【2022秋期版】3935国开电大专科【理工英语2】期末一体化考试第四大题阅读判断题库

[2022秋期版]3935国开电大专科《理工英语2》期末一体化考试

第四大墨阈模判断题库说明:试题随机组合。［短文首字母音序A］Almosteveryoneisfamiliarwithvideoconferencingtoday,andforgoodreasons.Videoconferencingisconvenient.Videoconferencingsavesmoney,Videoconferencingmakesmoney.Anditissomucheasierthanitusedtobe.Today,ofcourse,videoconferencinghasbecomeanimportantmeansfordoingbusiness.Thereisnolongeraneedtowastetimeandmoneytraveling,andtheadvancedtechnologycanofferwhateveryconferencingneeds.Audio,webandvideotogethercanprovidegoodsolutionsforlargeconferenceswithQ&Asessionsandprivatechats.Whyisvideoconferencingsosuccessfulwhenothertechnologieshavecomeandgone?Itisbecauseit'sconvenientandcost-effective.Inadditiontosavingtimeandmoney,videoconferencingisalotlessstressfulthanameetingafteradayofairportsecurity,delayedflightsandhotelcheck-in,etc.Bestofall,videoconferencingisnotexpensivenowadays.Web,videoandaudioconferencingserviceproviderscanquicklygetyouupandrunning,oftenwithoutsetupfeesorhighcharges.Withallthat'savailabletoday,theonlyquestioniswhetherabusinesscanaffordnottouseuser-friendlyvideoconferencing.26.Itwaseasytousevideoconferencinginthepast•［答案］FVideoconferencingisaconvenientwayfordoingbusiness•［答案］T28.OnlyvideocanprovidegoodsolutionsforlargeconferenceswithQ&.Asessions•［答案］FComparedtosomeotherformsofmeetings,videoconferencingismuchmorestressful•［答案］FNowadaysifyoudon'tusevideoconferencinginsomecases,maybeyourbusinesswillsufferlossestosomedegree.［答勤T［短文首字母音序B］BENEFITSOFVIDEOCONFERENCINGAlmosteveryoneisfamiliarwithvideoconferencingtoday,andforgoodreasons.Videoconferencingisconvenient.Videoconferencingsavesmoney.Videoconferencingmakesmoney.Anditissomucheasierthanitusedtobe.Today,ofcourse,videoconferencinghasbecomeanimportantmeansfordoingbusiness.Thereisnolongeraneedtowastetimeandmoneytraveling,andtheadvancedtechnologycanofferwhateveryconferencingneeds.Audio,webandvideotogethercanprovidegoodsolutionsforlargeconferenceswithQ&Asessionsandprivatechats.Whyisvideoconferencingsosuccessfulwhenothertechnologieshavecomeandgone?Itisbecauseit'sconvenientandcost-effective.Inadditiontosavingtimeandmoney,videoconferencingisalotlessstressfulthanameetingafteradayofairportsecurity,delayedflightsandhotelcheck-in,etc.Bestofall,videoconferencingisnotexpensivenowadays.Web,videoandaudioconferencingserviceproviderscanquicklygetyouupandrunning,oftenwithoutsetupfeesorhighcharges.Withallthat'savailabletoday,theonlyquestioniswhetherabusinesscanaffordnottouseuser-friendlyvideoconferencing.l.It'seasytousevideoconferencinginthepast.［答案］FVideoconferencingisaconvenientwayfordoingbusiness•［答案］T3.OnlyvideocanprovidegoodsolutionsforlargeconferenceswithQ&Asessions•［答案］FComparedtosomeotherformsofmeetings,videoconferencingismuchmorestressful.［答案］F5.Nowadaysifyoudon'tusevideoconferencinginsomecases,maybeyourbusinesswillsufferlossestosomedegree.［答案］T［短文首字母音序I］IAMACOURIERIamaCOlirier.Manypeopletodayaregladtoseeus,becausetheyexpecttoreceivewhattheyhaveboughtontheInternet.WhenIseetheireagerfaces,!feelthatmyjobisvaluable.!amproudofmyjob.WhydidIchoosetobeacourier?Thefirstbenefitisjthink,courierscanusuallydeliveranitemfasterthanitwouldhavetakenifsentbyothermeans.Forexample,apersonmayneedtosendadocumenttosomeoneelse.Hecoulddothisbysendingitthroughthemail.Ifthetwopartiesareinthesamecity,thistransactionislikelytotakeatleastoneday.Couriers,however,usuallycanmakeithappenwithinhours.Secondly,couriersgenerallyofferareceiptforthedeliveryandthatcanmaketheirclientsfeelmoresecure.Postalservicesgenerallyarenotasefficientinthisregard.Eventextmessagesande-mailsmaynotbecomparable.Inmanycases,withoutdeliveryconfirmation,thesenderknowsthatsomethingwassent,butthereisnoconfirmationastowhetheritwasreceivedorwhenitwasreceived.Mostimportantly,theInternethaschangedpeople'sshoppinghabits.MoreandmorepeopletendtoshopontheInternet.ThegoodsboughtontheInternethavetobedeliveredbycouriers.Soacouriercanmakemoremoneyifhewantstoworklongerhours.ThafswhyIhavechosentoworkasacourier.Well,thafsaboutmyjob.Timeismoney!havetosendpackagestothenextplacenow.Talktoyoulater.1.Peoplearegladtoseecouriersbecausetheycanbringpeoplegoodluck」答案］FCourierscandeliveritemsfasterthanothermeansonlyinthesamecity.