1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain.But what exactly is infotech?85%of the people __1__ recently had not a clue what it means,__2__53%of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.They were __3__.It is.So what is it?Well,put simply,it is the"marry-up"of products__4__several key industries:computers,telephone,televisions,satellites.
　　It means __5__ microelectronics,telecommunication networks fibre optics__6__produce,store,obtain and send information by way of words,numbers,pictures and sound__7__and efficiency than ever before.
　　The __8__ infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous.It is already linking the skills of the space industry with __9__ of cable television,so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes __10__ all over the world.Armies of"steel collar"workers,the robots,will soon be working in factories doing the boring,complex and __11__jobs which are at present still done by man.In some areas __12__the car industry this has already started.television will also be used to enable customers __13__from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering__14__ the TV screen,payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards.The automatic booking of tickets will also be done through the television__15__.Cable television __16__in many countries now gives a choice of __17__ channels will soon be used to__18__ our homes by operating burglar and fire alarms __19__to police and fire stations.Computers will run our homes,controling the heating,air-conditioned and cooking systems __20__ robot will cope with the housework.the friendly postman will be a thing of the past as the post service and letters disappear with the electronic mail received via viewdata screens.
　　1.A polling B being polled C polled D having been polled
　　2.A so B although C however D but
　　3.A right B wrong C mad D crazy
　　4.A from B in C to D for
　　5.A to use B to be used C being used D using
　　6.A to help B to helping C to be helped D to being helped
　　7.A very quickly B more quickly C quicklier D most quickly
　　8.A force B affect C impact D control
　　9.A those B that C which D the one
　　10.A from B in C across D thoughtout
　　11.A interesting B dull C unpleasant D happy
　　12.A for example B for instance C like D such as
　　13.A shop B to shop C shopping D to shopping
　　14.A on B via C within D by
　　15.A screen B machine C set D show
　　16.A where B in which C which D it
　　17.A a dozen Bdozen C dozen of D dozens of
　　18.A protect B clean C run D manage
　　19.A related B associated C linked D joined
　　20.A while B because C since D for
　　参考答案：CBAAD ABCAA CDBBA CDACA
　　参考译文：
　　1982年是大不列颠信息技术年。但信息技术到底是什么？85%的被调查者不知道这意味着什么，尽管53%的被调查者认为这听起来很重要。他们是对的。是的。那是什么？简单地说，这是几个关键行业的产品的“结合”：计算机、电话、电视、卫星。
　　它意味着使用微电子、电信网络、光纤来帮助生产、存储、获取和发送信息，通过文字、数字、图片和声音，比以往任何时候都更快、更高效。
　　信息技术对我们的生活和工作的影响是巨大的，它已经将航天工业的技术与有线电视的技术联系起来了，因此节目可以从世界各地直接传送到我们的家中。一群“钢铁领”工人，机器人，很快就会在工厂里工作，做那些无聊、复杂、令人不快的工作，而这些工作目前仍由人类完成。在汽车工业等一些领域，这已经开始。电视也将被用来让顾客从舒适的家中购物，只需通过电视屏幕订购，直接借记信用卡支付。自动订票也将通过电视屏幕进行。有线电视在许多国家现在提供了几十个频道供选择。我将很快被用来保护我们的家园，通过操作防盗和火警系统连接到警察和消防站。电脑将运行我们的家园，控制供暖、空调和烹饪系统，而机器人将处理家务。友好的邮递员将成为过去的事件，因为邮政服务和信件将随着电子设备的消失而消失。通过可视数据屏幕接收的邮件。