Question

The arrival of computers has brought a considerable change in all industries. With multiple features       with this technology, it has become an important part of          management. As a result, computers are         by all businesses for their smooth running. It has been proved that computers improve the work productivity and       have become a necessary professional investment.

Originally it was in the period of 1950s       computers started gaining importance in the business world. At that time they were used to store       data. With the popularity of computers in the commercial field, computers       got used to perform multiple functions. The       of computers with communication technology happened later which           the creation of servers. Websites were designed which could be       by the internet users. Extensive data like written documents, videos and images was       in the enterprise servers.

Computers now perform many       tasks. With its presence in every small workspace, let us take a look at some of its key       .

The track of the financial status of a company is managed by computer. Spreadsheet software is used for this       which helps to keep a record of all profits, losses, sales and costs. Company connects and interacts with its clients all across the globe through the computer. Emails are sent daily to       official information and other software is used to create reports and memos. Corporate advertising       like print brochures are easily created with the help of computer printers.

Companies       a record of their customers, products and financial dealings through the computer. Database management software is used by the employees to       the stored data, select it and use it for making reports etc. Moreover, through the computer the company gets into a direct       with its bank account. There is actually no       to its use.

1.A.associated     B.compared       C.employed D.showed

2.A.family           B.office            C.government D.school

3.A.opposed        B.avoided         C.ordered D.required

4.A.nevertheless B.therefore        C.unless D.however

5.A.that              B.when    C.until D.before

6.A.personal       B.scientific        C.logical D.financial

7.A.happily       B.hardly            C.usually D.gradually

8.A.combination B.development C.invention           D.argument

9.A.took over     B.resulted from C.led to D.turned down

10.A.destroyed  B.spread             C.accessed D.made

11.A.stored          B.downloaded  C.charged D.changed

12.A.easy             B.simple      C.complicated D.interesting

13.A.uses            B.branches         C.sections D.techniques

14.A.cause          B.purpose       C.process D.effect

15.A.update        B.convey      C.correct D.write

16.A.profits        B.staff      C.managers D.materials

17.A.damage       B.release     C.maintain D.improve

18.A.doubt          B.input    C.output D.analyze

19.A.track           B.finance     C.connection D.investment

20.A.idea           B.end     C.reason D.answer

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.D

17.C

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了计算机技术的发展对人们生活的改变，尤其是对办公方面的影响，计算机软件为商业办公带来了各种便利。

1.考查动词辨析。A.associated合伙，合营; 联合，结合; 联想；B.compared比较；C.employed雇用，利用，使用；D.showed展现。根据句意可知是指多重属性与计算机技术的结合，故选A。

2.考查名词辨析。根据下文可知是指计算机技术在办公管理方面的应用，故选B。

3.对抗，对立；B.avoided避免 C.ordered命令; 订购; 整理；D.required需要，要求。根据句意可知计算机技术被所有商业公司需要以保证业务的正常运营，故选D。

4.考查连词辨析。根据句意可知因为计算机的应用使得生产率提高，因此计算机设备是商业公司不得不需要的投资，故选B。

5.考查强调句式。用It was ...that强调句式，强调计算机变得重要的时间，故选A。

6. 科学的、系统的；C.logical符合逻辑的; 推理正确的；D.financial经济的。根据句意可知初期计算机被用来储存经济上的数据，故选D。

7.考查副词辨析。根据句意可知随着计算机原来越普及，它逐渐地被用来执行多种功能，故选D。

8. 结合；B.development 发展；C.invention 发明；D.argument争论。根据句意可知是计算机与沟通技术的结合，故选A。

9. over 接管; 帮…学习; 在…上花费； B.resulted from 由于；C.led to导致；D.turned down拒绝。根据句意可知计算机与沟通技术的结合导致了服务器的产生，故选C。

10. 摧毁，毁灭；B.spread扩散；C.accessed接近，进入；D.made做。根据句意可知一网站的出现又使更多人可以上网，故选C。

11. B.downloaded 下载；C.charged接管；D.changed改变。根据句意可知大量的数据，如书面文件，视频和图像存储在企业服务器，故选A。

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14. 原因； B.purpose目的；C.process进程；D.effect影响。根据句意可知电子表格软件就是为了公司进行财务管理的目的而应用的，故选B。

15. 更新；B.convey传达；C.correct纠正；D.write书写。根据句意可知邮件每天被用来传达办公信息，故选B。

16. 利润；B.staff工作人员；C.managers经理；D.materials材料。根据句意可知电子打印技术使得广告材料很容易印刷，故选D。

17. 损害，毁坏；B.release释放；C.maintain保持；D.improve改善，提高。根据句意可知公司运用电脑保持对客户和产品、交易金额的记录，故选C。

18. B.input输入、投入；C.output输出；D.analyze分析。根据句意可知职员运用数据管理软件分析数据形成报表，故选D。

19. 追踪；B.finance财政、资金；C.connection联系；D.investment投资。根据句意可通过电脑公司能够与其银行账户建立直接联系，故选C。

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