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06.¡¡we¡¡can¡¡learn¡¡from¡¡the¡¡passage¡¡that¡¡those¡¡at¡¡the¡¡computer¡¡center¡¡in¡¡the¡¡middle¡¡of¡¡the¡¡night¡¡are¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡students¡¡working¡¡on¡¡a¡¡program¡¡
b.¡¡students¡¡using¡¡computers¡¡to¡¡amuse¡¡themselves¡¡
c.¡¡hard-working¡¡computer¡¡science¡¡majors¡¡
d.¡¡students¡¡deeply¡¡fascinated¡¡by¡¡the¡¡computer¡¡
07.¡¡which¡¡of¡¡the¡¡following¡¡is¡¡not¡¡true¡¡of¡¡those¡¡young¡¡computer¡¡""hackers""?
a.¡¡most¡¡of¡¡them¡¡are¡¡top¡¡students¡¡majoring¡¡in¡¡computer¡¡programming.¡¡
b.¡¡for¡¡them,¡¡computer¡¡programming¡¡is¡¡the¡¡sole¡¡purpose¡¡for¡¡their¡¡life.¡¡
c.¡¡they¡¡can¡¡stay¡¡with¡¡the¡¡computer¡¡at¡¡the¡¡center¡¡for¡¡nearly¡¡three¡¡days¡¡on¡¡end.¡¡
d.¡¡their¡¡""love""¡¡for¡¡the¡¡computer¡¡is¡¡so¡¡deep¡¡that¡¡they¡¡want¡¡to¡¡be¡¡near¡¡their¡¡machines¡¡even¡¡when¡¡they¡¡sleep.¡¡
08.¡¡it¡¡can¡¡be¡¡reasonably¡¡inferred¡¡from¡¡the¡¡passage¡¡that¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡the¡¡""hacker""¡¡phenomenon¡¡exists¡¡only¡¡at¡¡university¡¡computer¡¡centers¡¡
b.¡¡university¡¡computer¡¡centers¡¡are¡¡open¡¡to¡¡almost¡¡everyone¡¡
c.¡¡university¡¡computer¡¡centers¡¡are¡¡expecting¡¡outstanding¡¡programmers¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡""hackers""¡¡
d.¡¡the¡¡""hacker""¡¡phenomenon¡¡is¡¡partly¡¡attributable¡¡to¡¡the¡¡deficiency¡¡of¡¡the¡¡computer¡¡centers¡¡
09.¡¡the¡¡author''s¡¡attitude¡¡towards¡¡the¡¡""hacker""¡¡phenomenon¡¡can¡¡be¡¡described¡¡as¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡affirmative¡¡
b.¡¡contemptuous¡¡
c.¡¡anxious¡¡
d.¡¡disgusted¡¡
10.¡¡which¡¡of¡¡the¡¡following¡¡may¡¡be¡¡a¡¡most¡¡appropriate¡¡title¡¡for¡¡the¡¡passage?¡¡
a.¡¡the¡¡charm¡¡of¡¡computer¡¡science¡¡
b.¡¡a¡¡new¡¡type¡¡of¡¡electronic¡¡toys¡¡
c.¡¡compulsive¡¡computer¡¡programmers¡¡
d.¡¡computer¡¡addicts¡¡
