大学英语试题10(4)

B. definition

C. analysis

D. description

80. The author ends the article with ________.

A. a conclusion

B. an idea and a worry

C. a prediction

D. a review

Questions 81 to 85 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Many teachers like to teach all the new words and structures in the text before reading begins. I am not going to say that new language should never be taught this way, but I have often thought that this is the dullest part of the lesson, and that the teaching would have been more effective if it had taken place actually during the process of reading.

It is difficult to make hard-and-fast rules, but you will frequently find that a new structure hardly needs explaining if it is taken in context; whether you want to teach it for active use is a matter beyond the scope of this book. For our purposes, if it can be understood without specific teaching, then it is not a barrier to the reader and to spend time on it would be pointless.

The same is true of vocabulary. You may feel the need to teach a few key words before the students begin to read, but other new words may be so unimportant that you do not want to draw attention to them, while others you will want to use for practicing the skill of inferring meaning from context. If your list of key words to be taught is long, this is a warning that the text is too difficult. Of course we are here facing the conflict between learning to read and learning the language. Your attitude will be determined partly by the kind of texts you use; if they are specifically intended to present new language, you cannot just ignore it. But the students have to learn to read as well; use supplementary texts for this if you can, but at least use the language teaching texts in such a way that they provide genuine reading tasks i.e. that students actually get practice in interpreting them. This will involve not teaching all the new language beforehand; helping the students to use the context as a guide to interpreting some of the new language; and practicing the new items after reading rather than before, in at least some cases.

Some of the problems will be alleviated by dealing with the text in short sections. The new language from a single section will be more manageable than the new language from the whole

text, so the dull preparatory work will be split up into short, more acceptable bits.

81. As for teaching a text, which of the following would be the LAST to be suggested?

A. To clear up all the language difficulties before reading starts.

B. To divide the text into short sections.

C. To encourage the students to learn the new language in context.

D. To practice the new language after reading if necessary.

82. According to the passage, if the texts are intended to present new language, the teacher

________.

A. should use supplementary texts to teach new language

B. should not forget to teach reading while presenting new language

C. should teach and practice new language before reading

D. can put reading practice aside for the time being

83. What does \

A. alternative

B. specific

C. complicated

D. fixed and unchangeable

84. In the first sentence of the last paragraph \

A. made more concrete

B. made more specific

C. paid more attention

D. made easier

85. The passage is mainly about _________.

A. reading skills

B. teaching reading skills

C. dealing with new language items

D. teaching foreign languages

Questions 86 to 90 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Halley's Comet (慧星) completed its latest trip around the Earth in 1986. It is now speeding toward the far-distant edges of our solar system. People on Earth will not be able to see it again until 2062. Scientists in many countries waited and prepared for years for the return of Halley's Comet. They planned new ways to observe the comet as it came near the Earth.

Comets are of great interest to scientists. This is because the space objects are believed to have changed very little since the solar system was formed 4,600 million years ago. Scientists believe that if they can learn more about the elements in a comet, they will understand more about conditions when the solar system was new.

Halley's Comet is probably the most famous comet. Historians say it was first noted about 2,200 years ago. The visit of the bright space object has been observed and recorded every 76 years since then. The comet was named after British scientist Edmund Halley. In the early 1700s, Halley studied records of the appearance of huge balls of fire flying across the sky. And he studied the sky to make his own observations. Halley was the first person to recognize that the balls of fire were really the same bright object, a comet. Halley said the comet circled the sun just as the planets did. And he said the comet's trip around the sun took about 76 years.

Since the discoveries by Edmund Halley, people have waited for that bright comet to return. When it came, people looked at it through small telescopes (望远镜) they held in their hands. And scientists looked at it through huge telescopes placed on top of mountains where the air was clear. But the most recent visit of Halley's Comet was the first time scientists could study the comet up very close. They did this through scientific instruments sent into space.

86. Halley's Comet is ________.

A. a planet

B. fire in space

C. a star

D. a bright space object

87. Which is the best topic of this passage?

A. What Is a Comet?

B. Halley's Comet

C. The Discovery of Halley's Comet

D. How Halley's Comet Was Discovered

88. Scientists are interested in comets in that ________.

A. comets are bright space objects

B. people will not be able to see them until 2062

C. they believe that if they can learn more about the elements in a comet, they will understand more about solar system

D. the space objects are believed to have changed very little since the solar system was formed 4,600 million years ago

89. The most recent appearance of Halley's Comet was different because scientists could study

the comet using ______________. A. instruments sent into space

B. telescopes they held in their hands

C. huge telescopes on top of mountains

D. space stations that could get them very close

90. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. People will be able to see Halley's Comet in 2062.

B. Halley's Comet was first noted about 2,200 years ago.

C. Halley's Comet was named by British scientist Edmund Halley.

D. Halley's Comet circles the sun.

Questions 91 to 95 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Florida International University has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.

You call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, created electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.

Robert Shostak is the director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work.

A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer.

Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mister Shostak said the Florida International University museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.

91. The first computer art museum in the U.S.A. was opened by _______.

A. a university

B. some artists

C. a computer designer

D. the local government

92. After connecting your own computer to the computer art museum, you can _______.

A. only appreciate the art

B. improve on the art

C. make comments on the paintings

D. download the paintings

93. The art museum discussed can be described by which of the following adjectives?

A. Corporeal (肉体的).

B. Virtual (虚拟的).

C. Optical (光学的).

D. Illusory (幻觉的).

94. All of the following statements are correct EXCEPT _______.

A. many of the artworks in the museum are made by students.

B. the computer art museum has a large audience.

C. home computers are not popular in the U.S.

D. making computer art is more convenient for the artists.

95. We can infer from the passage that in the future _______.

A. computer art will become more influential

B. art students will be more creative

C. there will be more computer art museums

D. computer artists will enjoy their work more

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