题目内容
A computer ______ think for itself. It is programmed to carry out instructions only.
A.can’t B.may not C.won’t D.shouldn’t
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首先请阅读下列电子产品的信息:
A. Apple iPad 2 - Thinner, lighter and faster, and with better battery life than any other tablet on the market- 64 G hard drive - Enjoy the latest movies and music that you can download from Apple’s online iTunes store - Be the first to get the latest iOS5 operating system Price: $799
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B. Acer 765 laptop - Windows 7 operating system - 500G hard drive and 1.2Ghz processor - Best battery life of any laptop - Built in DVD/DC player and burner - Microsoft Office (Professional Edition) preinstalled - Internet ready Price: $1,500
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C. Sony-Ericsson Anio Smartphone - Powerful phone reception - 2.3 inch screen - Wifi and 3G internet capable - Mp3 and FM radio player built in - Hands-free headset included Price: $349
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D. Hewlett Packard Envy - The latest Windows 8 operating system - Cable and Wifi internet capable - 1T hard drive and 2.7Ghz processor - Latest graphic card supports all 3D movies and games - Free set of 3D glasses with purchase Price: $3,999 |
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E. Sony Desktop: - 320 G hard drive and 1Ghz processor - Has Wifi and cable internet connectivity - DVD-CD player so you can enjoy the latest song and movies. - Comes with Windows Office (Student Edition) Price: $ 499 |
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F. Ligo Media player - 4 Gigs of memory allows you to store up to 1500 of your favourite songs - Long lasting battery gives more than 24 hours of continuous use - Can play all common music files including mp3, wma, wav and avi Price: $65 |
以下是五个人的购买意向。请匹配个人信息与适合的电子产品。
1.Jill wants a simple and cheap computer for her daughter’s bedroom that will let her daughter access the internet and run the programme she needs to do her homework.
2.Robert needs a computer for his frequent business trips. Besides checking email, looking for information online and preparing his reports he also wants to be able to watch some of his favourite DVD movies that he takes on his trip.
3.Li Hua is going on holidays and wants a machine that is portable, internet connected and good for multi media playing. As he will be on buses and trains a lot he is looking for something that can be used for a long time without a battery recharge.
4.John always wants to be the first to have the newest technology. He has had an iPad2 for over a year and now he wants to get a machine that will let him experience the latest innovations in games and movies.
5.Karen has recently put on a lot of weight so is planning to start jogging. As she is afraid she’ll get bored she wants a small, simple and inexpensive mp3 player to let her listen to her favourite music while she exercises.
The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That’s good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”
“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.
“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”
“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
1.The best title for the article is _______.
A.When the Computer Is Down |
B.The Most Frightening Words |
C.The Computer of the Airport |
D.Asking the Computer |
2.What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?
A.She could sell a ticket. |
B.She could write out a ticket. |
C.She could answer the passengers’ questions. |
D.She could do nothing. |
3.Why do you think they had not a backup computer?
A.Because it was easy down |
B.Because it was very expensive. |
C.Because it was not advanced enough. |
D.Because it was not as big as the main computer. |
4.The last paragraph suggests that _______.
A.a modern computer won’t be down. |
B.computers can take the place of humans |
C.sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people |
D.there will be great changes in computers |
Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A.buying |
B.bought |
C.are bought |
D.been bought |