大学英语四级模拟试题（十二）

06.　we　can　learn　from　the　passage　that　those　at　the　computer　center　in　the　middle　of　the　night　are　____.　
a.　students　working　on　a　program　
b.　students　using　computers　to　amuse　themselves　
c.　hard-working　computer　science　majors　
d.　students　deeply　fascinated　by　the　computer　
07.　which　of　the　following　is　not　true　of　those　young　computer　""hackers""?
a.　most　of　them　are　top　students　majoring　in　computer　programming.　
b.　for　them,　computer　programming　is　the　sole　purpose　for　their　life.　
c.　they　can　stay　with　the　computer　at　the　center　for　nearly　three　days　on　end.　
d.　their　""love""　for　the　computer　is　so　deep　that　they　want　to　be　near　their　machines　even　when　they　sleep.　
08.　it　can　be　reasonably　inferred　from　the　passage　that　____.　
a.　the　""hacker""　phenomenon　exists　only　at　university　computer　centers　
b.　university　computer　centers　are　open　to　almost　everyone　
c.　university　computer　centers　are　expecting　outstanding　programmers　out　of　the　""hackers""　
d.　the　""hacker""　phenomenon　is　partly　attributable　to　the　deficiency　of　the　computer　centers　
09.　the　author''s　attitude　towards　the　""hacker""　phenomenon　can　be　described　as　____.　
a.　affirmative　
b.　contemptuous　
c.　anxious　
d.　disgusted　
10.　which　of　the　following　may　be　a　most　appropriate　title　for　the　passage?　
a.　the　charm　of　computer　science　
b.　a　new　type　of　electronic　toys　
c.　compulsive　computer　programmers　
d.　computer　addicts　

questions　11-15　are　based　on　the　following　passage:　
　　　every　profession　or　trade,　every　art,　and　every　science　has　its　technical　vocabulary.　different　occupations,　however,　differ　widely　in　the　character　of　their　special　vocabularies.　in　trades　and　handicrafts,　and　other　vocations,　like　farming　and　fishery,　that　have　occupied　great　numbers　of　men　from　remote　times,　the　technical　vocabulary,　is　very　old.　it　consists　largely　of　native　words,　or　of　borrowed　words　that　have　worked　themselves　into　the　very　fibre　of　our　language.　hence,　though　highly　technical　in　many　particulars,　these　vocabularies　are　more　familiar　in　sound,　and　more　generally　understood,　than　most　other　technicalities.　the　special　dialects　of　law,　medicine,　divinity,　and　philosophy　have　also,　in　their　older　strata,　become　pretty　familiar　to　cultivated　persons　and　have　contributed　much　to　the　popular　vocabulary.　yet　every　vocation　still　possesses　a　large　body　of　technical　terms　that　remain　essentially　foreign,　even　to　educated　speech.　and　the　proportion　has　been　much　increased　in　the　last　fifty　years,　particularly　in　the　various　departments　of　natural　and　political　science　and　in　the　mechanic　arts.　here　new　terms　are　coined　with　the　greatest　freedom,　and　abandoned　with　indifference　when　they　have　served　their　turn.　most　of　the　new　coinages　are　confined　to　special　discussions,　and　seldom　get　into　general　literature　or　conversation.　yet　no　profession　is　nowadays,　as　all　professions　once　were,　a　close　guild.　the　lawyer,　the　physician,　the　man　of　science,　the　divine,　associated　freely　with　his　fellow-creatures,　and　does　not　meet　them　in　a　merely　professional　way.　furthermore,　what　is　called　""popular　science""　makes　everybody　acquainted　with　modern　views　and　recent　discoveries.　any　important　experiment,　though　made　in　a　remote　or　provincial　laboratory,　is　at　once　reported　in　the　newspapers,　and　everybody　is　soon　talking　about　it　-　as　in　the　case　of　the　roentgen　rays　and　wireless　telegraphy.　thus　our　common　speech　is　always　taking　up　new　technical　terms　and　making　them　commonplace.　
11.　special　words　used　in　technical　discussion　____.　
a.　never　last　long　
b.　are　considered　artificial　language　speech　
c.　should　be　confined　to　scientific　fields　
d.　may　become　part　of　common　speech　
12.　it　is　true　that　____.　
a.　an　educated　person　would　be　expected　to　know　most　technical　terms　
b.　everyone　is　interested　in　scientific　findings　
c.　the　average　man　often　uses　in　his　own　vocabulary　what　was　once　technical　language　not　meant　for　him　
d.　various　professions　and　occupations　often　interchange　their　dialects　and　jargons　
13.　in　recent　years,　there　has　been　a　marked　increase　in　the　number　of　technical　terms　in　the　terminology　of　
a.　farming　
b.　sports　
c.　government　
d.　fishery　
14.　the　writer　of　the　article　was,　no　doubt　____.　
a.　a　linguist　
b.　an　essayist　
c.　a　scientist　
d.　an　attorney　
15.　the　author''s　main　purpose　in　the　passage　is　to　____.　
a.　describe　a　phenomenon　
b.　be　entertaining　
c.　argue　a　belief　
d.　propose　a　solution　

