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SectionⅡReading Comprehension

PartB

Text 1

"We are not about to enter the Information Age, but instead are rather well into it. " Present predictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percent of the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American high schools owned one or two computers for student use. In the fall of 1985, a new study showed that half of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And now educational experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students become "computer-literate". By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will be necessary in over eighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be compared to those who are print-illiterate today.

What is "computer literacy"? The term itself seems to imply some degree of "knowing" about computers, but knowing what? The present opinion seems to be that this should include a general knowledge, of what computers are, plus a little of their history and something of how they operate.

Therefore, it is important that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at what is being done, but also at what should be done in the field of computer education. Today most adults are able to use a motor car without the slightest knowledge of how the internal combustion engine (内燃机) works. We effectively use 'all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histories or to explain how they work.

Business people for years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet few have ever known how to .repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching how or why they work?

Rather, we first must fix our mind on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is.

"Knowing how to use a computer is what' s going to be important. We don' t talk about ' automobile literacy'. We just get in our cars and drive them. "

36. In 1990, the number of jobs having nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to

A．79 million   B．100 million      C．40 million      D．70 million

37. The underlined part "print-illiterate" in the text refers to

A．one who has never learnt printing

B．one who has never learnt to read

C．one who is not a computer literate

D．one who is not able to use a typewriter

38. What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．Recent predictions of computer-related jobs.

B．The wide of computers in schools.

C．The urgency of computers education.

D．Public interest in computers.

39. According to the author, the effective way to spread the use of computers is to teach

A．how to use computers

B．what computers use

C．where computers can be used

D．how computers work

40. From the text, we can infer that

A．computers will be easy to operate

B．automobile will be move comfortable

C．illiteracy rate will be down

D．computers will be set in automobiles

Text 2

Nisaburo and Hiroko Ohata are unlike most Japanese couples their age. Sure, Hiroko,58, is worried about her husband' s high blood pressure, while Nisaburo,60, promises his wife that if she loses 18 pounds they' 11 take a trip abroad. What makes the Ohatas different is how they met, through a matchmaking organization for single seniors. " On the second date, he asked if I wanted to meet his family," says Hiroko. "I took that as a proposal. " A little rushed, perhaps, but 17years after his wife' s death, Nisaburo knew he' d found a new wife. The couple just celebrated four years of marital happiness last month.

In the past, people like Nisaburo and Hiroko might have chosen to live out their lives alone. But as Japan' s society ages, attitudes about love and remarriage late in life are changing. In 2006,according to government data, three times more men and nearly five times more women in their 60sand 70s married for at least the second time, compared with 20 years before.

Granted, change is slow. For this silver-haired population, the concept of "dating" is still masked by the term ocha nomi tomodachi (friends having tea together). And older people often need help meeting prospective mates. That' s where specialized matchmaking services such as Ai Senior--" Love Senior"--come in. When Shunichi lkeda started the online service three years ago, he was surprised by how many visits he was getting from people in their 60s.

Ikeda says that his clients have an "American perspective" about the dating scene. And their children are often very supportive, sometimes being the ones to register parents. "More older people are realizing that life is supposed to be enjoyable--not lonely," says Ikeda. About 17% of the matchmaking clients in Japan are over 50 years old, according to Ai Senior, and seniors' market share has more than doubled over the past three years.

"For older, single men, even doing laundry or cooking is difficult," says Ikeda. "They want to live with a woman. Likewise, it can be boring for women living alone. They want to provide for someone. "

41. According to the writer, the Ohatas are different from most senior Japanese couples in that______

A．they remarried with the help of an agencyB．they decided to marry on the second dateC．the husband suffers from a health problemD．the wife is concerned about losing weight

42. As is implied in the text, Nisaburo' s proposal on the second date might be considered______

A．typical of single seniors B．irresponsible to his family

C．a surprise to the woman D．a decision made in haste

43. In Japan, the change in attitudes about remarriage results from an increase in A．its population B．single women______

C．senior people D．the divorced

44. According to Ai Senior, the matchmaking clients in Japan______

A．admire the American lifestyle B．are mostly under 50 years of age

C．share a vague term for "dating" D．doubled over the past three years

45. According to Ikeda, more single seniors remarry in order to______

A．live a longer life B．solve financial problems

C．make their life enjoyable D．support their children together

参考答案：

PartB

Text 1

参考译文

“我们不是即将进入信息时代，而是置身其中感觉良好。”目前的预测是，到l990年，在美国大约4000万的工作或大约40%的工作市场将和电脑相关。l980年，所有美国高中只有21%的学校拥有一台或两台．供学生用的电脑。而在1985年秋季，一项新的研究表明，美国一半的中等学校拥有十五台或更多的供学生用的电脑。现在教育专家、行政人员、甚至普通大众正要求所有学生会使用电脑。到2000年电脑知识将在超过80%的职业中成为必然要求。很快那些不会使用电脑的人将会被比作今日的“文盲”。

“电脑读写能力”是什么?这个术语本身暗示某种程度上与电脑有关，但是知道什么呢?时下的观点好像是，它应该包括对电脑是什么有个大概的了解，另外知道一些电脑的历史以及知道电脑运行方面的一些知识。

因此，每个地方的教育者不仅要留心观察正在做的事情，而且要注意在电脑教育领域什么应该做。如今，大部分成年人在几乎浑然不知内燃机如何运作的情况下能够驾驶一辆摩托车。在无法讲出它们的历史

或解释它们怎样工作的情况下，我们也能够有效地使用各种电器设备。

生意人已经充分利用打字机和加法机很多年了，但几乎没人知道怎样维修它们。那么为什么教电脑要通过教它们内部构造以及为什么工作呢?

