单选题Which of the following inventions, if it could be perfected and manufactured at a viable cost, would address the most challenges to human interstellar space travel, as presented in the passage?A A ram-scoop drive that can accelerate a spacecraft of any

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单选题
Which of the following inventions, if it could be perfected and manufactured at a viable cost, would address the most challenges to human interstellar space travel, as presented in the passage?
A

A ram-scoop drive that can accelerate a spacecraft of any size to four-fifths of the speed of light within 24 hours

B

A cold-sleep capsule that essentially halts the passage of time for human inhabitants while protecting them from all physical harm

C

A sustainable biosphere that reliably generates healthy food and automatically cleans air and water

D

A neutrino-based communications system that permits instantaneous communication across any distance without any relativistic time dilation

E

An impervious force field that protects the ship and its inhabitants from radiation, meteor strikes, or hostile alien attacks


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  • 第1题:

    A user is unable to view any DVDs on their laptop which has a DVD-ROM drive installed. After further investigation, the technician realizes that there is not any DVD-ROM or CD-ROM available under the My Computer utility. Which of the following system utilities would MOST likely be used to identify and resolve this issue?()

    • A、Task Manager
    • B、Device Manager
    • C、DEFRAG
    • D、Event Viewer

    正确答案:B

  • 第2题:

    A technician is working on a new computer running Windows XP and the hard drive is formatted at 20GB but is an 80GB hard drive. There is not another partition and no extra space can be foundunder Windows explorer.  Which of the following would be the BEST way to partition the remainder of the hard drive without data loss? ()

    • A、Add another hard drive and use that available space.
    • B、Run FDISK.
    • C、Use the Disk Management tool.
    • D、Back up all important data to an external drive then reformat the hard drive.

    正确答案:C

  • 第3题:

    Which of the following is MOST likely the reason a technician would implement software RAID for a SOHO environment?()

    • A、CPU efficiency
    • B、High availability
    • C、High redundancy
    • D、Cost effective

    正确答案:D

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    An administrator has removed a SATA hard drive from a failed server. Which of the following adapters would MOST likely be used by the administrator to transfer files from the drive to a laptop?()
    A

    SATA to SCSI

    B

    SATA to HBA

    C

    SATA to USB

    D

    SATA to SAS


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    For the IP address 192.168.2.1 which of the following subnet masks would be MOST likely used?()
    A

    255.255.0.0

    B

    255.255.248.0

    C

    255.255.255.0

    D

    255.255.255.255


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    The author would most likely agree with which of the following?
    A

    Leaving slugs partially unharmed could provide a more cost-efficient way to fertilize a garden.

    B

    Slugs, although potentially beneficial, are so damaging that they deserve to be exterminated.

    C

    Gardeners should never use toxic chemical any sort in their gardens.

    D

    Commercially sold slug repellents are highly effective.

    E

    Essential plant nutrients can be found only in slug trails.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    文中作者提到鼻涕虫能为土壤免费地提供养分,而使用化肥和鼻涕虫诱饵会花费很多。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    A user requires more storage space on their computer. After a technician installs a second IDE drive in the computer, the system will not recognize that there are any hard drives installed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?()
    A

    The second hard drive has not been formatted for NTFS.

    B

    The jumpers on both drives are set to the cable select position.

    C

    The jumper on the first drive is set to master and the second is set to slave.

    D

    The jumpers on both drives are set to the master position.


    正确答案: B
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    Which of the following can be used as the title of the passage?
    A

    Study of Human Brains

    B

    Imaging Techniques

    C

    Contribution of Israeli Researchers

    D

    Fine-tuning Imaging of Brain Activity


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    主旨题。本文多次提到brain activity,并且讨论了通过成像技术等对大脑活动进行研究,由此可知选项D(大脑活动的微调成像)符合文章主旨,可作为题目。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    The author of the passage most likely mentions “Little Green Men” in the first paragraph for what purpose?
    A

    To poke fun at the ignorance of most science fiction readers

    B

    To introduce a daunting challenge that will have to be addressed before human interstellar space travel can become possible

    C

    To draw a comparison between the attempts of humans to voyage in space and the more successful attempts of other civilizations

    D

    To draw an amusing distinction between a supposed danger of space travel, as presented in the popular media, and the actual challenges posed by interstellar space travel, as perceived by scienfists

    E

    To suggest that the concept of human interstellar space travel is as much of a myth as the “Little Green Men” that appears in science fiction movies and television programs


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    推断题。文章第一段中提到“the Little Green Men”,这是科幻故事中对外星人的刻画,可知作者将科幻与现实中进行太空旅行进行区分,故D项表述最合适。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    A technician is working on a new computer running Windows XP and the hard drive is formatted at 20GB but is an 80GB hard drive. There is not another partition and no extra space can be foundunder Windows explorer.  Which of the following would be the BEST way to partition the remainder of the hard drive without data loss? ()
    A

    Add another hard drive and use that available space.

    B

    Run FDISK.

    C

    Use the Disk Management tool.

    D

    Back up all important data to an external drive then reformat the hard drive.


