2017年12月英語四級考試真題及答案2（第2套）

PartⅢ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s.During this decade new forms of entertainment,commerce,research,and communication became commonplace in the U.S.The driving force behind much of this change was a(n)26 popularly known as the Internet.

The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense.In the case of an attack,military advisers suggested the 27 of being able to operate one computer from another terminal.In the early days,the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.The Internet 28 under government control until 1984.

One early problem faced by Internet users was speed.Phone lines could only transmit information at a 29 rate.The development of fiber-optic(光纖)cables allowed for billions of bits of information to be received every minute.Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors,so personal computers could process the 30 signals at a more rapid rate.

In the early 1990s,the World Wide Web was developed,in large part,for 31 purposes.Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products.Soon airline tickets,hotel 32,and even cars and homes could be purchased online.Universities 33 research data on the Internet,so students could find 34 information without leaving their dormitories.Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and 35 online,so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and wearing pajamas(睡衣).

A)advantage

B)commercial

C)conservation

D)equipped

E)incoming

F)innovation

G)limited

H)local

I)maintained

J)occupations

K)posted

L)remained

M)reservations

N)submitted

O)valuable

【參考答案】

26-35：FALGE BMKON

【參考譯文】

20世紀90年代，技術(shù)變革給美國人帶來了巨大的新選擇。在這十年中，娛樂、商業(yè)、研究和交流的新形式在美國變得司空見慣這一變化背后的主要推動力是眾所周知的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是在20世紀70年代由國防部開發(fā)的。在發(fā)生攻擊的情況下，軍事顧問建議27人能夠從另一個終端操作一臺電腦。在早期，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)主要被科學(xué)家用來與其他科學(xué)家交流。互聯(lián)網(wǎng)在政府的控制下直到1984年。

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶面臨的一個早期問題是速度。電話線只能以29個速率傳輸信息。光纖的發(fā)展(光纖)電纜允許數(shù)以十億美元計的信息接收的每一分鐘。英特爾等公司開發(fā)了速度更快的微處理器，因此個人電腦可以更快地處理30個信號。

20世紀90年代初，萬維網(wǎng)在很大程度上是為了31個目的而開發(fā)的。公司創(chuàng)建了主頁，在那里他們可以放置文本和圖形來銷售產(chǎn)品。很快，機票、旅館甚至汽車和住宅都可以在網(wǎng)上購買。大學(xué)有33個研究數(shù)據(jù)在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上，這樣學(xué)生就可以在不離開宿舍的情況下找到34個信息。公司很快發(fā)現(xiàn)工作可以在家完成在線和35,所以流行一種新群體,他們的遠程工作者開始謀生胡子拉碴,穿著睡衣在家辦公室(睡衣)。

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