2022年黑龍江大學(xué)英語考試模擬卷四

2022年黑龍江大學(xué)英語考試模擬卷四

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1.Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcarmakers,cost$2000andup.

Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,Iike

Lexus,BMWandAudi.ButitisadevelopingtechnoIogy-meaningprices

shouIdeventuaIIydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.Even

atcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive,Itcanguideyou

frompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturnby-turn

directionsspokenbyaclearhumansoundingvoice,andwrittenonascreen

infrontofthedriver.Thecomputerworkswithanantennathattakes

signaIsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24GIobaIPositioningSystem(GPS)

sate11ites.BymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaItotraveIbetween

thesate11itesandtheantenna,thecar''sIocationcanbepinneddown

within100meters.Thesate11itesignals,alongwithinputsonspeed

fromawheelspeedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar,5

spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamap

database.Streets,IandmarksandpointsofinterestareincIuded.Most

systemsarebasicallyidenticaI.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-the

waythecomputeracceptsthedriver''srequestfordirectionsandthe

wayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverenters

adesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouch

screenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpoint

toanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.BMW''ssystem

offerssetofcrosshairsthatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhave

severalGhoicesofmapseaIe)topickapointyou''dliketogetto.

Audi''sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.Eventhevoicesthat

recitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemsIikeBMW''sand

Lexus99shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavaiIabIein

French,German,Spanish,Dutcharid,Itaiianfaswe11asEnglish.The

drivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:fastest,

shortestornofreeways,forexampIe.

Welearnfromthepassagethatnavigationcomputers.

A.willgreatlypromotesalesofautomobiles

B.mayhelpsolvepotentialtrafficproblems

C.arelikelytobeacceptedbymoredrivers

D.willsoonbeviewedasasymbolofluxury

2.TheUnitedStatesiswe11-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighways

designedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortest

possibletime.[B1]thesewidemodemroadsaregenerallyLB2]and

we11maintainedfwith[B3]sharpcurvesandmanystraight[B4],a

directrouteisnotalwaysthemost[B5]one.Largehighwaysoftenpass

LB6]seenicareasandinterestingsmalItowns,Furthermore,these

highwaysgenerally[B7]largeurbancenters,whichmeansthatthey

becomecrowdedwith[B8]trafficduringrushhours,[B9]the"fast,

directHroutebecomesaverysIowmute.However,thereis[B10]aIways

anotherroutetotake[B11]youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe

[B121new"superhighways'’，thereareoftenolder,[B13]heaviIy

traveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.(B14]oftheseare

goodtwo-1aneroads;othersareunevenroads[B15]throughthecountry.

Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh(B161,or

downfrighteninghi11sidestotowns[B17]indeepvalleysrThroughthese

lessdirectroutes,IongerandsIower,theygenera11ygotopIaces(B18]

theairiscleanandthesceneryisbeautifuI,andthedrivermayhave

aLB191togetafresh,clean[B50]oftheworld.

A.rocks

B.cliffs

C.roads

D.paths

3.Whataccountsforthegreatoutburstofmajorinventionsinearly

America-breakthroughssuchasthetelegraph,thesteamboatandthe

weavingmachineAmongthemanyshapingfactors,Iwouldsingleout

thecountry,'sexce11entelementaryschooIs;aIaborforcethatweIcorned

thenewtechnoIogy;thepracticeofgivingpremiumstoinventors;and

abovealItheAmericangeniusfornonverbal,MspatiaI"thinkingabout

thingstechnological.WhymentiontheelementaryschooIsBecause

thankstotheseschooIsourearIymechanics,especiallyintheNewEngland

andMiddleAtIanticstates,weregenerallyIiterateandathomein

arithmeticandinsomeaspectsofgeometryandtrigonometry.Acute

foreignobserversrelatedAmericanadaptivenessandinventivenessto

thiseducationaIadvantage.AsamemberofaBritishcommissionvisiting

herein1853reported,MWithamindpreparedbythoroughschooIdiscipline,

theAmericanboydeveIopsrapidlyintotheskilledworkman.nAfurther

stimuIustoinventioncamefromthe"premium"system,whichprecededour

patentsystemandforyearsranparaIleiwithit.Thisapproach,

originatedabroad,offeredinventorsmedals,cashprizesandother

incentives.IntheUnitedStates,multitudesofpremiumsfornew

deviceswereawardedatcountryfairsandattheindustrialfairsinmajor

cities.AmericansfIockedtothesefairstoadmirethenewmachinesand

thustorenewtheirfaithinthebeneficenceoftechnologicaladvance.

