复合题

Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Text 1 

 “High tech” and “state of the art” are two expressions that describe very modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering. 

What is high tech? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing system is surely high tech. 

High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early 1980’s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc. 

“State of the art” is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art” is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy. 

“State of the art” is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years to describe the best and most modern way of doing something. 

Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late 1970’s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were “state of the art”.

 Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression “state of the art” became as common and popular as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be “state of the art”. 

单选题 What is the purpose of the passage?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】主旨大意题。 通读全文可知， 本文主要介绍了“high-tech”和“state of the art”两个表达的含义。 故C项正确。
单选题 What can we infer from the passage?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节推理题。 文章第一段第三句提到， 高技术描述的是使用最新科学与工程理念或发现的任何发明和装备系统， 因此“高技术”通常描述最新技术成果， 而非传统技术， 故B项正确。 文章第三段第二句提到“Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores…”， 因此A选项可以直接从文中找到， 并不需要推断得出。 C项文中没有提及。 “state of the art”指的是最新现代技术， 因此D项错误。
单选题 All the following examples are high tech EXCEFT _____.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】细节理解题。 文章第二段提到“A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing system is surely high tech”， 由此可知， C项“手压水泵”不是高技术， 故C项为正确答案。
单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节理解题。 倒数第二段第一、 二两句提到， 由于计算机革命， 数百万美国人开始使用“state of the art”这一表达， 故A项正确。 由倒数第四段最后一句可知， B项正确。 由文章最后一段可知， C项正确。 文章最后一句提到， 现在所有的产品据说都很“高端”， 由此可知， 作者并不认为现在所有的产品都很“高端”。 故D项描述错误， 因此选D。
单选题 The best title for the passage is _____.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】主旨大意题。 联系全文意思可知， 本文主要讲述“高技术”和“高端”， 因此B项正确。