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　　The United States is not the only country affected by the “computer revolution ”. All the major countries of the world have computers, and the developing countries have also realized that computers play a big part in their economic development.

　　Usually what one sees is a machine that looks like a typewriter; it is called a computer terminal (终端). But computers are also used in unseen ways. For example. they determine how much time there should be between traffic signals to prevent traffic problems and to keep millions of cars moving in an orderly flow. When you buy a car, a factory process (过程) that is controlled by a computer enables you to obtain a car with your own choice of colors and special features(特征) in just a few weeks' time. In medical laboratories, computers have reduced the mistakes in testing, and they have saved doctors' countless hours of work. Before long, medical histories of all Americans will be kept in computer “banks”. If a person becomes ill far from his home, local doctors will be able to get his medical record immediately. In science, the computer has performed in minutes experiments which would have required thousands of hours of work by human hands and minds.

　　Most experts agree that computers are necessary to solve the problems of increasing population, city living, and public affairs. Without computers, the jobs of solving these problems would require millions of workers to do tons of paperwork. Before any computer can work on any problem, it must be told what to do. Someone must program the computer, step-by-step. At first this was done by having the programmer write out his instructions in the form of numbers which would be “understood” by the machine. Within a short time, attempts were made to perform a system that would enable humans to communicate more easily with machines. Different “languages” were developed by means of which the programmer could use words that had meanings for him, and another program in the machine would translate the words into the computer's number system.

　　Without special training, it is impossible to understand exactly how a computer does its work. However, many people without scientific training use computers in their daily lives. In some American schools, for example, young children are being taught by computers for part of the school day.

　　The use of computers in school has worried some Americans. There are those who fear it will remove human element (成分) from teacher-student relationships. On the other hand, there are educators who consider computer program a valuable means of freeing teachers from the more boring and tiring tasks, thus enabling them to spend more time with a single student.

　　In education, as in business and industry, science and medicine, computers play an important part in almost every type of operation. The future will bring major advances in computer technology, which will aid man in his efforts to improve the world.

1．According to the context, the author has written the passage mainly for ________ .

[　　]

A．young children

B．experienced operators

C．common readers

D．scientists in the computer field

2．Operators of computers should give instructions to work in the form of program ________ .

[　　]

A．which are introduced in turn into computers

B．through which computers could process “language”

C．which could tell computers what to do and how to do

D．all of the above

3．The arguments for computer program used in education were that

[　　]

A．computers like toys would attract much attention of school children

B．there are lots of buttons which you can press for doing anything at your will

C．computer program would take the place of teachers, turning a school into a computer world

D．computers could give teachers the opportunity to spare time to deal with students respectively

4．Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage?

[　　]

A．The world will enjoy the beautiful picture of the computers.

B．Computer technology will change the human life.

C．Computer would work freely in the future.

D．Computer would work with a great memory-storage and at highest speed.

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　　This is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff. The result of the match which finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a draw. Neither side scored. The Dutch referee (裁判) did not allow the one goal which France managed to kick. The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side. So both teams went home disappointed. This means that neither the French nor the Welsh team will reach first place in this international competition. However, I can say that the people who watched were delighted with the game. They particularly admired the French forwards, who were always fast and often

threatened the Welsh defense. Once it looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble. He dived to his right to save a shot from the French center forward and crashed his head against the goal post. A doctor examined him and he soon began to play again. Of course the large, friendly crowd cheered for him. Wales will certainly welcome an other visit from this splendid team.

1．This passage is ________ .

[　　]

A．a piece of sports news broadcast over radio

B．a piece of sports news in a newspaper

C．an advertisement about sports

D．an as say about sports

2．The word“draw” in this passage means ________ ?

[　　]

A．an act of pulling

B．taking money from a bank

C．a state in which neither side wins

D．making pictures with a pencil or a pen

3．Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．The French team is a visiting team while the Welsh team is the home team.

B．The Welsh goalkeeper was brave and he didn't quit the match even after he had his head seriously injured in the game.

C．People liked the French forwards for they were very active on the field.

D．A French player did kick a goal but the referee refused to admit it.

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　　There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have traveled to the places. Or you can go and see a color film about them. Or you can read travel books.

　　It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective (主观的) account of travels which the author has actually made himself. If they are informative and have a good index (索引) then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels. The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective(客观的) description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, cultured person has written such a book then it is even more useful. It can be sorted as a selected guide book. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good , they will , in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an explanation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and interesting. But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.

　　Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”, “excellent”or “magical”. You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that the contents are well presented and easy to find.

1．This passage is about ________ .

[　　]

A．how to travel

B．how to buy travel books

C．how to read a travel book

D．travel books

2．The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except ________ .

[　　]

A．the book written by some people who have had the same travel experience themselves

B．the book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the facts

C．the book in which a lot of big adjectives are used to draw your attention

D．the book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide

3．The date of the publication must be noticed because ________ .

