第5部分：补全短文  (第46～50题，每趣2分，共10分)

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　　Stars in Their Eyes

　　The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos edited by David Levy,Macmillan，￡20，ISBN   0333782933

　　Previous generations of scientists would have killed to know what we know．For the first time in history,we have a pretty good idea．of the material content of the Universe，our position within it and how the whole thing came into being．

　　In these times of exploding knowledge there is a definite need to take stock and assemble what we know in a palatable(受欢迎的)form ______(46)

　　The essays in The Scientific American Book of the Cosmos have been selected by David Levy,co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9，which in 1994 struck Jupiter with the violence of several full-scale nuclear wars ______(47)This is certainly a great collection of essays， but it is not，as the book promises，a seamless(完美的，无缝隙的)synthesis of our current knowledge．

　　Nobody can fault the range of articles Levy has included．There are essays on the planets，moons and assorted debris(碎片)in the Solar System，and on our Galaxy,the Milky Way．______(48)

　　The contributors，too，are stars in their own fields．Not many books can boast chapters written by such giants as Erwin Schrodinger and Francis Crick．My personal favourites are a piercingly clear essay by Albert Einstein on general relativity and an article by Alan Guth and Paul Steinhardt on the inflationary(膨胀的)Universe．

　　So much for the book's content．But Levy has not succeeded in providing an accurate synthesis of our current knowledge of the cosmos，which the book iacket promises．Gathering together previously published articles inevitably leaves subject gaps，missing explanations and so

　　on______(49)But there isn't one．In fact，surprisingly for a book so densely packed with information，there is no index．

　　Collecting essays in this way is clearly a good publishing wheeze(巧妙的生意)．But this approach shortchanges the public，who would be berer served by an account moulded into a seamless whole______(50) However,for the next edition，please，please can we have an index?

　　A Tegmark fears he may hold the record for the longest time taken to read one book．

　　B  In a more positive vein，this is a wonderful collection of essays to dip in and out of if you akeady have a good overview(概述)of current cosmic understanding．

　　C Levy is an active astronomer and an accomplished writer，so you'd expect him to provide a broad and accurate picture of our current understanding of the cosmos．

　　D  Scientific American has attempted to cater to this need by bringing together essays that have appeared in the magazine．

　　E To some extent，these could have been plugged with a glossary(词表)of terms．

　　F  Also included are contributions on the world of subatomic particles，the origin of life on Earth and the possibility of its existence elsewhere．

　　第6部分：完形填空  (第51~65题，每题1分，共15分)

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　　Computers

　　Befor the widespread use of computers,managers could______(51)full use of large amounts of valuable information about a company's activities. The information either______(52)managers too late or was too expensive to be used.Today,managers are facing a wide______(53)of data processing and information instruments.Managers can draw on computer-based information systems to control______(54)in every area of their company.On any kinds of performance measures,the information provided by these systems helps managers compare standards______(55)actual results,find problems,and take proper action______(56)it is too late to make changes.

　　The______(57)of computerized(电脑化)information systems has sharply changed management control in many companies．Even a neighborhood shopkeeper may now use computers to______(58) sales,billing，and other activities．

　　Now．there are about 24 million microcomputers in______(59)in the United States-one for every 10 citizens．It is ______(60)that by 1 996，6 1 percent of American managers will be using some sort of electronic work station．In order for managers to be sure that the computer-based information they are receiving is______(61)，they need to understand how computers work．However，in most ______(62)they do not need to learn how to program computers．Rather，managers should understand how computerized information systems work；how they are______(63)；their limitations and costs；and the manner in which information systems may be used．______(64)an understanding is not dittlcult to achieve.

　　One research found that business firms were more successful in teaching ______(65)information about computers to business graduates than they were in teaching business subjects to computer science graduates．

　　51 A take      B have     C  make    D get

　　52 A found  B changed     C  reached  D influenced

　　53 A district    B range      C  band    D aspect

　　54 A actions     B activities   C  acts   D activation

　　55 A with     B to     C  for    D by

　　56 A until     B before     C while   D when

　　57 A donation  B conversion  C auction  D introduction

　　58 A work     B reduce     C  control  D change

　　59 A use     B usage     C activity  D construction

　　60 A estimated   B taught  C called  D recommended

　　61 A innovative  B necessary C  accurate  D  strict

　　62 A occasions    B times   C  cases    D examples

　　63 A invented  B expanded  C modified   D developed

　　64 A That     B This      C  Such    D So

　　65 A complex    B basic     C  serious   D favorable