更确切地说，首先我们必须把注意力放在教授电脑的有效使用上，正如工具一般。

“知道怎样使用电脑将会变得重要。我们不是在讨论‘汽车读写能力'：我们只需上车驾驶便是。”

答案及解析

36．D【解析】事实细节题。根据“…present predictions are that by 1990，about tliny million jobs in the United States，or about thirty percent of the job market，will be computer-related”(据1990年的预测，美国的三千万份工作，约占所有工作的40%，会和电脑相关)。所以此题选择D。

37．D【解析】事实细节题。根据“Soon those people not educated in computer use will be compared to those who are print—illiterate today”可知不懂电脑的人将会比作今日的“打字文盲”，所以此题选择D。

38．C【解析】主旨大意题。阅读第一段可知信息时代电脑必不可少，不懂电脑相当于“文盲”，从而呼吁加强电脑教育。所以此题选择C。

39．A【解析】推理判断题。第三、四段中以现代人会骑摩托车和生意人学用打印机为例，告诉了我们学习电脑的最有效方法就是学会如何使用电脑，所以此题选择A。

40．A【解析】推理判断题。根据“Knowing how to use a computer is what's going to be important．We don't talk about automobile literacy．We iust get in our cars and drive them”(知道如何使用电脑是很重要的…就像我们坐在车里开车一样)，由此可知学会操作电脑也不是很难的，所以此题选择A。

Text 2

Nisaburo和Hirok00hata与大多数日本同龄的夫妻不同。当然，58岁的Hiroko一直担心丈夫的高血压，而60岁的Nisaburo也承诺他的妻子，如果她减重18磅，就会带她去国外旅行。Ohaas夫妇与众不同的是他们的相遇，即通过一个为孤单老人搭桥的婚介机构。“在第二次约会时，他问我想不想见他的家人?”Hiroko说，“我把这当作是求婚。”也许有一点仓促，但在妻子去世17年后，Nisaburo知道他已经找到了一位新的妻子。上个月，这对夫妇刚刚庆祝了他们四周年结婚纪念日。

过去，像Nisaburo和Hiroko的人可能会选择独自生活。但随着日本社会的老龄化，人们对爱情和老年再婚的态度也在改变。根据政府数据显示，与20年前相比，在2006年，六七十岁的人群中，有三倍以上的男性和几乎五倍的女性选择第二次婚姻。

当然，这种变化是缓慢的。对“银发”人群来说，“约会”在很大程度上仍然被遮掩成是一起喝茶的朋友。老年人经常需要一些帮助来面见可能的伴侣。这就是专业婚介服务如“艾老人”——“爱老人”的由来。三年前，Shunichi Ikeda开始在线服务，很多60多岁的人提出问询，他感到很惊讶。

Ikeda说，他的客户对约会的场景存在着一个“美国视角”。他们的孩子往往也很支持，有时还会亲自为父母注册。Ikeda说：“越来越多的老年人意识到生活应该是快乐的，而不是寂寞的。”根据“艾老人”的统计，在日本，约17%的被牵线搭桥的客户超过50岁，而且老年人的市场份额已经比过去三年增加了一倍。

“对年纪大的、独居的男性老人来说，洗衣做饭都很困难，”Ikeda说，“他们想有个老伴。同样，独居的女性也很乏味，她们也想有个伴。”

41.A【精析】细节题。从文章第一段第三句话“What makes the Ohatas different is how they met, through a matchmaking organization for single seniors.”可知：这对夫妻和同龄的日本夫妻相比，其特殊性在于他们是通过相亲机构介绍再婚的。故选A。

42.D【精析】推断题。从文章第一段第六句话“A little rushed，perhaps…”可知：Nisaburo第二次见面就提出面见家人有些仓促。故选D。

43.C【精析】细节题。从文章第二段第二句话“But as Japan's society ages, attitudes about love and remarriage late in life are changing.”可知：但随着日本社会的老龄化，人们对爱情和老年再婚的态度也在改变。故选C。

44.D【精析】细节题。从文章第四段第四句“…and seniors' market share has more than doubled over the past three years.”可知：老年人的市场份额已经比过去三年增加了一倍。故选D。

45.C【精析】细节题。从文章第四段第三句…More older people are realizing that life is supposed to be enjoyable--not lonely,’says Ikeda.”可知：在Ikeda看来，更多的老年人再婚是使他们的生活变得快乐。故选C。

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