Question

Scores of people queued up to use a cash machine after it started giving out double the money requested.

The cash machine, outside a Sainsbury’s store in Barham Road, Hull, attracted a big crowd of people hoping to take advantage of the fault, on Tuesday night. Police officers were eventually sent in to guard the machine and prevent anymore money from being withdrawn. The fault is thought to have affected cash machines at supermarkets across the city. It is not yet known whether the customers will have to repay the cash or how much money was taken out.

A spokeswoman for Humberside Police said, “Officers were sent to the cash machine to prevent anyone else from withdrawing anymore money. We have also tried to make contact with the owners of the machine.” The spokeswoman said those who benefited from the fault could be traced and could face theft charges, but investigations would only take place if the operator made a complaint.

The cash machine is owned by a company called Payzone, a spokesman later confirmed. He said the fault was due to the machine being filled with notes of the wrong denomination（面值）. An investigation is underway into the incident and the machine had been taken out of service, he added.

The Payzone spokesman said, “The transit company（转运公司）which is contracted to service this ATM has filled it up with the wrong denomination of notes, meaning it is paying out double what it should have. ” He could not say how much money had been taken out of the machine, or whether it would have to be paid back. It was understood that a number of cash machines in Hull owned by other companies had also been affected by this problem, he added.

1.When it was discovered that the cash machine outside a Sainsbury’s store broke down, _______.

A. people queued up inside the store to buy things

B. people asked the police to protect the cash machine

C. people went to other cash machines to withdraw money

D. people queued up at the cash machine to benefit from the fault

2.People who had managed to get money from the cash machine would face theft charges if ______.

A. the police traced their theft

B. the operator complained to the police

C. they got more money after the police came

D. the police contacted the owner of the machine

3. Who caused the cash machine not to work properly?

A. The people who withdrew money. B. The transit company.

C. The operator of the cash machine. D. The company Payzone.

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Greedy Customers.

B. How to Get More Money from ATMs.

C. Cash Machine Gives Double Money.

D. Who Is the Owner of the Cash Machine.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 自动提款机会给出双倍的钱,你遇到过这样的好事吗?本文里提到的桑斯博里超市外的一部自动提款机就出现了这样的事。

1.细节理解题。根据前两段可知,人们在桑斯博里超市外的自动提款机前排队就是等待这慷慨的提款机给出双倍的钱，故选D项。

2.细节题。根据第三段but investigations would only take place if the operator made a complaint可知如果运营商投诉调查才会发生，故选B 项。。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段The transit company (转运公司) which is contracted to service this ATM has filled it up with the wrong denomination of notes可知,取款机出错在为之提供保养服务的转运公司。

4.标题归纳题。全文围绕自动提款机会给出双倍的钱一事而展开,所以C概括全面。

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