英语(一) - 自考笔果题库

1 Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems and control complex machines. Many people use small computers called calculators to add，subtract，multiply，and divide numbers quickly. Scientists use large computers to solve many problems at the same time. You can play games with computers，and some computers can help you learn languages. The Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for blind people.2 The Kurzweil machine consists of three components：a scanner，a computer，and a voice synthesizer. These three parts are like your eyes，your brain，and your voice. The scanner is the “eye” of the machine. It scans，or looks at，the words on the page of a book and changes them into digital signals. These digital signals then go to the computer，the “brain” of the machine.3 The computer analyzes the signals and recognizes the words. The computer sends information about the words to the voice synthesizer. The voice synthesizer makes the sounds of the words.4 To use the machines，a blind person simply opens the book and puts its face down on the scan（like a photocopy machine）.The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished，the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters，large letters，of italics.Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it：newspapers，magazines，books，even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machines for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help sighted children learn to read.5 Can the Kurzweil Reading Machine help you to read in English? The computer can analyze the grammar of sentences，and the voice synthesizer can make the sounds of the words. However，the machine cannot explain the meanings of the words. To use the machine, you must know the meanings of the words and sentences first.Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because _________.

1 Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems and control complex machines. Many people use small computers called calculators to add，subtract，multiply，and divide numbers quickly. Scientists use large computers to solve many problems at the same time. You can play games with computers，and some computers can help you learn languages. The Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for blind people.2 The Kurzweil machine consists of three components：a scanner，a computer，and a voice synthesizer. These three parts are like your eyes，your brain，and your voice. The scanner is the “eye” of the machine. It scans，or looks at，the words on the page of a book and changes them into digital signals. These digital signals then go to the computer，the “brain” of the machine.3 The computer analyzes the signals and recognizes the words. The computer sends information about the words to the voice synthesizer. The voice synthesizer makes the sounds of the words.4 To use the machines，a blind person simply opens the book and puts its face down on the scan（like a photocopy machine）.The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished，the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters，large letters，of italics.Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it：newspapers，magazines，books，even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machines for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help sighted children learn to read.5 Can the Kurzweil Reading Machine help you to read in English? The computer can analyze the grammar of sentences，and the voice synthesizer can make the sounds of the words. However，the machine cannot explain the meanings of the words. To use the machine, you must know the meanings of the words and sentences first.To use the machine，you must know_________.

The State of Marriage Today Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded：almost 50％of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse．___1___Some futurists predict that in l 00 years，the average American will marry at least four times and extramarital affairs will be even more common than they are now．But what are the reasons for this，and is the picture really so gloomy? The answer to the first question is really quite simple：marriage is no longer the necessity it once was．___2__Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn’t have jobs outside the home．But with the rising number of women in well—paying jobs，this is no longer the case，so they don’t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage．_____3___While the rate of divorce has risen，the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much，so marriage is still quite popular．In addition to this，many couples now cohabit and don’t bother to marry．These couples are effectively married，but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics．____4___The statistics are deceptive because there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages．So is marriage really an outdated institution? ___5___And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people：they suffer less from stress and its consequences，such as heart problems，and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts．Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!1___.

The State of Marriage Today Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded：almost 50％of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse．___1___Some futurists predict that in l 00 years，the average American will marry at least four times and extramarital affairs will be even more common than they are now．But what are the reasons for this，and is the picture really so gloomy? The answer to the first question is really quite simple：marriage is no longer the necessity it once was．___2__Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn’t have jobs outside the home．But with the rising number of women in well—paying jobs，this is no longer the case，so they don’t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage．_____3___While the rate of divorce has risen，the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much，so marriage is still quite popular．In addition to this，many couples now cohabit and don’t bother to marry．These couples are effectively married，but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics．____4___The statistics are deceptive because there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages．So is marriage really an outdated institution? ___5___And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people：they suffer less from stress and its consequences，such as heart problems，and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts．Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!2．___.

The State of Marriage TodayIs there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded：almost 50％of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse．___1___Some futurists predict that in l 00 years，the average American will marry at least four times and extramarital affairs will be even more common than they are now．But what are the reasons for this，and is the picture really so gloomy? The answer to the first question is really quite simple：marriage is no longer the necessity it once was．___2__Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn’t have jobs outside the home．But with the rising number of women in well—paying jobs，this is no longer the case，so they don’t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage．_____3___While the rate of divorce has risen，the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much，so marriage is still quite popular．In addition to this，many couples now cohabit and don’t bother to marry．These couples are effectively married，but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics．____4___The statistics are deceptive because there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages．So is marriage really an outdated institution? ___5___And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people：they suffer less from stress and its consequences，such as heart problems，and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts．Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!3．___.

The State of Marriage TodayIs there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years，the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded：almost 50％of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse．___1___Some futurists predict that in l 00 years，the average American will marry at least four times and extramarital affairs will be even more common than they are now．But what are the reasons for this，and is the picture really so gloomy? The answer to the first question is really quite simple：marriage is no longer the necessity it once was．___2__Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands as they usually didn’t have jobs outside the home．But with the rising number of women in well—paying jobs，this is no longer the case，so they don’t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage．_____3___While the rate of divorce has risen，the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much，so marriage is still quite popular．In addition to this，many couples now cohabit and don’t bother to marry．These couples are effectively married，but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics．____4___The statistics are deceptive because there is a higher number of divorces in second and third marriages than in first marriages．So is marriage really an outdated institution? ___5___And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people：they suffer less from stress and its consequences，such as heart problems，and married men generally consider themselves more contented than their single counterparts．Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!4．___.