考研英語完形填空精講精練 Cloze 19 p.

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It is tiny, only about a quarter of an inch square, and quite flat. 1 a

microscope, it resembles a stylized Navaho rug or the aerial view of a railroad 2

yard. Like the 3 of sand on a beach, it is made mostly of silicon, 4

oxygen, the most abundant 5 on the surface of the earth. Although its

composition is very simple, you should never underestimate this little chip; it

played a significant role in the process of civilization.

Yet this inert fleck, still unfamiliar to the 6 majority of Americans, has

astonishing power. It is cheap to 7 produce, fast, infinitely versatile and

convenient.

1. A. Under B. From C. With D. Below

2. A. freight B. passenger C. relaying D. switching

3. A. drops B. particles C. grains D. fragments

4. A. inferior to B. next to C. more than D. same as

5. A. material B. molecule C. element D. resource

6. A. wide B. deep C. long D. vast

7. A. mass B. scale C. scope D. wide

The miracle chip represents a quantum 8 in the technology of mankind,

a development that over the past few years has 9 the force and significance

10 the development of hand tools or the discovery of the steam engine. The

Industrial Revolution 11 an immense 12 of tasks from men’s 13 and

enormously expanded productivity, and microcomputers are playing an important

role in our lives. The microcomputer is rapidly 14 huge burdens of 15

from the human brain and 16 expanding the mind’s capacities 17 that

man has only begun to grasp. Microcomputer technology is the extension and

expansion of brain function and makes commitment to information processing

functions.

8. A. leap B. way C. aspect D. effect

9. A. reflected B. acquired C. accessed D. attained

10. A. insisted on B. summed up C. turned out D. associated with

11. A. resorted to B. succeeded to C. took over D. left over

12. A. aspect B. range C. fields D. side

13. A. hands B. brains C. bodies D. muscles

14. A. taking B. sustaining C. undertaking D. assuming

15. A. competence B. drudgery C. efficiency D. excitement

16. A. thereby B. otherwise C. at least D. inversely

17. A. at fields B. on aspects C. in ways D. for areas

18 the chip, amazing feats of memory and 19 become possible in

everything from automobile engines to university laboratories and hospitals, from

farms to banks and corporate offices, from 20 to a baby’s nursery. We are

enjoying the convenience brought by the chip.

18. A. With B. After C. Within D. Despite

19. A. enjoyment B. calculation C. adjustment D. repair

20. A. universe place B. beyond sky C. outer space D. black hole