2017年12月英语四级考试真题及答案2（第2套）

PartⅢ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Technological changes brought dramatic new options to Americans living in the 1990s.During this decade new forms of entertainment,commerce,research,and communication became commonplace in the U.S.The driving force behind much of this change was a(n)26 popularly known as the Internet.

The Internet was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense.In the case of an attack,military advisers suggested the 27 of being able to operate one computer from another terminal.In the early days,the Internet was used mainly by scientists to communicate with other scientists.The Internet 28 under government control until 1984.

One early problem faced by Internet users was speed.Phone lines could only transmit information at a 29 rate.The development of fiber-optic(光纤)cables allowed for billions of bits of information to be received every minute.Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors,so personal computers could process the 30 signals at a more rapid rate.

In the early 1990s,the World Wide Web was developed,in large part,for 31 purposes.Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products.Soon airline tickets,hotel 32,and even cars and homes could be purchased online.Universities 33 research data on the Internet,so students could find 34 information without leaving their dormitories.Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and 35 online,so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and wearing pajamas(睡衣).

A)advantage

B)commercial

C)conservation

D)equipped

E)incoming

F)innovation

G)limited

H)local

I)maintained

J)occupations

K)posted

L)remained

M)reservations

N)submitted

O)valuable

【参考答案】

26-35：FALGE BMKON

【参考译文】

20世纪90年代，技术变革给美国人带来了巨大的新选择。在这十年中，娱乐、商业、研究和交流的新形式在美国变得司空见惯这一变化背后的主要推动力是众所周知的互联网。

互联网是在20世纪70年代由国防部开发的。在发生攻击的情况下，军事顾问建议27人能够从另一个终端操作一台电脑。在早期，互联网主要被科学家用来与其他科学家交流。互联网在政府的控制下直到1984年。

互联网用户面临的一个早期问题是速度。电话线只能以29个速率传输信息。光纤的发展(光纤)电缆允许数以十亿美元计的信息接收的每一分钟。英特尔等公司开发了速度更快的微处理器，因此个人电脑可以更快地处理30个信号。

20世纪90年代初，万维网在很大程度上是为了31个目的而开发的。公司创建了主页，在那里他们可以放置文本和图形来销售产品。很快，机票、旅馆甚至汽车和住宅都可以在网上购买。大学有33个研究数据在互联网上，这样学生就可以在不离开宿舍的情况下找到34个信息。公司很快发现工作可以在家完成在线和35,所以流行一种新群体,他们的远程工作者开始谋生胡子拉碴,穿着睡衣在家办公室(睡衣)。

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