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She watched her little girl at play through her window. Memories flooded back to her 36 .
She remembered that when she was a little girl , her mother would 37 her face every night when she was about to go to bed with her toys and said, “ Lord , 38 my child safe.”
However, she left home when 39 to college . Then she got married. Her work and family 40 her from visiting her mum, who is living alone.
Thinking of this , she realize that she hadn’t 41 her mum for a long time . So she picked up the phone.
“Dear, I miss you ,” there came her mum’s voice . “Someone said that I should give you a kiss 42 you left home , but I didn’t. I want to kiss you now , but I can’t do it through a 43 .”
“You kiss me every night when I was home ,” she said in a low voice .
“You’re right , honey. Those days were so nice. But I feel 44 now when looking through your bedroom window. ”
Tears 45 down her checks . Not knowing how to 46 her mum , she hung up in a hurry .
She 47 her pen and wrote a letter to her mum.
Dear mum ,
Thank you for 48 you’re done for me . There’s no 49 love than yours . Mum, there’s something I want to tell you . You 50 not know how many times I saw you watch me play . That 51 that you looked through is 52 one that God looked in . He saw you by my bed each night when you’d tenderly tuck me in . 53 since I was young at that time , I didn’t know how great this love was. It is not until I have my own child to tuck in , to watch through the window 54 I understand your love for me . We are the same now. So mum , please don’t feel lonely, you know I’ll always be 55 .
36.A.window B.childhood C.neighborhood D.playground
37.A.watch B.hug C.pat D.kiss
38.A.keep B.save C.look D.remember
39.A.admired B.adapted C.admitted D.adjusted
40.A.prevented B.protected C.separated D.banned
41.A.missed B.loved C.called D.hated
42.A.after B.before C.until D.since
43.A.phone B.kiss C.window D.hug
44.A.happy B.nervous C.alone D.lonely
45.A.rolled B.dropped C.took D.put
46.A.comfort B.excite C.surprise D.worry
47.A.picked out B.picked up C.picked off D.picked on
48.A.how B.what C.that D.whether
49.A.happier B.less C.greater D.more
50.A.may B.must C.can D.dare
51.A.window B.bed C.memory D.home
52.A.the only B.the first C.the rest D.the same
53.A.When B.But C.So D.Then
54.A.before B.that C.since D.what
55.A.out B.home C.there D.with
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Kate said "Hello" to Mr. Patel as she entered. She picked a basket and walked towards the back of the store 26 the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles (过道), with rows of shelves full of 27 . Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 28 overcoats. They looked rather 29 because the overcoats were too long for them. " 30 ", she heard one of them spoke in a low voice to 31 . She walked on to the next aisle and found the 32 she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 33 like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small space 34 goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 35 putting it in the basket, he dropped 36 into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 37 see Mr. Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 38 in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 39 into their inside pockets and then one of them said, "Let's get out of here. " They moved away from her. When she got to the door the two boys were 40 her. She watched them 41 for the few things in their 42 . They had both 43 their over coats. Mr. Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 44 at them as they were about to 45 . Now, Kate decided to stop them.
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One evening in February 2007 . a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales . She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily . Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing ."I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,"she told the BBC.
W ho is to blame here ? Rick Stevenson ,who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,
but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an accout of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors .
The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long .
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What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?
A.Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad. |
B.Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen. |
C.The railway works failed to give the signal. |
D.Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing |
The phrase”near miss” (paragraph 2 ) can best be replaced by _______.
A.close![]() | B.heavyloss | C.narrow escape | D.bigmistake |
Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?
A.Moderntechnologyiswhatwe can’tlivewithout. |
B.Digitaltechnologyoftenfalls shortofoutexpectation. |
C.Digitaldevicesaremore reliablethantheyusedtobe. |
D.GPSerrorisnottheonly causeforCelery’saccident. |
In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.
A.one-sided | B.reasonable | C.puzzling | D.well-based |
What is the real concern of the writer of this article?
A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. |
B.The relationship between humans and technology |
C.Theshortcomingsofdigital devicesweuse. |
D.Thehuman unawarenessoftechnicalproblems. |