［答案］FPostalservicesgenerallyarenotasefficientbecausethereisn'tdeliveryconfirmation.［答案］T4.1fworkinglongerhours,courierscanearnmoremoney•［答案］TThecourierwhoistalkinglikeshisjob•［答案］TImprovingworksafetyisamustandagoal.ltshouldbeoneveryone'smind.AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofLabor,everyyearalmost6000peoplearefatallyinjuredatwork.Morethanfourmillionpeoplesuffernon-fatalinjuries.Whatsworse,manyofthesedeathsandinjurieswereduetocarelessness,andcouldhaveeasilybeenavoidedbypayingmoreattentiontosafetyrules.Employersarerequiredtoprovideasafeworkplace,butyoursafetyatworkisyourbusiness.Ifyoufeelliketheenvironmentisunsafeandyourcomplaintsfallondeafears,youshouldlookforotheremploymentorreporttheproblemtotheproperauthorities.Ofcourse,somejobsaremoredangerousthanothers.Ifyouhaveoneofthesejobs,you'llneedtobeextraalert.Deathsandinjuriesoccurinallkindsofemployment.Thankfully,thereareagreatmanythingsyoucandotoimproveyoursafetyatwork,Youcanimprovesafetyawarenessamongyourcoworkersandsupervisors,aswellaslobbyyouremployertoimprovesafetypolicies,practices,andtraining.Beactivewhenitcomestoworkplacesafety.Don'twaitforotherstopickuptheball.Whileyou'rewaiting,youmaywindupgettinginjured.Sotakeituponyourselftodowhatyoucantoreduceyourchancesofbeinginjuredatwork.26.Improvingworksafetyisnecessary•［答案］TManyofthesedeathsandinjuriesatworkcouldhavebeenavoided.［答案］TYoucoulddonothingifyoufeelliketheenvironmentisunsafeandyourcomplaintsfallondeafears.［答案］FDeathsandinjuriesonlyoccurindangerousjobs•［答案］FWhenitcomestoworkplacesafety,theemployeesshouldbeconcernedabouttheirownsafety•［答案］TItwillbethe50thanniversaryofthefoundingofLehighValleyIndustrialParkInc.LVIP'ssuccesseshavedefinedthisregion,includingitseconomy,itsresidents9workinglives,eventhelookofbroadareasacrossLehighandNorthamptoncounties.Peoplearedulyobservingthedatewithbanquets,awardsandotherfestivities.Buttheyoughttoknowaboutafewfactsinordertoappreciatetheimportanceofwhatwasbegun50yearsago.LVIPnowcomprisessevenplannedparks.Theyarehometo460companies.Thosecompaniesprovide22,000jobs.LVIPhasborrowedmorethan$436millioninprivateinvestmentovertheyears.lthaspaidtensofmillionsofpropertyandpayrolltaxes.Wecanimaginewhatwillhappentothisareaiftherearen'tthosejobs.Obviously,weoughttoappreciatethegeniusofLVIP'sfbunders.Fiftyyearsago,BethlehemSteelCorp.andotherintegratedsteelmakerswerehitbythefifthnationwidestrikein15years.Thosecyclesofstrikesaffectedeverypartofthelocaleconomy.ContractorFrankL.MarcontoldfellowboardmembersattheBethlehemChamberofCommercethatamorediverseeconomycouldbefosteredifpublicandprivateleadersactedtogether.Inthosedays,therewerenostateorfederaleconomicdevelopmentprograms.So,18individualspooled$250,000oftheirownmoneyandLVIPsoldbondstoraise$400,000moretobuyfourfarmsalongAirportRoad.TheCityofBethlehemcontributedplanningwork,amendeditszoningcodeandworkedoutanaffordablewaytoaddstreets,curbsandsewers.CompanieslikeBethlehemSteelmademajorcontributions,creatinganewmodelforcooperation.Anotherimportantdecisionwasmadethatyear.Itmade"LehighValley"partofthenameofthenewendeavor.ThelateWalterDealtrey,aformerLVIPboardpresident,usedtotellpeoplethatbackthen,decadesbefore"regionalization"becamepartofthepublicvocabulary.Thoseleadersknewtheirvisionhadtocarrythestampofbigideas.Thatfirst226acretractcouldhavebeencalled"BethlehemIndustrialPark,”becausethafswhereitwas.1.LehighValleyIndustrialParkisfiftyyearsoldnow•［答案］TLehighValleyIndustrialParkplaysaveryimportantroleinthelocalpeople'slives•［答案］TPeopledon'treallyknowthehistoryofLehighValleyIndustrialPark.