英語四級(jí)難度提升閱讀訓(xùn)練 Text 28

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In such a changing, complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of life's problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.

In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War II. As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be not trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.

Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming.

Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.

In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.

1.The word "it" (Line 3, Para. 2) most probably refers to_______.

A.the lack of stable communities

B.the breakdown of informal information channels

C.the increased mobility of families

D.the growing number of people moving from place to place

2.The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that_______.

A.they have to learn new things consciously

B.they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information

C.they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily

D.they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family

3.From the passage we can infer that_______.

A.electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages

B.it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era

C.people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences

D.events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites

4.We can learn from the last paragraph that_______.

A.it is necessary to obtain as much as possible

B.people should make the best use of the information

C.we should realize the importance of accumulating information

D.it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently

5.Many factors expel people to learn more EXCEPT_______.

A.changing society makes the life's problems difficult to solve

B.people migrate too much so the old information is cut off

C.technology develops too much and information amount more than before

D.greatly important information is changing

長(zhǎng)難例句分析

［長(zhǎng)難例句］Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before.

［結(jié)構(gòu)分析］本句中，主干是Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies。which引導(dǎo)的是定語從句，在這個(gè)定語從句中用了比較級(jí)。

［參考譯文］伴隨著信息量的大量增加，各種技術(shù)發(fā)展開來。這些技術(shù)的發(fā)展使人們可以更快地儲(chǔ)存更多的信息，更快地傳遞到更多的地方去，這在以前是不可能的。

全文參考譯文

在這樣一個(gè)不斷變化的復(fù)雜社會(huì)中，從前滿足信息需求的簡(jiǎn)單方法變得復(fù)雜了。許多過去可以通過詢問家庭成員、朋友或同事就能解決的生活難題，現(xiàn)在卻超出了這個(gè)大家庭的能力范圍。去哪兒尋求專家信息，以及如何確定哪些專家的建議應(yīng)該接受，成了今天許多人應(yīng)面對(duì)的問題。

此外，二戰(zhàn)以來，人口流動(dòng)更加頻繁。隨著家庭搬出他們多年居住的穩(wěn)定的社區(qū)，離開了多年的朋友，脫離了大家庭的關(guān)系，這種日常的信息交流被切斷了，隨之，需要時(shí)就可以獲得可靠信息的信心也不復(fù)存在了。生活中最簡(jiǎn)單方面的無意識(shí)的信息交流也被切斷。所以，過去大家庭通過隨意交流就能學(xué)到的東西現(xiàn)在必須有意識(shí)地去學(xué)。

除了當(dāng)今的社會(huì)變化之外，信息量劇增也是一個(gè)問題。今天，個(gè)人可獲得的信息比任何一代人都多，然而，找到一條與自己的問題相關(guān)的信息是既復(fù)雜又耗時(shí)，有時(shí)甚至相當(dāng)有難度。

伴隨著信息量的大量增加，各種技術(shù)發(fā)展開來。這些技術(shù)的發(fā)展使人們可以更快地儲(chǔ)存更多的信息，更快地傳遞到更多的地方去，這在以前是不可能的。計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)使得把大量的信息儲(chǔ)存在機(jī)讀文件中變得可能，人們通過計(jì)算機(jī)編程定位特定信息。電信技術(shù)的發(fā)展使人們可以通過電視、無線電傳送信息，不久電子郵件會(huì)經(jīng)常給人們送來大量信息。衛(wèi)星拓展了通信能力，可以對(duì)事件進(jìn)行實(shí)時(shí)報(bào)道。專業(yè)知識(shí)可以通過電話會(huì)議在全球范圍內(nèi)共享。參加會(huì)議者不必離開家、工作崗位去遙遠(yuǎn)的會(huì)場(chǎng)，就可以解決有爭(zhēng)議的問題。技術(shù)使信息的共享、儲(chǔ)存和傳遞更加便利，因此，使更多的人得到更多的信息。

