Section C

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished 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 AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

　　There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work，just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine(内燃机)has something to do with burning fuel， expanding gases and pistons (活塞)being driven.For people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further，students might be helped by a course that considers the computer‘s impact on society.But that is not what is meant by computer literacy.For computer literacy is not a formof literacy (读写能力);it is a trade skill that should not be taught as a liberal art.

　　Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities.A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers.But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know how to program one. Leave that to people who havechosen programming as a career.While programming can be lots of fun，and while our society needs some people who are experts at it，the same is true of auto repair and violin-making.

　　Learning how to use a computer is not that difficult，and it gets easier all the time as programs become more “user-friendly”。Let us assume that in the future everyone is going to have to know how to use a computer to be a competent citizen.What does the phrase learning to use a computer mean? It sounds like “learning to drive a car”，that is，it sounds as if there is some set of definite skills that，once acquired，enable one to use a computer.

　　In fact，“learning to use a computer” is much more like “learning to play a game”，but learning the rulesof one game may not help you play a second game，whose rules may not be the same.There is no such a thingas teaching someone how to use a computer.One can only teach people to use this or that program and generally that is easily accomplished.

　　Choose correct answers to the question：

　　46.To be the competent citizens of tomorrow，people should _______.

　　A.try to lay a solid foundation in computer science

　　B.be aware of how the things that they use do what they do

　　C.learn to use a computer by acquiring a certain set of skills

　　D.understand that programming a computer is more essential than repairing a car

　　47.In the second paragraph“auto repair”and“violin-making”are mentioned to show that _______ .

　　A.programming a computer is as interesting as making a violin

　　B.our society needs experts in different fields

　　C.violin making requires as much skill as computer programming

　　D.people who can use a computer don‘t necessarily have to know computer programming

　　48.Learning to use a computer is getting easier all the time because _______ .

　　A.programs are becoming less complicated

　　B.programs are designed to be convenient to users

　　C.programming is becoming easier and easier

　　D.programs are becoming readily available to computer users

　　49.According to the author，the phrase“learning to use a computer”(Lines3，4，Para.3) means learning _______.

　　A.a set of rules B. the fundamentals of computer science

　　C.specific programs D. general principles of programming

　　50.The author‘s purpose in writing this passage is _______.

　　A.to stress the impact of the computer on society

　　B.to explain the concept of computer literacy

　　C.to illustrate the requirements for being competent citizens of tomorrow

　　D.to emphasize that computer programming is an interesting and challenging job

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

　　One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least，arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students‘earnings by 25%，on a weighted average，or $220，000 over theirlifetime，according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants’revolt instead of anatomy of contract law，those gains are likely to be completely wiped out.

　　The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3，000 a year for their degrees，arguing that it‘s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life.But Prof. Walker’s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes.

　　Law，medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices，making their average earnings 25% higher，according to the article，published in the office for national statistics‘monthly journal.Scientists get 10-15% extra.At the bottom of the list are arts subjects，which make only a “small ”differenceto earnings- a small negative one，in fact.Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18.

　　“it‘s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot;and some subject areas givemore modest financial returns than others，”Prof.Walker said.As an economist，he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees“Studying economics might be very dull，forexample，and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun.”

　　Choose correct answers to the question：

　　51.What is the best title for the passage?

　　A.Professor Walker‘s Research

　　B.How to Make Big Money.

　　C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.

　　D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome.

　　52.Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because_____

　　A.they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn

　　B.they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid

　　C.they don‘t get financial support from the government

　　D.they need much revenue to support the educational expenses

　　53.The word “lucrative”(Line 1，Para.4) most probably means _____

　　A.sensible

　　B.creative

　　C.profitable

　　D.reliable

　　54.Law，medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than ______

　　A.education graduates

　　B.arts graduates

　　C.those who had not studied at the university

　　D.the average income

　　55.We can safely conclude that the author ______

　　A.regards arts degrees as meaningless

　　B.finds this result disappointing and unfair

　　C.wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college

　　D.holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns

　　Part IV Translation ( 答题时间30分钟 )

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

　　李清照是中国宋代一位著名的女词人(ci poetess)。她的词作集称为《漱玉词》 (Shu Yu Lyrics),该名字来源于李清照济南故居前的漱玉泉。李清照在孩提时期受到了良好的教育，在早年就显示出了她的文学才华。靖康之变(Jingkang Incident)后，她和丈夫赵明诚从山东省来到江苏省南部。无家可归的境遇和悲惨的生活也在她后来的诗歌和词作中有所体现。她写出了战争带给女性的灾难，也写下了大量的爱国主义诗歌和词作品。

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