68.Which of the following is the most essential to a successful businessman?
(A)He can use computers in his work.
(B)He can handle orders promptly
(C)He can get timely information.
(D)He can improve his sales performance

64. The word “literature”in the last sentence refers to . (A)stories about breakfast (B) written works on a particular subject (C) any printed materials (D) the modern novels of American

65. What is implied but not stated by the author is that . (A)not eating breakfast might affect the health of children (B)breakfast does not affect performance (C) Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London (D) People who don’t eat breakfast have increased Passage 4 Each day, computers help millions of people do their jobs more effectively. For example, they can help managers decide on a future course of action, and they can then help with the follow-up checks on performance to see if planned goals are being achieved. Busing accurate and timely facts supplied by data base management software, a manager can do a better job of identifying problems and opportunities. And managers may not need to spend as much time in controlling when a computer can respond with a triggered report if actural performance varies from what was planned. The time saved in controlling may allow managers to give more attention to employees’ concerns, and this, in turn, may result in improved morale(士气)。 But employment benefits certainly aren’t restricted to managers. Healthcare researchers and other scientists also use computers to conduct research into complex problem areas that couldn’t otherwise be studied. Lawyers use online legal data banks to locate precedent(先前的) cases in order to serve clients better. Salespeople can receive more timely information about products in stock, can promise customers that their sales orders will be handled promptly, and can thus improve their sales performance because of the computer system. And the job duties of some office and factory workers have changed from routine, repetitive operations to more varied and appealing tasks through computer usage. For example, office workers who understand text processing, computing, and data communication usually have vital roles and are given critical office functions to perform.

66. Which of the following examples shows the controlling function of a computer? (A)Helping managers decide on a future course of action. (B)Helping managers check if planned goals are reached. (C) Helping managers save time in writing a report. (D) Helping managers design a spreadsheet package.

67. Employees may have better morale if . (A)they have more time to rest (B)a computer is used in their work (C)the manager spends more time with them (D)the managers pay more attention to them

69. The office duties used to be . (A)difficult (B)boring (C)heavy (D)appealing

70.Which of the following is the best suggested title? (A)Computers and Management (B)Computer Functions (C)Computer and Work Performance (D)Employment Benefits by a Computer

71.Part Ⅳ Cloze (20 points) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked AB,C and DYou should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and write the corresponding letter in the brackets “”. We got up early this morning and 71 a long walk after breakfast. We walked 72 the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city 73 larger than I thought it would be. Well, the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that’s 74 Washington is special kind of city. 75 of the people in Washington work for the government. About 9:30 we went to the White House. It’s 76 the public from 10 77 12, and there was a long line of people 78 to get in. We didn’t have to wait very long, because the line moved pretty quickly. The White House is really white. It 79 every year. And it seems very white, because it’s got beautiful lawns 80 around it, with many trees and shrubs. The grounds 81 about four square blocks. I mean, they’re about two blocks long 82 each side. Of course, we didn’t see the whole building. The part 83 the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of 8 4 was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named 85 the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room, and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk 86 . There are 87 old furniture, from the time 88 the White House was 89 built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and 90 famous people from history. (A)made (B)took (C)did (D)set

72. (A)among (B)through (C)between (D)upon

73. (A)was (B)is (C)has been (D)should be

74. (A)reason (B)for (C)because (D)since