大学英语四级仔细阅读专项强化真题试卷14
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The rise of the Internet has been one of the most transformative developments in human history, comparable in impact to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph. Over two billion people worldwide now have access to vastly more information than ever before, and can communicate with each other instantly, often using Web-connected mobile devices they carry everywhere. But the Internet\’s tremendous impact has only just begun.
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1.In what way is the rise of the Internet similar to the invention of the printing press and the telegraph?(B)
A. It transforms human history.
B. It facilitates daily communication.
C. It is adopted by all humanity.
D. It revolutionizes people’s thinking.
解析：文章第一段第一句提出互联网的划时代意义可以和印刷机和电报的发明相提并论，原因在第二句中阐述出来，即互联网可以让人们实现即时通讯，也就是指日常沟通，故答案为B。
2.How do Schmidt and Cohen describe the effects of the Internet?(B)
A. They are immeasurable.
B. They are worldwide.
C. They are unpredictable.
D. They are contaminating.
解析：文童第二段中间部分指出．不同于以往时期的改变．这次变革的影响是伞球性的，文中的global和B选项中的worldwide为同义词，故答案为B。
3.In what respect is the book The New Digital Age considered inadequate?(C)
A. It fails to recognize the impact of the Internet technology.
B. It fails to look into the social implications of the Internet.
C. It lacks an objective evaluation of the role of Internet businesses.
D. It does not address the technical aspects of Internet communication.
解析：题干问的是这本书哪个方面存在不足，定位句中的shortcoming意思是“缺点”，与inadequate意思相近，那么最后一句中所说的“没有花足够的时间去用批判的眼光看待互联网业务在这些巨大改变中的作用”便是答案，故答案为C。
4.What will the future be like when everybody gets online?(A)
A. People will be living in two different realities.
B. People will have equal access to information.
C. People don’t have to travel to see the world.
D. People don’t have to communicate face to face.
解析：文章第四段第一句提到，在他们的书中，两位作者描述了互联网在未来几十年中会如何塑造我们的生活。接着第二句指出，他们描绘了一幅未来世界的景象，在这个世界中，个人、公司、机构和政府都必须处理两种现实：一种是真实存在的，另一种是虚拟的。由此可知，A“人们将生活在两种现实中”为答案。
5.What does the passage say about the authors of The New Digital Age\\(D)
A. They leave many questions unanswered concerning the Internet.
B. They are optimistic about the future of the Internet revolution.
C. They have explored the unknown territories of the virtual world.
D. They don’t take sides in analyzing the effects of the Internet.
解析：根据定位句可知，两位作者的目的在于超越现如今为人所熟知的乐观主义者与悲观主义者之间的对立观点—互联网的兴起最终是有益于社会还是会危害社会。由此可知，他们是要采取中立的态度。D“在分析互联网的影响上，他们不会站在任何一边”和原文意思相符，故为答案。
In 1950, a young man would have found it much easier than it is today to get and keep a job in the auto industry. And in that year the average autoworker could meet monthly mortgage (抵押贷款)payments on an average home with just 13. 4 percent of his take-home pay. Today a similar mortgage would claim more than twice that share of his monthly earnings.
Other members of the autoworker\’s family, however, might be less inclined to trade the present for the past. His retired parents would certainly have had less economic security back then. Throughout much of the 1960s, more than a quarter of men and women age 65 and older lived below the poverty level, compared to less than 10 percent in 2010.
In most states, his wife could not have taken out a loan or a credit card in
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