[　　]

A．the world is changing and so are the places you are going to visit

B．the price of the book is always changing

C．the author of the book may be different

D．the contents of the book are always the same

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　　He works 10 hours a day, makes more than US ＄ 98000 a year, doesn't bother to take holidays, dresses as he pleases, he's never been happier and is looking for another job. This 33-year-old, white, university-educated person is the typical (典型的) Internet worker, according to a study by the Industry Standard, a San Francisco-based news magazine.

　　There is also a reasonable chance that his employer will arrange his dry cleaning, allow him to bring his dog to work, offer him free massages (按摩) and give him stock options (股票自由买卖权). And he still thinks people in other firms are doing better.

　　The typical worker, it appears, not only enjoys an income about three times the national average but also enjoys himself. At present 2.5 million people are employed by Internet firms in the US. The results of the study give plenty of reasons why so many people think the grass is greener in Silicon Valley.

　　Even after tech stocks sharply went down in April, closing many start-ups, there is still a mood of enthusiasm (热情) and special advantage among those still employed. So what makes 52 per cent of them “very happy?” “Demanding work” is given as the main reason and “ salary ” (薪水) is unsurprisingly close behind. Those questioned in the study also listed working weekends and long holidays as signs of the pleasures of the workplaces.

　　Only 13 per cent were paid for the extra hours worked while 14 per cent put in more than 12 hours work on an average day. “It wasn't all about money,” wrote Maryann Thompson in the introduction to the study, “It was fun. What other job could a college graduate walk into at 10 am wearing shorts and sandals?” And spend days with his dog at his feet, working on projects that required real brain power —— then leave at 9 pm with a belly full of free food, a few happy-hour beers and a big fat check?” The average income works out at ＄ 104000 with the average basic salary at ＄ 84700.

1．The job as an Internet worker ________ .

[　　]

A．calls for strict rules

B．leaves more time for housework

C．requires shorter working hours

D．allows much freedom

2．The most important reason that an Internet worker likes his job is that the job ________ .

[　　]

A．brings him in ＄104000 a year, much more than the average salary

B．requires great effort but gives him a great deal of fun

C．allows him long holidays and working weekends, which brings much pleasure

D．promises him a big chance to rise and much freedom to have a change

3．Many Internet workers think that ________ is a much better workplace for an Internet worker.

[　　]

A．the present position

B．San Francisco

C．Silicon Valley

D．a non-tech job

4．The phrase “a big fat check” in the last paragraph means ________ .

[　　]

A．a strong and healthy body

B．tasty food for his dog

C．a good result of the research work

D．good earnings

5．The whole passage mainly tells us ________ .

[　　]

A．college graduates are greatly attracted by Internet work

B．Internet workers earn much more than an average worker

C．youths prefer much more freedom in their work

D．employers try many ways to satisfy their Internet workers

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　　After 78 years in the UK, the Dutch clothing retailer (零售商)has closed shop for the last time. But C & A is not alone. In the past week the best known names on British high streets-Marks & Spencer, Boots and Littlewoods——have announced some of their worst ever trading figures.

　　The downturn is not a case of belt tightening. Although there are fears of a recession(衰退), UK consumer (消费者) spending has set new records in the past year. Experts say the sudden fall is the result of a revolution that is changing almost every side of British lives.

　　Mr. and Mrs. UK Average are throwing out the everyday and trading up to the finer things in life. Consumers are declaring an end to all things ordinary. The good taste revolution has swept the country with remarkable speed. Sales of once

popular fashions(时髦) are dropping quickly. Just three years ago Marks & Spencer was the UK's favorite. People now consider the fashions “ordinary”.

　　Yet just 100 yards (91 meters) from the empty aisles(通道) in London's Oxford Street, the story is different. Burberry enjoyed a 35 per cent increase in sales income in the last three months of last year. Gucci saw its sales rise 25 per cent. Armani reported 20 per cent growth. Demand for the logo-print at Louis Vuitton cannot be satisfied immediately. And growth is not only limited to the wealthy South-east.

　　Experts say Britain has moved from a “good enough” culture to “good taste” culture. Almost everywhere you look——from clothes, to food and drink, to cars, to home furnishings, to holidays —— Britons are buying into a life less ordinary.

　　Rising wealth is driving the revolution. New research shows that the average UK household is 40 per cent better off than in 1986. “In the past only those with money and time on their hands were able to devote energy to the search for tasteful living”, says Martin Hayward, a director at the Henley Center. “But as incomes rise and free time increases, the privileged(有特权的)many are living higher. More middle-class consumers are developing a sense of their own self-image (自我形象) through what they buy. ”

1．________ has caused the great revolution in Britain.

