2009年4月成人英语三级A卷真题(4)

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A. computers

B. jobs

C. activities

D. systems

8. According to Paragraph 2， without computers______.

A. human activities could not continue

B. there could not be weather forecasting systems

C. many activities would have to change their present form

D. banks would not be able to go on with check clearing转自学易网

9. According to the passage， what results from the introduction of computers？

A. After re-training， all employees in the firm get new jobs.

B. A considerable proportion of people are employed in key posts.

C. The finn keeps all of its original staff members.

D. The decrease in staff members may be balanced by the increase of finn activities.

10. James Callaghan's attitude towards computers can be best described as______.

A. doubtful

B. regretful

C. unfriendly

D. supportive转自学易网

Passage 3

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage：

The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet （饮食） ， including a variety of fruits and green vegetables. （79） It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet that it is necessary to make special provision to supply the missing vitamins.

An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as“beri-beri”。 （80） It used to distress large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice. In the early years of this century， a scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of “beri-beri”。 At first he thought it was caused by a germ. He was working in a Japanese hospital， where the patients were fed on