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2003年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40%)PassageoneAnotherbehind-the-scenestechnologythatwillhelpspeedthedeliveryofinformationrequestedbyauseriscalledXML,whichstandsforExtensibleMarkupLanguageandiswidelyviewedasthesuccessortoHTML,thehypertextmarkuplanguageusedinWebpagecreation.“XMLisalinguafranca(混合语)…itletseveryoneagreeonhowtodescribeadocument(anditscontents),howtotransportitandhowtointer-operatewithotherlanguages,”saidDonDePalma,aprincipalanalystatForresterResearchinCambridge,Massachusetts.WhileXMLisreallyatechnologyfor“tagging”documents,itallowsforfasterdistributionofdocuments,becausethestoredcontentcanbeuniquelytaggedwithaparticularfield,enablingausertomorenarrowlyfocusasearch.Forexample,amedicalpublishercantagthewordpenicillinusingan“allergies”(过敏)tag,sothattheusergetsonlysearchresultsforthewordpenicillinwithinthecontextofthetopicgroup“allergies.”XMLisalreadyastandardandisbeingadoptedbytheindustryindroves(大批),includingbythemajorsearchengines,andallthebigsofwaremakers,includingMicrosoftCorp.TheStreet.com,anonlineinvestmentandfinancialnewsWebsite,planstoadoptXMLaspartofanewcontentmanagementande-commercesystemforesrly1999,soitcanmoreearlysyndicate(v.通过报业辛迪加在多家报纸同时发表文章、漫画等)itscontentandstreamline(v.精简)theeditorialprocess.Workflowtechnology,softwarewhichmanagesabusinessprocess,willalsobeinwidespreadusetomanageWebsitepublishingprocesses,DePalmasaid,addingthattheaccidentalreleaseoftheUSBureauofLaborStatisticsOctoberpayrolldatalastmonthcouldhavebeenavoidedwithworkflow.“Workflowisagotta-havecapability,”DePalmasaid.1.Accordingtothepassage,“anotherbehind-the-scenestechnology”refersto______.A.webpagesB.websitesC.ExtensibleMarkupLanguageD.thehypertextmarkuplanguage2.ThewriterviewsXMLasthe“successor”toHTMLbecause______.A.XMLcomesafterHXMLB.HTMLcomesafterXMLC.XMLsucceedsincreatingHTMLD.HTMLsucceedsincreatingXML3.HowcanXMLenableausertomorenarrowlyfocusasearch?A.Itfocusesasearch.B.Itdistributesdocumentsfaster.C.Ittagsdocumentswithaparticularfield.D.Itallowsforfasterdistributionofdocuments.4.XMLisNOTadoptedbythefollowingexcept______.A.workflowB.theStreet.comC.theUSBureauofLaborStatisticsD.MicrosoftCorp5.Themostaccuratetitlefortheselectionwillbe______.A.ANewInternetTechnologyB.ALinguaFranca—XMLC.ATechnologyforMoreEfficientSearchingD.ATechniqueforTaggingDocumentsPassageTwoEversoncehumanshaveinhabitedtheearth,theyhavemadeuseofvariousformsofcommunication.Generally,thisexpressionofthoughtsandfeelingshasbeenintheformoforalspeech.Whenthereisalanguagebarrier,communicationisaccomplishedthroughsignlanguageinwhichmotionsstandforletters,wordsandideas.Tourists,thedeaf,andthemutehavehadtoresorttothisformofexpression.Manyofthesesymbolsofwholewordsareverypicturesqueandexactandcanbeusedinternationally;spelling,however,cannot.Bodylanguagetransmitsideasorthoughtsbycertainactions,eitherintentionallyorunintentionally.Awinkcanbeawayofflirtingorindicatingthatthepartyisonlyjoking.Anodsignifiesanapproval,whileshakingtheheadindicatesanegativereaction.OtherformsofnonlinguisticlanguagecanbefoundinBraille(asystemofraiseddotsreadwiththefingertips),signalflags,Morsecode,andsmokesignals.Roadmapsandpicturesignsalsoguide,warn,andinstructpeople.Whileverbalizationisthemostcommonformoflanguage,othersystemsandtechniquesalsoexpresshumanthoughtsandfeelings.6.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthispassage?.A.Everybodyusesonlyoneformofcommunication.B.Whenlanguageisabarrier,peoplewillfindotherformsofcommunication.C.Nonlinguisticlanguageisinvaluabletoforeigners.D.Althoughotherformsofcommunicationexist,verbalizationisthefastest.7.whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Therearemanyformsofcommunicationinexistencetoday.B.Verbalizationisthemostcommonformofcommunication.C.Ideasandthoughtscanbetransmittedbylanguage.D.Thedeafandmutedonotneedsignlanguageforcommunication.8.Whichformotherthanoralspeechwouldbemostcommonlyusedamongblindpeople?A.BrailleB.PicturesignsC.BodylanguageD.Signalflags9.Hownanydifferentformsofcommunicationarementionedhere?A.2—4B.5—7C.8—10D.Over1010.Signlanguageissaidtobeverypicturesqueandexactandcanbeusedintentionallyasitdoesn’trepresent_____.A.feelingsB.wholewordsC.ideasD.spellingsPassageThreeIn1958,theNavy’snuclear-poweredsubmarineNautilussurfacedintheGreenlandSeaaftera1,830-milejourney,underthepolaricepack,fromthePacifictotheAtlanticOcean.Anumberofsurfaceshipshadsailedbetweenthoseoceans,eitherviatheNorthwestPassage,closetotheislandsoftheCanadianArctic,orviatheNortheastPassage,alongthenortherncoastsofEuropeandAsia;theNautilus,however,wasthefirstshiptogofromoceantooceanviatheNorthPole.TheNautilus,in96hours,sailedanalmostdirectcourseundertheice,travelingagreaterpartofthewayatadepthof400feetandaspeedof20knots.Thesubmarinewaswellbelowtheice,whichingeneralisonlyfrom7to14feetthick,thoughstalactites(钟乳石)sometimesreachdepthsof125feet.Thisvoyageeffectivelybroughttotheworld’sattentionthepotentialroleofnuclear-poweredsubmarines,capableofprowling(潜行)beneaththepolarpackandlaunchingmissilesfromanyofthecountlesslagoonsandchannelso