[　　]

A．Fear of earning less money in the future

B．Increase in incomes and free time

C．Desire for more tasteful living

D．Difficulty to buy more less ordinary things on the market

2．The expression “belt tightening”in Paragraph 2 probably means ________ .

[　　]

A．spending less money than before

B．selling less clothing

C．eating less food than before

D．buying less ordinary things.

3．More and more people in Britain today ________ .

[　　]

A．enjoy s good rise in their incomes but spare more time for work

B．like to buy things less ordinary and have a better taste of life

C．refuse to buy things of fashion and save more money to become millionaires

D．decide to spend less money on shopping but buy into a life less ordinary

4．Which of the following can be the most proper title of the passage?

[　　]

A．Income increasing in Britain.

B．Revolution changing the world.

C．Britons going high fashion.

D．Sales in Britain going down.

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Project Management Assistant(助理)

　　Responsibility:

　　 Provide service for the project in Chongqing.

　　 Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.

　　 Responsible for file management, customer service for students & parents.

　　Requirements:

　　 College degree and above.

　　 Good English and computer skill.

　　 Related working experience in the international organization.

　　 Patient, careful, supportive. Has strong team work spirit.

　　English Teacher

　　Responsibility:

　　 Conduct English teaching according to British education system.

　　Requirements:

　　 University degree and above in English major or normal English.

　　 Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity.

　　 With deep understanding and respect for different cultures.

　　(Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply (申请)this position. )

　　Marketing Assistant

　　Responsibility:

　　 Responsible for the local management of marketing & sales activities according to the instruction from the head office.

　　 Collect related information to the head office.

　　 Collect related information to the head office.

　　 Develop relationship with local media(媒体) and customers.

　　Requirements:

　　 College degree and above with good English (speaking & wriing)

　　 With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred.

　　 Working experience in the international organizations is a must.

　　 Good communication and presentation skills.

　　Accountant (会计)

　　Responsibility:

　　 Accountant work for Chongqing office and project.

　　 Perform the finance (金融) management locally according to the rules & policy of the company.

　　Requirements:

　　 College degree and above in finance area.

　　 Good English and good computer skill.

　　 Have sense of finance management.

　　 At least 2 years experience as accountant in the international organization is a must.

　　 Self-management, hardworking, independent and able to deal with pressure.

　　You can go to http: //www. 51 job. com for the information.

　　Please mail of fax your resume (个人简历) (both English &. Chinese ), diploma, training certificates and expected salary (薪水) to the following address within two weeks. (Please write “应聘” on the envelope ). No personal visit or telephone call before that. Your materials will be kept in ACE files.

　　Add: Room 1607 Plaza Building Yuzhong District Chongqing 40010

　　Fax No. : 023—63728428

　　E-mail: acercq@cta. cq. cn

1．If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply the position as ________ .

[　　]

A．project management assistant

B．English teacher

C．marketing assistant

D．accountant

2．If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you'd better say ________ .

[　　]

A．you always have new ideas and can't wait to see them realized

B．you can decide everything for yourself and have your plan carried out

C．you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions

D．you are good at persuading others to follow you and making a good leader

3．If you want to apply a position, you can _______ .

[　　]

A．go to the company or make a telephone call at any time

B．go to acercq@cta. cq. cn for the information about the employment

C．tell the company how much money you want for your position

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　　I find it pleasant to be alone the greater part of the time; to be in company, even with the best, is soon tiresome and wasteful, and I never found a companion so companionable as solitude(独处).

　　We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad than when we stay in the meeting-rooms, for solitude is not measured by the miles of space between a man and his fellows.

　　The farmer, who can work alone all day without feeling lonesome, but must do something with others to get pleasure at night, wonders how the student can sit alone at night; he does not realize that the student, though in the house, is actually at work in his field and cutting his wood as the farmer was in his.

　　Society is commonly too cheap; We meet at very short intervals (间隔) , not having had time to get any new value for each other; we meet at meals three times a day and give each other a new taste of that unpleasant old cheese; we live thick and are in each other's way, and I think that we thus lose some respect for one another.

　　We have had to agree on a certain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make this frequent meeting tolerable(可忍受的);certainly less frequency would be enough for all important and hearty communications between men.

　　It would be better if there were but one to live within a square mile, as where I live, for as the value of a man is not in his skin, we need not touch him.

1．The writer uses the example of the farmer and the student to show that ________ .

[　　]

A．men need to do something for pleasure after their work

B．men are not lonely when they are working

C．solitude is necessary for a student

D．people have different ideas of solitude

2．When the writer says “Society is commonly too cheap” he means that ________ .

[　　]

A．we meet not frequently enough so we don't understand each other well

B．we eat cheap food and live a simple life so we don't feel very happy

C．our lives are too regular for us to find any happiness in them

D．people don't have enough hearty communication to realize the value in others

3．The writer's opinion on the value of a man is that ________ .

