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东南大学远程教育专升本招生英语测试(A)PartI.ReadingComprehension：Directions:Inthisparttherearethreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyanumberofcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassagesandanswerthequestions.Then,markyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(1)Acomputerisamachinedesignedtoperformworkmathematicallyandtostoreandselectinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.Itisrunbyelectronicmeans.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofhardworkinaveryshorttime.Alargecomputer,forexample,canaddninethousandtimesasecond,ordividefivehundredtimesasecond.Theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinitstransistors.Itworksthousandtimesfasterthanthehumanbrain.Aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminute,butinordertoworkproperly,acomputermustbegivendirections---itmustbeprogrammed.Computerscanbedesignedformanyspecializedaims---theycanbeusedtoguideairplaneflights,directcars,eventoplaychess.Computersplayanimportantpartinmodernworkinmanyplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.01.Computerisamachinemadeto________.A.performworkmathematicallyB.performhardcalculationsC.storeandselectinformationD.alloftheabove02.Computersarevaluabletoindustrybecausethey________.A.performrapidlyB.findmistakesinhumancalculationsquicklyC.cansolveallmathematicalproblemsD.reducemathematicalmistakesincalculating03.Thepassagecallstransistorstheelectroniccomputer’s________.A.storeB.brainC.directionD.heart04.Theuseofcomputersforspecializedaimsdependsonthe________.A.designofthecomputerB.powerusedtooperatethecomputerC.theabilityoftheprogrammerD.waystooperatethem05.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Computersmustbefedeveryday.B.Acomputerisastoreofinformation.C.Computersmustbeprogrammedbyhumanbeings.D.Acomputercanworkoutadifficultproblemwithinaminute.(2)DearEditor:Whileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterofexaminations.InJuly,twowriters(letterstotheeditor)praisedthecancellationofexamsbecausetheybelieve“testsdon’ttellthewholestory”.Asateacherwhoworkedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksisgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastudent’sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyagradeaverageoftheyear’swork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudent’sability.Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealmostcertainindicatorsofastudent’sfutureperformance.Theopposite,almostcertainly,incompetence.Thereisnoacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofquality.Howcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwesimplytakethestudent’swordforit?Anyinstitutionthat“liberates”studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguided,ifnotignorant.Andsurelythe“graduates”ofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforgraduatesorotherstudies.Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonwithothersareatthebottomofmostban-examstalk.Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetitionanddesirethesatisfactionofbeingthebest.06.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorofthispassageprobablyagreewith?A.Testsareaneffectivemeasureofthestudent’sabilities.B.Testsarenoteffectiveinmeasuringthestudent’sabilities.C.Testscanonlymeasuresomeofthestudent’sabilities.D.Testsmaynotbeusefulformeasuringstudent’sabilities.07.Thetwowri...