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postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction (失误).
Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong.
Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 36. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A) To look back to the early days of computers.
B) To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C) To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. D) To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers. 37. According to the passage, the initial concern about computers was that they might ________.
A) change our personal lives B) take control of the world C) create unforeseen problems D) affect our businesses 38. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to ________. A) be reasonably doubtful about them B) check all their answers C) substitute them for basic thinking D) use them for business purposes only
39. The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is
________.
A) challenging B) psychological C) dramatic D) fundamental
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40. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of ________.
A) investment in computers B) the use of one’s internal computer C) double-check on computers
D) complete dependence on computers for decision-making
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four Choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single time through the centre. 41. Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she ________ have studied very hard.
A) may B) should C) must D) ought to
42. ________ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point. A) During the 1960’s B) It was in the 1960’s C) That it was in the 1960’s D) It was the 1960’s
43. He suggested ________ to tomorrow’s exhibition together.
A) us to go B) we went C) we shall go D) we go 44. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to
________.
A) the other B) any other C) another D) other
45. With agreement was reached I the discussion as neither side would give way to
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________. A) mustn’t go B) wouldn’t go C) oughtn’t to go D) shouldn’t have gone
46. If you want ________ you have to get the fund somewhere.
A) that the job is done B) the job done C) to have done the job D) the job that is don
47. There is more land in Australia than the government knows ________. A) what to do with B) how to do C) to do with it D) to do it
48. It’s no use ________ me not to worry. A) you tell B) your telling C) for you to have told D) having told
49. I have two boys but ________ of them likes sweets. A) both B) neither C) either D) none 50. Only by shouting at the top of his voice ________. A) was he able to make himself hear B) he was able to make himself hear C) he was able to make himself heard D) was he able to make himself heard
51. ________ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A) To be given
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B) Having been given C) Having given D) Giving
52. If it ________ too much trouble, I’d love a cup of tea.
A) isn’t B) wasn’t C) weren’t D) hadn’t been
53. My sister’s professor had her ________ her paper many times before allowing her to present it to the committee.
A) rewritten B) to rewrite C) rewrite D) rewriting
54. silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper ________ it closely. A) followed B) following C) to follow D) being followed
55. They are considering ________ before the prices go up. A) of buying the house B) with buying the house C) buying the house D) to buy the house 56. She was glad that her success would ________ for the women who would follow. A) make things easier B) make it easier C) be easier D) be easier to make
57. They will have it finished in ________.
A) three quarter of an hour time B) three quarters of an hour time
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