34、The word "prioritize" (last paragraph) probably means______

A．treat something as more important than others

B．improve something's value or quality

C．put extra emphasis on something

D．look for something that is difficult to find

35、The author suggests in the last paragraph that sacrificing short-term happiness for long-term happiness_______

A．works well.

B．can be justified.

C．is not worthwhile.

D．makes no difference.

36、根據(jù)材料，回答36-41問(wèn)題。

Gender Gap

The girls in this sixth grade class in East Palo Alto, California, all have the same access to computers as boys. But researchers say, by the time they get to high school, they are victims of what the researchers call a major new gender (性別) gap in technology. Janice Weinman of the American Association of University Women says, "girls tend to be less comfortable than boys with the computer. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving, rather than to discover new ways in which to understand information. "

After re-examining a thousand studies, the American Association of University Women researchers found that gifts make up only a small percentage of students in computer science classes. Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence in using computers. And they use computers less often than boys outside the classroom.

An instructor of a computer lab says he's already noticed some differences. Charles Cheadle of Cesar Chavez School says, "boys are not so afraid they might do something that will harm the computer, whereas girls are afraid they might break it somehow.

Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon noticed that girls' computer usage was falling behind boys. Karen Gould says, "the number one reason girls told us they don't like computer games is not that they're too violent, or too competitive. Girls just said they're incredibly boring. "

Purple Moon says it found what girls want - characters they can relate to and story lines relative to what's going on in their own lives. Karen Gould of Purple Moon Software says,"What we definitely found from girls is that there is no intrinsic (固有的) reason why they wouldn't want to play on a computer; it was just a content thing. "

The sponsor of the study says it all boils down to this: the technology gender gap that separates the girls from the boys must be closed if women are to compete effectively with men in the 21st century.

According to the passage, girls are victims of the gender gap in technology Because______

A．they can not discover new ways to use computers.

B．they have the same access to computers as boys.

C．they are likely to be less comfortable with computers.

D．they can only use computers for word processing.

37、The research on girls and computers is_____

A．based on a few recent articles.

B．presented by one person.

C．based on thousands of studies.

D．not considered well grounded.

38、Girls often feel______

A．bored with computer games.

B．comfortable using computers.

C．it hard to use computers in word processing.

D．worried about using computers.

39、The software company seems to think girls would be more interested if______

A．girls had an equal chance of playing games.

B．the software was more violent.

C．the software content was changed.

D．the character were funny.

40、The gender gap needs to be closed because______

A．it isn't fair that boys are allowed to use computers all the time.

B．there isn't enough money for upgrading computers.

C．most of the causes may boil down to a question of money.

D．the ability to use computers is important in today's world.

41、根據(jù)材料，回答41-46問(wèn)題。

Purchase over the Internet

In 1998, consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from World Wide Web sites that seemed to spring up almost daily. A few years earlier, some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in person. For a growing number of time-starved consumers, however, shopping from their home computer was proved to be a convenient alternative to driving to the store.

A research estimated that in 1998 US consumers would purchase $ 7. 3 billion of goods over the Internet, double the 1997 total. Finding a bargain was getting easier owing to the rise of online auctions and Web sites that did comparison shopping on the Internet for the best deal.

For all the consumer interest, retailing in cyberspace was still a largely unprofitable business, however. Internet pioneer Amazon. com, which began selling books in 1995 and later branched into recorded music and videos, posted revenue of $153.7 million in the third quarter, up from $ 37.9 million in the same period of 1997. Overall, however, the company's loss widened to $ 45.2 million from $ 9. 6 million, and analysis did not expect the company to turn a profit until 2001. Despite the great loss, Amazon. com had a stock market value of many billions, reflecting investors' optimism about the future of the industry.

Internet retailing appealed to investors because it provided an efficient means for reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating conventional stores with their armies of salespeople. Selling online carried ItS own risks, however. With so many companies competing for consumers' attention, price competition was intense and profit margins thin or nonexistent. One video retailer sold the hit movie Titanic for $ 9.99, undercutting (削價(jià)) the $19. 99 suggested retail price and losing about $ 6 on each copy sold. With Internet retailing still in its initial stage, companies seemed willing to absorb such losses in an attempt to establish a dominant market position.

Which of the following is TRUE, according to the writer?

A．Consumers are reluctant to buy things on the Internet.

B．Consumers are too busy to buy things on the Internet.

C．Internet retailing is a profitable business.

D．More and more consumers prefer Internet shopping.

42、Finding a bargain on the Internet was getting easier partly because_____

A．there were more and more Internet users.

B．there were more and more online auctions.

C．the consumers had more money to spend.

D．there were more goods available on the Internet.

43、"For all the consumer interest" (Paragraph 3) means______

A．to the interest of all the consumers.

B．for the interest of all the consumers.

C．though consumers are very much interested.

D．a(chǎn)ll the consumers are much interested.

44、It can be inferred from the passage that Amazon. Com______

A．will probably make a profit in 2001.

B．is making a profit now.

C．is a company that sells books only.

D．suffers a great loss on the stock market.

45、investors are interested in Internet retailing because______

A．selling online involves little risk.

B．Internet retailing is in its initial stage.

C．it can easily reach millions of consumers.

D．they can make huge profits from it.

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