2009年职称英语教材完型填空新增部分(综合类)

　　Improve Computer-research Skills

　　Like many college students, Jose Juarez carries around a pocket-sized computer that lets him watch movies, surf the Interact and text-message his friends1.

　　He's part of "Generation M" - those born after 1985 who　　1　　up connected to everything from video game to cellphones.

　　"For us, it's everyday life," said Juarez, 18, a freshman　　2　　California State　University at Sacramento (CSUS).

　　3　　,educators are now saying that not all Generation M-ers can synthesize the piles　of information they're accessing.

　　"They're geeky2, but they don't know what to　　4　　with their geekdom," said

　　Barbara O'Connor, a Sacramento State communications studies professor who has been involved　in a nationwide　　5　　to improve students' computer-research skills.

　　In a recent nationwide test to　　6　　their technological "literacy" their ability to use　the Interact to complete class assignments - only 49 percent correctly evaluated a set of Web　sites for objectivity, authority and timeliness. Only 35 per cent　could correctly narrow an overly　　7　　Internet search.

　　About 130 Sacramento State students, including Juarez, participated in the experimental　test,　　8　　to 6,300 college students across the country.

　　The hour-long assessment test is conducted by Educational Testing Service. It is a　web-based scavenger hunt3(拾荒游戏)　　9　　simulated Interact search engines and　academic databases that spit out purposely misleading information.

　　"They're very good at　　10　　in and using the Internet, but don't always understand　what they get back," said Linda Goff, head of instructional services for the CSUS library.

　　"You see an open search box, you type in a few words and you　　11　　the button," said　Goff, who is involved in the testing.

　　"They take at face value4 　　12　　shows up at the top of the list as the best stuff."

　　Educators say that these sloppy research skills are troubling.

　　"We look at that as a foundational skill, in the same way we　　13　　 math and English　as a foundational skill," said Lorie Roth, assistant vice-chancellor for academic programmes in　the CSU5 system.

　　Measuring how well students can "sort the good　　14　　the bad" on the Internet has　become a higher priority for CSU, Roth said.

　　CSU is considering　　15　　a mandatory assessment test on technological literacy for　all freshmen, much as it has required English and math placement tests since the 1980s.

　　Students in freshman seminars at Sacramento State were asked to take the test early in the　semester and were expected to finish another round this week to measure their improvement.

　　词汇：

　　surf v.浏览

　　cellphone n.手机

　　geeky adj.与网络交往的

　　scavenger n.拾荒者

　　sloppy adj.马虎的

　　mandatory adj.强制性的

　　literacy n.文化水平

　　注释：

　　1.text—message his friends给朋友发信息。

　　2.geek是“极客”。这是音译。所谓“极客”是指跟网络交往的高手。Geekdom作为一个八极客。“-dom”是后者，有多种意思，此处表示“作为……的状况”。

　　3.scavenger hunt拾荒游戏。所谓“拾荒游戏”是指在规定的时间内搜索到难以搜索的东西，以先搜到者为胜。

　　4.take as face value是“断然接受一句话所说的(即字面意义)而不去考虑它是否还有其它的含义”。

　　5.CSU是California State University的缩写。

　　练习：

　　1. A) brought B) built C) stood D) grew

　　2. A) about B) near C) at D) near

　　3. A) Besides B) However C) In addition D) Of course

　　4. A) do B) work C) make D) deal

　　5. A) effort B) plot C) wish D) slogan

　　6. A) ask B) measure C) require D) demand

　　7. A) small B) little C) broad D) large

　　8. A) conducted B) held C) managed D) administered

　　9. A) between B) upon C) by D) with

　　10, A) writing B) copying C) typing D) moving

　　11. A) pull B) push C) beat D) strike

　　12. A) whatever B) whoever C) whichever D) however

　　13. A) look at B) take up C) cope with D) serve as

　　14. A) out B) from C) on D) off

　　15. A) added B) adds C) adding D) add