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1、大学英语（一）复习题Directions:Therearesixpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Passage1Whocoinedthetermpersonalcomputer?TheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaysBytemagazineuseditfirst,inits
2、May1976issue.ButYaleLawSchoollibrarianFredShapirodecidedtodosomediggingonhisown--withhelpfromJSTOR,anonlineelectronicdatabaseforacademic(学术的)journals.JSTOR'sartsandsciencesarchive(档案)offersscansof5millionpagesfrom117journals,somedatingback150years.Usingcharacter-recognitionsoftware,JSTORcreat
3、essearchablefilesforeachdocument(文件),allowingfull-textsearchesacross15academicfields.(S3)Whilesearchingfortheoriginofpersonalcomputer,Shapirouncoveredseveralcompetingclaims.StewartBrand,founderofWholeEarthCatalog,saysonhisWebsitethathefirstreferredtoa"personalcomputer"ina1974book;andGUIpionee
4、rAlanKayissaidtohaveusedtheterminapaperpublishedin1972.ButasearchonJSTOR'sgeneralsciencearchiveturnedupwhatShapirosaysistheearliestrecordeduseofpersonalcomputer,intheOctober4,1968,issueofScience.TheissuecontainsaHewlett-PackardadvertisementforitsnewHP9100A."ThenewHewlett-Packard9100Apersonalc
5、omputer,"theadvertisementsays,is"ready,willingandable…torelieveyouofwaitingtogetonthebigcomputer."The$4,900device--adesktopscientificcalculatorequippedwithmagneticcards-doesn'tseemlikemuchofacomputernowadays.Andat40pounds,itwasn'tverypersonal,either.ButaccordingtoShapiro,itwasthefirstdeviceto
6、becalledapersonalcomputer.1.Theterm"personalcomputer"firstappeared________.A．inBytemagazineB．inaHewlett-PackardadinScienceC．ina1974bookD．inapaperpublishedbyAlanKay2.WhatisJSTOR?A．Itisanonlinedatabase.B．Itisanacademicjournal.C．Itisakindofcomputersoftware.D．Itisaresearchorganization.3.Shapirosu
7、cceededinhissearchfortheoriginofthetermpersonalcomputerby________.A．lookingintotheOxfordEnglishDictionaryB．diggingintomagazinesthataremorethan150yearsoldC．scanningJSTOR'sgeneralsciencearchiveonlineD．ocusingonacademicjournalssuchasScience4.Wit
