湖北学位英语考试指南十.doc

31省市学位英语网学位英语门户网站湖北本科毕业生申请学士学位英语考试指南10阅读练习1Directions: There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: The Government has almost doubled its spending on computer education in schools. Mr. William Shelton, junior Education Minister, announced that the Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) is to run for two more years with additional funding of at least 9 million.The programme began in 1980, was originally due to end next year, and had a budget of 9 million. This has been raised in bits and pieces over the past year to 11 million. The programme will now run until March 1986, at a provisional cost of around 20 million.MEP provides courses for teachers and develops computer programmes for classroom use of personal computers. It is run in partnership with a Department of Industry programme under which British-made personal computer are supplied to schools at half-price.In that way, virtually every secondary school has been provided with at least one computer at a central cost to the taxpayer of under 5 million. The primary schools are now being supplied in a 9 million programme which got under way at the turn of the year.But, as Mr. Shelton admitted yesterday: “Its no good having the computers without the right computer programmes to put into them and a great deal more is still needed.” Hence, MEPs new funds.Mr. Shelton said yesterday that MEPs achievements in curriculum development and teacher training had shown that the computer could be used in all courses.About 15,000 secondary teachers have taken short courses in computer awarenessthat is a necessary part of the half-price computer offer and training materials are now being provided for 50,000 primary teachers. The reasoning behind MEP is that no child now at school can hope for a worthwhile job in the future economy unless he or she understands how to deal with computersnot in a vocational training sense, but in learning the general skill to extract the required information of the moment from the ever-spreading flood. 1. The original MEP programme was expected to _.A) last two years and cost nine million poundsB) last four years and cost nine million poundsC) last two years and cost eleven million poundsD) last two years and cost eleven million pounds2. The main aim of MEP is to help curriculum development and _.A) provide personal computers for schoolsB) arrange for cheap computers to be supplied to schoolsC) show teachers how to use personal computersD) train teachers to work with classes using computers3. Computers have now been introduced _.A) in most secondary schoolsB) in all secondary schoolsC) in most primary schools, at half-priceD) in most schools, at no expense to the taxpayer4. The additional grant of money being provided is mainly _.A) part of the agreement to supply computers cheaplyB) to develop further computer programmes for schoolsC) to train 50,000 primary teachersD) to provide courses for secondary teachers5. The reason for the introduction of computers in schools is that _.A) in future, all teaching will be done with computersB) computer programmers will have better jobs in futureC) large numbers of people will have to be trained as computer programmersD) people will need to understand them to obtain information in their workQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage: Scientists estimate that about 35,000 other objects, too small to detect with radar but detectable with powerful Earth-based telescopes, are also circling the Earth at an altitude of 200 to 700 miles. This debris（碎片）poses little danger to us on the Earth, but since it is traveling at average relative speeds of six miles per second, it can severely damage expensive equipment in a collision. This threat was dramatized by a hole one-eighth of an inch in diameter created in a window of a United States space shuttle in 1983. The pit was determined to have been caused by a collision with a speck（微片）of paint traveling at a speed of about two to four miles per second. The window had to be replaced. As more and more nations put satellites into space, the risk of collision can only increase. Measures are already being taken to control the growth of orbital debris. The has always required its astronauts to bag their wastes and return them to Earth. The United States Air Force has agreed to conduct low-altitude rather than high-altitude tests of objects it puts into space so debris from tests will reenter the Earths atmosphere and burn up. Extra shielding（防护物） will also reduce the risk of damage. For example, 2,000 pounds of additional shielding is being considered for each of six sp0ace-station crew modules（乘员舱）further, the European Space Agency, is also looking into preventive measures.6. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A) The Problem of Space DebrisB) The Space Shuttle of 1983C) The Work of the European Space AgencyD) A Collision in Space7. It can be inferred from the passage that debris was harmful to one of the space shuttles because the debris was _.A) large C) radioactiveB) moving very fast D) burning uncontrollably8. What effect did orbital debris have on one of the space shuttles?A) It removed some of the paint.B) It damaged one of the windows.C) It caused a loss of altitude.D) It led to a collision with a space station.9. The word “them” in line 13 refers to which of the following?A) Astronauts C) TestsB) Wastes D) Crew modules10. Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information in the passage?A) How can small objects orbiting the Earth be seen?B) What is being done to prevent orbital debris form increasing?C) Why is the risk of damage to space equipment likely to increase?D) When did the United States Air Force begin making tests in space?【答案解析】1. 答案：B）讲解：本题问的是MEP计划原先预期持续多长时间，耗资多少。根据第4行至第5行“had a budget of 9 million.”可知原计划耗资9 million pounds。回答原先预期持续多长时间，则需要认真推算。从文中得知，MEP计划开始于1980年，现在要比原计划多持续2年（is to run for two more years），于1986年结束。因此，可推算出原计划于1984年结束。1980年开始，计划于1984年结束，则原计划持续4年。故正确答案为B。2. 答案：D）讲解：本题问的是MEP计划的目的。根据第8行至第9行“It is run in partnership with a Department of Industry programme under which British-made personal computer are supplied to schools at half-price.”可知选项A和选项B为另一项计划的内容，与题意不符。文章中第14行至16行“MEPs achievements in curriculum development and teacher training had shown that the computer could be used in all courses.” 表明计算机可用于全部课程。由此可知，该项计划目的在于训练教师在课程中使用计算机教学，正确答案为。3. 答案：A)讲解：本题是细节问题，要求回答计算机已经在什么范围内得到使用。根据文中第10行“virtually every secondary school has been provided with at least one computer”中virtually every（几乎每一个，但不是全部）的意思，可以确定正确答案为。4. 答案：）讲解：根据第13行至15行“Its no good having the computers without the right computer programmes to put into them and a great deal more is still needed.” Hence, MEPs new funds.”可知正确答案为。资料来源：31省市学位英语网5. 答案：）讲解：