questions¡¡11-15¡¡are¡¡based¡¡on¡¡the¡¡following¡¡passage:¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¡every¡¡profession¡¡or¡¡trade,¡¡every¡¡art,¡¡and¡¡every¡¡science¡¡has¡¡its¡¡technical¡¡vocabulary.¡¡different¡¡occupations,¡¡however,¡¡differ¡¡widely¡¡in¡¡the¡¡character¡¡of¡¡their¡¡special¡¡vocabularies.¡¡in¡¡trades¡¡and¡¡handicrafts,¡¡and¡¡other¡¡vocations,¡¡like¡¡farming¡¡and¡¡fishery,¡¡that¡¡have¡¡occupied¡¡great¡¡numbers¡¡of¡¡men¡¡from¡¡remote¡¡times,¡¡the¡¡technical¡¡vocabulary,¡¡is¡¡very¡¡old.¡¡it¡¡consists¡¡largely¡¡of¡¡native¡¡words,¡¡or¡¡of¡¡borrowed¡¡words¡¡that¡¡have¡¡worked¡¡themselves¡¡into¡¡the¡¡very¡¡fibre¡¡of¡¡our¡¡language.¡¡hence,¡¡though¡¡highly¡¡technical¡¡in¡¡many¡¡particulars,¡¡these¡¡vocabularies¡¡are¡¡more¡¡familiar¡¡in¡¡sound,¡¡and¡¡more¡¡generally¡¡understood,¡¡than¡¡most¡¡other¡¡technicalities.¡¡the¡¡special¡¡dialects¡¡of¡¡law,¡¡medicine,¡¡divinity,¡¡and¡¡philosophy¡¡have¡¡also,¡¡in¡¡their¡¡older¡¡strata,¡¡become¡¡pretty¡¡familiar¡¡to¡¡cultivated¡¡persons¡¡and¡¡have¡¡contributed¡¡much¡¡to¡¡the¡¡popular¡¡vocabulary.¡¡yet¡¡every¡¡vocation¡¡still¡¡possesses¡¡a¡¡large¡¡body¡¡of¡¡technical¡¡terms¡¡that¡¡remain¡¡essentially¡¡foreign,¡¡even¡¡to¡¡educated¡¡speech.¡¡and¡¡the¡¡proportion¡¡has¡¡been¡¡much¡¡increased¡¡in¡¡the¡¡last¡¡fifty¡¡years,¡¡particularly¡¡in¡¡the¡¡various¡¡departments¡¡of¡¡natural¡¡and¡¡political¡¡science¡¡and¡¡in¡¡the¡¡mechanic¡¡arts.¡¡here¡¡new¡¡terms¡¡are¡¡coined¡¡with¡¡the¡¡greatest¡¡freedom,¡¡and¡¡abandoned¡¡with¡¡indifference¡¡when¡¡they¡¡have¡¡served¡¡their¡¡turn.¡¡most¡¡of¡¡the¡¡new¡¡coinages¡¡are¡¡confined¡¡to¡¡special¡¡discussions,¡¡and¡¡seldom¡¡get¡¡into¡¡general¡¡literature¡¡or¡¡conversation.¡¡yet¡¡no¡¡profession¡¡is¡¡nowadays,¡¡as¡¡all¡¡professions¡¡once¡¡were,¡¡a¡¡close¡¡guild.¡¡the¡¡lawyer,¡¡the¡¡physician,¡¡the¡¡man¡¡of¡¡science,¡¡the¡¡divine,¡¡associated¡¡freely¡¡with¡¡his¡¡fellow-creatures,¡¡and¡¡does¡¡not¡¡meet¡¡them¡¡in¡¡a¡¡merely¡¡professional¡¡way.¡¡furthermore,¡¡what¡¡is¡¡called¡¡""popular¡¡science""¡¡makes¡¡everybody¡¡acquainted¡¡with¡¡modern¡¡views¡¡and¡¡recent¡¡discoveries.¡¡any¡¡important¡¡experiment,¡¡though¡¡made¡¡in¡¡a¡¡remote¡¡or¡¡provincial¡¡laboratory,¡¡is¡¡at¡¡once¡¡reported¡¡in¡¡the¡¡newspapers,¡¡and¡¡everybody¡¡is¡¡soon¡¡talking¡¡about¡¡it¡¡-¡¡as¡¡in¡¡the¡¡case¡¡of¡¡the¡¡roentgen¡¡rays¡¡and¡¡wireless¡¡telegraphy.¡¡thus¡¡our¡¡common¡¡speech¡¡is¡¡always¡¡taking¡¡up¡¡new¡¡technical¡¡terms¡¡and¡¡making¡¡them¡¡commonplace.¡¡
