1999年6月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题

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1999 年 6 月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题

　　Part I Reading Comprehension （40%）

　　Directions There are four Passages in this part. Each passage is followed

by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four

choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark

the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the

center.

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

　　"High tech" and "state of the art" are two expressions that describe very

modern 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 modern

manufacturing（生产） system is surely high tech. High tech became a popular

expression in the United States during the early l980's. Because of

improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in

American stores, such as home computers, microwave（微波） ovens, etc.

　　 "State of the art" is something that is as modern 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 modern 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 modern 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 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.

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1999年6月北京成人学士学位英语考试真题　　PartIReadingComprehension（40%）　　DirectionsTherearefourPassagesinthispart.Each

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