在這個(gè)復(fù)雜多變的世界里，對(duì)信息的需求最為重要。那些能夠利用準(zhǔn)確、可靠、最新的信息解決日常問題、企業(yè)的關(guān)鍵問題及社會(huì)與家庭生活問題的人就能生存下去并取得成功?！爸R(shí)就是力量”很可能是再正確不過的諺語，對(duì)信息的獲取也許是所有人最重要的需求了。

題目答案與解析

1.單詞“it”（第二段第三行）最可能指的是________。

A.社區(qū)缺乏穩(wěn)定　　　　B.日常的信息交流被切斷了

C.家庭的流動(dòng)性增強(qiáng)　　D.人口流動(dòng)更加頻繁

【答案】B

【解析】從文中“隨著家庭搬出他們多年居住的穩(wěn)定的社區(qū)，離開了多年的朋友，脫離了大家庭的關(guān)系，日常的信息交流被切斷了，隨之，需要時(shí)就可以獲得可靠信息的信心也不復(fù)存在”可知，it指的是“日常的信息交流被切斷了”。

2.今天人們可能遭遇的主要問題來自于________。

A.他們得自覺學(xué)習(xí)新的事務(wù)　　　　B.他們對(duì)獲得可靠的和可信的信息缺乏信心

C.他們很難輕易得到所需的信息　　D.他們幾乎無法與大家庭隨意交流

【答案】C

【解析】從第三段第二句“今天，個(gè)人可獲得的信息比任何一代人都多，然而，找到一條與自己的問題相關(guān)的信息既復(fù)雜又耗時(shí)，有時(shí)甚至相當(dāng)有難度”可知，C項(xiàng)為正確答案。

3.根據(jù)本文我們可以推知________。

A.電子郵件不久可以在傳遞信息中起主導(dǎo)作用

B.對(duì)人們來說，在信息時(shí)代保密將變得更加困難

C.人們將花很少的時(shí)間來開會(huì)

D.現(xiàn)場(chǎng)事件將主要通過衛(wèi)星報(bào)道

【答案】A

【解析】從第四段第三句“計(jì)算機(jī)技術(shù)使人們能把大量的信息儲(chǔ)存在機(jī)讀文件中，人們通過計(jì)算機(jī)編程找到某一信息。電信技術(shù)的發(fā)展使人們可以通過電視、無線電發(fā)送信息，不久電子郵件會(huì)不斷地給人們送來大量信息”可知，A項(xiàng)為正確答案。

4.從最后一段我們可知________。

A.獲取盡量多的信息是必要的　　　　B.人們應(yīng)充分利用信息

C.我們應(yīng)該意識(shí)到積累信息的必要性　D.有效地獲取所需信息是非常重要的

【答案】D

【解析】從第四段第三句可知答案。最后一段第一句指出“在這個(gè)復(fù)雜多變的世界里，對(duì)信息的需求最為重要”，第二句進(jìn)行了具體說明“那些利用準(zhǔn)確、可靠、最新的信息解決日常問題、企業(yè)的關(guān)鍵問題及社會(huì)與家庭生活問題的人就能生存下去并取得成功”。D項(xiàng)總結(jié)了最后一段的內(nèi)容。

5.諸多因素迫使人們?nèi)ザ鄬W(xué)習(xí)，除了______。

A.變化著的社會(huì)使得生活中的問題很難解決　B.人們遷移太多，舊的信息被切斷

C.技術(shù)發(fā)展太快，信息也比以前多很多　　　D.極其重要的信息在變化著

【答案】D

【解析】本文講述了時(shí)代的變化導(dǎo)致人們要去加強(qiáng)學(xué)習(xí)。原因在各段有分別的描述：社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)變化，家庭結(jié)構(gòu)變化，信息量劇增，技術(shù)發(fā)展等。選項(xiàng)D是一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤的理解。