The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.

As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country’s most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.

These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.

A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 500 visitors each week. What better place to hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.

The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards.

The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

77. What can we say of Peter Senior?

A. He is a pioneer in introducing art into hospitals.

B. He is a doctor interested in painting.

C. He is an artist who has a large collection of paintings.

D. He is a faithful follower of hospital art.

78. According to Peter Senior, ______.

A. art is losing its audience in modern society

B. hospitals should be changed into art galleries

C. patients should be encouraged to learn painting

D. audience should be given more chances to enjoy art

79. After the improvement of the hospital environment, ______.

A. patients no longer need drugs in their recovery

B. patients are no longer wholly dependent on expensive drugs

C. patients need good - quality drugs in their recovery

D. patients use fewer pain killers in their recovery

80. The fact that six young art school graduates joined Peter shows that ______.

A. Peter’s enterprise is developing greatly

B. Peter Senior can paint better artistic works

C. hospitals can bring out talented artists

D. the role of art in helping patient recovery from illness is being recognized

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医疗界逐渐认识到，医院环境的质量可能在疾病康复过程中发挥重要作用。

作为英国全国范围内将艺术从画廊带入公共场所努力的一部分，该国一些最有才华的艺术家被邀请来改造老旧医院，并柔化现代建筑的硬朗外观。在英国2500家国民医疗服务体系（National Health Service ）医院中，如今有近100家在走廊、候诊区和治疗室拥有大量当代艺术作品收藏。

这些近期的举措在很大程度上要归功于一位艺术家——彼得·西尼尔（Peter Senior），他在20世纪70年代早期在英格兰东北部的一家曼彻斯特医院设立了自己的工作室。他认为艺术家在现代社会中失去了自己的位置，而且艺术应该被更广泛的观众欣赏。

一个典型的医院候诊室每周可能有多达500名访客。还有什么地方比这更适合定期举办艺术展览呢？西尼尔于1975年在曼彻斯特皇家医院的门诊候诊区举办了自己的第一场画作展览。他被认为是英国第一位医院艺术家，需求非常大，很快就有六名年轻的艺术学校毕业生加入了他的团队。

效果是显著的。现在，在走廊和候诊室里，访客能看到满眼的新鲜色彩、有趣的图像和宁静的庭院景致。

当患者从疾病中康复时，环境质量可能会减少对昂贵药物的需求。一项研究表明，与完全看不到景色或只能看到砖墙的患者相比，能看到花园景色的患者所需的强效止痛药数量减半。

77. 关于彼得·西尼尔（Peter Senior），我们可以怎么说？A

A. 他是将艺术引入医院的先驱。

B. 他是一位对绘画感兴趣的医生。

C. 他是一位拥有大量绘画收藏的艺术家。

D. 他是医院艺术的忠实追随者。

78. 据彼得·西尼尔的观点，___D___。

A. 艺术在现代社会中正失去其受众

B. 医院应该被改造成艺术画廊

C. 应该鼓励患者学习绘画

D. 应该给观众更多欣赏艺术的机会

79. 医院环境改善后，____B__。

A. 患者在康复过程中不再需要药物

B. 患者不再完全依赖昂贵药物

C. 患者在康复过程中需要高质量药物

D. 患者在康复过程中使用更少的止痛药

80. 六名年轻艺术院校毕业生加入彼得的团队这一事实表明___D___。

A. 彼得的事业正在大幅发展

B. 彼得·西尼尔能创作出更好的艺术作品

C. 医院能培养出有才华的艺术家

D. 艺术在帮助患者从疾病中康复方面的作用正得到认可

A restaurant owner in Australia is charged up! He’s created a new rule that pulls the plug on kids using digital devices, such as cell phones, iPods, and Game Boys, in his restaurant.

The owner, Nabil Kurban, says dining out gives families the opportunity to catch up over a meal. Using electronics gets in the way of that quality time, he argues.

Others, though, are turned off by the rule. They say it can be difficult for some children to sit still for long periods of time. Using electronic devices keeps kids from misbehaving and disturbing other diners, they explain.

Should gadgets be banned from restaurants? Student reporters Daniel Bolja and Kaitlyn Rentals each power up a side.

Daniel Bolja thinks that the gadget must stop, for it is rude putting electronics ahead of interacting with parents and siblings. The devices are also distracting to restaurant workers and other diners. While absorbed in a game, kids might bump into a waiter or disturb customers with sudden outbursts. While Kaitlyn Rentals holds the view that restaurants should not ban the gadgets. Many kids get bored when they are forced to sit still for a long time. Having a gadget can keep kids occupied and will prevent them from bothering other diners. Moreover, many parents don’t like it when other people make rules their kids have to follow. If restaurant owners enforce policies that are against parents’ wishes, the parents will stop eating at those places. Without customers, restaurants would lose business. Diners should allow parents to decide whether their kids can use gadgets at the table.

