[单项选择]The author discusses computing machines in the first paragraph primarily in order to ______.


A. indicate the dangers inherent in relying to a great extent on machines
B. illustrate his views about the approach of mathematicians to problem solving
C. compare the work of mathematicians with that of computer programmers
D. provide one definition of intelligence

[单项选择]When the author talks about generations in the first paragraph, he seems to


A. be speaking very highly of his own Generation.
B. be sympathetic with his own generation.
C. criticise his own generation for its shortcomings.
D. believe his previous generations share one thin

[单项选择]The author discusses all of the items listed except ______.


A. word processing software
B. accounting software
C. educational software
D. salary software

[单选题]FIR指：
A.飞行情报区
B.管制区
C.管制地带
D.航站管制区域

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Passage Four
Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know how to find his seat, so he went to the airhostess (空姐) and asked ,"Could you help me I can’t find my scat. "The air hostess showed him the seat and told him to sit down and fasten the seat (系好安全带). She told Henry not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little strange, but he didn’t need to worry about it because many people felt like that. When the plane was flying very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could either read books, newspapers or see films. The airhostess would bring food and drinks. Henry, could enjoy the flight and arrive home soon.

When the plane was going up, the air hostess told Henry not to worry about （）
A. the plane
B. the strange feeling
C. his seat
D. his health

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Passage 6
A design for a remotely-controlled fire engine could make long road or rail tunnels safer. It is the brainchild of an Italian fire safety engineer, who claims that his invention--dubbed Robogat -- could have cut the death toll in the disastrous Mont Blanc tunnel fire in March 1999 which killed 41 people. Most of the people who perished dies within 15 minutes of smoke first being detected. Quick action is needed when fire breaks out in a tunnel. Robogat can travel at about 50 kilometers per hour. The Mont Blanc fire was 5 kilometers from the French end of the tunnel, so a machine could have got there in about six minutes.
The Robogat has been designed and patented by Domenico Piatti of the Naples fire department; it runs on a monorail suspended from the roof of the tunnel, when the Robogat reaches a fire, it plugs into a modified water main running along the tunnel and directs its hoses at the base of the fire. It is capable of pumping 3,000 liters
A. a prototype has not yet been accepted
B. financial backing is not available
C. the machine will need fire-resistant sensors
D. the machine would not work if the ventilation was overwhelmed

[单项选择]Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ______ for months.
A. pile
B. segment
C. sequence
D. file

[单项选择]The author cites Martin Diamond because the author _______.

[单项选择]The speaker mainly discusses ______.


A. the growth of the printing industry
B. the history of paper-making
C. the use of paper in the 19th century
D. the composition of wood fiber

[单项选择]The passage mainly discusses ______.


A. the experiments on the common cold
B. the fallacy about the common cold
C. the reason and the way people catch colds
D. the continued spread of common colds