(31) (32) (33) (34) (35) (36) (37) (38) (39) (40)
Your answer eminent suburb curse workforce magnitude hype brawny bet
fundamentally someday
Correct answer eminent suburb curse workforce magnitude hype brawny bet
fundamentally someday
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage.
Sometimes it seems we hear about the wonders of modern technology on a daily basis. I will admit that it's hard to argue with the facts. Computers, automobiles, the Internet, and increasingly smaller handheld devices certainly do make our lives more convenient. Everything, it seems, is getting faster, lighter, cheaper, and smaller. Pretty soon, computers will be the size of iPods and iPods will be the size of fingernails.
Technology is making our lives more convenient, to be sure. But is it making our lives better? How dependent on these conveniences should we become? How dependent have we already become? Instant communication, video telephones, robots, thousands of songs in the palm of your hand—all of these things are now available at your local shopping centre. Indeed, what was once considered science fiction now seems downright plausible. I can realistically envision a world where literally everything we do depends on a computer or a machine and, frankly, it scares me.
Consider the following scenario. Michael begins his day by waking up to an electric alarm clock. He gets dressed and pours himself a cup of coffee from a machine that is set to brew automatically every morning. He walks to the corner and boards a subway train for his commute to work. The train is controlled by a
computer that knows how fast to go and when to slow down and stop. Michael enters his office building through doors that \do his job. He writes e-mails, updates a Website, attends a video conference online, and makes telephone calls. At night, he relaxes in front of the television (which has recorded all of his favourite shows), or he reads an e-book on his smart phone. How much of Michael's day is not dependent on computers or machines? How much of this scenario is unbelievable? The answer: none of it. It is a daily reality for many people.
Look around you. Do you use a computer to send e-mails, write reports, do homework, or search the Internet? What happens when that computer gets a virus or breaks down? Most people just sit there, baffled. They simply don't know what to do because they don't know how the computer works. We depend on computers to make our lives easier, and we depend on computer technicians to keep our computers operational. The same can be said for nearly any technology. That's why engineers, computer professionals, and technology consultants make such remarkable salaries.
The more we rely on technology, the more we rely on specialists. The more we rely on specialists, the less responsible we feel to actually know how to do something. This is a slippery slope that will eventually lead most people to complete ignorance of how things work. It is ironic, then, that the very technologies that are currently touted as the greatest advancements in human knowledge could ultimately have the exact opposite effect.
41. The writer of this passage would probably agree with which of the following statements?
A. Technology is beginning to control our lives. B. Computers play a marginal role in our society.
C. We rely on computer specialists because they are convenient. D. Technology is slowly becoming more expensive.
42. The writer's scenario with Michael is presented in order to _____.
A. describe an innovation B. substantiate his argument
C. illustrate an example from a bygone time. D. brag about personal accomplishments
43. Which paragraph draws a personal analogy to the reader?
A. Paragraph 2. B. Paragraph 3. C. Paragraph 4. D. Paragraph 5.
44. Which of the following is the best one-sentence summary of this passage?
A. Technology makes our lives more convenient. B. Science fiction is becoming a daily reality.
C. Everybody uses computers and other technologies.
D. The more we rely on technology, the more helpless we become.
45. Which of the following events does not support the writer's main idea?
A. Marcus plays the latest video game after school. B. Lisa reads a book before going to bed each night. C. Carol uses a GPS system to find her way in a new city. D. Tony blogs and sends e-mails from his mobile phone.
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1. Almost every United States citizen is the descendant of a(n) by fewer than three
generations.
Your answer immigrant
Correct answer immigrant
2. With a(n) of her shoulders, Nancy showed that she wasn't concerned with their problems.
Your answer shrug
Correct answer shrug
3. Televisions nowadays come with controls that help prevent young children from watching
certain programmes.
Your answer parental
Correct answer parental
4. I don't know about you, but I would never want to a grizzly bear in the woods.
Your answer encounter
Correct answer encounter
5. Ever since the restaurant reopened under new , I've found that their food just isn't as good.
Your answer management
Correct answer management
6. I hope you'll be to the changes I suggested in your contract.
Your answer agreeable
Correct answer agreeable
7. Tim and Josh were in a big argument this morning but, in the end, I know that cooler heads
will and they will get over it.
Your answer prevail
Correct answer prevail
8. Instead of presents for his birthday, Tom asked people to make a(n) to his favourite charity.
Your answer
Correct answer
donation donation
9. Don't worry if you can't get it at first, attempts will give you the practice you need to get it
right.
Your answer successive
Correct answer successive
10. The politician really took a risk when he campaigned on reforms in such a conservative
district.
Your answer progressive
Correct answer progressive
11. The images of the genocide that aired on the news were horrific and .
Your answer appalling
Correct answer appalling
12. No one on Earth is quite so as a six-year-old boy about to go to the toy store.
Your answer impatient
Correct answer impatient
13. As a soldier, you never know what new surprises will your safety.
Your answer threaten
Correct answer threaten
14. Perhaps no other person is as famous for his or her as Albert Einstein.
Your answer intellect
Correct answer intellect
15. My father always tells me that a good education is a reliable in your future.
Your answer investment
Correct answer investment
16. During college, the library formed the of my life; it seemed like I was always there or
somewhere very close.
Your answer
Correct answer