［答案］T4.SteelmakerscreatedLehighValleyIndustrialPark•［答案］T5.Onlyprivateleadersactedtogethertofosteramorediverseeconomy.［答案］F［短文首字母音序K］Kindles,Nooksandothere-readersarethreateningthefutureofprintedbooks.Butreadingitselfmaygetaboostfromthedevices.Forexample,astudyfoundthatthekidsfeltbetteraboutreadingafteracourseinwhichtheyusedAmazonKindles.TheresearchisintheInternationaljournalofAppliedScienceandTechnology.Fortwomonths,199middle-schoolstudentsinareadingimprovementclassinTexashad15to25minuteseverydaywhentheywerefreetoreadontheKindle.Ingeneral,thestudentsfeltthedeviceimprovedtheirreadingability.Andtheytendedtoenjoyusingane-reader.However,somelow-levelreadersmayfeelsomewhatembarrassedwhentheyareseenwithasimplebook.Becausetheycanneverusefakebookcoversasinthepasttokeeptheirpeersinthedark.AmazonKindlesisakindofe-books.［答案］TTheresearchdoneintheInternationaljournalofAppliedScienceandTechnologyhaslastedfortwoyears.［答案］FThestudentsfelte-bookscouldnotimprovetheirreadingability•［答案］FManystudentstendedtoenjoyusingane-reader.［答案］T30.Somelow-levelreadersusedtousefakebook-coverstokeeptheirpeersinthedark.［答案］T［短文首字母音序M］PROTECTINGEYESFROMCOMPUTERSCREENSManyofUSspendthebulkofthedaylookingatcomputerscreens.Readingthisarticlemeansthere'sagoodchanceyou'relookingatonerightnow.Butdoeslookingatcomputerscreensdamageyoureyes?ProfessorNathanEfrondoesnotconsidercomputerscreens"harmful"tooureyes.Butheadmitsifyouuseonealot,youincreaseyourriskofbecomingslightlymoreshort-sighted-whereyoureyesfocuswellonlyoncloseobjectswhilemoredistantobjectsappearblurred.Thisisespeciallythecaseforchildrenandyoungadults,whoseeyesarestilldeveloping.Intheshorterterm,prolongedviewingofacomputerscreencanmakeanyslightexistingvisiondefectsmorenoticeable.ltcanalsogiveyouwhatissometimesknownas"computervisionsyndrome"-eyestrain,headaches,grittyeyesandblurryvision.Butthisisonlytemporaryandcanbeminimizedby:Adjustingthescreendisplaysothecontrastishighandthebrightnessfeelscomfortable.Havinglightingthatdoesnotproduceglareonthescreen.Givingyoureyesregularrestsfromlookingatthescreen(TheOptometristsAssociationofAustraliarecommendsyoudothisforfivetotenminuteseveryonetotwohoursofcomputeruse.Itsagoodtimetomakephonecallsordoothertasks.)LManyofusspendmuchtimelookingatcomputerscreens.［答案］TLookingatcomputerscreensfbrlongtimedoesn'tdamagechildrenandyoungadults'eyesight.［答案］FComputervisionsyndromecannotbeweakened•［答案］F4.1t'sgoodtakingbreaksduringscreenwatching.［答案］T5.Properlightingisimportanttoprotectoureyes.［答案］T［短文首字母音序N］NEWMATERIALcancoolbuildingsResearchersatStanfordUniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Thematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels.However,insteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdo,thematerialturnsheatintoinfraredradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Hesaysthatthepanelshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand.Thepanelsalsoactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Boththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspace.Thepanelsarecooltothetouch,eveninthesun.Researcherssaytheycanreducetheindoortemperaturetonearly5degreesCelsiusbelowthetemperatureoutside.Mr.Fansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Hesaystheheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.Buildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels.Inareaswhereoneisoff-grid,thereisasignificantpotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorevenfood.Inmanyofthesesituations,beingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.TheStanfordresearchersdescribedtheirtechnologyinthesciencepublicationNature.Theysaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels.ltmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspraytechnologyinthenextthreetofiveyearsthatcouldbeusedonexistingsolidstructures.Thematerialcancoolbuildingsonlyoncolddays.