GiventhisoptimiSticapproachtotechnologicalinnovation,theAmerican

workertookreadilytothatspeciaIkindofnonverbalthinkingrequired

inmechanicaItechnoIogy.AsEugeneFergusonhaspointedout,”A

technoIogistthinksaboutobjectsthatcannotbereducedtounambiguous

verbaldescriptions;theyaredealtwithinhismindbyavisual,

nonverbalprocess.Thedesignerandtheinventorareabletoassemble

andmanipuIateintheirmindsdevicesthatasyetdonotexist.nThis

nonverbal"spatial”thinkingcanbejustascreativeaspaintingand

writing.RobertFultononcewrote,MThemechanicshouldsitdownamong

levers,screws,wedges,wheeIsyetc.,Iikeapoetamongthelettersof

theaIphabet,consideringthemasanexhibitionofhisthoughts,inwhich

anewarrangementtransmitsanewidea.nWhenalItheseshaping

forces-schools,openattitudes,thepremiumsystem,ageniusfor

spatialthinking-iinteractedwithoneanotherontherichU.S.mainland,

theyproducedthatAmericancharacteristic,emuIation.Todaythatword

impliesmereimitation.ButinearIiertimesitmeantafriendlybut

competitivestrivingforfameandexce11ence.

ItisimpliedthatadaptivenessandinventivenessoftheearlyAmerican

mechanics,

A.benefitedalotfromtheirmathematicalknowledge

B.shedlightondisciplinedschoolmanagement

C.wasbroughtaboutbyprivilegedhometraining

D.owedalottothetechnologicaldevelopment

4.Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcarmakers,cost$2000andup.

Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,Iike

Lexus,BMWandAudi.ButitisadevelopingtechnoIogy-meaningprices

shouIdeventuaIIydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.Even

atcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive,Itcanguideyou

frompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturnby-turn

directionsspokenbyaclearhumansoundingvoicefandwrittenonascreen

infrontofthedriver.Thecomputerworkswithanantennathattakes

signaIsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24GIobaIPositioningSystem(GPS)

sate11ites.BymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaItotraveIbetween

thesate11itesandtheantenna,thecar''sIocationcanbepinneddown

within100meters.Thesate11itesignals,alongwithinputsonspeed

fromawheelspeedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar''

spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamap

database.Streets,IandmarksandpointsofinterestareincIuded.Most

systemsarebasicallyidenticaI.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-the

waythecomputeracceptsthedriver',srequestfordirectionsandthe

wayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverenters

adesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouch

screenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpoint

toanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.BMW''ssystem

offerssetofcrosshairsthatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhave

severalChoicesofmapseaIe)topickapointyou''dliketogetto.

Audi',sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.Eventhevoicesthat

recitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemsIikeBMW''sand

Lexus9Jshavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavaiIabIein

French,German,Spanish,Dutcharid,Italian,aswe11asEnglish.The

drivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:fastest,

shortestornofreeways,forexampIe.

