2023年5月成人本科学位英语考试试题及答案
5 月 成人 本科 学位 英语 考试 试题 及 答案 PartIReadingComprehension ( 30 % ) Directions : Therearethreepassagesinthispart . Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements . ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA , B , CandD . YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet . Passage 1 Questions 1 to 5 arebasedonthefollowingpassage : ( 76 ) Muchunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputershasbeenbasedonthefearofwidespreadunemploymentresultingfromtheirintroduction . Computersareoftenusedaspartofautomatedproductionsystemsrequiringaleastpossiblenumberofoperators , causingthelossofmanyjobs . Thishashappened , forexample , inmanysteelworks . Ontheotherhand , computersdocreatejobs . Theyaremoreskilledandbetterpaid , thoughfewerinnumberthanthosetheyreplace . Manyactivitiescouldnotcontinueintheirpresentformwithoutcomputers , nomatterhowmanypeopleareemployed . Examplesarethecheckclearingsystemofmajorbanksandtheweatherforecastingsystem . Whenafirmintroducescomputers , afewpeopleareusuallyemployedinkeyposts ( suchasjobsofoperationsmanagers ) whileotherstaffarere - trainedasoperators , programmers , anddatapreparationstaff . ( 77 ) Afterthenewsystemhassettleddownpeopleinnon - computerjobsarenotalwaysreplacedwhentheyleave , resultinginadecreaseinthenumberofemployees . Thisdecreaseissometimesbalancedbyasubstantialincreaseintheactivityofthefirm , resultingfromtheintroductionofcomputers . Theattitudesofworkerstowardscomputersvary . Thereisfearofwidespreadunemploymentandofthetakeoverofmanyjobsbycomputer - trainedworkers , makingpromotionforolderworkersnotskilledincomputersmoredifficult . Ontheotherhand , manyworkersregardthetrendtowardwideruseofcomputersinevitable . Theyrealizethatcomputersbringaboutgreaterefficiencyandproductivity , whichwillimprovetheconditionofthewholeeconomy , andleadtothecreationofmorejobs . ThisviewwassupportedbytheformerBritishPrimeMinister , JamesCallaghanin 1979 , whenhemadethepointthatnewtechnologiesholdthekeytoincreasedproductivity , whichwillbenefittheeconomyinthelongrun . 1 . Theunfriendlyfeelingtowardscomputersisdevelopedfrom . A . thepossiblewidespreadunemploymentcausedbytheirintroduction B . theiruseaspartofautomatedproductionsystems C . theleastpossiblenumberofoperators D . theproductionsysteminsteelworks 2 . TheunderlinedwordThey ( Line 1 , Par . 2 ) refersto . A . computers B . jobs C . activities D . systems 3 . AccordingtoParagraph 2 , withoutcomputers . A . humanactivitiescouldnotcontinue B . therecouldnotbeweatherforecastingsystems C . manyactivitieswouldhavetochangetheirpresentform D . bankswouldnotbeabletogoonwithcheckclearing 4 . Accordingtothepassage , whatresultsfromtheintroductionofcomputers ? A . Afterre - training , allemployeesinthefirmgetnewjobs . B . Aconsiderableproportionofpeopleareemployedinkeyposts . C . Thefirmkeepsallofitsoriginalstaffmembers . D . Thedecreaseinstaffmembersmaybebalancedb