［答案］FThematerialturnsheatintoinfraredradiationbecauseitisaverythicksheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels•［答案］FTheheatofthebuildingsandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspacebythepanels•［答案］TTheoff-gridareasmayusethepanelstoreducethetemperatureofbuildingstostoremedicineorevenfood.［答案］TAcoolingspraytechnologymaybedevelopedinthenearfuturethatcouldbeusedonexistingsolidstructures.［答如T［短文首字母音序P］PROTECTINGEYESFROMcomputerscreensManyofusspendthebulkofthedaylookingatcomputerscreens.Readingthisarticlemeansthere'sagoodchanceyou'relookingatonerightnow.Butdoeslookingatcomputerscreensdamageyoureyes?ProfessorNathanEfrondoesnotconsidercomputerscreens"harmful"tooureyes.Butheadmitsifyouuseonealot,youincreaseyourriskofbecomingslightlymoreshort-sighted-whereyoureyesfocuswellonlyoncloseobjectswhilemoredistantobjectsappearblurred.Thisisespeciallythecaseforchildrenandyoungadults,whoseeyesarestilldeveloping.Intheshorterterm,prolongedviewingofacomputerscreencanmakeanyslightexistingvisiondefectsmorenoticeable.ltcanalsogiveyouwhatissometimesknownas"computervisionsyndrome"—eyestrain,headaches,grittyeyesandblurryvision.Butthisisonlytemporaryandcanbeminimizedby:Adjustingthescreendisplaysothecontrastishighandthebrightnessfeelscomfortable.Havinglightingthatdoesnotproduceglareonthescreen.Givingyoureyesregularrestsfromlookingatthescreen(TheOptometristsAssociationofAustraliarecommendsyoudothisforfivetotenminuteseveryonetotwohoursofcomputeruse.Itsagoodtimetomakephonecallsordoothertasks.)LManyofusspendmuchtimelookingatcomputerscreens.［答案］TLookingatcomputerscreensfbrlongtimedoesn'tdamagechildrenandyoungadults'eyesight•［答案］FComputervisionsyndromecannotbeweakened•［答案］F4.1t'sgoodtakingbreaksduringscreenwatching.［答案］T5.Properlightingisimportanttoprotectoureyes•［答案］T［短文首字母音序R］NEWMATERIALCANCOOLBUILDINGSResearchersatStanfordUniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Thematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels.However,insteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdo,thematerialturnsheatintoinfraredradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Hesaysthatthepanelshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand.Thepanelsalsoactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Boththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspace.Thepanelsarecooltothetouch,eveninthesun.Researcherssaytheycanreducetheindoortemperaturetonearly5degreesCelsiusbelowthetemperatureoutside.Mr.Fansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Hesaystheheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.Buildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels.Inareaswhereoneisoff-grid,thereisasignificantpotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorevenfood.Inmanyofthesesituations,beingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.TheStanfordresearchersdescribedtheirtechnologyinthesciencepublicationNature.Theysaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels.ltmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspraytechnologyinthenextthreetofiveyearsthatcouldbeusedonexistingsolidstructures.Thematerialcancoolbuildingsonlyoncolddays.［