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2015年6月大學(xué)英語四級閱讀模擬試題（四）
Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A ),B., C. andD. . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Educators today are more and more often heard to say that computer literacy is absolutely necessary for college students. Many even argue that each incoming freshman should have permanent access to his or hcr own microcomputer. What advantages do computers offer the college students?
Any student who has used a word processor will know one compelling reason to use a computer: to write papers. Although not all students feel comfortable composing on a word processor, most find revising and editing much easier on it. One can alter, insert, or delete just by pressing a few keys, thus eliminating the need to rewrite or re-type. Furthermore, since the revision process is less burdensome, students are more likely to revise as often as is necessary to end up with the best paper possible. For these reasons, many freshman English courses require the use of a word processor.
Computers are also useful in the context of language courses, where they are used to drill students in basic skills. Software programs reinforce ESL(English as a Second Language ) instruction, as well as instruction in French, German, Spanish, and other languages. By using these programs on a regular basis, students can improve their proficiency in a language while proceeding at their own pace.
Science students take advantage of computers in many ways. Using computer graphic capabilities, for example, botany students can represent and analyze different plant growth patterns. Medical students can learn to interpret computerized images of internal body structures. Physics students can complete complex calculations far
more quickly than they could without the use of computer.
Similarly, business and accounting students find that computer spreadsheet programs are all but indispensable to many aspects of their work, while students pursuing careers in graphic arts. marketing, and public relations find that knowledge of computer graphic is important. Education majors learn to develop grading systems using computers, while social science students use computers for analyzing and graphically displacing their research results.
It is no wonder, then, that educators support the purchase and use of microcomputers by students. A versatile tool, the computer can help students learn. And that is, after all, the reason for going to college.
56. The word "literacy" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) means__________.
A. the ability to read and write
B. the ability to use
C. literature
D. the knowledge of language
57. The main purpose of this passage is to __________.
A. persuade the educators to increase computer use in their own classroom
B. analyze advantages and disadvantages of computer use among college students
C. identify some of the ways that computers benefit college students
D. describe how computers can be used to teach foreign languages
58. According to the author, a word processor can be used to __________.
A. revise papers
B. retype papers
C. reduce the psychological burden of writing papers
D. improve the writing skills of a student
59. In this passage, the writer's argument is developed primarily through the use of __________.
A. cause-effect analysis
B. comparison and contrast
C. induction
D. examples
60. According to the author, the reason for students to go to college is__________.
A. to learn something
B. to perfect themselves
C. to improve computer skills
D. to make the best use of computers
【參考譯文】
[56]現(xiàn)在，越來越多的教育專家認(rèn)為大學(xué)生一定要懂電腦。甚至還有許多人認(rèn)為每個大學(xué)新生都應(yīng)該隨時能使用自己的電腦。那么，電腦能夠給大學(xué)生帶來什么好處呢?
