Part Ⅲ 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.
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
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
答案解析：
26 .根据“The driving force behind much of this change”可知，这里说的是推动这些变化的一种力量，是一种创新，“innovation”符合语境，所以选F。
27 .根据“military advisers suggested the...of being able to operate one computer from another terminal”可知，军事顾问建议具备从一个终端操作另一台计算机的能力，“advantage”有“优势，有利条件”之意，这里表示具备这样的优势，所以选A。
28 .根据“under government control until 1984”可知，互联网一直处于政府控制之下直到1984年，“remained”表示“仍然是，保持”，符合语境，所以选L。
29 .根据“Phone lines could only transmit information at a...rate”以及后文提到光纤电缆的发展解决了速度问题，可知电话线传输信息的速度是有限的，“limited”符合，所以选G。
30 .根据“so personal computers could process the...signals at a more rapid rate”可知，个人计算机要处理的是传入的信号，“incoming”表示“进来的，传入的”，所以选E。
31 .根据“Corporations created home pages where they could place text and graphics to sell products”可知，万维网很大程度上是为商业目的开发的，“commercial”表示“商业的”，所以选B。
32 .根据“airline tickets, hotel...and even cars and homes could be purchased online”可知，这里说的是可以在线购买机票、酒店预订等，“reservations”表示“预订”，所以选M。
33 .根据“Universities...research data on the Internet”可知，大学在互联网上发布研究数据，“posted”有“发布”之意，所以选K。
34 .根据“students could find...information without leaving their dormitories”可知，学生不用离开宿舍就能找到有价值的信息，“valuable”表示“有价值的”，所以选O。
35 .根据“work could be done at home and...online”可知，工作可以在家完成并在线提交，“submitted”表示“提交”，所以选N。
