BIM技术概论模拟考试卷
BIM技术概论模拟考试卷
Microchip Research Center Created
A research center has been set up in this Far Eastern country to develop advanced micro-chip production technology. The center, which will start out with about US $14 million, will help the country develop its chip industry without always depending on imported technology.
The center will make use of its research skills and facilities to develop new technology for domestic chip plants. The advent of the center will possibly free the country from the situation that it is always buying almost-outdated technologies from other countries, said the country’s flagship chipmaker.1 Currently, chip plants in this country are in a passive situation because many foreign governments don’t allow them to import the most advanced technologies, fearing they will be used for military purposes. Moreover, the high licensing fees they have to pay to technology providers are also an important reason for their decision of self-reliance2.
As mainstream chip production technology shifts from one generation to the next every three to five years3,plants with new technology can make more powerful chips at lower costs, while4 plants with outdated equipment, which often cost billions of dollars to build, will be marginalized by the maker.
More than 10 chip plants are being built, each costing millions of US dollars.5 The majority of that money goes to overseas equipment vendors and technology owners — mainly from Japan and Singapore.
Should the new center play a major role in improving the situation in the industry,6 the country admits the US $14 million investment is still rather small. This country is developing comprehensive technologies. Most of the investment will be spent on setting alliances with technology and intellectual property7 owners.
词汇：
microchip / ’maɪkrə(ʊ)tʃɪp/ n．微芯片
flagship / ’flægʃɪp/n．（用作定语）首位，最好mainstream / ’meɪnstri:m / n．主流
marginalize / ’mɑ:dʒɪnəlaɪz /v．忽视，边缘化
vendor / ’vendɔ:(r), -də(r) / n．卖主
注释：
1．The advent of the center will possibly free the country from the situation that it is always buying almost-outdated technologies from other countries, said the country’s flagship chipmaker：这个国家名列首位的芯片制造公司说，芯片中心的成立可能使这个国家摆脱从他国购买即将淘汰的技术的困境。
（1）free ... from ... ：把……从……解放出来
（2）situation that = situation in which
（3）said the country’s flagship chipmaker：把“谁说的”放在句末，是为了突出“The advent ... other countries”所表达的事实。注意放在句末时用的是倒装句：said the country’s flagship chipmaker。
2．self-reliance：自力更生
3．every three to five years：每隔3～5年
4．while：而（表示对比）
5．More than 10 chip plants are being built, each costing millions of US dollars：十几个芯片厂正在建设之中，每一个厂的造价都在几百万美元。
each costing millions of US dollars是独立分词结构，用作状语，进一步说明情况。
6．Should the new center play a major role in improving the situation in the industry：如果新建的芯片中心能在改善该国在芯片行业的（被动）形势中起重要作用……
Should…in the industry是虚拟条件句，也可写成If the new center should play a major role in improving the situation in the industry ...
7．intellectual property：知识产权
Mainstream chip production technology develop rapidly.
A:Right B:Wrong C:Not mentioned
Who Want to Live Forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long，would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date,Scientists have already extended the lives of flies,worms and mice in laboratories. Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea.Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams，spending time with our loved ones，watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking," says Dr Gregory Stock of the UniversityOfCalifornia School Of Public Health. "It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don"t just affect the people who live them. They also affect society as a whole. "We have war，poverty，all sorts of issues around，and I don"t think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer,"says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan."The question is "What will we get as a society?"I suspect it won"t be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society.People are already finding it more difficult to stay married.Divorce rates are rising.What would happen to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years?And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents，or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1. We think of an elder sibling as someone who can protect us and offer help and advice. That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected，especially if the retirement age was lifted. More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age-skill，wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand，more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job.Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals，making career progress more difficult. And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140. It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people，and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom,but less energy. Young people like to move about. Old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking.Old people tend to think without acting.Young people are curious and like to experience different things.Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact,they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think. But as the science advances，we need to think about these changes now.
" If this could ever happen，then we"d better ask what kind of society we want to get，" says Daniel Callahan. "We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out."
词汇:
mice/ maɪs/n.老鼠(复数)
sibling / "sɪblɪŋ/n.兄弟姐妹
bioethicist/,baiəu"eθisist /n. 生物伦理学家
注释:
Which of the following best describes Callahan "s attitude to anti-ageing technology ?
A:Optimistic. B:Pessimistic. C:Reserved. D:Negative.
技术（Technology）
assisted feproductive technology
Text 3
| Since the industrial revolution,
government, society, and industry have attempted to channel technological
progress in useful directions. Whether it is the printing press, the cotton gin
the automobile or the Internet, technological innovations often have profound
economic and social effects. To harness the benefits and minimize the more
harmful effects of new technologies, modern governments use four basic
approaches: specific direction, market incentives, criminal prohibition, and
behavior modification. Specific direction starts with governments identifying one or more key factors in the R&D phase. Then, using a variety of means ranging from administrative regulation to outright state ownership, the government seeks to control the implementation of the technology. Market incentives are the deliberate manipulation of the market by the government to control how a particularly technology is distributed and used. For example, some governments impose taxes to cover the hidden costs associated with the use of a particular technology. For example, raising gasoline taxes to pay for highway improvements. Other methods include the granting of subsidies to private researchers or the strengthening of intellectual property laws to give added incentives to developers. Criminal prohibition usually takes place when strong opposition exists to a particular technology or field of research. In recent years, most developed countries have enacted legislation to ban the cloning of human beings. Other examples are the enforcement of clean air regulations that force power plants to emit fewer greenhouse gasses. Finally, behavior modification includes the use of the media, advertising, and government and corporate leadership to encourage a particular society to use a technology in a beneficial way. For example, while there is limited government regulation of the Internet, websites are encouraged to install safeguards to prevent children from viewing inappropriate material. A recent national advertising campaign recently boosted the percentage of New York residents who recycled by almost 25%. Such campaigns do not use direct government regulation, but instead appeal to the user’s sense of civic duty or social responsibility. Of all new technologies, perhaps none has changed the landscape and character of American life more than the automobile. Yet, the costs of this technology are not always reflected in the price of Using the technology. For example, it costs an oil company $ 0.89 per gallon of gas produced. This same liter is sold to U. S. consumers at about $1.20 per gallon. Yet while this price reflects the cost of production plus a profit for the oil company it does not reflect the actual cost of using the technology. For that, we must factor in the environmental costs associated with air pollution (increased health care, environmental degradation) and the political costs (dependence on foreign oil, energy shortages). In short, in order to be effective, all of these strategies for channeling technology to benefit society must incorporate all the costs associated with usage. |
A:government funding in R&D period. B:complete centralization of power. C:direct administrative interference. D:identifying promising technology trends.
（）is the combination of computer and video technology.
A:Multimedia B:Display C:Communication D:Internet
bar-coding technology
目前在一些大型复杂的建筑项目、基础建设和工业项目中应用广泛的软件是（ ）
A:Autodesk B:Nemetschek Graphisoft C:Gery Technology D:Bentley
