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"High tech" and "state of the art" are two expressions that describe the modem 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 modem manufacturing system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early 1955'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 modem 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 modem 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 modem 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".
1
What is the purpose of the passage?
A.
To tell how "high tech" and "state of the art" have developed.
B.
To give examples of "high tech".
C.
To tell what "high tech" and "state of the art " are.
D.
To describe very modern technology.
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
C
系统解析：
判断主旨题。第一段第一句话“high tech”和“state of the art”是描写现代技术的两种表达。从后面文中可见整篇文章都讲得是 high tech 和 state of the art，所以选 C。
2
What can we infer from the passage?
A.
American stores could provide new kinds of products to people.
B.
High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.
C.
"State of the art" is not as popular as "high tech".
D.
A modern plough pulled by oxen is "state of the art".
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
A
系统解析：
判断推理题。由第一段最后一句话说到人们可以在美国商场里买到许多新型产品，如家用电脑，微波炉等可以知道正确答案是 A。
3
All the following examples are high tech except _____ .
A.
a microwave oven
B.
a home computer
C.
a hand pump
D.
a satellite
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
C
系统解析：
事实细节题。我们可以用排除法得出答案，第一段说髙科技产品有卫星，微波炉和电脑，所以选 C。
4
Which of the following statements is not true?
A.
Since the computer revolution, the expression "state of the art" has become popular.
B.
"State of the art" means something that is the best one can buy.
C.
With the rapid development of computer, "state of the art" computer may easily become out of date.
D.
All kinds of products are "state of the art" nowadays.
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
D
系统解析：
判断推理题。文章最后一段最后一句说现在所有的产品都被说成是最新的。而实际上并非如此，所以选 D。
5
The best title for the passage is _____ .
A.
Computer Technology
B.
High Tech and State of the Art
C.
Most Advanced Technology
D.
Two New Expressions
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
B
系统解析：
判断主旨题。由于整篇文章都讲得是 high tech 和 state of the art，所以文章题目最好也是 high tech 和 state of the art。
As any middle-class parent knows, unpaid work experience can give youngsters a valuable introduction to a secure job. The government has recognized it too, abandoning rules in 2011 that had formerly stopped 16 to 24-year-olds from doing unpaid work while claiming unemployment benefit. But moving from that to forcing them to work without pay in order to collect these benefits has proved a big step.
More than one million young people in Britain are unemployed, the highest number since the mid-1955s. Keen both to cut the welfare bill and to avoid the depressed future wages that may result from early unemployment, the government has introduced an ambitious program of reform to get youngsters off welfare and into work. A key part of it is ensuring that no one gets benefit from the government for long; ministers are keen to avoid what happened after the early-1955s recession (衰退) , when unemployment continued in some parts of the country for a long time after the economy began to improve.
To help young people into work, ministers had persuaded lots of employers, including bakery chains, bookshops and supermarkets, to take on unemployed youths, who receive work experience but no pay, with the prospect of a proper job for those who shine. Some 35,000 youngsters participated last year; half found paid work soon after finishing the scheme.
The idea of getting young adults used to showing up for work is popular with voters : according to a survey published in February, about 60% of people support the program. Equally attractive was the option of compelling them to work : Under the existing arrangements youngsters could choose whether or not to accept a place, but if they dropped out after the end of the first week, they stood to lose up to two weeks' benefits.
Yet the scheme has also polarized(两极分化的)opinion: a third of people are consistently opposed. Following a noisy "Right to Work" campaign that accused employers of co-operating secretly with the government in "forced labor", several firms dropped out of the program. To prevent this from getting worse, Chris Grayling, an employment minister, admitted that young people could leave their work experience at any time without being punished for doing so. This not only, halted the flight of employers (for now, at least) but also enabled him to announce that new firms have agreed to take part in the program.
6
According to the passage, young people in Britain _____ .
A.
are used to showing up for work
B.
value unpaid work very much
C.
are always opposed to unpaid work
D.
could learn something about job security through unpaid work
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
D
系统解析：
句意理解题。根据文章第一句可知，年轻人要获得一份稳定的工作，无报酬的工作经验能给年轻人有益的引导。D 项意思符合，故选 D。
7
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.
Most voters support the government's effort to help young people to work.
B.
Some people protest against the government's attempt to force young people to work.
C.
There are more than one million young people who took part in the program.
D.
There are more than one million young people who are jobless.
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
C
系统解析：
事实细节题。根据文章第二段第一句可知：现在英国有超过 100 万的年轻人失业，这是从 20 世纪 80 年代中期以来的最高值。另外第三段的最后一句，提到去年大约 35，000 年轻人参加了此活动。故选 C。
8
According to the author, the British government is trying to _____ .
A.
punish young people if they are not cooperating with it
B.
reform the unemployed youngsters
C.
avoid the economic slowdown
D.
reduce welfare spending
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
D
系统解析：
推理判断题。根据文章第二段的第二句，意为政府既想削减福利开支，同时又想避免年轻人因早期失业而导致将来收人减少……，故只有 D 项符合。
9
The word "shine" in Paragraph 3 means " _____ "
A.
do well
B.
reflect light
C.
look happy
D.
produce light
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
A
系统解析：
词汇理解题。根据文章第三段第一句，可以猜测他们工作但没有报酬，不过做得好就可以得到合适的工作。故选 A。
10
Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?
A.
Enjoy Work Without Pay
B.
Can Work, Won't Work
C.
Should Work, Shouldn't Play
D.
Hate Work or Love Work
本题答案：
A
B
C
D
参考答案：
A
系统解析：
主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，文章主要介绍失业的年轻人通过先参加无报酬的工作获取经验，而后得到稳定的有报酬的工作机会，大部分选民的支持，政府也出台了改革方案。B、C、D 均不符合文章的主要目的。故选 A。
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