英语阅读综合作业与答案要点说明Word格式.docx
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3.Wheneveryouhearasound,findoutwhereitcomesfromandwhatcausesit.Wemakesoundsbymakingthingsmoveto-and-fro.Thisto-and-fromovementiscalledvibration.Itmeansmovingupanddownorforwardsandbackwardsveryfast.Thesevibrationscausetheairtovibrate.Thismakessoundwaves.
Topic:
II.Guessthemeaningofthewordsaccordingtothecontext.(20分)10*2
1.Whalesareenormousanimals.Youcannotimaginehowbigsomewhalesare.
A.hugeB.funnyC.strong
2.Alcoholissomewhataddictive,sobecarefulwhenyoutakeit.Don’ttaketoomuch.
A.poisonousB.habit-formingC.healthful
3.IusuallybrowsethroughthenewspaperswhenIhavemybreakfast.
A.readquicklyB.readseriouslyC.readcarefully
4.Therehasbeenaboominexportsthisyear;
theincreaseistremendous
A.fallB.growthC.mistake
5.Heisveryleanandthusweak,comparedwithothergirlsintheclass.
A.prettyB.uglyC.thin
6.Famousforherbigsmile,shehasacheerfuldisposition.
A.methodB.disposalC.character
7.Sheisverygrumpywhenhertoothaches.Yesterday,hertoothachedagain,andshequarreledwithherfriendoveraveryunimportantthing.
A.excitedB.carefulC.bad-tempered
8.Withreluctancetheboywenttoseeadoctorwithhisfather.
A.ImpatientlyB.UnwillinglyC.Immediately
9.Thewomanteacher’smelodiousvoiceattractedthestudents’attention.
A.melancholyB.interestingC.pleasant
10.Don’tjudgeamanbythecompanyhekeeps,sometimeshemayhavefriendswhoareverydifferentfromhim.
A.organizationB.businessfirmC.friends
IIIReadingComprehension:
(50分)10*5
PassageOne
Howdidcomputingmachinesbeginanddevelop?
Theanswertothisquestionisfairlyclear.Thefirstcomputingmachine,inusemorethan5000yearsago,wasthefingersandhandsofpeople.Butthisusefulandnaturalcomputingmachinewasnotequaltokeepingtrackofallthenumbersthatpeopleneededfromtimetotime.Peopleneededbiggernumbersthanhandscouldshow;
andtheyneededtobeabletostoreandremembernumbers,withoutalwayskeepingtheirfingersincertainpositions.
Sootherideasanddevicesappeared.
Thenextideawastousesmallstonesorshells,seedsorbeads,tocountwith.Thenapersoncouldtalkaboutsomelargenumber(ofchickensinaflockorsheepinaherd)as"
thenumberofbeadsonhisstring,"
evenifhehadnosimplenameforthenumber.
However,peoplefoundittroublesometocountonlyinunits,onebyone.So,veryearly,inancientEgypt,anotherideaappeared.Thiswastheideaofchoosinganewunitequalto10oftheoldunits.Clearly,thisideacomesfromthefactthatamanhas10fingers;
andsoapersoncouldtalkaboutthenumber76byreferringtoallthefingersofsevenmenandsixmorefingersononemoreman.
Inordertohandlenumbersintheformofasetofcountedthings,itishelpfultohaveafixedplaceinwhichtolaythemout.Suchaplacemaybeasmoothpieceofground,aflatpieceofstone,oraboard.Itishelpfultoarrangelinestomarkoffplaces-oneplaceforunits,anotherplacefortens,athirdplacefortensoftens(orhundreds),andsoon.
Butitisnotveryconvenienttouseaboard:
amongotherreasons,oftenwhenyoumovetheboard,thecountersfalloff.Sowhynotuseaframewithlittlesticks,putholesthroughthecounters,andstringthemasbeadsonthesticksintheframe?
Thissimpleinventionmakesawidelyusefulmachineforfiguring,theabacus.Itisstillthemostcommoncomputingmachineandisusedallovertheworld.
Inancienttimesanotherreallyimportantideawasnoticed-theideaofzero,thenumberofnone,ornothing.Itnamesaplaceontheboardofcountersthatisemptyofcounters.Withoutthisidea,nogoodcomputingmachinecanbemade.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,thefirstcomputingmachinewasinuse______yearsago.