[　　]

A．it is made too low by the rules of etiquette and politeness

B．it can be discovered through frequent physical touch

C．it can be found in a man's appearance

D．it doesn't lie in physical touch

4．The writer believes all but that ________ .

[　　]

A．a student and a farmer have no idea of solitude

B．the same life we live every day is the cause of man's loneliness

C．etiquette and politeness are rules that make frequent meetings tolerable

D．less frequent meetings can make us more clear about the value of men

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　　Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary: from the computer in his parents' home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) find out the world's most wanted cyber criminals (网络犯罪分子）.

　　Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus(病毒) in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected (嫌疑) sender of the dangerous “ILOVEYOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.

　　Jonathan's special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the “virtual” crime wave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother's football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security(电子安全) to large companies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker (黑客)trade.

　　Many companies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden's Upscale University and start up his own e-security company.

　　Although he works with the FBI now and then, his family insists he's just “a regular kid ”. “Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer,” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “He likes to help,” not because he's looking for fame and recognition.

　　When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and E-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melissa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.

　　“This time I knew exactly where to start, I knew what to disregard and what to look at. ”

1．The passage mainly wants to tell us that ________ .

[　　]

A．Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cybercriminals

B．Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boy

C．many companies want the young computer expert to join in

D．any cybercriminals will surely be found out wherever they are

2．The public started to know something about Jonathan just from ________ .

[　　]

A．his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous“I LOVE YOU” virus

B．his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virus

C．his little sister's talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmer

D．his speech on e-security to many computer companies after his fight against hackers

3．From Jonathan's success in finding out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus we can infer that ________ .

[　　]

A．where there's a will, there's a way

B．experience is knowledge

C．hard work leads to success

D．failure is the mother of success

4．What do we know about Jonathan?

[　　]

A．He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.

B．He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.

C．He is an expert on security, not interested in running a company.

D．He is a regular kid but does something unusual.

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　　Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.

　　SHANGHAI? The Huachen Group, which has put 83 million yuan in the development of the e-commerce market since its official registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www. chinaecnet. com website, citizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.

　　SYDNEY The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia's Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay (火炬接力) following a successful test.

　　Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday.

　　Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain alight three meters underwater because of a special kind of technology which creates a “fierce flame” too powerful to be drowned out by water. Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare from oxygen producing chemicals.

　　BEIJING The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory. “Taiwan Independence” in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of China's central government.

　　“We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and personages in Taiwan who favor (赞同) the one China principle,” says the statesman, which was released (发布) by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.

　　HAIKOU Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled (走私) into China. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan, said a customs discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.

　　The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid (回避) being examined. The boat was registered (登记) in the coastal city of Xiamen in East China's Fujian Province. All eight suspects (疑犯) aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.

1．Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?

[　　]

A．Because they are from developed countries.

B．Because the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards.

C．Because people in these countries travel much more than those countries.

D．Because they have more computers than others.

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second piece of news?

[　　]

A．The whole torch relay will be held three meters underwater.

B．The underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history.

C．A test has been made before this activity.

D．Some chemicals will help the flame burn by producing oxygen.

3．Which is the best title for the third piece of news?

[　　]

4．Which of the following best explains the underlined word “disguised” in the last piece of news?

[　　]

A．made different from normal

B．designed for a good purpose

C．hidden

D．pretended

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　　Phone books have white, blue and yellow pages. The white pages list people with phones by last name. The blue pages contain numbers of city services, government services, and public schools. Business and professional services are listed in a special directory the Yellow Pages.

　　The area covered by one area code may be small or large. For example, New York City has one code area, but so does the whole state of Oregon. There is an area code of map of the US and Canada in the front of the white pages.

　　Pay phones have numbers in the US. This means you can call a friend at a phone booth (电话亭). Or if you are making a long distance call and run out of money, give the number on your phone to the person you're talking to. Then hang up the receiver and they can call you back.

　　If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number, call the operator and explain what happened. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money; or you can have the phone company mail you a credit coupon that has the same value as the phone call.

　　Some companies advertise a service called WATS. You can dial a special number without a long distance charge. These are called “toll-free numbers” and the area code for all of them is 800. WATS means Wide Area Telephone Service.

1．In the yellow pages, you can find a list of ________.

[　　]

2．You can find an area code map ________.

[　　]

3．If you run out of money when making a long distance call, ________.

[　　]

A．you can tell the one on the phone your phone number and wait to be called back

B．you can tell the one on the phone your number, hold on and wait to be called back

C．you must hang up and stop making any calls

D．you have to run out and borrow some money

4．A credit coupon ________.

[　　]

A．is used to buy a phone

B．has no value at all

C．has more value than the phone call

D．has the same value as the phone call

5．The underlined phrases “toll-free numbers” means ________.

[　　]