11.¡¡special¡¡words¡¡used¡¡in¡¡technical¡¡discussion¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡never¡¡last¡¡long¡¡
b.¡¡are¡¡considered¡¡artificial¡¡language¡¡speech¡¡
c.¡¡should¡¡be¡¡confined¡¡to¡¡scientific¡¡fields¡¡
d.¡¡may¡¡become¡¡part¡¡of¡¡common¡¡speech¡¡
12.¡¡it¡¡is¡¡true¡¡that¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡an¡¡educated¡¡person¡¡would¡¡be¡¡expected¡¡to¡¡know¡¡most¡¡technical¡¡terms¡¡
b.¡¡everyone¡¡is¡¡interested¡¡in¡¡scientific¡¡findings¡¡
c.¡¡the¡¡average¡¡man¡¡often¡¡uses¡¡in¡¡his¡¡own¡¡vocabulary¡¡what¡¡was¡¡once¡¡technical¡¡language¡¡not¡¡meant¡¡for¡¡him¡¡
d.¡¡various¡¡professions¡¡and¡¡occupations¡¡often¡¡interchange¡¡their¡¡dialects¡¡and¡¡jargons¡¡
13.¡¡in¡¡recent¡¡years,¡¡there¡¡has¡¡been¡¡a¡¡marked¡¡increase¡¡in¡¡the¡¡number¡¡of¡¡technical¡¡terms¡¡in¡¡the¡¡terminology¡¡of¡¡
a.¡¡farming¡¡
b.¡¡sports¡¡
c.¡¡government¡¡
d.¡¡fishery¡¡
14.¡¡the¡¡writer¡¡of¡¡the¡¡article¡¡was,¡¡no¡¡doubt¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡a¡¡linguist¡¡
b.¡¡an¡¡essayist¡¡
c.¡¡a¡¡scientist¡¡
d.¡¡an¡¡attorney¡¡
15.¡¡the¡¡author''s¡¡main¡¡purpose¡¡in¡¡the¡¡passage¡¡is¡¡to¡¡____.¡¡
a.¡¡describe¡¡a¡¡phenomenon¡¡
b.¡¡be¡¡entertaining¡¡
c.¡¡argue¡¡a¡¡belief¡¡
d.¡¡propose¡¡a¡¡solution¡¡
questions¡¡16-20¡¡are¡¡based¡¡on¡¡the¡¡following¡¡passage:
in¡¡the¡¡days¡¡immediately¡¡following¡¡hurricane¡¡andrew''s¡¡deadly¡¡visit¡¡to¡¡south¡¡florida,¡¡allstate¡¡insurance¡¡hastily¡¡dispatched¡¡more¡¡than¡¡2,000¡¡extra¡¡claim¡¡adjusters¡¡to¡¡the¡¡devastated¡¡area¡¡to¡¡assist¡¡the¡¡200¡¡stationed¡¡there.¡¡many¡¡of¡¡the¡¡reserves¡¡arrived¡¡in¡¡convoys¡¡of¡¡motor¡¡homes.¡¡others¡¡flew¡¡in¡¡from¡¡as¡¡far¡¡away¡¡as¡¡alaska¡¡and¡¡california.¡¡since¡¡the¡¡storm¡¡had¡¡knocked¡¡out¡¡telephone¡¡lines,¡¡allstate¡¡rushed¡¡to¡¡set¡¡up¡¡its¡¡own¡¡communications¡¡system.¡¡allatate¡¡expects¡¡to¡¡pay¡¡out¡¡1.2¡¡billion¡¡to¡¡cover¡¡more¡¡than¡¡121,000¡¡damage¡¡claims¡¡as¡¡a¡¡result¡¡of¡¡andrew.¡¡
