. 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

答案　 41-45 ACABC

Passage 49

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C

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.

44. 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.

43. 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. daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours

C. medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased greatly

D. the British companies will make less money

42. 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

41. 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

60. The writer suggests that ____.

A. children should ask their parents to teach them to read

B. children should not feel bored if given advanced reading material

C. children starting to read should ask specialists for help

D. children should be taught with patience, care and a sense of humour

答案　 56 C　　 57 B　　 58 A　　 59 C　 60 D

Passage 48

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A

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(处理器), 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(显示器). 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, they are a key feature(特征)of this revolution in office practice.

59. The purpose of labeling items in the room is to ____.

A. make it more colorful　　　　　 B. teach children to write neatly

C. help children recognize simple letters

D. force children to develop the habit of reading

58. A three-year-old child who wants to read should ____.

A. be encouraged　　　　　　　　 B. go to an infant school

C. start from fun stories　　　　　　 D. join a class of non-readers

57. In the writer’s opinion, children start learning to read ____.

A. early and fast　　 　　　　　　　B. at different times

C. by a certain rule　　　　　　　　 D. from word games