厦门大学继续教育英语复习题文档格式.docx

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A.makethetreegrowtallerB.improvetheshapeofthetree

C.getridofthesmallbranchesD.makethesmallbranchesthicker

2.Treesbecomeunhealthyifthegardener_____.A

A.allowstoomanybranchestogrowinthemiddle

B.doesnotprotectthemfromthewind

C.forcesthemtogrowtooquickly

D.damagessomeofthesmallsidebranches

3.Whyisaspecialsubstancepaintedonthetree?

B

A.Tomakeawoundsmooth.B.Topreventdiseaseenteringawound.

C.Tocoveraroughsurface.D.Tohelpawoundtodry.

4.Agoodgardenerprunesatree_____.C

A.atintervalsthroughouttheyearB.asquicklyaspossible

C.occasionallywhennecessaryD.regularlyeverywinter

5.Whatwastheauthor’spurposewhenwritingthispassage?

A

A.Togivepracticalinstructionsforpruningatree.

B.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning.

C.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases.

D.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning.

Passage2

Insteadofaboosttoproductivity,manyfirmsarediscoveringthattheInternetishavingtheoppositeeffectintheworkplace.Employeesaresurfingtheweb,checkingtheirstocks,tuningintoweb-broadcasts,allwhilebeingpaidtowork.ArecentstudysuggeststhatGermancompanieslosealmost$50billioneachyearthroughemployees’personalworkplacewebsurfing.It’sbeenestimatedthatasmanyas60%ofallemployeeswithdesktopInternetaccessgoonlineatleastoncedailyfornon-businessactivities.Onaveragetheyspendsome3.2hoursaweekofcompanytimeonline.

TheGermangovernment,alwayseagerfornewsourcesoftaxrevenue,hasannouncedthatitisinvestigatingwaystotaxInternetaccessbyemployeesforpersonaluse,thetheorybeingthatfreesurftimeisataxableemployeebenefit--likeacompanycar.

Imposingsuchataxwouldbedifficult,butthethreathelpstohighlightemployers’needtokeepemployees’nosestothegrindstone.Ofcourse,onecompany’sproblemcanbeanothercompany’sopportunity.Filteringandmonitoringsoftwareisaboomingbusiness--andthefuturelooksbright.TheInternetaccesscontrolsoftwarebusinesswilllikelygenerateover$500millioninannualsalesby2004.ThatmeansmorefirmswillbeinstallingsoftwarelikeSuperScoutbySurfControl,whichnotonlyknowswhereyousurfed,butcanblockaccesstononessentialsites.So,ifthenexttimeyougosurfingyourboardseemsalittlebitsmaller,itcouldbebecauseBigBrotherisgoingalongfortheride.

6.Whatistheheadachetomanyfirms?

C

A.Employees’surftimeisincreasing.

B.ThedifficultyofimposingtaxonInternetaccessbyemployeesforpersonaluse.

C.Theincreasingmoneypaidforemployees’personaluseonline.

D.BusinessisslowwiththecomingoftheInternet.

7.TheoppositeeffectoftheInternet,intheeyesofmanyfirms,isthat________.C

A.employeesaresurfingwithoutrealizingthepassageoftime

B.employeeshaveanaccesstotheInternetfortheirownbenefitfreeofcharge

C.employeespaylessattentiontotheirworkwhiletheyhavetopayfortheundesirable

D.thefluctuationinstockmarketcanaffectemployees’incentives

8.“tokeepemployees’nosestothegrindstone”（Paragraph3）means________.A

A.tomakeemployeescontinuetoworkhardwithoutinterruption

B.topreventemployeesfromgoingsurfingonline

C.toencourageemployeestogosurfingwhileworking

D.topunishemployeesforwrongdoing

9.Whowillbenefitfromthisissue?

A.TheGermangovernment.

B.Thefirms.

C.Thesoftwarecompany.

D.Thecompanycollectingtaxes.

10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?

A.TherewillbeaboosttoproductivitywiththehelpofSurfControl.

B.TheGermangovernmentwillsoonerorlaterfindanewwayofincreasingtaxrevenue.

C.Youarelikelytobewatchedandcontrolledwhileonlineinworkplace.

D.Youremployerislikelypresentwhileyougosurfing.

Passage3

Millionsofstarsaretravelingaboutinspace.Afewformgroupswhichjourneytogether,butmostofthemtravelalone.Andtheytravelthroughauniversesolargethatonestarseldomcomesneartoanother.Forthemostparteachstarmakesitsjourneyincompleteloneliness,likeashiponanemptyocean.Theshipwillbewelloveramillionmilesfromitsnearestneighbor.Fromthisitiseasytounderstandwhyastarseldomfindsanotheranywherenearit.

Webelieve,however,thatsometwothousandmillionyearsago,anotherstarwanderingthroughspacehappenedtocomenearoursun.Justasthesunandthemoonraisetidesontheearth,sothisstarmusthaveraisedtidesonthesurfaceofthesun.Buttheywereverydifferentfromthesmalltidesthatareraisedinouroceans;

alargetidalwavemusthavetraveledoverthesurfaceofthesun,atlastformingamountainsohighthatwecannotimagineit.Asthecauseofthedisturbancecamenearer,sothemountainrosehigherandhigher.Andbeforethestarbegantomoveawayagain,itstidalpullhadbecomesopowerfulthatthismountainwastorntopiecesandthrewoffsmallpartsofitselfintospace.Thesesmallpieceshavebeengoingroundthesuneversince.Theyaretheplanets.

11.Millionsofstarsare_______.A

A.followingtheirownpathsinspace

B.movingaboutwithoutafixedcourse

C.seldomwanderingaboutintheuniverse

D.alwaystravelingtogether

12.Sometwothousandmillionyearsago,themountainonthesunwasraisedprobablybecause_______.B

A.alargetidalwaveofastartraveledoverthesurfaceofthesun

B.anotherstarhappenedtocomenearthesun

C.thesunandthemoonraisedthetidesontheearth

D.thestarmovedawayfromthesun

13.Thearticlesuggeststhat_______.D

A.ourearthexistsbeforethesun

B.howspaceformed

C.nooneknowswheretheearthcomesfrom

D.ourearthusedtobepartofahighmountainonthesun

14.Theexpression"

thecauseofthedisturbance"

refersto_______.C

A.thelargetidalwave

B.thepowerfultidalpull

C.thestarcomingnearthesun

D.oneofthesun'

splanets

15.Inthisarticle,thewritermainlywantstotellthereaders_______.D

A.thattheuniverseissolargethatwecannotimagineit

B.howthehighmountainswereformedonthesun

C.whythetidesoverthesurfaceofthesunweresopowerful

D.wheretheplanetsintheuniversecamefrom

Passage4

CarsareimportantintheUnitedStates.Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoorhedoesn’tfeelreallypoorwhenhehasacar.

HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn’tknowhowmuchthecarwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUnitedStatesanationonwheels.AndithelpedmaketheUnitedStateswhatitistoday.

TherearethreemainreasonsthecarbecamesopopularintheUnitedStates.FirstofallthecountryisahugeoneandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.

ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Long-distancetrainshaveneverbeenascommonintheUnitedStatesastheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowadaysthereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedfrequently.

Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecarspopular.Americansdon’tliketowaitforabusoratrainorevenaplane.Theydon’tliketohavetofollowanexactschedule.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.

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