all¡¡told,¡¡u.s.¡¡property¡¡and¡¡casualty¡¡insurers¡¡have¡¡been¡¡hit¡¡with¡¡more¡¡than¡¡8¡¡billion¡¡in¡¡andrew-related¡¡claims,¡¡making¡¡the¡¡hurricane¡¡the¡¡most¡¡costly¡¡single¡¡calamity¡¡to¡¡strike¡¡the¡¡industry¡¡since¡¡the¡¡san¡¡francisco¡¡earthquake¡¡and¡¡fire¡¡in¡¡1906¡¡(cost:¡¡6¡¡billion,¡¡after¡¡inflation).¡¡with¡¡claims¡¡continuing¡¡to¡¡pour¡¡in,¡¡andrew¡¡threatens¡¡to¡¡take¡¡a¡¡painful¡¡toll¡¡on¡¡the¡¡already¡¡battered¡¡property-casualty¡¡insurance¡¡industry¡¡and¡¡its¡¡100¡¡million¡¡policy-holders.¡¡the¡¡final¡¡bill,¡¡analysts¡¡predict,¡¡is¡¡likely¡¡to¡¡top¡¡10¡¡billion.¡¡while¡¡most¡¡well-capitalized¡¡insurers¡¡are¡¡expected¡¡to¡¡weather¡¡the¡¡storm,¡¡less¡¡anchored¡¡firms¡¡are¡¡in¡¡danger¡¡of¡¡being¡¡blown¡¡away,¡¡leaving¡¡u.s.¡¡consumers¡¡stuck¡¡with¡¡the¡¡tab.¡¡says¡¡sean¡¡mooney,¡¡senior¡¡researcher¡¡at¡¡the¡¡insurance¡¡information¡¡institute:¡¡""it¡¡will¡¡take¡¡years¡¡before¡¡the¡¡industry¡¡digs¡¡itself¡¡out¡¡from¡¡the¡¡wreckage¡¡left¡¡by¡¡andrew.¡¡some¡¡[companies]¡¡will¡¡be¡¡buried¡¡by¡¡it.""¡¡
hurricane¡¡andrew¡¡is¡¡the¡¡latest¡¡in¡¡a¡¡string¡¡of¡¡mishaps¡¡to¡¡plague¡¡the¡¡american¡¡insurance¡¡industry¡¡this¡¡year.¡¡in¡¡april¡¡an¡¡overflowing¡¡chicago¡¡river¡¡flooded¡¡the¡¡city''s¡¡downtown¡¡district,¡¡costing¡¡insurers¡¡300¡¡million¡¡in¡¡claims.¡¡a¡¡month¡¡later,¡¡los¡¡angeles¡¡was¡¡rocked¡¡by¡¡the¡¡worst¡¡civilian¡¡riot¡¡in¡¡the¡¡u.s.¡¡since¡¡the¡¡civil¡¡war.¡¡the¡¡insurance¡¡toll:¡¡1¡¡billion.¡¡then¡¡came¡¡a¡¡series¡¡of¡¡major¡¡hailstorms¡¡in¡¡texas,¡¡florida¡¡an¡¡kansas.¡¡they¡¡cost¡¡insurers¡¡a¡¡combined¡¡700¡¡million.¡¡and¡¡two¡¡weeks¡¡after¡¡andrew,¡¡another¡¡lethal¡¡hurricane,¡¡iniki,¡¡smashed¡¡into¡¡hawaii,¡¡causing¡¡1.4¡¡billion¡¡in¡¡damages.¡¡in¡¡all,¡¡property¡¡and¡¡casualty¡¡insurers¡¡have¡¡paid¡¡out¡¡a¡¡record¡¡13¡¡billion¡¡in¡¡claims¡¡so¡¡far¡¡this¡¡year,¡¡far¡¡surpassing¡¡the¡¡previous¡¡high¡¡of¡¡7.6¡¡billion¡¡in¡¡1989,¡¡the¡¡year¡¡of¡¡hurricane¡¡hugo¡¡and¡¡california''s¡¡bay¡¡area¡¡earthquake.¡¡just¡¡as¡¡in¡¡that¡¡year,¡¡when¡¡those¡¡catastrophes¡¡were¡¡followed¡¡by¡¡substantial¡¡increases¡¡in¡¡insurance¡¡premiums,¡¡insurers¡¡are¡¡already¡¡lobbying¡¡for¡¡rate¡¡relief.¡¡
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