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    A user is unable to view any DVDs on their laptop which has a DVD-ROM drive installed. After further investigation, the technician realizes that there is not any DVD-ROM or CD-ROM available under the My Computer utility. Which of the following system utilities would MOST likely be used to identify and resolve this issue?()
    A

    Task Manager

    B

    Device Manager

    C

    DEFRAG

    D

    Event Viewer


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    Which of the following would make the most appropriate title for this passage?
    A

    Going Boldly Where No One Has Gone Before: The Promise and Peril of Interstellar Space Travel

    B

    The Day The Earth Stood Still: Why Interstellar Space Travel Is Essential to Human Survival

    C

    The Wrath of Larson: Egbert Larson’s Quest to Build an Interstellar Spacecraft

    D

    Busted Flat in Beta Regulus: The Crushing Challenges of Interstellar Space Travel

    E

    Say It Isn’t So, Mr. Einstein: Egberr Larson’s Challenge to the Theory of Relativity


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    主旨题。通过文章内容可知,本文是对Egbert Larson的一本书的书评,Larson的书主要从理论上阐述了进行太空旅行所面临的困难,故D项最符合文意。

  • 第13题:

    A user requires more storage space on their computer. After a technician installs a second IDE drive in the computer, the system will not recognize that there are any hard drives installed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?()

    • A、The second hard drive has not been formatted for NTFS.
    • B、The jumpers on both drives are set to the cable select position.
    • C、The jumper on the first drive is set to master and the second is set to slave.
    • D、The jumpers on both drives are set to the master position.

    正确答案:D

  • 第14题:

    Which of the following items would MOST likely be kept in a documentation file for each server?()

    • A、 Cost of the equipment
    • B、 The users home directories
    • C、 Server configuration
    • D、 Warranty information
    • E、 Accessories that came with the system

    正确答案:C,D

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    Based on the information given in the passage, which of the following would be most effective in preventing a person infected with malaria from developing a hemorrhagic fever?
    A

    Surgical removal of the spleen

    B

    A medicine that prevents changes to the surface proteins of red blood cells

    C

    An effective vaccine against malaria

    D

    A potent pesticide that reliably kills the Anopheles mosquito without producing any negative consequences for the environment or for human health

    E

    A small infusion of a weaker variant of the Plasmodium protozoan that will then compete with the existing parasitic infection


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    推断题。根据第四段最后一句“If the sticky surface proteins affect a particularly large number of cells, the malaria can transform into a hemorrhagic fever, the most deadly form of malaria.”可知,B项是正确的。

  • 第16题:

    单选题
    Which of the following bottlenecks would MOST likely cause excessive hard drive activity?()
    A

     Inadequate RAM

    B

     Slow processor

    C

     PCI bus

    D

     Excessive network traffic


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第17题:

    多选题
    When configuring a POS system, which of the following peripheral devices would MOST likelyneed to be installed?()
    A

    Optical mouse

    B

    Handheld digitizer

    C

    Barcode reader

    D

    Touchscreen

    E

    Document scanner

    F

    Keyboard

    G

    External USB drive


    正确答案: B,D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
    A

    Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.

    B

    History books often reveal the compilers’ political views.

    C

    Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.

    D

    In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    艺术表达的是情感和见解,历史记载的是一个国家的政治生活和事实,故A,B不符合题意。文章最后一段第二句讲,在欧洲数百年来,宗教艺术几乎是唯一存在的艺术形式。但是C项缺乏限定词“几乎”,故可排除。D为正确答案,其依据在最后一段倒数第二句。

  • 第19题:

    多选题
    For Question 1, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.  Which of the following statements about Edison can be inferred from the passage?
    A

    Edison was one of the world’s most esteemed and influential inventors.

    B

    Concrete furniture was the only one of Edison’s inventions to ultimately fail.

    C

    The light bulb and the phonograph were extremely successful inventions by Edison.


    正确答案: A,B
    解析:
    文段中提到,Thomas Edison was “one of the world’s most prestigious inventors”,因此,A项正确;文段中提到concrete furniture 是爱迪生的一项失败的发明,但并没有说明它是爱迪生唯一一项失败的发明,因此,B不正确;C项也是正确的,因为文章举例说明了爱迪生在世界上富有威望的原因,正是因为他发明了light bulb以及phonograph。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    The passage implies that all except which of the following could be threats to human health during extended interstellar voyages?
    A

    Meteor impact

    B

    Radiation poisoning

    C

    Accelerating too fast

    D

    Starvation

    E

    Old age


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    细节题。文章第四度内容涉及B、D、E三项;文章第三段“And if you tried to accelerate directly to the speed of light like they do in the movies, you’d be instantly splattered on the back of your theoretical spacecraft.”一句对应C项,故本题应选A项。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    Which of the following bottlenecks would MOST likely cause excessive hard drive activity?()
    A

    Inadequate RAM

    B

    Slow processor

    C

    PCI bus

    D

    Excessive network traffic


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
    A

    Transporting goods and people is the most important technology in the history of mankind.

    B

    Technology in transporting goods and people has changed human conditions more than anything else.

    C

    Technology in spreading information has changed human conditions more than transportation technology.

    D

    Technology in spreading information can’t change the economic development of society.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    文章首段指出“没有任何科技革命像交通方面的科技革命那样显著地改变了人类的生活条件…然而长距离传送想法和信息的科技可以说带来了更多的改变…”,由此可知信息传播科技在改变生活条件方面比运输科技取得了更大的成就。故选项C符合文意。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following will present the most difficult challenge for humans attempting interstellar space travel?
    A

    Achieving velocities near the speed of light

    B

    Withstanding the acceleration necessary for traversing interstellar distances

    C

    Maintaining clean air and water on a journey that could last centuries

    D

    Accommodating the effects of relativistic time dilation

    E

    Enabling the humans on board to survive during the journey


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    细节题。文章第四段中提到 “Keeping a crew alive on the way turns out to be the trickiest part of all.”,故本题选E项。