南开18年9月考试《大学英语（一）》答案解析

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including 1,000 specially for children. All our books are recorded cover-to-cover on ordinary cassettes and can be played on any cassette players. They are sent and returned by post, free of charge

When we receive your application, we will send you a book and an information tape. They will explain how to use the service. The easy way to use Calibre library is to tell us what sorts of books you like, and we will keep you supplied with books we think you will enjoy. Or you can send us a list of books you would like to read, and we will then send you books from this list whenever possible. In that case you will need to use our website, or buy one or more of our catalogues (目录).

21. According to the first paragraph, the library sends the application form to the readers so that they can ________.

A) read ordinary books B) order cassette players C) buy Calibre cassettes D) use the library service

22. Calibre library provides service mainly for people who suffer from ________. A) hearing difficulties B) mental illnesses C) sight problems D) heart troubles

23. The service of sending and returning books by post is ________. A) not available to children B) paid by the users C) free of charge D) not provided

24. The easy way to use the library service is to ________.

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A) inform the library of your name and address B) tell the library the sorts of books you like C) buy the catalogues of the library D) ask the library to buy the books

25. The main purpose of this letter is to ________. A) introduce the library’s service to readers B) recommend new books to the readers C) send a few catalogues to readers D) express thanks to the readers

答案：DCCBA Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 26 to 30.

People in some countries cannot use their native language for Web addresses. Neither can Chinese speakers, who have to rely on pinyin. But last Friday, ICANN, the Web’s governing body, approved the use of up to 16 languages for the new system. More will follow in the coming years.

The Internet is about to start using the 16 languages of the world. People will soon be able to use addresses in characters (字符) other than those of the Roman

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alphabet (字母表). The change will also allow the suffix (后缀) to be expressed in 16 other alphabets, including traditional and simplified Chinese characters.

But there are still some problems to work out. Experts have discussed what to do with characters that have several different meanings. This is particularly true of Chinese.

Most experts doubt the change will have a major effect on how the Internet is used. “There will be some competition between companies to obtain popular words for addresses.”

26. For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use ________. A) pinyin B) signs C) numbers D) characters

27. The approval of the use of 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to ________.

A) change their email address B) email their messages in characters C) have the chance to learn other languages D) use addresses in their own language

28. The new system will allow the suffix of a Web address to be expressed by ________.

A) any native language B) figures and numbers

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C) Chinese characters D) symbols and signs

29. Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new system? A) Certain characters have several different meanings. B) Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn.

C) People find it difficult to type their address in characters. D) Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters. 30. Many experts do not believe that ________. A) there are still some problems to work out

B) there will be competition to get popular addresses C) companies are willing to change their web addresses D) the change will affect the use of the Internet greatly 答案：ADCAD Task 3

Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 31 to 35 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below. Hard Work, Good Money

We need:

Staff (员工) to work in a busy operations center.

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