questions　16-20　are　based　on　the　following　passage:

in　the　days　immediately　following　hurricane　andrew''s　deadly　visit　to　south　florida,　allstate　insurance　hastily　dispatched　more　than　2,000　extra　claim　adjusters　to　the　devastated　area　to　assist　the　200　stationed　there.　many　of　the　reserves　arrived　in　convoys　of　motor　homes.　others　flew　in　from　as　far　away　as　alaska　and　california.　since　the　storm　had　knocked　out　telephone　lines,　allstate　rushed　to　set　up　its　own　communications　system.　allatate　expects　to　pay　out　1.2　billion　to　cover　more　than　121,000　damage　claims　as　a　result　of　andrew.　


all　told,　u.s.　property　and　casualty　insurers　have　been　hit　with　more　than　8　billion　in　andrew-related　claims,　making　the　hurricane　the　most　costly　single　calamity　to　strike　the　industry　since　the　san　francisco　earthquake　and　fire　in　1906　(cost:　6　billion,　after　inflation).　with　claims　continuing　to　pour　in,　andrew　threatens　to　take　a　painful　toll　on　the　already　battered　property-casualty　insurance　industry　and　its　100　million　policy-holders.　the　final　bill,　analysts　predict,　is　likely　to　top　10　billion.　while　most　well-capitalized　insurers　are　expected　to　weather　the　storm,　less　anchored　firms　are　in　danger　of　being　blown　away,　leaving　u.s.　consumers　stuck　with　the　tab.　says　sean　mooney,　senior　researcher　at　the　insurance　information　institute:　""it　will　take　years　before　the　industry　digs　itself　out　from　the　wreckage　left　by　andrew.　some　[companies]　will　be　buried　by　it.""　


hurricane　andrew　is　the　latest　in　a　string　of　mishaps　to　plague　the　american　insurance　industry　this　year.　in　april　an　overflowing　chicago　river　flooded　the　city''s　downtown　district,　costing　insurers　300　million　in　claims.　a　month　later,　los　angeles　was　rocked　by　the　worst　civilian　riot　in　the　u.s.　since　the　civil　war.　the　insurance　toll:　1　billion.　then　came　a　series　of　major　hailstorms　in　texas,　florida　an　kansas.　they　cost　insurers　a　combined　700　million.　and　two　weeks　after　andrew,　another　lethal　hurricane,　iniki,　smashed　into　hawaii,　causing　1.4　billion　in　damages.　in　all,　property　and　casualty　insurers　have　paid　out　a　record　13　billion　in　claims　so　far　this　year,　far　surpassing　the　previous　high　of　7.6　billion　in　1989,　the　year　of　hurricane　hugo　and　california''s　bay　area　earthquake.　just　as　in　that　year,　when　those　catastrophes　were　followed　by　substantial　increases　in　insurance　premiums,　insurers　are　already　lobbying　for　rate　relief.