一九九七年秋季陕西省高等教育自学考试英语(计算机应用本科)试题4

四、there are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions
or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked a, b,
c and d. you should decide on the best choice and circle the corresponding letter
on the answer sheet. (20%)
No one knows who make the first cheese, but an old legend says that it was an
Arabian merchant. He put his milk in a pouch made from a sheep’s stomach and set
off across the desert. The bouncing of his camel, the desert heat. And the
chemicals in the pouch lining made the mild separate into curds and whey. The
thick pad, or our. Was the first cheese.
Ancient records show that cheese has been eaten for more than four thousand years.
From earliest time it has been considered a nourishing food. Americans eat less
cheese than people in some countries do, yet they still consume eight to ten pound
a year per person.
Today cheese is made all over the world. Most cheese is made from cow’s milk,
because the supply of this milk is greater throughout the would. Smalier
quantities come from the milk of other animals-goats. Sheep. And even reindeer.
51. the story of the Arabian merchant is ______.
a. recorded in history books b. undoubtedly true
c. an old legend that may be true d. found in ancient records
52. cheese is made of _______.
a. whole milk before it separates b. the curd of milk that has separated
c. the whey of milk d. curds and whey mixed
53. cheese has been used as food _____.
a. for only a few years b. for more than 4000 years
c. in only a few countries d. both b and c
54. according to the selection. Cheese is considered very ____.
a. unusual b. tasty c. nourishing d. hard to make
55. most cheese is made from cow’s milk because other kinds of milk ______.
a. are not so easy to obtain b. will not separate
c. do not have curds and whey d. are not so nourishing
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Telephone . television. Radio. And telegraph all help people communicate with
each other. Because of these cevices, ideas and news of events spread quickly
all over the world. For example, within seconds. People can know the results of
an election in another country,. An international football match comes into the
homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake
or a flood can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the
way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world.
Information travels fast.
How has this speed of communication changed the world? to many people. The would
has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually
physically smalier. It means that the world seems smalier. Two hundred years ago,
communication between the continents took a long time. all news was carried on
ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. It took six weeks for news from Europe to reach Americas.
This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, one battle. Or
fight. In the war of 1812 between England and the united states could have been
avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England.
But the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During this six weeks.
The large and serious battle of new Orleans was fought. Many people lost their
lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had
come in time. in the past. Communication took much more time than it does now,
there was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.
56. news spreads fast because of ______.
a. moderr transportation b. new technology c. the changes of the world d. a peace
agreement
57. according to this passage ______ is very important to people in a disaster
area.
a. fast communication b. modern technology c. latest news d. new ideas
58. which of the following statements is true?
a. the would now seems smaller because of faster communication.
b. the world is actually smaller today. C. the world is changing in size
d the destance between England and America has changed since the war of 1812.
59. two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried _____.
a.by telephone and telegraph
b. by land c. by air d. by sea
60. the new Orleans battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had
been signed _____.
a. by both sides b. in time c. in America d. in England