中央电大_开放英语3历年试题及答案2007-2010(3)

3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _____B_____ we are.

A. more automatic

B. more disconnected

C. closer

4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? C

A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.

B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.

C. All of the above.

5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? B

A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere.

B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.

C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere

短文理解2

Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea - they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

1. According to the passage, bicycles _____C______.

A. are more convenient than cars

B. are safer traffic tools than cars

C. are the solution to some city problems

2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by _____B______.

A. the city government

B.some bike riders

C.some store owners

3. “Bicycle lanes” in the third paragraph probably means _____C______.

A. roads for bicycles only

B. roads full of bicycles

C. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? A

A. In New York City, many people use bikes as they have special lanes

B. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes.

C. The Central Park is closed to cars on weekends.

5. The best title for this passage is _____C______.

A. Traffic Crowding in New York City

B. Special Lanes for Passengers

C. Solution to Traffic Problem in New York

阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确（T）、错误（F），还是文字中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。

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