71. Why does Nabil Kurban create the rule that kids should be banned from using digital devices in his restaurant?

A. Because families have more important things to do when having dinner together.

B. Because using electronic devices keeps kids from disturbing others.

C. Because kids can have a better meal without using electronic devices.

D. Because using electronics prevents families from having a quality time.

72. According to Bolja, which of the following should be put ahead of electronics when dining?

A. Interacting with families.

B. Talking with other diners.

C. Ordering dishes.

D. Having a talk with restaurant workers.

73. According to Rentals, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. If forced to sit still for a long time, many children may get bored.

B. Using electronics can prevent kids from bothering other diners.

C. Parents like the idea that restaurants make rules to ban their children from using the gadgets.

D. The parents have the right to decide whether their kids can use electronics at the table.

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澳大利亚的一位餐厅老板很有干劲！他制定了一项新规定，禁止孩子们在他的餐厅里使用手机、iPod、Game Boy等电子设备。

老板纳比尔·库尔班（Nabil Kurban）表示，外出就餐让家庭成员有机会在吃饭时交流沟通。他认为使用电子设备会妨碍这段宝贵的亲子时光。

然而，其他人对这项规定并不认同。他们表示，对一些孩子来说，长时间安静坐着很难。他们解释说，使用电子设备可以让孩子们规矩些，不会打扰到其他用餐者。

餐厅应该禁止使用电子设备吗？学生记者丹尼尔·博利亚（Daniel Bolja）和凯特琳·伦塔尔斯（Kaitlyn Rentals）各自阐述了观点。

丹尼尔·博利亚认为必须停止使用电子设备，因为把电子设备置于与父母和兄弟姐妹交流之前是不礼貌的。这些设备也会让餐厅工作人员和其他用餐者分心。孩子们沉迷于游戏时，可能会撞到服务员，或者突然叫嚷打扰到其他顾客。而凯特琳·伦塔尔斯认为餐厅不应该禁止使用电子设备。很多孩子被迫长时间静坐会感到无聊。有电子设备可以让孩子们有事做，不会去打扰其他用餐者。此外，很多家长不喜欢别人给他们的孩子制定必须遵守的规则。如果餐厅老板执行违背家长意愿的政策，家长们就不会再去这些餐厅用餐。没有了顾客，餐厅就会失去生意。用餐者应该让家长决定他们的孩子是否可以在餐桌上使用电子设备。

71. 纳比尔·库尔班为什么制定禁止孩子们在他的餐厅使用电子设备的规定？D

A. 因为家庭成员一起用餐时有更重要的事情要做。

B. 因为使用电子设备可以让孩子们不打扰别人。

C. 因为孩子们不使用电子设备能吃得更好。

D. 因为使用电子设备会妨碍家庭成员享受宝贵的亲子时光。

72. 根据博利亚（Bolja）的观点，就餐时以下哪项应该排在使用电子设备之前？A

A. 与家人互动

B. 和其他用餐者交谈

C. 点菜

D. 和餐厅工作人员交流

73. 根据伦塔尔斯（Rentals）的观点，以下哪项陈述是不正确的？C

A. 如果被迫长时间静坐，很多孩子可能会感到无聊。

B. 使用电子设备可以防止孩子打扰其他用餐者。

C. 家长们喜欢餐厅制定规则禁止他们的孩子使用电子设备这种做法。

D. 家长有权决定他们的孩子是否可以在餐桌上使用电子设备。

For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily lives. With the price of a small home computer now being lower, experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most families in the rich parts of the world will own a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computers arouse strong feelings — people either love them or hate them.

The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home — apart from all the games, you can do your accounts on them, use them to control your central heating, and in some places even do your shopping with them. Computers, they say, will also bring some leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are taken over by computerized robots.

The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not leisure but unemployment. They worry, too, that people who spend all their time talking to computers will forget how to talk to each other. And anyway, they ask, what’s wrong with going shopping and learning languages in a classroom with real teachers? But their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over human beings altogether.

74. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Computers have become part of our daily lives.