(a)500(b)1000(c)5000(d)10000
2.Inordertostoreandremembernumberspeopleinearliertimesmightuseallofthefollowingtocountwithexcept________.
(a)stonesorshells(b)humanhandsandfingers(c)seedsorbeads(d)animals
3.Theideaofchoosinganewunitequalto10oftheoldunitsappearedveryearlyin________.
(a)India(b)Egypt(c)Britain(d)America
4.Thelastimportantideamentionedinthepassageis________.
(a)theinventionoftheabacus(b)thebirthofagoodcomputingmachine
(c)theideaofzero(d)theideaoftensorhundreds
5.Whichofthefollowingisabettertitleforthepassageabove?
(a)TheBirthofNumbers
(b)TheIdeaofZero
(c)TheUseoftheAbacus
(d)EarlyComputingIdeasandDevices
PassageTwo
ThefirstmachinethatwouldtakeinandaddnumbersmechanicallywasmadebythegreatFrenchmathematicianandphilosopherPascalin1643.Initweresmallcounterwheelswithgears(齿轮)thatcouldbesetatanyoneoftenpositions:
0to9.Eachgearhadalittletoothonitssideforpushingthenextcounterwheelwhenitpassedfrom9to0.
Bytheendofthe1800'
s,thereweremanysmalldeskmachinesthatwouldadd,subtract,multiply,anddivide.Thesewerebeingmanufacturedwidelytomeetbusinessneedsforhandlingnumbers.
Butfiguringwasstillthoughtofasasingleoperation(运算)ofarithmetictobedoneandfinishedwith.Itwasnotthoughtofasalonglistofoperations,allofwhichcouldbegiventoamachinetocarryoutintheproperorder.Forexample,supposeyouwantedtofindouttheaverage(平均数)ofthemarksofeachof286childreninsixsubjects.Youwouldhavetocarryout286additionsofsixnumbers,divideeachsumby6,andlist286answers.Thereisagreatdealofrepetitioninthiswork;
whynotgiveallofittoamachine?
Intheearly1800s,suchamachinewasthoughtofbyCharlesBabbage,aprofessorofmathematicsatCambridgeUniversityinEngland.Heworkedformanyyearsonhisideas,butfailedintheendbecausethelevelofengineeringinhisdaywasnotgoodenough.
However,Babbage'
sideaofanautomaticcomputercameintobeingin1944atHarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts.ThemenwhomadethecomputerwereProfessorHowardAikenofHarvardandengineersoftheInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.Theyputtogetheranautomaticcomputerthatreallyworked,calledtheHarvardIBMMarkI.Thiswasthefirstmachinethatcouldcarryoutlonglistsoffiguringoperationsofagreatmanykinds,allintheproperorder.
6.Thefirstmechaniccomputingmachinewasborninthe_______________century.
(a)fourteenth(b)fifteenth(c)sixteenth(d)seventeenth
7.ThecomputingmachinemadebyPascal______.
(a)usedelectricityaspower
(b)hadsmallcounterwheelswithgears
(c)hadninepositions
(d)couldaddlargenumbersveryquickly
8.Intheearly1800'
s,ProfessorBabbage__________.
(a)thoughtthatfiguringwasasingleoperationofarithmetic
(b)thoughtthatalonglistofoperationscouldbedonebyamachine
(c)wasknownasthebestmathematicianofhistime
(d)inventedamachinetodocomputing
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
(a)TheideaofanautomaticcomputeroccurredfirstinAmerica
(b)Babbagefailedtoproduceanautomaticcomputerbecauseofthelimitedlevelofengineeringinhisday.
(c)ThefirstautomaticcomputerwasborninBritain.
(d)TheHarvardIBMMarkIcoulddolonglistsoffiguringoperationsofagreatmanykinds.
10.Thepassageabovediscusses________.
(a)howCharlesBabbagetriedtoinventamoderncomputer
(b)thebirthofthefirstmechaniccomputer
(c)thedevelopmentofcomputers
(d)thefunctionsofcomputers
附答案要点
I
1.topic:
(Computernetworks)
(Anetworklinkscomputerstogetherandallowspeopletocommunicate.)
2.topic:
(Forest)
(Theforestpreserveswaterandprotectsthesoil.)
3.topic:
(Sound)
(Vibrationproducessound.)
II1-5ABABC6-10CCBCC
III1-5CDBCD6-10DBBCC
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