任何一個使用過word程序的人都知道使用電腦的一個必要原因：寫論文。[58]雖然并非所有學(xué)生都喜歡在word文檔里寫東西，但是大部分學(xué)生都發(fā)現(xiàn)在電腦上進(jìn)行修改和編輯更加容易。只需按下幾個鍵，你就可以修改、插入或者刪除，無需重寫或重新輸入。此外，由于這種修改并不怎么煩累，學(xué)生更有可能經(jīng)常修改，從而完成一篇質(zhì)量最高的論文。因此，很多為大一新生開設(shè)的英文課程都要求學(xué)生使用word程序。
電腦對于語言課程也是非常有用的，它們能幫助學(xué)生訓(xùn)練基本的語言能力。軟件程序為非母語英語課程，同時還有法語、德語、西班牙語以及其他語種的課程的教育帶來了方便。通過定期使用這些程序，學(xué)生可以根據(jù)自己的進(jìn)度提高語言水平。
理科類學(xué)生可以用電腦做很多事情。比如，利用電腦的繪圖功能，生物專業(yè)的學(xué)生可以描述和分析不同植物的生長模式。醫(yī)學(xué)專業(yè)的學(xué)生可以學(xué)會利用電腦合成的圖片來了解人體的內(nèi)部構(gòu)造。運(yùn)用電腦，物理專業(yè)的學(xué)生進(jìn)行復(fù)雜的計算可以比在沒有電腦時快得多。
同樣，商務(wù)和會計專業(yè)的學(xué)生會發(fā)現(xiàn)，他們作業(yè)的很多方面都離不開電腦上的電子制表軟件;而想從事平面造型藝術(shù)、市場營銷和公關(guān)工作的學(xué)生會發(fā)現(xiàn)懂電腦繪圖很重要。教育學(xué)專業(yè)的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)用電腦開發(fā)評分系統(tǒng)，而社會科學(xué)專業(yè)的學(xué)生使用電腦對研究結(jié)果進(jìn)行分析，并將研究結(jié)果以圖表的形式呈現(xiàn)。
綜上所述，難怪教育專家會贊成學(xué)生購買和使用個人電腦。[60]作為一種多功能工具，電腦能堡幫助學(xué)生堂習(xí)。畢竟，這也就是讀大學(xué)的原因。
【答案解析】
56.B
定位：根據(jù)題干信息可將答案直接定位到第一段第一句。
解析：literacy最基本的意思是tlle ability to read and write，但在本文中的literacy出現(xiàn)于第一段：
Educators today are more and more often heard to say that computer literacy is absolutely necessary for college students.因此，此處literacy引申為“使用的能力”。故選B。
57.C
定位：根據(jù)題干信息main purpose of this passage可知解答本題需要通觀全文。
解析：在文章開頭處作者提到：“現(xiàn)在，越來越多的教育專家認(rèn)為大學(xué)生一定要懂電腦。甚至還有許多人認(rèn)為每個大學(xué)新生都應(yīng)該隨時能使用電腦。那么，電腦能夠給大學(xué)生帶來什么好處呢?”顯然，作者下面要講的就是擁有電腦對大學(xué)生的多種好處。故C為正確選項。B項也比較有迷惑性，但文章并未提到disadvantages.故排除。
58.A
定位：根據(jù)題干信息wordprocessorcanbe usedto可將答案定位到第二段第二、三句。
解析：第二段提到：“雖然并非所有學(xué)生都喜歡在word文檔里寫東西，但是大部分學(xué)生都發(fā)現(xiàn)在電腦上進(jìn)行修改和編輯更加容易。只需按下幾個鍵，你就可以修改、插入或者刪除，無需重寫或重新輸入。”可見，word程序能幫助學(xué)生編輯論文。故選A。
59.D
定位：根據(jù)題干信息the writer’s argument is developed primarily through可知解答本題需要通觀全文。
解析：作者為了說明自己的論點(diǎn)，即“擁有電腦對大學(xué)生的多種好處”，舉了很多例子：他首先指出電腦在寫論文時的用途，接著說明電腦在語言學(xué)習(xí)中的用途，然后又說明了電腦對理科學(xué)生的重要性，最后還說明其對商務(wù)專業(yè)、會計專業(yè)、教育學(xué)以及社會科學(xué)等專業(yè)的學(xué)生有何幫助。故選D。因果分析、比較對比、歸納總結(jié)等寫作方式不是本文的主要寫作方式。
60.A
定位：根據(jù)題干信息the reason for students to go to college可將答案定位到文章最后一段。解析：文章在舉例說明了電腦對各專業(yè)學(xué)生的幫助之后，再次回到首段中提到的觀點(diǎn)，即教育專家為什么支持學(xué)生使用電腦。作者總結(jié)道：“作為一種多功能工具，電腦能夠幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)。畢竟，這也就是讀大學(xué)的原因。”可見上大學(xué)的終極目標(biāo)也就是學(xué)習(xí)。故選A。
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