2017年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)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(jì)90年代，技術(shù)變革給美國(guó)人帶來(lái)了巨大的新選擇。在這十年中，娛樂(lè)、商業(yè)、研究和交流的新形式在美國(guó)變得司空見(jiàn)慣這一變化背后的主要推動(dòng)力是眾所周知的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是在20世紀(jì)70年代由國(guó)防部開(kāi)發(fā)的。在發(fā)生攻擊的情況下，軍事顧問(wèn)建議27人能夠從另一個(gè)終端操作一臺(tái)電腦。在早期，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)主要被科學(xué)家用來(lái)與其他科學(xué)家交流?；ヂ?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(gè)早期問(wèn)題是速度。電話線只能以29個(gè)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(jì)的信息接收的每一分鐘。英特爾等公司開(kāi)發(fā)了速度更快的微處理器，因此個(gè)人電腦可以更快地處理30個(gè)信號(hào)。

20世紀(jì)90年代初，萬(wàn)維網(wǎng)在很大程度上是為了31個(gè)目的而開(kāi)發(fā)的。公司創(chuàng)建了主頁(yè)，在那里他們可以放置文本和圖形來(lái)銷售產(chǎn)品。很快，機(jī)票、旅館甚至汽車和住宅都可以在網(wǎng)上購(gòu)買(mǎi)。大學(xué)有33個(gè)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(kāi)宿舍的情況下找到34個(gè)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(yuǎn)程工作者開(kāi)始謀生胡子拉碴,穿著睡衣在家辦公室(睡衣)。

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