Withanavigationcomputer,adriverwi11easilyfindthebestrouteto

hisdestination

A.byinputtingtheexactaddress

B.byindicatingthelocationofhiscar

C.bycheckinghiscomputerdatabase

D.bygivingvocalorderstothecomputer

5.Whataccountsforthegreatoutburstofmajorinventionsinearly

America-breakthroughssuchasthetelegraph,thesteamboatandthe

weavingmachineAmongthemanyshapingfactors,Iwouldsingleout

thecountry15sexce11entelementaryschooIs;aIaborforcethatweloomed

thenewtechnoIogy;thepracticeofgivingpremiumstoinventors;and

abovealItheAmericangeniusfornonverbal,nspatiaTthinkingabout

thingstechnological.WhymentiontheelementaryschooIsBecause

thankstotheseschooIsourearlymechanics,especiallyintheNewEngIand

andMiddleAtIanticstates,weregenerallyIiterateandathomein

arithmeticandinsomeaspectsofgeometryandtrigonometry.Acute

foreignobserversrelatedAmericanadaptivenessandinventivenessto

thiseducationaIadvantage.AsamemberofaBritishcommissionvisiting

herein1853reported,MWithamindpreparedbythoroughschooIdiscipline,

theAmericanboydevelopsrapidlyintotheskilledworkman.MAfurther

stimulustoinventioncamefromthe"premium11system,whichprecededour

patentsystemandforyearsranparalleiwithit.Thisapproach,

originatedabroad,offeredinventorsmedals,cashprizesandother

incentives.IntheUnitedStates,multitudesofpremiumsfornew

deviceswereawardedatcountryfairsandattheindustrialfairsinmajor

cities.AmericansfIockedtothesefairstoadmirethenewmachinesand

thustorenewtheirfaithinthebeneficenceoftechnologicaladvance.

Giventhisoptimisticapproachtotechnologicalinnovation,theAmerican

workertookreadilytothatspeciaIkindofnonverbalthinkingrequired

inmechanicaItechnoIogy.AsEugeneFergusonhaspointedout,nA

technoIogistthinksaboutobjectsthatcannotbereducedtounambiguous

verbaldescriptions;theyaredealtwithinhismindbyavisual,

nonverbalprocess.ThedesignerandtheinventorareabletoassembIe

andmanipuIateintheirmindsdevicesthatasyetdonotexist."This

nonverbal"spatial”thinkingcanbejustascreativeaspaintingand

writing.RobertFultononcewrote,MThemechanicshouldsitdownamong

levers,screws,wedges,wheeIs,etc.,Iikeapoetamongthelettersof

theaIphabet,consideringthemasanexhibitionofhisthoughts,inwhich

anewarrangementtransmitsanewidea.11WhenalItheseshaping

forces-schools,openattitudes,thepremiumsystem,ageniusfor

spatialthinking-interactedwithoneanotherontherichU.S.mainland,

theyproducedthatAmericancharacteristic,emuIation.Todaythatword

impliesmereimitation.ButinearIiertimesitmeantafriendlybut

competitivestrivingforfameandexce11ence.

AtechnoIogistcanbecomparedtoanartistbecause.

A.theyarebothwinnersofawards

B.theyarebothexpertsinspatialthinking

C.theybothabandonverbaldescription

D.theybothusevariousinstruments

6.Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcarmakers,cost$2000andup.

Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,Iike

Lexus,BMWandAudi.ButitisadevelopingtechnoIogy-meaningprices

shouIdeventua11ydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.Even

atcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive,11canguideyou

frompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturnby-turn

directionsspokenbyaclearhumansoundingvoice,andwrittenonascreen

infrontofthedriver.Thecomputerworkswithanantennathattakes

signaIsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24GIobaIPositioningSystem(GPS)

sate11ites.BymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaItotravelbetween

thesate11itesandtheantenna,thecar1'sIocationcanbepinneddown

within100meters.Thesate11itesignals,alongwithinputsonspeed

fromawheelspeedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar15

spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamap

database.Streets,IandmarksandpointsofinterestareincIuded.Most

systemsarebasicallyidenticaI.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-the

waythecomputeracceptsthedriver*1srequestfordirectionsandthe

wayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverenters

adesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouch

screenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpoint

toanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.BMW''ssystem

offerssetofcrosshairsthatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhave

severalGhoicesofmapseaIe)topickapointyou''dliketogetto.

Audi',sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.Eventhevoicesthat

recitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemsIikeBMW''sand

Lexus99shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavaiIabIein

French,German,Spanish,Dutcharid,Italian,aswe11asEnglish.The

drivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:fastest,

shortestornofreeways,forexampIe.

Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincars.

A.aremoreorlessthesameprice

B.providedirectionsinmuchthesameway

C.workonmoreorlessthesameprinciples

D.receiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites

7.TheUnitedStatesisweII-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighways

designedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortest

possibletime.[B1]thesewidemodemroadsaregenerally[B2]and

we11maintained,withLB3]sharpcurvesandmanystraight[B4],a

directrouteisnotaIwaysthemost[B5]one.Largehighwaysoftenpass

[B6]seenicareasandinterestingsmalItowns,Furthermore,these

highwaysgenerallyLB7]largeurbancenters,whichmeansthatthey

becomecrowdedwith[B8]trafficduringrushhoursf[B9]the"fast,

directMroutebecomesaveryslowmute.However,thereisLB1O]aIways

anotherroutetotaketB11}youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe

[B12]new"superhighways11,thereareoftenolder,[B13]heaviIy

traveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.[B14]oftheseare

goodtwo-1aneroads;othersareunevenroads[B15]throughthecountry.

Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghighLB16],or

downfrighteninghi11sidestotownsLB17]indeepvalleystThroughthese

Iessdirectroutes,IongerandsIower,theygenera11ygotopIaces[B18]

theairiscleanandthesceneryisbeautifuIyandthedrivermayhave

a[B191togetafresh,clean[B50]oftheworld.

A.lying

B.laying

C.laid

D.lied

8.Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcarmakers,cost$2000andup.

Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,Iike

Lexus,BMWandAudi.ButitisadevelopingtechnoIogy-meaningprices

shouIdeventua11ydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.Even

atcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive,Itcanguideyou

frompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturnby-turn

directionsspokenbyaclearhumansoundingvoiceyandwrittenonascreen

infrontofthedriver.Thecomputerworkswithanantennathattakes

signaIsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24GlobaIPositioningSystem(GPS)

sate11ites.BymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaItotraveIbetween

thesateIIitesandtheantenna,thecar95sIocationcanbepinneddown

within100meters.Thesate11itesignals,alongwithinputsonspeed

fromawheelspeedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar,J

spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamap

database.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincIuded.Most

systemsarebasicallyidenticaI.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-the

waythecomputeracceptsthedriver''srequestfordirectionsandthe

wayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverenters

adesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouch

screenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpoint

toanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.BMW''ssystem

offerssetofcrosshairsthatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhave

severalChoicesofmapseaIe)topickapointyou''dliketogetto.

Audi',sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.Eventhevoicesthat

recitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemsIikeBMW''sand

Lexus''shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavaiIabIein

French,German,Spanish,Dutcharid,ItaiianyasweIIasEnglish.The

drivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:fastest,

shortestornofreeways,forexampIe.

Thenavigationcomputerfunctions.

A.bymeansofadirectionfinderandaspeeddetector

B.basicallyonsatellitesignalsandamapdatabase

C.mainlythroughthereceptionofturn-by-turndirections

D.byusingascreentodisplaysatellitesignals

9.TheUnitedStatesisweII-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighways

designedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortest

possibletime.LB1]thesewidemodemroadsaregenerally[B2]and

we11maintained,with[B3]sharpcurvesandmanystraight[B4],a

directrouteisnotaIwaysthemost【85】one.Largehighwaysoftenpass

[B6]seenicareasandinterestingsmalItowns,Furthermore,these

highwaysgenerally[B7]largeurbancenters,whichmeansthatthey

becomecrowdedwith[B8]trafficduringrushhours,[B9]the"fast,

directnroutebecomesaverysIowmute.However,thereis(B10]aIways

anotherroutetotake(B11]youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe

[B12]new"superhighways19,thereareoftenolder,[B13]heaviIy

traveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.[B14]oftheseare

goodtwo-1aneroads;othersareunevenroads[B15]throughthecountry.

Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghigh[B16],or

downfrighteninghi11sidestotowns[B171indeepvalleysrThroughthese

lessdirectroutes,IongerandsIower,theygenera11ygotopIaces[B18]

theairiscleanandthesceneryisbeautifuI,andthedrivermayhave

a[B19]togetafresh,clean[B50]oftheworld.

A.there

B.when

C.which

D.where

10.Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcarmakers,cost$2000and

up.Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,

IikeLexus,BMWandAudi.ButitisadevelopingtechnoIogy-meaningprices

shouIdeventuaIIydrop-andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.Even

atcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive,Itcanguideyou

frompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturnby-turn

directionsspokenbyaclearhumansoundingvoice,andwrittenonascreen

infrontofthedriver.Thecomputerworkswithanantennathattakes

signaIsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24GIobaIPositioningSystem(GPS)

sate11ites.BymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaItotraveIbetween

thesate11itesandtheantenna,thecar'5sIocationcanbepinneddown

within100meters.Thesate11itesignals,alongwithinputsonspeed

fromawheelspeedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar,5

spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamap

database.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincIuded.Most

systemsarebasicallyidenticaI.Thedifferencescomeinhardware-the

waythecomputeracceptsthedriver1Jsrequestfordirectionsandthe

wayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverenters

adesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouch

screenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:youcanpoint

toanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.BMW''ssystem

offerssetofcrosshairsthatcanbemovedacrossthemap(youhave

severalGhoicesofmapseaIe)topickapointyou''dliketogetto.