B. Computers have advantages as well as disadvantages.

C. People have different attitudes to computers.

D. More and more families will own computers.

75. According to the passage, what is not mentioned about computers?

A. Computers can bring financial problems.

B. Computers can bring unemployment.

C. Computers can be very useful in families.

D. Computerized robots can take over some unpleasant jobs.

76. What is the biggest fear of the computer haters?

A. Computers may change the life they have been accustomed to.

B. Spending too much time on computers may spoil people’s relationship.

C. Buying computers may cost a lot of money.

D. Computers may take over human beings altogether.

77. What’s the speaker’s attitude to computers?

A. Affectionate.

B. Neutral.

C. Approving.

D. Disapproving.

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不管是好是坏，计算机如今已成为我们日常生活的一部分。随着小型家用计算机的价格不断降低，专家预测，不久之后，世界上富裕地区的所有学校、企业以及大多数家庭都会拥有某种类型的计算机。在普通民众中，计算机引发了强烈的情感——人们要么热爱它们，要么讨厌它们。

计算机爱好者谈论计算机在商业、教育和家庭中能有多么有用——除了所有的游戏之外，你可以用它们记账，用它们控制中央供暖系统，在一些地方甚至可以用它们购物。他们说，随着越来越多令人不悦的工作被计算机化的机器人接管，计算机还会带来一些休闲时光。

另一方面，讨厌计算机的人则认为，计算机带来的不是休闲，而是失业。他们还担心，那些把所有时间都花在和计算机交流上的人会忘记如何与彼此交谈。而且，不管怎样，他们会问，去购物以及在有真正老师的教室里学习语言有什么不好呢？但他们最大的担忧是计算机最终可能会完全取代人类。

74. 这篇文章主要谈论的是什么？C

A. 计算机已成为我们日常生活的一部分。

B. 计算机既有优点也有缺点。

C. 人们对计算机有不同的态度。

D. 越来越多的家庭将会拥有计算机。

75. 根据文章内容，关于计算机，以下哪项没有被提及？A

A. 计算机会带来财务问题。

B. 计算机会导致失业。

C. 计算机在家庭中非常有用。

D. 计算机化的机器人可以接管一些令人不悦的工作。

76. 讨厌计算机的人最大的担忧是什么？D

A. 计算机可能会改变他们早已习惯的生活。

B. 在计算机上花费太多时间可能会破坏人们的关系。

C. 购买计算机可能会花费很多钱。

D. 计算机可能会完全取代人类。

77. 说话者对计算机的态度是什么？B

A. 喜爱的、充满感情的

B. 中立的

C. 赞成的

D. 不赞成的

Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate (加速) rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting (传递) messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete (淘汰的) as the horse and cart after the invention of the motorcar. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant (多余的).

Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a lawyer, you might go to a computer that is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis (诊断) and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends and develop social skills.

78. According to the writer, the rate of change in technology ______.

A. will remain the same

B. will speed up

C. will slow down

D. can not be predicted

79. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refers to ______.

A. the tiny silicon chips

B. the letter written on paper

C. the postmen, clerks and secretaries

D. the routine tasks performed by the postmen

80. In the writer’s view, ______.

A. people should get prepared for the future

B. there exists no real threat of unemployment

C. the advance of technology is not desirable

D. machines will have control over men

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第三篇文章

几乎每周都会出现一些50年前看似不可思议的技术进步。而且我们可以预期，在我们有生之年，技术变革的速度将会加快，而非放缓。技术的发展必然会对未来的工作产生巨大影响。到2010年，新技术将彻底改变通信方式。人们将通过电话线传递信息，而这些信息以前是通过邮政发送的。在无纸社会中，不仅邮递员，文员和秘书也会消失。他们所执行的所有常规任务都将由一个微小的硅芯片来完成，这样一来，他们就会像汽车发明后马车一样被淘汰。一项变革将会使成千上万（即便不是数百万 ）的人变得多余。

即便在以专业知识为关键的传统职业中，人们也不太可能逃脱新技术的影响。你可能不会去找律师，而是会求助于一台被编程输入所有最新法律信息的计算机。医生也会发现，一个电子竞争对手能够进行更快、更准确的诊断，并推荐更有效的治疗方案。在教育领域，教师在很大程度上会被比任何人都更博学的教学机器所取代。大多数学习将通过视频会议在家中进行。不过，孩子们还是会去上学，直到有另一个地方被创造出来，在那里他们可以交朋友并培养社交技能。

78. 根据作者的观点，技术变革的速度____B__。

A. 会保持不变

B. 会加快

C. 会放缓

D. 无法预测

79. 第一段中划线的单词 “they” 指的是___C___。

A. 微小的硅芯片

B. 写在纸上的信件

C. 邮递员、文员和秘书

D. 邮递员执行的常规任务

80. 在作者看来，___A___。

A. 人们应该为未来做好准备

B. 不存在真正的失业威胁

C. 技术的进步并不可取

D. 机器将会控制人类