Audi''sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.Eventhevoicesthat

recitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemsIikeBMW''sand

Lexus99shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavaiIabIein

French,German,Spanish,Dutcharid,Itaiiantaswe11asEnglish.The

drivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:fastest,

shortestornofreeways,forexample.

ThenavigationsystemsincarsIikeLexus,BMWandAudiarementioned

toshow.

A.theimmaturityofthenewtechnology

B.thesuperiorityoftheglobalpositioningsystem

C.thecauseofpricefluctuationsincarequipment

D.thedifferentwaysofprovidingguidancetothedriver

11.TheUnitedStatesiswe11-knownforitsnetworkofmajorhighways

designedtohelpadrivergetfromoneplacetoanotherintheshortest

possibletime.[B1]thesewidemodemroadsaregenerally[B2]and

we11maintainedtwith[B3]sharpcurvesandmanystraight[B4],a

directrouteisnotaIwaysthemost【65】one.Largehighwaysoftenpass

[B6]seenicareasandinterestingsmalItowns,Furthermore,these

highwaysgenerally[B7]largeurbancenters,whichmeansthatthey

becomecrowdedwith[B8]trafficduringrushhours,[B9]the"fast,

directMroutebecomesaverysIowmute.However,thereis[B10]aIways

anotherroutetotake[B111youarenotinahurry.Notfarfromthe

[B121new"superhighways'',thereareoftenolder,[B13]heaviIy

traveledroadswhichgothroughthecountryside.[B14]oftheseare

goodtwo-1aneroads;othersareunevenroadsLB15]throughthecountry.

Thesesecondaryroutesmaygoupsteepslopes,alonghighLB16],or

downfrighteninghi11sidestotowns[B171indeepvalleysrThroughthese

lessdirectroutes,IongerandsIowervtheygenera11ygotopIaces[B18]

theairiscleanandthesceneryisbeautifuI,andthedrivermayhave

aLB19]togetafresh,clean[B50]oftheworld.

A.space

B.period

C.chance

D.spot

12.AbreakthroughintheprovisionofenergyfromthesunfortheEuropean

EconomicCommunitycouldbebroughtforwardbyuptotwodecades,ifa

modestincreasecouldbeprovidedintheEEC''sresearcheffortinthis

field,accordingtotheseniorEECscientistsengagedinexperimentsin

solarenergyatEEC''sscientificlaboratoriesatlspratnearMilan.

TheseniorWestGermanscientistinchargeofthecommunity''ssolar

energyprogram,Mr.JoachimGretz,toldjournaliststhatatpresent

IeveIsofresearchspendingitwasmostunlikelythatsolarenergywould

provideasmuchasthreepercentoftheCommunity''senergyrequirements

evenaftertheyear2000.Buthesaidthatwithamodestincreaseinthe

presentsums,devotedbytheEECtothisworkitwaspossiblethatthe

breakthroughcouldbeachievedbytheendofthenextdecade.Mr.Gretz

caIcuIatesthatifsolarenergyonlyprovidedthreepercentoftheEEC''

sneeds,thiscouldstillproduceasavingofaboutabillionboundsin

thepresentbillforimportedenergyeachyear.AndhebeIievesthatwith

thepossibiIity-ofutilizingmoreadvancedtechnoIogyinthisfieldit

mightbepossibletosatisfyamuchbiggershareoftheCommunity''s

futureenergyneeds.AtpresenttheEECspendsabout$2.6mi11ions

ayearonsolarresearchatIspra,oneoftheEEC''sofficiaIjoint

researchcenters,andanother$3mi11ionsayearinindirectresearch

withuniversitiesandotherindependentbodies.

TheunderIinedphrase"bebroughtforward"(Para.I)mostprobably

means.

A.beadvanced

B.becompleted

C.beexpected

D.beintroduced

13.TheUnitedStatesiswe11-knownforits